点评:If you are a fan of Louise Penny and the Gamache books, this full day tour is a must. It takes you to all of the places that have inspired her books and brings them to life. Our tour guide Patricia had a great sense of humour and made the tour all the more memorable and interesting with anecdotes and tidbits of information. Patricia was able to explain Louise Penny's creativity in taking attributes of 2 or more locations to create the locations in her books. We were impressed with her ability to assist the other groups tour guide and how graciously she handled the couple sitting at our reserved table.
We especially found the Abbey impressive. A stunning piece of Quebec history and architecture. She also shared history at the Knowlton museums that we were unaware of. A little more time would have been nice to explore the museum more fully. The Haskell Free Library and Opera House was especially worthwhile. Lunch at the Manoir Hovey was exceptional. The stop at the General Store in Georgeville for coffee and croissant is welcome if you didn't have breakfast but perhaps could be otherwise skipped for more time at the museum. The highlight of our tour was meeting Louise Penney when she dropped into the bookstore. Our visit to the Three Pines cafe at the end of the tour was the perfect way to end the day; tired, well fed and looking forward to the new book.
翻译:如果你是路易丝·佩尼以及加马什系列小说的粉丝,那么这次全天游览绝对不容错过。它会带您探访所有为她的作品提供灵感的地点,让书中的场景焕发生机。我们的导游帕特里夏极具幽默感,她通过分享各种趣闻轶事和小知识,让整个旅程更加难忘且妙趣横生。帕特里夏还详细讲解了路易丝·佩尼如何从两个或更多地点汲取特色元素,从而创造出小说中的场景。我们对她协助其他旅游团导游的能力印象深刻,她也以极为得体、优雅的方式接待了坐在我们预留座位上的那对夫妇。
我们尤其觉得修道院令人赞叹不已——它堪称魁北克历史与建筑艺术的杰出典范。她还向我们讲述了诺尔顿博物馆的一些我们此前并不了解的历史故事。如果能有更多时间,我们一定能更充分地参观博物馆。哈斯克尔免费图书馆及歌剧院也绝对值得一访。在Manoir Hovey享用的午餐堪称绝佳体验。如果没吃早饭,可以去乔治维尔的杂货店买杯咖啡和羊角面包,不过若是想在博物馆里多待一会儿,这一站倒也可以略过。此次行程最令人难忘的瞬间,就是路易丝·佩尼顺道造访书店时我们得以与她见面。行程尾声,我们又去了三松咖啡馆,这是结束这一天的完美方式——我们虽已疲惫不堪,但饱餐一顿后,满心期待着她的新书问世。