点评:Quite why, when I have been visiting the beautiful island of Bute off the west coast of Scotland for more than sixty years, I had never been to Mount Stuart, I simply do not know. However, on a gloriously sunny late September day, I remedied that omission.
The visit was certainly worth the wait. I started in the delightful gardens before enjoying a bowl of very tasty homemade lentil soup in the courtyard café. I gather the soup was made by the brother of the young lady who served me and they compete to make the best product. Well his was splendid and I would love to get the recipe!
Suitably nourished, I entered the house and downloaded the free audio guide. In the event, I didn't use it, because there were excellent guides inside whose stories were much better than the formal ones in the guide.
I have never seen a private home like it. Such opulence. Electric light and a lift, well before most folk of a similar class had it. (The elevator can still be used, on request for folk with limited mobility and they will even loan you a portable chair). The basement swimming pool can be viewed for the first time in many years.
My photos, while amazing, can't begin to tell the story in full. To do that, you have to be there.
Don't miss it on a visit to Scotland.
翻译:我六十多年来一直游历苏格兰西海岸美丽的比特岛,却从未去过斯图亚特山,这实在令人费解。然而,在九月下旬一个阳光明媚的日子里,我弥补了这一遗憾。
这次旅行绝对值得等待。我先在宜人的花园里游览,然后在庭院咖啡馆享用了一碗美味的自制扁豆汤。我猜这汤是招待我的那位年轻女士的兄弟做的,他们比谁做得最好。他的汤真是太棒了,我很想得到它的配方!
吃饱喝足后,我走进屋子,下载了免费的语音导览。结果我没用,因为里面的导游讲解员都很棒,他们的故事比指南里的正式讲解要精彩得多。
我从未见过这样的私人住宅。如此富丽堂皇。电灯和电梯比大多数同阶层的人都要早得多。 (行动不便的人士可应要求使用电梯,他们甚至会借给您一把便携式椅子)。多年来,地下室的游泳池终于可以参观了。
我的照片虽然很精彩,但无法完整地展现它。要了解它,您必须亲临现场。
来苏格兰旅游,千万不要错过。