点评:This is the second time I have been to the Clermont Mansion this year for touring. They finally brought back the Ghost Tour of the mansion with costume characters playing members of the family, staff and friends of the family. Since the tours take place at twilight and it is getting dark by 6:30pm, they lined the path to the mansion with lit Jack-o-Lanterns to guide the way which makes the tour more ominous.
I have to admit that some of the actors overdid it but the house itself was dimly lit and well decorated for the Halloween holidays with pumpkin decorations, lit candles by portraits and tables set for Halloween teas. We walked through five rooms to visit the ghosts of that room and hear their stories. I thought it was a fun way to spend the evening.
There was also a small reception for all the visitors in the Visitors Center with fresh Cider Doughnuts, Apple Cider and old-fashioned Halloween candy like Tootsie Rolls and Mary Janes.
It had been raining so much throughout the week that a lot of the foliage had fallen from the trees but the estate grounds still had enough to take pictures of the beauty of the Hudson River Valley.
I returned again at Christmas time to see the mansion decorated for the Christmas holidays for the first time since 2019 (Clermont just resumed these tours this year) and the house was tastefully decorated with Christmas trees, garland and flowers. Actors and volunteers again made the afternoon special with talks about the house, the family's whereabouts during the holidays and what they might have done during Christmas time.
Each room was nicely but not garishly decorated and it was fun exploring the home during the holiday season. In the Visitors Center, there was hot chocolate, hot cider and Christmas cookies and candies for all the visitors. I though this was a nice touch.
Clermont has reopened and their Friends group has done a nice job welcoming people back to the mansion.
翻译:这是我今年第二次来克莱蒙大厦参观。他们最终带回了豪宅的幽灵之旅,其中有服装角色扮演家庭成员、工作人员和家庭朋友。由于游览是在黄昏时分进行,到下午 6:30 天就黑了,他们在通往宅邸的道路两旁放了点亮的南瓜灯来引导道路,这让游览变得更加不祥。
我不得不承认,有些演员做得太过分了,但房子本身光线昏暗,装饰得很好,适合万圣节假期,有南瓜装饰、点燃的蜡烛、肖像和为万圣节茶摆设的桌子。我们走过五个房间,拜访那个房间的鬼魂,听听他们的故事。我认为这是度过夜晚的一种有趣的方式。
游客中心还为所有游客举办了一个小型招待会,提供新鲜的苹果酒甜甜圈、苹果酒和老式万圣节糖果,如 Tootsie Rolls 和 Mary Janes。
整个星期都下了很大的雨,很多树叶都从树上掉下来了,但庄园的场地仍然足以拍摄哈德逊河谷的美景。
我在圣诞节时再次返回,看到这座豪宅自 2019 年以来首次为圣诞假期装饰(克莱蒙今年刚刚恢复了这些游览),房子装饰得很有品味,有圣诞树、花环和鲜花。演员和志愿者们谈论了房子、家人在假期期间的去向以及他们在圣诞节期间可能会做的事情,再次让这个下午变得特别。
每个房间都很漂亮,但装饰并不华丽,在假期期间探索这个家很有趣。游客中心为所有游客准备了热巧克力、热苹果酒以及圣诞饼干和糖果。我觉得这是一个很好的接触。
克莱蒙已经重新开放,他们的朋友小组很好地欢迎人们回到豪宅。