点评:The principle reason for staying in Inveraray was to visit the castle, ensuring we were there on a day it was open.
Mild panic on the morning, when checking online, all the timed tickets were sold apart from late in the day. So we chose to just walk up and chance our luck. Need not have worried, non timed specific tickets secured and straight into the castle. All staff members we encountered were lovely too, especially in helping us navigate around large tour groups!
We go to a lot of castles / old houses and often they can feel very samey - but this was very unique and interesting. The use of weapons for decor was fascinating.
The gardens were also lovely, we got caught in a rain shower so everyone else ran back or sheltered indoors. So we braved it and got the place to ourselves for a bit.
翻译:我们决定留在因弗拉里的主要原因就是参观城堡,为此我们特意选在城堡对外开放的那天前往。
当天早上,我在网上查看时发现,除了傍晚时段的票之外,其他所有定时的门票都已售罄。于是我们决定直接步行前往,碰碰运气。结果完全不用担心,我们不仅顺利买到了无需预约的门票,还直接进入了城堡。遇到的所有工作人员也都非常友善,尤其在我们需要穿过大批旅行团时,他们还热心地为我们指引方向!我们去过很多城堡和古宅,它们往往给人的感觉都差不多——但这里却独具特色且十分有趣。用武器作为装饰品这一点也相当吸引人。
花园也同样很美。当时我们碰上了阵雨,其他人都跑回去或者躲进室内避雨。而我们则顶着雨继续欣赏,这一刻整个地方仿佛只属于我们两个人。