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Was able to book tickets for a Saturday on the venue's website but it was closed when we arrived
Patrick Kavanagh Centre的点评
点评：When visiting the website I wondered how there could be so much interest in Patrick Kavanagh on a Saturday morning in a somewhat out of the way small rural town/village in Ireland in early October that timed ticket slots were on sale, but we purchased them just in case. When checking the route the night before I was concerned that Google showed the centre as closed on Saturdays. There was conflicting information elsewhere on the web. I phoned immediately and also early on Saturday but of course there was no reply. After driving approximately 40 miles we arrived to find the centre closed. Hard to believe we were sold tickets on this basis and that we were not alerted to the problem through some kind of audit. The tickets were purchased weeks ago.
We visited PKs grave and as it was a beautiful Autumn day we embarked on the heritage walk mapped at the entrance to the centre. There was no indication of how long this walk was but it was around 4 miles long and other than at one of the final stops, Billy Brennan’s Barn, there was little to see that Kavanagh would recognise, including his family home, where a brand new bungalow was being built on site. The first section was along a busy road. There was a pavement but vehicles went past at an uncomfortable speed. Should you wish to drive the route - possible - there is no parking to speak of at any of the stops, though it might be possible to pull over at some. One point of interest, not actually marked on the route map (it did not exist in PK’s day when his local church is now the centre itself), was the modernist church near the start which is well worth having a look at. We ate lunch at the friendly cafe next door to the centre and stopped off at the tin church at Laragh on our way back. It was unstafed but thankfully open, though it would not be necessary to step inside to appreciate the uniqueness of this place, a fairy tale type construction in a wooded area by a stream. Not sure I have ever seen anything like it. Visit if anywhere near.
That evening I got an email from the centre with an apology and notice of a refund. Refund was minus interim currency devaluation and 2 currency transaction fees. 6% less price paid. It is not being out of pocket that was so frustrating with this episode but the time and effort devoted to it on our short visit to Ireland.
We visited PKs grave and as it was a beautiful Autumn day we embarked on the heritage walk mapped at the entrance to the centre. There was no indication of how long this walk was but it was around 4 miles long and other than at one of the final stops, Billy Brennan’s Barn, there was little to see that Kavanagh would recognise, including his family home, where a brand new bungalow was being built on site. The first section was along a busy road. There was a pavement but vehicles went past at an uncomfortable speed. Should you wish to drive the route - possible - there is no parking to speak of at any of the stops, though it might be possible to pull over at some. One point of interest, not actually marked on the route map (it did not exist in PK’s day when his local church is now the centre itself), was the modernist church near the start which is well worth having a look at. We ate lunch at the friendly cafe next door to the centre and stopped off at the tin church at Laragh on our way back. It was unstafed but thankfully open, though it would not be necessary to step inside to appreciate the uniqueness of this place, a fairy tale type construction in a wooded area by a stream. Not sure I have ever seen anything like it. Visit if anywhere near.
That evening I got an email from the centre with an apology and notice of a refund. Refund was minus interim currency devaluation and 2 currency transaction fees. 6% less price paid. It is not being out of pocket that was so frustrating with this episode but the time and effort devoted to it on our short visit to Ireland.
翻译：访问该网站时，我很好奇：10月初的一个周六早晨，在爱尔兰一个偏僻的乡村小镇上，为何会有这么多人对帕特里克·卡瓦纳感兴趣，以至于预约门票都开始销售了。不过我们还是买下了门票，以防万一。前一天晚上查看路线时，我注意到谷歌地图显示该中心周六不开放，而网上其他信息却说法不一。我立刻打电话过去，周六一早又打了一次，但当然没有得到任何回复。开车约40英里后，我们到达现场，却发现中心已经关门。很难相信他们就是以此为基础出售门票的，也难以置信竟然没有任何审核机制来提前告知我们这一问题。这些票是我们几周前购买的。
我们拜访了PK的墓穴；由于那天是个秋高气爽的好日子，我们便沿着中心入口处提供的路线图开始了文化徒步之旅。虽然没有说明这条步行路线有多长，但大约有4英里。除了最后一站之一的比利·布伦南谷仓外，几乎没有什么能让卡瓦纳认出的景物，包括他家的老房子——如今那里正在修建一座全新的平房。路线的前半段沿着一条车流密集的公路延伸。虽然有人行道，但车辆驶过的速度实在过快，令人不安。如果你打算开车沿此路线行驶——虽然可行——但沿途各站点几乎都没有像样的停车场。虽然有可能在某些地方停车。有一个值得一看的景点，实际上并未标注在路线图上（在PK那个年代这里还不存在，如今他所在的当地教堂则成了整个中心的核心）；那就是起点附近的那座现代主义风格的教堂，绝对值得参观。我们在中心旁那家友善的咖啡馆吃了午饭，返回途中还在拉拉的铁皮教堂稍作停留。虽然没有工作人员，但值得庆幸的是教堂是开放的。虽然不必走进去也能领略到这个地方的独特之处——它是一座坐落在林间溪流旁的童话风格建筑。我不确定自己是否见过类似的地方。如果附近有游客，不妨去看看。
当晚，我收到了中心的邮件，里面附有歉意以及退款通知。退款金额扣除了期间的货币贬值因素以及两次货币兑换手续费，最终我实际收到的款项比原价少了6%。这一集最让人沮丧的并非要自掏腰包，而是在我们短暂的爱尔兰之行中，我们为此付出了大量的时间和精力。
我们拜访了PK的墓穴；由于那天是个秋高气爽的好日子，我们便沿着中心入口处提供的路线图开始了文化徒步之旅。虽然没有说明这条步行路线有多长，但大约有4英里。除了最后一站之一的比利·布伦南谷仓外，几乎没有什么能让卡瓦纳认出的景物，包括他家的老房子——如今那里正在修建一座全新的平房。路线的前半段沿着一条车流密集的公路延伸。虽然有人行道，但车辆驶过的速度实在过快，令人不安。如果你打算开车沿此路线行驶——虽然可行——但沿途各站点几乎都没有像样的停车场。虽然有可能在某些地方停车。有一个值得一看的景点，实际上并未标注在路线图上（在PK那个年代这里还不存在，如今他所在的当地教堂则成了整个中心的核心）；那就是起点附近的那座现代主义风格的教堂，绝对值得参观。我们在中心旁那家友善的咖啡馆吃了午饭，返回途中还在拉拉的铁皮教堂稍作停留。虽然没有工作人员，但值得庆幸的是教堂是开放的。虽然不必走进去也能领略到这个地方的独特之处——它是一座坐落在林间溪流旁的童话风格建筑。我不确定自己是否见过类似的地方。如果附近有游客，不妨去看看。
当晚，我收到了中心的邮件，里面附有歉意以及退款通知。退款金额扣除了期间的货币贬值因素以及两次货币兑换手续费，最终我实际收到的款项比原价少了6%。这一集最让人沮丧的并非要自掏腰包，而是在我们短暂的爱尔兰之行中，我们为此付出了大量的时间和精力。
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