点评:What an experience. Our tour guide, Toni, was lovely, incredibly knowledgeable and deeply passionate about the history of Barwon Park and its surroundings. She guided us through not just the history of the 2 families that lived there, the Austen's and the Batson's, and especially the life and times of Elizabeth Austen who was an incredible woman by all metrics.
Myself, my partner and our daughter were the only ones on the tour and Toni made sure to give us our money's worth as she extended the tour by almost an hour (which was excellent!) --- really giving us the time to chew through the many questions and curiosities we had and for her to pepper us with tidbits about the social hierarchy of the era and it's many complex nuances.
I will say, however, it is criminal that this place is run by volunteers because they absolutely deserve to be paid (and well!) for their time, their effort and their knowledge.
I'll be telling my friends about Barwon Park and its excellent tours in the future.
翻译:真是一次难忘的体验!我们的导游托尼非常可爱,知识渊博,对巴旺公园及其周边地区的历史充满热情。她不仅带领我们了解了曾居住于此的奥斯汀家族和巴特森家族的历史,还着重介绍了伊丽莎白·奥斯汀的生平事迹。无论从哪个角度来看,她都是一位杰出的女性。
我和我的伴侣以及女儿是这次旅行的唯一游客。托尼非常贴心地延长了行程,让我们觉得物超所值,她特意延长了近一个小时(真是太棒了!)。这让我们有足够的时间思考我们提出的各种问题和疑问,她还穿插讲解了那个时代的社会等级制度及其错综复杂的细节。
不过,我必须说,这个地方由志愿者运营实在太可惜了,因为他们的时间、精力和知识都值得获得报酬(而且是丰厚的报酬!)。
以后我会向朋友们介绍巴旺公园及其精彩的游览项目。