点评:I wanted to like it! But....
Monschau had been on my bucket list for years, and finally we went for an overnight stay this August.
The good points:
Historical authentic buildings, with the lovely Rur river running thru the center of town. Timbered houses, cobblestone streets, living history. Some lovely outdor cafés.
Some very photogenic corners and streets, like Brugges, disneyland beautiful.
The bad points:
This tourist-trap town only operates on weekends, if you go outside of summer or duing the week I'm sure 90% of establishments will be closed. As it was in August, on Friday, restaurant shut down at 7 or 8pm, ice cream shops only open Saturday afternoon.
Absolutely NO grocery store, drink distributor, anyplace to pick up a bottle of water or a snack after a day of hiking or cycling, if your hotel does not have an all-day restaurant kitchen. Bring your water and snacks with you!
We went to one of the main cafés with a beautiful terrace, ordered a 50cl beer, and wanted something to nibble alongside, peanuts, chips, a plate of cheese cubes, anything... we were told no! all you can have is the menu! Not a single pretzel crumb or crust of bread to go with our half liter of beer at 6 euros the glass (only thing available would be , carpaccio or hamburger or ceasar salad - for 20 euros).
I was surprised on arrival that the town is down in a deep canyon, below the surrounding area, it feels oppressive, dismal and dark, heading down. into the town from the Belgian border.
After coming here I understand why the town is not more appreciated or talked about locally. It has potential, I wanted to like it, but was greatly disappointed.
翻译:我想喜欢它!但是……
蒙绍多年来一直列在我的愿望清单上,今年 8 月我们终于去那里过夜了。
优点:
历史悠久、地道的建筑,美丽的鲁尔河穿过市中心。木结构房屋、鹅卵石街道、鲜活的历史。一些可爱的户外咖啡馆。
一些非常上镜的角落和街道,如布鲁日、美丽的迪斯尼乐园。
缺点:
这个旅游陷阱小镇只在周末开放,如果你在夏季以外或周中去,我敢肯定 90% 的场所都会关门。就像 8 月份一样,周五,餐厅在晚上 7 点或 8 点关门,冰淇淋店只在周六下午营业。
如果你的酒店没有全天开放的餐厅厨房,那么在徒步或骑自行车一天后,绝对没有杂货店、饮料经销商或任何可以买一瓶水或零食的地方。带上你的水和零食吧!
我们去了一家有漂亮露台的主咖啡馆,点了一杯 50 厘升的啤酒,想吃点东西,花生、薯条、一盘奶酪块,什么都行……我们被告知不行!你只能点菜单上的菜!没有一块椒盐卷饼碎屑或面包皮来搭配我们每杯 6 欧元的半升啤酒(唯一可选的菜是生牛肉片、汉堡包或凯撒沙拉 - 20 欧元)。
到达后,我很惊讶地发现,这个小镇位于一个深谷之下,低于周边地区,从比利时边境往下走,感觉压抑、阴郁、黑暗。
来到这里后,我明白了为什么这个小镇没有得到更多的欣赏或当地人的谈论。它有潜力,我想喜欢它,但却大失所望。