点评:I had reached 15 minutes before the first tour of the day scheduled at 12:00 PM for which I already had a reservation. An elderly male staff member (who I later came to know was a docent) saw me enter the grounds and reported my presence to security. The security-in-charge came out of his cabin and stared down at me as if I was trespassing. I walked up to the guard and informed him that I have a tour. He mentioned the hall and gardens were not open yet and told me to wait out in the sun.
Five minutes before the timed tour, I went to the visitor's center and rang the doorbell as it was closed. When there was no response, I went to the gift shop (which also was closed) and decided to wait. One of the staff members finally opened the door of the visitor's center at 11:58 AM and asked me if I needed help. Upon learning that I had a reservation for the tour, she let me in.
Once inside, I saw the same male staff member sitting on a chair and from his viewpoint he would have clearly seen me ringing the doorbell but chose not to open the door.
I checked in at the counter and saw two tourists from England walk in for the same tour. They apparently had already toured the gardens and were now joining the 12:00 PM tour. I did not understand how they were able to walk in the gardens when the site was purportedly closed.
This experience made me feel unwanted. The rest of the tour was mediocre and the docent (who reported me to security) pretended as if nothing happened.
I would not visit this place again and would not recommend it to anybody.
翻译:我提前15分钟到达,当时第一场参观活动定于中午12点开始,我已经预约了。一位上了年纪的男性工作人员(后来我才知道他是讲解员)看到我进入园区,便向保安报告了我的情况。保安负责人从他的小屋里出来,居高临下地盯着我,好像我是个擅闯者。我走到保安面前,告诉他我预约了参观。他告诉我大厅和花园还没开放,让我到外面晒晒太阳。
在预定参观时间前五分钟,我去了游客中心,按了门铃,但门是关着的。没人应答后,我又去了礼品店(礼品店也关着),决定在那里等一会儿。直到上午11点58分,一位工作人员才打开游客中心的门,问我是否需要帮助。得知我已预约参观后,她放我进去了。
进去后,我看到之前那位男工作人员坐在椅子上,从他的角度来看,他明明看到我按门铃,却故意不开门。
我在柜台办理登记手续时,看到两位来自英国的游客也走了进来,参加的是同一个参观团。他们显然已经参观过花园了,现在加入的是中午12点的团。我不明白,既然景点已经关闭,他们怎么还能进去参观。
这次经历让我感觉自己不受欢迎。接下来的参观体验也很一般,而那位(向保安报告了我的)讲解员却装作什么都没发生。
我不会再来这里,也不会推荐给任何人。