点评:We saw this as a trip of a lifetime and something that has been at the top of my list for 40 years. We booked the Ultimate VIP and Inside the Archive Tour which was the most expensive tour at $260 per person but worth every cent.
We were the first to arrive at around 8.30am and as we walked up towards the ticket office everywhere was still and silent... then Elvis' voice started to sing Love Me Tender and we were already in tears...
We collected our tickets from the VIP booth and met our Tour Guide, Tina, who was amazing and really knowledgeable... she explained what we would be doing. First off was a trip to the archive where got to hold a huge gold medallion Elvis had worn. We also got to go inside the archive and see the archivists at work, cataloguing items.
We then toured the mansion where we were told so many amazing stories about Elvis, the family and the mansion.
After the mansion tour, we head back across the road to the exhibition areas where we saw cars, bikes, furniture, memorabilia, gold records and jumpsuits and outfits from every era of Elvis' life.
Our tickets included a free meal which we ate at Glady's Diner after our tour had concluded.
After lunch we were free to continue looking around the complex so we visited the Lisa Marie & Hound Dog over at Graceland Air, a quick trip to the Enesco Gallery & Gift Shop where we looked around all the Department 56 Christmas Village displays, including their Elvis specials.
We then headed back to continue you looking around the exhibits and gift shops.
We headed back to our hotel after 8 amazing hours and still felt we could have stayed longer because there was so much to see. It certainly part of our Trip of a Lifetime - but if we got a chance to do it all again we would - in a heartbeat.
翻译:我们把这次旅行视为一生一次的难得机会,也是40年来一直列在我愿望清单上的事项。我们预订了“终极贵宾之旅”以及“档案馆深度游览”,这是最贵的旅游项目,每人收费260美元,但绝对物有所值。
我们大约在早上8点半最先抵达,当我们朝售票处走去时,四周静悄悄的……这时,埃尔维斯的歌声响起了——《Love Me Tender》,我们顿时泪流满面……我们在VIP接待处取到了门票,随后见到了导游蒂娜。她非常出色且知识渊博……她向我们介绍了接下来的行程安排。首先我们前往档案室,在那里我们得以亲手触摸埃尔维斯曾经佩戴过的一枚巨大的金质奖章。我们还得以进入档案室内部,观看档案管理员们整理、登记各类物品的过程。
接着我们参观了庄园,期间听到了许多关于埃尔维斯、他的家人以及这座庄园的精彩故事。
参观完庄园后。我们穿过马路,回到展览区。在那里我们看到了各种汽车、自行车、家具、纪念品、金唱片,还有埃尔维斯一生中各个时期穿过的连身衣与服装。
我们的门票包含一顿免费餐食,参观结束后我们在格拉迪餐厅享用了这顿饭。
午饭后,我们可以自由继续参观园区,于是又去了位于格雷斯兰机场附近的“丽莎·玛丽与猎犬”展区。我们快速游览了一下Enesco画廊及礼品店,仔细观赏了那里展出的所有Department 56圣诞村主题展品,包括以埃尔维斯为主题的特别款物品。
之后我们返回原处,继续参观各种展览并逛礼品店。
在度过了8个美妙的小时之后,我们回到了酒店。由于还有太多值得看的东西,我们觉得本可以再多待一会儿。这次旅行绝对算得上是我们一生中难忘的经历——倘若还有机会重走一遍,我们一定会毫不犹豫地再去一次。