点评:Parys is a charming, small town with fewer crowds, making it a perfect destination for nature lovers. I visited with my family for two days and learned about its fascinating history. Around 2.2 billion years ago, a massive meteorite, approximately 10 km in diameter, struck the Earth, creating the Vredefort Dome. This enormous structure spans about 360 km from Welkom to Johannesburg. The Vredefort Dome is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of only seven in South Africa.
The area around Vredefort and Parys is part of this heritage site, believed to be the impact location of the meteorite. Although the entire dome is too vast to see at once, visitors are actually inside it when they explore the area. We visited the Koedoeslaagte Trail Park, and the same dirt road led us to the Vredefort Dome heritage site, about 12-14 km away. The meteorite that created this dome is thought to be twice the size of the one that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
We also enjoyed a Parkrun at Egweni River Lodge, located next to the Vaal River.
翻译:帕里斯是一个迷人的小镇,人潮稀少,是自然爱好者的理想目的地。我和家人在这里待了两天,了解了它迷人的历史。大约 22 亿年前,一颗直径约 10 公里的巨大陨石撞击地球,形成了弗里德堡穹顶。这个巨大的建筑从韦尔科姆到约翰内斯堡绵延约 360 公里。弗里德堡穹顶是联合国教科文组织世界遗产,是南非仅有的七处世界遗产之一。
弗里德堡和帕里斯周围的地区是这个遗址的一部分,据信是陨石撞击的地点。虽然整个穹顶太大,无法一次看完,但游客在探索该地区时实际上就在里面。我们参观了 Koedoeslaagte 步道公园,同一条土路将我们带到了距离约 12-14 公里的弗里德堡穹顶遗址。据信,形成这个穹顶的陨石比导致恐龙灭绝的陨石大两倍。
我们还在瓦尔河旁的埃格温尼河旅馆享受了一次公园跑步。