点评:An excellent tour. Elea's knowledge of the history, architecture and culture of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is precise and large. We joined a two-hour of the town of Saint-Pierre.
We had several days in Saint-Pierre before we took the tour, so Elea helped us to complete several gaps in our knowledge. Above all, we learned about the hard life of the inhabitants in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and how Prohibition was a positive force for the islands, leading to prosperity and infrastructure such as the excellent breakwater giving Saint-Pierre a year-round harbour.
We also learned that we missed (by two days) a major celebration on June 21, the Mass of the Mariners, when every boat in the harbour is blessed by the priest and there is a remembrance of the missing and disappeared sailors of past shipwrecks.
翻译:这是一次非常棒的旅行。埃莉亚对圣皮埃尔和密克隆群岛的历史、建筑和文化了如指掌,而且知识渊博。我们参加了两个小时的圣皮埃尔镇游览。
在参加这次旅行之前,我们已经在圣皮埃尔待了几天,所以埃莉亚帮助我们填补了一些知识空白。最重要的是,我们了解到19世纪和20世纪初当地居民的艰辛生活,以及禁酒令如何对岛屿产生积极影响,促进了繁荣和基础设施建设,例如为圣皮埃尔提供全年港口的优质防波堤。
我们还得知,我们错过了6月21日的一项重要庆祝活动——海员弥撒(只差两天)。在这一天,港口里的每艘船都会接受神父的祝福,人们还会缅怀过去沉船事故中失踪的水手。