点评:We took the 2.5-hour Highlights Tour which included going inside the main house and the Hillside drafting studio and theater. From the main house we could see Tan-y-Deri and the Unity Chapel in the distance. From the shuttle bus we could see the Midway Barn and some dormitory buildings, and we could see the Romeo & Juliet Windmill from the back of the Hillside building (which had restrooms downstairs). Both the house and the Hillside studio were stunningly beautiful to this Frank Lloyd Wright fan. It is allowed to take non-flash photos throughout the properties.
Our docent Dan was extremely knowledgeable and was willing to answer any question. He kept the tour moving at a pleasant pace with plenty of time to study each room as he talked about them. For example, as we sat in the theater Dan explained that the stage curtain, made for Frank Lloyd Wright by his students, has been restored and Taliesin is using National Park Service grant money to add protectors to keep the curtain in good shape. The black horizontal block of the curtain design represents the Wisconsin River, the red horizontal line represents the bridge over the river, and the green represents Taliesin itself.
As an added bonus, as the shuttle bus was heading back to the visitor center along WI-23 we happened to spot some sandhill cranes on the field in front of the Midway Barn.
翻译:我们参加了两个半小时的精彩之旅,包括参观主屋、希尔赛德绘图工作室和剧院。从主屋可以看到远处的Tan-y-Deri和团结教堂。从摆渡车上,我们可以看到中途谷仓和一些宿舍楼,从希尔赛德大楼的后面(楼下有卫生间)可以看到罗密欧与朱丽叶风车。对于我这位弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特的粉丝来说,主屋和希尔赛德工作室都美得令人窒息。在房屋各处都可以不使用闪光灯拍照。
我们的讲解员丹知识渊博,乐于解答任何问题。他让参观节奏轻松愉快,并留出充足的时间仔细研究每个房间,同时讲解每个房间的细节。例如,当我们坐在剧院里时,丹解释说,弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特的学生为他制作的舞台幕布已经修复,塔利辛正在使用国家公园管理局的拨款来添加保护装置,以保持幕布的完好。窗帘图案中的黑色水平块代表威斯康星河,红色水平线代表河上的桥梁,绿色代表塔里辛本身。
更棒的是,当穿梭巴士沿着 WI-23 公路返回游客中心时,我们偶然在 Midway Barn 前的田野上发现了一些沙丘鹤。