点评:Our family was excited to visit the historic train station in North Conway and take a scenic train ride. The ticket prices seemed steep, but we thought it would be a fun experience for our family of five on a beautiful day.
When purchasing tickets, the clerk showed us photos of the different seating classes. We chose Comfort Class because it was described as air-conditioned and pictured with antique-style cars featuring purple velvet seats and booth-style tables.
Instead, we boarded a hot, humid train car that smelled strongly of cat urine. There were no velvet seats or tables. When the conductor checked our tickets, I asked if we were in the correct car, and he confirmed that we were.
The ride itself was equally disappointing. We expected some narration about the area’s history or points of interest, but there was none. The scenery was mostly dense forest with dead trees, and the ride lasted only about 50 minutes instead of the advertised hour. That part I was glad for as the smell of the car was making me sick.
Afterward, I politely asked the ticket clerk why the train looked nothing like the photos we’d been shown. His response was, “Sorry, I’ve been telling them they need to give us updated photos.”
$123 and 50 minutes of my life I will never get back.
翻译:我们一家人兴致勃勃地前往北康威参观历史悠久的火车站,并乘坐观光火车。虽然票价看起来很贵,但我们觉得在一个阳光明媚的日子里,对我们一家五口来说,这将是一次有趣的体验。
买票时,售票员给我们看了不同等级座位的照片。我们选择了舒适车厢,因为照片上说有空调,而且是复古风格的车厢,配有紫色天鹅绒座椅和卡座式桌子。
然而,我们登上的却是一节又热又潮的车厢,里面弥漫着浓烈的猫尿味。车厢里既没有天鹅绒座椅,也没有桌子。列车员查票时,我问他我们是否坐对了车厢,他确认没错。
旅途本身也同样令人失望。我们原本期待能听到一些关于当地历史或景点的讲解,结果什么也没有。沿途的景色大多是茂密的森林,到处都是枯树,而且旅程只有大约50分钟,而不是广告上说的一个小时。不过,车厢里的气味让我感到恶心,所以50分钟的行程倒也算是一种解说。
之后,我礼貌地问售票员,为什么火车和我们之前看到的照片完全不一样。他回答说:“抱歉,我一直跟他们说需要给我们更新照片。”
白白浪费了123美元和50分钟。