{"id":2081,"date":"2025-10-13T19:11:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2025-10-14T00:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T00:16:22","slug":"kingston-thanksgiving-2025-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/en\/canada-travel-en\/kingston-thanksgiving-2025-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Islands, Autumn Leaves, and Ghostly Nights: The Thousand Islands, Hidden Streets, and Limestone Cathedrals of Kingston"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/en\/canada-travel-en\/kingston-thanksgiving-2025-en\/#The_Red_Leaves_and_Solitary_Islands_of_the_Thousand_Islands\" >The Red Leaves and Solitary Islands of the Thousand Islands<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/en\/canada-travel-en\/kingston-thanksgiving-2025-en\/#Ghosts_and_Whispers_in_the_Night_Alleys\" >Ghosts and Whispers in the Night Alleys<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/en\/canada-travel-en\/kingston-thanksgiving-2025-en\/#Limestone_Domes_and_the_Play_of_Light\" >Limestone Domes and the Play of Light<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/en\/canada-travel-en\/kingston-thanksgiving-2025-en\/#St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral\" >St. George\u2019s Anglican Cathedral<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/en\/canada-travel-en\/kingston-thanksgiving-2025-en\/#St_Marys_Cathedral\" >St. Mary\u2019s Cathedral<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/en\/canada-travel-en\/kingston-thanksgiving-2025-en\/#St_Andrews_Presbyterian_Church\" >St. Andrew\u2019s Presbyterian Church<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/en\/canada-travel-en\/kingston-thanksgiving-2025-en\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Red_Leaves_and_Solitary_Islands_of_the_Thousand_Islands\"><\/span><strong>The Red Leaves and Solitary Islands of the Thousand Islands<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the eve of Thanksgiving weekend, I rushed overnight to Kingston, all for the chance to board the long-awaited <em>Island Star<\/em> cruise. It was a true \u201cfloating restaurant,\u201d where wine glasses swayed gently with the rippling water beneath a glass dome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_-Island_-Star--1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_-Island_-Star--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_-Island_-Star--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_-Island_-Star--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_-Island_-Star--1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_-Island_-Star--2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_-Island_-Star--16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Island Star<\/em> Floating Restaurant Cruise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the ship departed the dock, sunlight broke through the clouds. The city\u2019s clock tower gradually receded, and the Saint Lawrence River was spread with the colors of autumn. One island followed another\u2014some were nothing more than rocks and pine trees, while others held stone houses. Some say poets once lived here in seclusion; others spent their entire lives on these islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Heart-of-the-Islands-Lunch-Cruise-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Heart-of-the-Islands-Lunch-Cruise-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Heart-of-the-Islands-Lunch-Cruise-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Heart-of-the-Islands-Lunch-Cruise-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Heart-of-the-Islands-Lunch-Cruise-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Heart-of-the-Islands-Lunch-Cruise-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Heart-of-the-Islands-Lunch-Cruise-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_cruise-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_cruise-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_cruise-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_cruise-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_cruise-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_cruise-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_cruise-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We passed an island with only a small wooden house. An elderly man outside seemed to know the arrival of every boat\u2014before we even got close, he waved at us. In that moment, it felt as if time folded in the wind: he on the island, I on the ship, yet both of us sharing the same autumn light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Thousand_island_2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Thousand_island_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Thousand_island_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Thousand_island_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Thousand_island_2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Thousand_island_2-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Thousand_island_2-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lunch was served on the floating restaurant, the silver knife slicing through roasted meat blending with the gentle sway of music. Through the glass dome, the sky over Kingston gradually turned golden-red. In that moment, I suddenly understood that a \u201cjourney\u201d is sometimes not about traveling far, but about slowly approaching tranquility from the midst of clamor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_Kingston_cruise_2-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_Kingston_cruise_2-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_Kingston_cruise_2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_Kingston_cruise_2-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_Kingston_cruise_2-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_Kingston_cruise_2-1-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_Kingston_cruise_2-1-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, solitude is not an escape, but a gentle return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ghosts_and_Whispers_in_the_Night_Alleys\"><\/span><strong>Ghosts and Whispers in the Night Alleys<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As night fell, the old town built of limestone revealed a different face. Orange-yellow streetlights cast their glow on mottled walls, and the air was filled with both dampness and the scent of stories long told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I joined the <em>Ghost and Mystery Trolley Tour<\/em>. The trolley weaved through the historic district, its lights sweeping across the high walls of the jail, the iron gates of the convent school, and the infamous psychiatric hospital said to be a place \u201cfrom which no one ever returned.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_city_hall-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_city_hall-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_city_hall-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_city_hall-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_city_hall-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_city_hall-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kingston_city_hall-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kingston City Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When we passed the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital, the driver\u2019s voice suddenly dropped: \u201cIn the past, those sent here never left alive. Even in death, they were buried on this same land.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is said that the hospital once housed the nation\u2019s most complex psychiatric cases. Behind its iron gates, doctors, nuns, and patients lived together, leaving countless untold secrets. Though the hospital has long ceased operations, some say that whispers can still be heard by the windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1024x610.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image.png 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kingston Psychiatric Hospital has closed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps it was all part of the performance, yet as the night wind brushed the back of my neck, a chill ran through me\u2014not fear, but the sensation of history gently watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ghosts of Kingston do not lurk in the shadows; they hide in the crevices of time, reminding us of the city\u2019s past pains and memories.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2087\" style=\"width:466px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-3.png 466w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-3-270x300.png 270w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-3-11x12.png 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The trolley started moving again, heading back to the city center. At that moment, I caught sight of a distant bell tower\u2014Kingston\u2019s church illuminated in the night. Light fell across the building, like a call from another world, or a small spark kindled for the dark stories of history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Limestone_Domes_and_the_Play_of_Light\"><\/span><strong>Limestone Domes and the Play of Light<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral\"><\/span><em>St. George\u2019s Anglican Cathedral<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Morning sunlight filtered through the clouds, spilling onto the cathedral\u2019s dome as I once again walked toward St. George\u2019s Cathedral.<br>Nearly as old as the city itself, it marks the beginning of Kingston\u2019s history of faith and remains one of the city\u2019s enduring souls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_3-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_3-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Its grey-white exterior and rounded skyline exude stability without losing elegance. Inside, Tuscan columns uphold the dome, and light pours through high windows, casting patterns on the wooden pews and the pulpit. The hourly chimes resonate through the air\u2014one of Kingston\u2019s most consistent and iconic markers of time. Its sound can be heard nearly every day, becoming the rhythm and breath of city life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_2-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have visited many Anglican cathedrals, yet I am still struck by the brightness and clarity of this one. It is more magnificent than imagined, yet open\u2014like Kingston itself: dignified, yet gentle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2057\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_5-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_5-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral_5-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2059\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St_Georges_Anglican_Cathedral-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"St_Marys_Cathedral\"><\/span><em>St. Mary\u2019s Cathedral<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Further north stands St. Mary\u2019s Cathedral. Its spire points straight to the sky, once a 19th-century symbol of humanity\u2019s \u201cpursuit of heavenly beauty.\u201d Inside, the ribbed vaulted ceiling is cloaked in deep blue and gold, dotted with stars, as if the night sky had been frozen above. The main altar, carved from Italian Carrara marble, radiates a soft glow amid its austere lines. In 2012, this cathedral was featured on a Canadian postage stamp\u2014faith transformed into art, and into a trace of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St.-Marys-Cathedral-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2060\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St.-Marys-Cathedral-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St.-Marys-Cathedral-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St.-Marys-Cathedral-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St.-Marys-Cathedral-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St.-Marys-Cathedral-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St.-Marys-Cathedral-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/St.-Marys-Cathedral-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"926\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-4.png 926w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-4-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-4-768x567.png 768w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-4-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"St_Andrews_Presbyterian_Church\"><\/span>St. Andrew\u2019s Presbyterian Church<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Passing by St. Andrew\u2019s Presbyterian Church, I noticed worship had just concluded. Elderly parishioners greeted one another and slowly exited. Nearly every church in Kingston holds its most formal service at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays, a rhythm seldom found in larger cities today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps this is Kingston\u2019s most enchanting quality\u2014it does not chase the pace of the world, but instead moves gently with time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5-16x12.png 16w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1287-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1287-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1287-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1287-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1287-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1287-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roamingtianya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1287-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><em>Conclusion<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kingston is a city softly guarded by time. The bells replace the clamor of life; stone walls preserve memory. Every visit to a church feels like meeting the gaze of those who came before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, French and British influences coexist\u2014streets and shops bear French names, while stately British-style houses line the avenues. French romance and British restraint intertwine, letting the city shimmer uniquely within the folds of history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can one not repeat the past? 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