点评:Whilst in the Cotswolds we decided to have a little tour around the area and stumbled on Broadway..
Having parked up in the town car park, I paid my £2 for a couple of hours parking and when the ticket came out, I noticed it was priced £1 (ie 1 hour) instead of the two hours I had paid for. Phoned the Parking Control number and providing details, was assured that the Warden would be advised and the machine checked for a fault. So far no comeback so presume I will hear nothing more about the matter. Full marks for Wychavon DC for quick reaction.
The parking issue summed up what is a lovely little town. The High St has some absolutely beautiful building. Many are built of Cotswold Stone and the are kept in immaculate condition. So clean, smart and typically English with shopkeepers who seem to enjoy dealing with a large number of visitors. A really smart main street with ‘independent shops’ which tend to carry things which are a little different from the big names. There is also a shopping centre which is quaint especially when you look at one of the notices which is posted and aimed at stopping dogs urinating within the confines of the building. Whoever wrote this has obviously had no involvement in the design of the building which has innumerable corners which would test the bladder of any dog in desperation – really made us smile.
翻译:在科茨沃尔德期间,我们决定在附近逛逛,结果偶然发现了百老汇。
我把车停在镇上的停车场,付了2英镑的停车费,准备停两个小时。结果取票的时候,我发现票上的价格是1英镑(也就是1小时),而不是我付的2小时。我打电话给停车管理部门,提供了详细信息,对方保证会通知管理员,并检查机器是否存在故障。目前还没有收到任何回复,估计这件事不会再有了。威奇文区议会反应迅速,值得称赞。
停车问题恰恰体现了这个可爱小镇的特色。高街上有很多非常漂亮的建筑,很多都是用科茨沃尔德石建造的,而且维护得非常完美。这里干净整洁,很有典型的英式风格,店主们似乎也很乐意接待大量的游客。这条主街非常漂亮,有很多“独立商店”,卖的东西往往和大牌子不太一样。这里还有一家购物中心,挺有意思的,尤其是当你看到上面张贴的告示时,你会觉得特别有趣。告示的内容是禁止狗狗在建筑内随地小便。显然,写告示的人根本没参与过建筑的设计,因为建筑里到处都是拐角,任何憋尿的狗狗都会被这些拐角折磨得尿急——这真是让我们哭笑不得。