点评:Alcatraz is certainly impressive from the outside, and I was a little taken aback by just how large the island looks as you approach it. However, once on the island, I felt somewhat limited in what there was to actually do beyond the main prison.
After getting off the boat, there’s a walk up to the main cellhouse where you’re provided with headphones and a device for a self-guided audio tour. The tour itself is confined to the prison interior only. While the narration is excellent and very well produced, I felt there was a missed opportunity to include more of the island’s external history and features, which is a real shame given how much there is to see outside the cellhouse and the cost of tickets to travel and enter the facility.
Personally, I would have liked the audio experience to start from the moment you step onto the boat heading over to the island and continue until your return, as this would have added much more depth to the overall experience. The self-guided tour itself took about an hour to complete.
On the day we visited, the weather was cold and gloomy, so be prepared for the elements. That said, it certainly adds to the atmosphere and gives a stronger sense of what life may have been like for the inmates.
翻译:从外面看,恶魔岛确实令人印象深刻,当你靠近它时,岛屿的规模之大着实让我有些吃惊。然而,一旦踏上岛屿,除了主监狱之外,我感觉可做的事情并不多。
下船后,需要步行前往主牢房,在那里你会拿到耳机和自助语音导览设备。导览内容仅限于监狱内部。虽然解说非常精彩,制作也很精良,但我感觉它错失了更多介绍岛屿外部历史和特色的机会,考虑到牢房外还有那么多值得一看的地方,以及前往和进入监狱的门票价格,这实在令人遗憾。
就我个人而言,我希望语音导览能从你登上前往岛屿的船的那一刻就开始,一直持续到你返回,这样会大大丰富整个体验。自助导览大约需要一个小时才能完成。
我们参观的那天天气寒冷阴沉,所以要做好防寒准备。不过,这样的天气也确实增添了氛围,让人更能体会到囚犯们当时的生活状况。