点评:We arrived at the Griffith Observatory at opening time on a hot day. I was surprised to see so many people here and the car park was almost full very in mind you have to pay $20 or more to park for a few hours visit. The visit wasn’t enjoyable as I would have expected purely because there were so many people there with young children push chairs et cetera so it was difficult to get around without having to dodge round some of these families we managed to go into the theatre to enjoy the water theme presentation which you lie back in the chair and look up into the dome to see the projected film. It was quite amazing and probably the best feature of the visit. You have to pay extra to go into the theatre it’s around $12 each I think. We had a look round the perimeter of the observatory looked at the views of Los Angeles. It was quite hazy but you could see some of the very wealthy establishments that are builton the Hill. Some of these are famous entertainers and some are private millionaires. We could see the Hollywood sign also from that vantage point so there wasno need for us to drive up to the sign as we had a good view from the observatory. Holy in all I wish we had gone ona much quiet today but then again it is a very popular tourist point.
We stayed for around 2 to 3 hours. There is a café there which is quite pleasant. We had a cool drink and some snacks and then made our way back to our next tourist spot. If you are an Astronomy enthusiast. I would definitely recommend a visit to the observatory for baby time it for a much quieter period there is lots to see and do in relation to the science but to be honest there are lots of kids there too young to understand what it is all about I think that’s a pity because there is nowhere in the observatory to specialise for very young children to get the basics of the science.
翻译:在一个酷热的日子里,我们在格里菲斯天文台开门时便抵达了。令我惊讶的是,这里有这么多人,停车场也几乎停满了。要知道,仅仅为了在这里停留几个小时,就需要支付20美元甚至更多的停车费。这次参观并不像我预想的那样愉快,因为现场有太多带着小孩的人,还有各种婴儿车之类的,所以很难顺利通行,不得不绕过这些家庭。不过我们还是成功进入了剧院,欣赏了那个以水为主题的演出:观众可以仰靠在椅子上,抬头仰望穹顶上播放的影片。这场演出相当精彩,或许是整个参观过程中最棒的环节了。要进入剧院需要额外付费,我想票价大约是每人12美元。我们沿着天文台的周边转了转,欣赏了洛杉矶的景色。当时天气有些雾蒙蒙的,不过还是能看到建在山上的那些富豪宅邸。这些宅子的主人有的是知名艺人,有的则是百万富翁。从那个位置我们也能看到好莱坞标志,所以没必要再开车去那里了,因为在天文台就能看到不错的景色。圣所……真希望今天我们能来个更安静的游览,不过话说回来,这里确实是个非常受欢迎的旅游景点。
我们在那里停留了大约2到3个小时。那里有一家相当不错的咖啡馆。我们喝了冷饮、吃了些零食,随后便前往下一个旅游景点。如果你是天文爱好者……我绝对推荐带宝宝去天文台参观,尤其是在人少安静的时候。那里有很多与科学相关的可看可玩的内容。但说实话,那里有很多年纪太小、还无法理解这些科学知识的孩子。我觉得这挺可惜的,因为天文台里没有任何专门面向幼童、能帮助他们掌握科学基础知识的设施或活动。