点评:We arrived at Dunans small lay-by/carpark and I exited my car ( my wife was driving) and approached the other car anticipating this was our guide. his cordial Scots ( he was from Yorkshire) greeting was to point his stick and shout ‘park it properly’. I told him jokingly my wife was driving and that was the best he was getting. I did rearrange the car.
the tour started with some healthy and safety, no hellos or welcomes and continued in that vein until Gordon defrosted a little. Maybe it was the typically driech Scottish weather that dampened Gordon’s mood?
exclamations of ‘stay with the group’ abounded. my suggestion is slow down Gordon, people who have travelled the distance from Tulsa may want to soak up some atmosphere though he did try to soak most of it out of the morning.
As I said, once he mellowed a touch he was the most informative and knowledgeable man and gave great detail about the house and grounds.
Rusty for one was delighted by the day trip and tour.
all in all a wonderful tour slightly spoiled by a dour guide and his attitude toward visitors, he’s quite the sales prevention officer in my experience and from other reviews. The owner Charles and his communication/assistance are amazing.
翻译:我们抵达了杜南斯那个不起眼的小停车区,我下了车(当时由妻子驾车)。我走向另一辆车,以为那人就是我们的向导。这位和蔼可亲的苏格兰人(其实他来自约克郡)用拐杖指了指我们的车,喊道:“把车停好!”我开玩笑地对他说,开车的是我妻子,这样已经算不错了。不过我还是重新把车停齐了。
游览一开始并未有任何问候或欢迎仪式,只是讲了一些安全注意事项,整个过程都相当严肃,直到戈登的情绪稍微放松了一些才有所改观。或许是苏格兰那种阴冷干燥的天气影响了戈登的心情吧?
“待在队伍里啊!”这样的呼喊声此起彼伏。我的建议是:戈登,慢点吧;那些从塔尔萨远道而来的人或许想好好感受一下这里的氛围呢。不过他倒是试图把上午的种种景象都尽收眼底。
正如我所说,等他情绪稍微平复后,他便成了最博学、最善于分享信息的人,对这座宅邸及其周围环境做了非常详尽的介绍。
就说拉斯特吧,他对这次一日游和参观活动简直乐不可支。总的来说,这是一次很棒的游览体验,只是被那位面无表情的导游以及他对游客的态度给稍微破坏了。以我的经历以及其他游客的评价来看,他简直就是个“阻止消费的专门人员”啊。而老板查尔斯本人以及他提供的沟通与帮助则非常出色。