点评:I had high expectations for this tour, and it didn’t disappoint.
We visited sites in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Not all of them were on the list posted on the company’s website for the tour, but except for the cottages in the Berkshires, I thought they were all excellent choices. For several places there were guides or an introductory talk, and for others we were on our own. The walking tour of Boston was fascinating because we were lucky enough to have a guide who had an astounding knowledge of the city’s history and was passionate about it. He was even dressed in period clothing. The Trapp family lodge in Vermont was beautiful and the talks and a short film there gave insights into the story behind the classic movie The Sound of Music. Robert Todd Lincoln’s Hildene, also in Vermont, was another fascinating spot and the grounds were beautiful and peaceful. In Maine we took a short cruise on a lobster boat with a guide who knew a lot about lobsters and the area.
Other places on the tour were a sugar house, the Omni Mount Washington Hotel in New Hampshire, Moulton Farm, also in NH, and the capital of Vermont, Montpelier. In NH we rode the cog railway up to the top of Mount Washington. There was also a cruise across Lake Winnipesauke.
All the lodgings were higher-end and rooms were usually spacious. The Essex Resort and Spa in Vermont was exceptional, not only for the room, but for the tranquil environment. The breakfasts and dinners that were included were particularly good, although it would have been nice to have more of a selection of main courses. I found the bus to be comfortable, and I was grateful that our tour director Debbie did not jabber away incessantly while we were traveling. Debbie knew a lot about the places we visited and was able to answer all my questions. She was also friendly and patient. Our driver, Clyde, also knew the area well, and I never experienced a moment of nervousness with him at the wheel.
There were some minor negative aspects of the tour including the fact that the hotel in Boston wasn’t prepared for the breakfast crowd the day we departed, and I was uncertain as to whether some tips were already paid, and probably other small glitches. None of these detracted from the overall remarkable trip.
翻译:我对这次旅行抱有很高的期望,它没有让我失望。
我们参观了马萨诸塞州、佛蒙特州、新罕布什尔州和缅因州的景点。并非所有景点都在公司网站上发布的旅游名单上,但除了伯克希尔的小屋外,我认为它们都是绝佳的选择。几个地方都有导游或介绍性演讲,其他地方我们自己去。波士顿的徒步之旅非常有趣,因为我们很幸运有一位导游,他对这座城市的历史了如指掌,并且对它充满热情。他甚至穿着当时的服装。佛蒙特州的特拉普家族小屋很漂亮,那里的演讲和一部短片让我们深入了解了经典电影《音乐之声》背后的故事。罗伯特·托德·林肯的希尔登庄园也在佛蒙特州,是另一个迷人的地方,那里的土地美丽而宁静。在缅因州,我们乘坐龙虾船进行了短途巡游,导游对龙虾和该地区非常了解。
旅途中还游览了一家制糖厂、新罕布什尔州的 Omni Mount Washington 酒店、同样位于新罕布什尔州的莫尔顿农场以及佛蒙特州的首府蒙彼利埃。在新罕布什尔州,我们乘坐齿轨铁路到达华盛顿山顶。我们还乘船游览了温尼珀索克湖。
所有住宿都比较高档,房间通常都很宽敞。佛蒙特州的 Essex Resort and Spa 非常出色,不仅房间宽敞,环境也非常安静。包含的早餐和晚餐特别好,不过如果主菜选择更多就更好了。我觉得巴士很舒适,我很感激我们的导游黛比在我们旅行时没有喋喋不休。黛比对我们参观的地方非常了解,能够回答我的所有问题。她也很友好、耐心。我们的司机克莱德也很熟悉这个地区,有他在,我从来没有感到过一丝紧张。
这次旅行也有一些小缺点,比如我们出发那天波士顿的酒店没有为早餐人群做好准备,我不确定小费是否已经付了,可能还有其他小问题。但这些都没有影响这次非凡的旅行。