点评:Lovely visit to the Portland Observatory.
We had intended on a self-tour but were told that self tours would start at 4:30pm…and that before that time, you would have to take a toured guide up the tower. As there was a scheduled guide about to start soon…we opted to take the guided tour. At that time (mid-week in late August around 12pm) there were only four of us on that tour.
Our tour guide, an older woman, was wonderful. As we ascended the tower during the 45-minute tour, we stopped off at each floor and she explained a bit about the tower and its history. Lots of interesting facts!
We made it to the top to take in some amazing views of the area.
Tours are $10 for adults, $5 for ages 6-16 and free for those 5 and under.
The stairs (there are about 100) throughout the tower are spiral-ish…so be careful of your foot placement on the narrowed parts of each step while ascending and descending.
Street parking signs can be a bit tricky in the area reading “…no parking on the 1st/2nd/3rd/4th ___day of the month…” Be sure to properly read those signs and park accordingly.
翻译:波特兰天文台之旅,非常愉快。
我们原本打算自助游,但被告知自助游下午4:30开始……在那之前,你必须在导游的带领下上塔。由于导游很快就要开始……我们选择了导游。当时(八月下旬的周中,大约中午12点)只有我们四个人。
我们的导游是一位年长的女士,她非常棒。在45分钟的登山过程中,我们每上一层楼都会停下来,她会给我们讲解一些关于这座塔及其历史的知识。有很多有趣的故事!
我们登上了塔顶,欣赏了该地区的一些迷人景色。
成人票价为10美元,6-16岁儿童票价为5美元,5岁及以下儿童免费。
塔内各处的楼梯(大约有100级)呈螺旋状……因此上下楼梯时,务必注意脚部在每级台阶狭窄处的放置位置。
该地区的路边停车标志可能有点棘手,上面写着“……每月1/2/3/4日禁止停车……”请务必仔细阅读这些标志,并按照规定停车。