点评:The Royal Mile (High Street) is the heart of sightseeing in the Old Town of Edinburgh. It dates back to the 12th century and has long served as a commercial throughput from Castle Rock (west) along a steady eastbound descent to the bottom of the hill, stretching one Scottish Mile. This is a place well worth spending a few hours to explore and do a bit of sightseeing, shopping and dining while in the city.
These days the Royal Mile is lined with historic pubs, plenty of restaurants and souvenir shops where you can buy kilts, cashmere, whiskey amongst other Scottish themed items. There are important churches like St. Giles, themed attractions like the Whiskey Experience and the imposing Edinburgh Caste at the top of the Royal Mile. There are quite a few monuments, including important Scottish and local historic figures, side closes (alleys) and streets that are also fun to explore.
翻译:皇家一英里(高街)是爱丁堡老城区的观光中心。它始建于12世纪,长期以来一直是从城堡山(西侧)沿着缓坡向东延伸、全长一苏格兰英里的商业通道。在游览爱丁堡时,这里绝对值得花上几个小时来探索,尽情观光、购物和品尝美食。
如今,皇家一英里两旁林立着众多历史悠久的酒馆。这里有众多的餐馆和纪念品商店,你可以在那里买到苏格兰裙、羊绒制品、威士忌以及其他具有苏格兰风格的商品。皇家大道上还有圣吉尔斯大教堂等重要教堂,以及“威士忌体验馆”等主题景点,还有矗立在街道尽头的宏伟的爱丁堡城堡。此外,这里还有不少纪念碑,上面刻有重要的苏格兰及当地历史人物的名字;那些狭窄的小巷和街道也值得去探索一番。