点评:If you are in the area and have interest in Civil War history, you do not want to miss touring Belle Grove. We expected a large group of folks on the tour, but we lucked out with our arrival time, and had the historian all to ourselves. His name is Kim, and his knowledge of Civil War history, and Belle Grove Plantation history was fascinating and enlightening. It was sobering to be standing facing the huge fields in front of the manor house, listening to this superb story teller explain in fine detail about the battle of Cedar Creek, with the loss of thousands of men in that field. The Manor house tour was very interesting, getting a glimpse visually as well as from Kim, about the way life was at that time. On the tour, we even learned about a little unsolved mystery that occurred during that time at the Manor House. The area around the plantation is in the Shenandoah Valley, so you will see mountains in the near distance, beautiful trees and flowers, and an amazing garden that is an example of the 'kitchen' gardens of that time. They have a lovely gift shop with many local and unique items for sale. There is a very reasonable price for the tour, and it was well worth it. It was probably the most educational historical tour we have ever done. Kim is a superb historian, and an exceptional factual story teller.
翻译:如果您在该地区并且对南北战争历史感兴趣,千万不要错过参观贝尔格罗夫。我们预计这次旅行会有很多游客,但幸运的是,我们到达的时间恰到好处,我们与历史学家独处。他名叫金姆,他对南北战争历史和贝尔格罗夫种植园历史的了解令人着迷,也发人深省。站在庄园前广阔的田野前,聆听这位才华横溢的讲故事者详细讲述雪松溪战役以及那场战役中数千名士兵的伤亡,令人感到无比震撼。庄园之旅非常有趣,我们不仅能从金姆的讲述中直观地了解当时的生活,还能从视觉上一窥当时庄园里发生的一些未解之谜。种植园周围地区位于谢南多厄河谷,因此您会看到近处的群山、美丽的树木和鲜花,以及一个令人惊叹的花园,它是当时“厨房”花园的典范。他们有一家很棒的礼品店,出售许多当地特色商品。这次旅行的价格非常合理,非常值得。这可能是我们参加过的最有教育意义的历史之旅了。Kim是一位出色的历史学家,也是一位出色的纪实故事讲述者。