点评:The Southern Highlands of NSW are relaxing, inviting, and charming and with recent upgrades to the highway network, getting there is easier than ever. It’s the kind of escape that feels worth every minute of the journey.
Taking our own advice, we recently booked an overnight stay at the Gibraltar Hotel Bowral to explore the area at our own pace. Bowral, renowned for its heritage and as the hometown of the legendary Sir Donald Bradman, has a way of revealing itself slowly, like unwrapping a special gift on Christmas morning.
Antique stores and cosy cafés are tucked neatly between tree-lined streets; some are hidden just enough to feel like a discovery, yet sitting in plain sight for those willing to look. They offer the chance to linger, to savour, and to reminisce about times long past. Nearby, scenic lookouts entice you along gentle walking trails, rewarding you with sweeping views that showcase the countryside in all its natural beauty.
The Gibraltar Hotel itself is nestled beside a truly picturesque golf course, complete with tranquil lakes and manicured greens that could easily be lifted from the pages of a landscape magazine. Our room overlooked these views, peaceful, calming, and almost too beautiful to leave.
Dining at the hotel offers two inviting restaurant options, complemented by a warm piano bar where an open fireplace encourages you to stay just a little longer, perhaps for one final drink before retiring for the night.
Overall, it’s a secret worth sharing and a weekend escape well worth experiencing.
翻译:新南威尔士州南部高地令人放松、惬意、魅力十足。随着公路网络的升级,前往那里比以往任何时候都更加便捷。这种逃离尘嚣的体验,让旅途的每一分钟都值得。
我们听从了建议,最近预订了鲍勒尔直布罗陀酒店 (Gibraltar Hotel Bowral) 的一晚住宿,按照自己的节奏探索这片区域。鲍勒尔以其悠久的历史和传奇人物唐纳德·布拉德曼爵士的故乡而闻名,它总是会慢慢展现自己的魅力,就像在圣诞节清晨拆开一份特别的礼物一样。
古董店和舒适的咖啡馆巧妙地隐藏在绿树成荫的街道之间;有些地方隐秘得恰到好处,让人仿佛置身于世外桃源,却又在一览无余的视野中,等待着那些愿意探索的人。它们为您提供流连忘返、细细品味、追忆往昔时光的机会。附近风景优美的观景台引领您沿着平缓的步道前行,饱览乡村的壮丽景色,展现出乡村的自然之美。
直布罗陀酒店坐落在风景如画的高尔夫球场旁,周围环绕着宁静的湖泊和修剪整齐的草坪,仿佛置身于风景杂志的画面中。我们的房间俯瞰着这些美景,宁静祥和,美得让人舍不得离开。
酒店提供两家温馨的餐厅,以及一间温馨的钢琴酒吧,酒吧的开放式壁炉让您流连忘返,或许在晚上休息前再喝上一杯。
总而言之,这是一个值得分享的秘密,也是一次值得体验的周末度假。