点评:We loved watching Bruce's YouTube video's on Scotland's History, and when we learned that he offered History Tours throughout Scotland we knew we had to book with him. He is exactly the same in person as he is on YouTube-brilliant, funny, supremely informed, and he loves to share what he knows. We coordinated a custom tour to visit places of interest that didn't fall within the parameters of his standard tours. I did notice that his "MacBeth" tour he included the Innerpeffrey Library, the first public lending library in Scotland, founded circa 1683. This library was one of the major highlights of the many sights we visited in Scotland. It holds the original ledger with names of borrowers and the books checked out by them from the community. In those years, people were learning to read the Bible as a result of the Reformation. The man who established the library knew that if you could read the Bible, that you could read, and to encourage that, he donated 500 of his own books to start the library. Many of the fascinating books of the time are on display. In addition to the pre-selected locations, Bruce added in some stops that illustrated the context of the origins of Scotland. He delights in sharing his extensive knowledge of Scotland and easily engages in conversation and answers questions. While at Dunfermline, he was approached affectionately by two different people who recognized him from YouTube. He greeted them graciously, chatted with them for a bit, took pictures with them, and cemented his fan base! He is gracious and delightful, fun to be with. You will never get as much out of visiting Scotland's historic locations if you try to do them on your own. Bruce will make any tour a much more meaningful, and fun, experience.
翻译:我们很喜欢看布鲁斯在YouTube上发布的苏格兰历史视频,当我们得知他提供苏格兰历史之旅时,我们就知道一定要预约他。他本人和YouTube上一模一样——才华横溢、风趣幽默、知识渊博,而且乐于分享自己的知识。我们安排了一次定制行程,参观了一些他标准行程之外的名胜古迹。我注意到,他的“麦克白”之旅包含了因纳佩弗雷图书馆(Innerpeffrey Library),这是苏格兰第一家公共借阅图书馆,建于约1683年。这座图书馆是我们苏格兰众多景点中最精彩的景点之一。它保存着原始的借阅簿,记录着借阅者的姓名以及他们从社区借阅的书籍。在那些年代,由于宗教改革的影响,人们开始学习阅读圣经。图书馆的创始人深知,如果你能读圣经,你就能读书,为了鼓励这种阅读习惯,他捐赠了500本自己的书籍来创办这座图书馆。展出了许多当时引人入胜的书籍。除了预先选定的地点外,布鲁斯还增加了一些站点,以展现苏格兰的起源。他乐于分享自己对苏格兰的渊博知识,并且乐于与人交谈并解答疑问。在邓弗姆林,两位在YouTube上认识他的人热情地与他搭讪。他热情地与他们打招呼,与他们聊了一会儿,并与他们合影留念,巩固了他的粉丝群!他亲切友善,相处愉快,令人愉快。如果您独自一人游览苏格兰的历史遗迹,您将永远不会获得如此多的收获。布鲁斯会让任何旅行都变得更加有意义,也更加有趣。