点评:Had an early start with a day trip to Manchester. Considering I have been a fan since I was a kid, it's been difficult to get down to Old Trafford to see the stadium, let alone a tour. We got there about half an hour before our tour. I would say, if you can, get there earlier so you can do the museum first. There is so much to see in the museum, we looked around, went on the tour and came back after. There is no natural end to the museum other than going back the way you came. Whereas leaving via the tour sets you back to a natural end.
The tour was quite large, I have done other stadium tours before and it felt like such a big group. As the tour went on it didn't feel so bad other than the one of 2 folk who would stay longer at parts and then try and get in about to places before everyone else. Always one!
There were 2 guides to stop people getting lost or staying longer than necessary. Bob took the tour and Charley ushered everyone through at the back of the group. Bob was brilliant and certainly knew his stuff. Not sure if Charley was on the tour just to make sure there were no stragglers or if she was learning from Bob (as she looked super young!) But if she was learning, Bob seems to be the guy to learn from.
The tour takes you round the stadium, there was an opportunity to get to each stand out on the pitch in the stadium. We also went into the dressing room, the directors lounge and the players tunnel.
When we got into the dressing room, we all sat down and Bob announced there was someone celebrating a birthday. well, that someone was me. He got me up into the middle of the dressing room and made everyone sing happy birthday to me. Embarrassing, but secretly I loved it! Something my friend had arranged for me. I received a card which had all the team signatures on it which was a lovely touch.
There were a few people on the tour who were not Manchester United fans, and I would say, fan or not it's a must visit just to understand the football history in such an iconic ground.
翻译:今天一大早便出发去曼彻斯特一日游。从小我就是曼联的粉丝,但一直以来都很难有机会亲自去老特拉福德球场看看,更别提参加参观游览了。我们在预定参观时间前半小时左右抵达。我建议,如果可以的话,最好提前到达,这样就能先参观博物馆。博物馆里有太多值得一看的东西了:我们先逛了博物馆,接着参加球场游览,最后又回到了博物馆。除了原路返回外,博物馆并没有什么明确的出口。通过参观路线离开的话,整个过程会自然地结束。
这次参观团的规模相当大;我以前也参加过其他体育场参观活动,但这次的团队人数实在太多了。随着参观进行,情况倒也没那么糟糕,只是有那么一两个人总会在某些地方停留更久,然后试图抢在其他人之前进入某些区域。这种人总是有的!
现场有两名导游,就是为了防止有人迷路或逗留时间过长。鲍勃负责带领参观,而查理则跟在队伍后面确保没有人掉队。鲍勃表现得非常出色,显然对相关内容了如指掌。不确定查理参加这次参观是为了防止有人掉队,还是为了向鲍勃学习(因为她看上去实在非常年轻!)。不过如果她是来学习的,那鲍勃显然就是最适合请教的人选。
参观路线涵盖了整个体育场,我们还有机会走到球场上的各个看台处。我们还参观了更衣室。教练休息室和球员通道。
当我们走进更衣室后,大家都坐了下来。鲍勃宣布说今天有人过生日——那个人就是我。他把我拉到更衣室中央,让所有人一起为我唱生日歌。虽然有点尴尬,但我心里其实乐开了花!这是我的朋友为我安排的惊喜。我还收到了一张有全队成员签名的贺卡,真是贴心又暖心的举动。参加游览的人中有一些并非曼联球迷,但我认为,无论是不是球迷,都值得一去,只为领略这座极具标志性意义的球场所承载的足球历史。