点评:I went for the 9 am slot thinking, “Nobody will be there. I’ll have the place to myself.”
And I think literally everyone who landed in Porto on a morning flight had the exact same idea.
At 8:57 am, there was already a huge queue for timed entry. I was pretty annoyed, and then I found out they actually overbook people. When I entered at 9:04 am, the ground floor was already packed with people.
And then came the constant, “Excuse me, can you please move? My friend/husband/dad is taking a photo.”
I get it, you paid €15.95 for the experience and obviously want some Instagram photos. But take one or two and move on. You really don't need to take 100 photos from every possible angle.
The cost of the book is already quite high, and because you don't want to leave without buying something after paying the entry fee, you naturally end up looking at books that mostly cost more than the €15.95 entrance fee.
I really think they need to do something about the crowds. It's one-way traffic once you enter, and despite that, the whole experience felt incredibly chaotic.
After spending an hour there, my final thought was basically: “Great, now I have a book, but I'm also extremely frustrated with this place.”
If you're planning to visit, I'd recommend going on the last day of your Porto trip. That way, even if the experience is frustrating, it won't affect the rest of your trip.
翻译:我选择了早上9点的时段,心里想着:“那儿应该没人吧。我可以独享整个地方。”
我想,所有搭乘早班机抵达波尔图的人,想的都是一模一样的事。
早上8点57分, timed entry的队伍已经排得老长了。我相当恼火,后来才发现他们实际上超量预约了人数。当我9点04分进去时,一楼早已挤满了人。
接着就是不停地有人说:“打扰一下,能麻烦让一下吗?我的朋友/丈夫/爸爸正在拍照呢。”我明白,你花了15.95欧元来体验这一切,显然也希望拍些照片发到Instagram上。但拍一两张就够了,完全没必要从各个角度拍上100张。
这本书的定价本身就挺高的;而且既然你付了入场费,自然不想空手而归,于是就会去挑那些价格大多高于15.95欧元入场费的书籍。
我真心觉得他们得想办法控制一下人流。一旦进入,就只能单向通行了;尽管如此,整个参观过程还是显得极其混乱无序。
在那里待了一个小时后,我的感受总结起来就是:“不错,现在我有一本书了,但这个地方真的让我倍感挫败。”
如果你打算去参观,我建议把行程安排在波尔图之行的最后一天。这样,即便体验不尽如人意,也不会影响你后续的旅行计划。