点评:Having visited the Sainsbury Centre previously I know that there are two main problems: 1. It's on a University Campus so best visited outside of term time & 2. Car parking nearby is almost non existent. So thinking the best option to travel there would be by bicycle, I and two friends, who had not visited before, decided to cycle the 150 mile round trip from near Cambridge and enjoy the building and a well earned Sunday lunch.
However upon arrival we discoverd that there are no cycle racks, let alone secure cycle facilities, near the building where we could safely leave our bicycles unattended. The side cafe at the back of the building with a few outside tables and chairs only served sandwices and drinks. We wanted a hot meal but the main restaurant at the front of the buidling had no outside seating. Taking our bicycles inside was quickly ruled out by the appearance of a member of security who told us they were not allowed in the building but we could leave them outside where we could keep an eye on them through the glass windows. Taking the bikes outside a second member of staff told us we couldn't leave the bikes against the building since it was listed and designed by Norman Foster! A fact we were well aware of since we all work in design and architecture which was why we were there. Having no choice we left and found a more welcoming facility nearby where they were happy to serve us our Sunday lunch. Some enlightened facilities offer cyclists parking and padlocks, why can't the Sainsbury Centre?
No wonder there seem to be so few visitors.
翻译:之前去过 Sainsbury 中心,我知道它有两个主要问题:1. 它位于大学园区内,所以最好在学期之外去;2. 附近几乎没有停车场。因此,我认为骑自行车是前往那里的最佳选择,于是我和两个之前没有去过的朋友决定从剑桥附近骑行 150 英里往返,欣赏这座建筑并享用一顿丰盛的周日午餐。
然而,到达后我们发现,建筑物附近没有自行车架,更不用说安全的自行车设施了,我们不能安全地将自行车停放在无人看管的地方。建筑物后面的咖啡馆有几张户外桌椅,只供应三明治和饮料。我们想吃一顿热饭,但建筑物前面的主餐厅没有户外座位。一名保安人员出现,告诉我们自行车不能带入建筑物,但我们可以将它们停在外面,这样我们就可以透过玻璃窗看着它们,我们很快就打消了将自行车带入建筑物的想法。我们把自行车搬到外面,另一个工作人员告诉我们不能把自行车靠着大楼停,因为这座建筑已经被列入名录,而且是由诺曼·福斯特设计的!我们很清楚这一点,因为我们都从事设计和建筑行业,所以才来这里。别无选择,我们离开了,在附近找到了一家更热情的机构,他们很乐意为我们提供周日午餐。有些开明的机构会为自行车提供停车位和挂锁,为什么Sainsbury Centre不提供呢?
难怪游客这么少。