点评:I went with Belgian friends to the Voortrekker Monument. We paid for a tour of the inside. We arrived a bit early, and the tour guide marked our names as present. He said we should wait inside; the tour would start shortly. We entered a section where an older woman began to tell us about the monument and its features. Our tour guide, although he saw us, started the tour without clearly announcing it or calling us together. I asked the woman why we should explore the reliefs on our own when we paid for a guided tour. She explained that the tour had already begun and they were at the fifth stop. I was so disappointed. Had I known better, I would have joined in, even if late. But the woman said she could take us through. We agreed.
What a MISTAKE!! This woman should NOT BE A TOUR GUIDE AT THE VOORTREKKER MONUMENT!! She knows virtually nothing, and had I not known my history, she would have presented us with more incorrect facts. She is not impartial, and the way she depicted the Zulu people was bordering on racism. For example, she stated that the Dutch came to the Cape because they had fled from the Catholics in the Netherlands. She also said that Dingaan and his people had stupid, nonsensical traditions. My guests were so shocked. We left her halfway, as we decided it would be better to view the exhibition on our own. Please take her off duty at the museum!!
The restaurant, on the other hand, was excellent, and we thoroughly enjoyed our meal.
So, my recommendation is to make sure you have a well-qualified guide and definitely support the restaurant; that is worth a visit.
翻译:我和比利时朋友一起去了先民纪念碑。我们花钱进去参观了。我们到得有点早,导游把我们的名字记成了“到场”。他说我们应该在里面等着,参观很快就要开始了。我们走进一个区域,一位老妇人开始给我们介绍纪念碑及其特色。我们的导游虽然看到了我们,却没有明确告知我们,也没有把我们叫到一起,就直接开始了参观。我问那位女士,既然我们花钱请了导游,为什么还要自己去参观浮雕。她解释说,参观已经开始了,他们现在在第五站。我当时非常失望。如果我知道得更清楚些,即使迟到了,我也会加入进去。但那位女士说她可以带我们进去。我们同意了。
真是个错误!!这位女士根本不配当先民纪念碑的导游!!她几乎什么都不懂,如果我不了解这段历史,她肯定会给我们讲更多不实之词。她并非公正无私,她对祖鲁人的描述近乎种族主义。例如,她说荷兰人来到开普敦是因为他们逃离了荷兰的天主教徒。她还说丁冈和他的族人有着愚蠢、荒谬的传统。我的客人对此感到非常震惊。我们中途离开了她,因为我们决定自己去看展览会更好。请让她在博物馆休息一下!!
另一方面,这家餐厅非常棒,我们非常享受这顿饭。
所以,我建议你一定要找一位合格的导游,并且一定要支持这家餐厅;那里值得一去。