点评:While we were staying in Edinburgh, we engaged Ed for two separate days so we could visit parts of Scotland that are perhaps less visited by American tourists — and my wife and I couldn’t have been more pleased and satisfied.
First, weeks before we came to Scotland, Ed helped us plan each of the days. We had specific sites and scenes we wanted to see already, but Ed helped us with figuring out what was logistically possible and planning efficient routes, and also making good suggestions of places to stop that we hadn’t focused on (not to mention lunch suggestions!).
On one of the days Ed took us to the Melrose area, where we toured Walter Scott’s home, Abbotsford, and visited Dryburgh Abbey, Scott’s View, and Melrose Abbey (lunching in Melrose). Ed proved quite knowledgeable about all these places. The day went smoothly. Ed picks driving routes to maximize seeing interesting scenery.
On the other day Ed took us to Angus, where we visited the town of Arbroath, ate smokies at a harbor restaurant, saw Arbroath Abbey, visited St Vigean’s Church (where some of my ancestors were christened), visited the James M. Barrie birthplace/house in Kirriemuir, and toured Glamis Castle (where Macbeth murdered King Duncan). Ed helped us make this a great day.
Ed drives a large, comfortable Mercedes SUV, and he’s an excellent driver.
翻译:在爱丁堡期间,我们请了Ed陪我们玩了两天,这样我们就可以去苏格兰那些美国游客可能较少去的地方——我和妻子对此感到非常高兴和满意。
首先,在我们来苏格兰的几周前,Ed就帮我们规划了每一天的行程。我们本来就想去一些特定的景点和景色,但Ed帮我们弄清楚了哪些地方在后勤上是可行的,并规划了高效的路线,还给我们提供了一些我们之前没有注意到的值得停留的地方(更不用说午餐建议了!)。
有一天,Ed带我们去了梅尔罗斯地区,在那里我们参观了沃尔特·斯科特的故居阿伯茨福德,并参观了德莱堡修道院、斯科特观景台和梅尔罗斯修道院(在梅尔罗斯吃了午餐)。Ed对这些地方都非常了解。这一天的行程很顺利。Ed会选择合适的路线,以便最大限度地欣赏到引人入胜的风景。
前几天,Ed带我们去了安格斯,我们参观了阿布罗斯镇,在一家港口餐厅吃了烟熏香肠,参观了阿布罗斯修道院,参观了圣维吉安教堂(我的一些祖先就是在这里受洗的),参观了詹姆斯·M·巴里在基里缪尔的出生地/故居,还游览了格拉米斯城堡(麦克白在那里谋杀了邓肯国王)。Ed帮我们把这一天过得非常愉快。
Ed开着一辆宽敞舒适的奔驰SUV,而且他开车技术一流。