点评:My wife and I love castles, and have visited so many over the years, yet there are so many more, and as we were in Kent, Rochester Castle became part of our list. Now a ruin, situated on the Medway, with a tower still standing. Lots of steps and floors, but the view is certainly worthwhile. Being interested in the History of castles, I was well aware that this is where Henry VIII (In disquise) first met his short lived future wife Anne Of Cleeves, as we all know it was a disapointing experience, as Anne being German and a stranger to our isles, was most unsttled by this strange figure pestering her. Of course Henry felt insulted, and we then hear his famous comment "I Like her not" and its debateable her was referring to her attractiveness. Certainly we can all speculate. Apart from that the castle has a very long history, experiencing sieges under the reign of King John, and Simon De Montford to name a few. We enjoyed the visit, but be prepared for a lot of steps to the top. Also good value for money.
翻译:我和妻子都热爱城堡,这些年来参观过无数城堡,但城堡的数量仍然远不止于此。这次我们正好在肯特郡,罗切斯特城堡自然而然地被列入了我们的行程。如今它已成废墟,坐落在梅德韦河畔,只剩下一座塔楼屹立不倒。城堡里有很多台阶和楼层,但景色绝对值得一游。我对城堡的历史很感兴趣,所以很清楚这里是亨利八世(乔装打扮)初次邂逅他短暂的妻子克利夫斯的安妮的地方。众所周知,那是一次令人失望的经历。安妮是德国人,对英国来说又是陌生人,被这个陌生人纠缠不休,感到非常不安。亨利八世自然觉得受到了侮辱,于是就有了他那句著名的“我不喜欢她”,至于他指的是安妮的容貌,则众说纷纭。当然,我们都可以对此进行一番猜测。除此之外,这座城堡还有着非常悠久的历史,曾多次遭受围攻,例如在约翰国王和西蒙·德·蒙福德统治时期。我们很享受这次参观,但要做好爬很多台阶的准备。性价比也很高。