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The Grand Weston Canal Stopover (A Story That Goes Nowhere, Much Like the Canal)
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点评：We stopped off on the way back from Cornwall, because no trip is complete without a sudden, unplanned detour dictated by a sat nav with a sick sense of humor. Before arriving into a spacious car park that uses RingGo—because even middle-of-nowhere industrial history demands you register your license plate on a clunky app—we went up some nice hills, blissfully unaware of the logistical tragedy awaiting us.
That tragedy was the Grand Weston Canal. Somebody had a vision to build a canal from Devon to Bristol, but it failed in on the second word. It ended somewhere around here, leaving behind a half-baked ditch (ok future tourist attraction) and a lot of broken dreams. But hey, now there’s an excellent visitor centre with games to play and info boards! Through the magic of interactive displays, you learn that the entire operation boiled down to three things: horses, riots, and lime.
Naturally, we inspected the facilities. The toilets only faintly smelled of wee, which, by British roadside standards, is basically a five-star spa experience and was thoroughly welcome anyway.
Refreshed, relieved, and fully educated on 19th-century waterway blunders, we piled back into the car, and headed back up those same nice hills—still on the way back from Cornwall.
That tragedy was the Grand Weston Canal. Somebody had a vision to build a canal from Devon to Bristol, but it failed in on the second word. It ended somewhere around here, leaving behind a half-baked ditch (ok future tourist attraction) and a lot of broken dreams. But hey, now there’s an excellent visitor centre with games to play and info boards! Through the magic of interactive displays, you learn that the entire operation boiled down to three things: horses, riots, and lime.
Naturally, we inspected the facilities. The toilets only faintly smelled of wee, which, by British roadside standards, is basically a five-star spa experience and was thoroughly welcome anyway.
Refreshed, relieved, and fully educated on 19th-century waterway blunders, we piled back into the car, and headed back up those same nice hills—still on the way back from Cornwall.
翻译：从康沃尔返回的途中我们稍作停留，因为要是没有那种自带恶搞属性、会随机指引你绕道而行的导航系统，旅程就不算完整。在抵达那个使用RingGo系统的宽敞停车场之前——毕竟就算身处偏僻之地，涉及工业历史的场所也要求你必须在那个操作繁琐的应用程序上登记车牌信息——我们爬上了几座风景宜人的小山丘，完全没意识到一场 logistical 上的“灾难”正等着我们。
这场“灾难”就是大韦斯顿运河。有人曾有个设想：修建一条从德文郡通往布里斯托尔的运河，但这个计划刚开头就夭折了。运河最终只修到了这一带，留下一条半途而废的沟渠（说不定将来能成为旅游景点吧）以及无数破灭的梦想。不过现在这儿有个很棒的游客中心，里面有各种游戏可玩，还有信息展示板呢！借助互动式展示装置，你就能了解到整个项目最终失败的原因其实就三个：马匹、骚乱和石灰。
当然了，我们自然也参观了这些设施。厕所里只有一丝淡淡的尿味，以英国路边的卫生条件标准来看，这简直堪称五星级的“水疗体验”了，反正这种气味也挺让人舒服的。
恢复精力、如释重负，并且对19世纪的水道建设失误有了充分了解后，我们重新挤进车里，沿着那些美丽的山坡返回——我们仍在从康沃尔归来的途中。
这场“灾难”就是大韦斯顿运河。有人曾有个设想：修建一条从德文郡通往布里斯托尔的运河，但这个计划刚开头就夭折了。运河最终只修到了这一带，留下一条半途而废的沟渠（说不定将来能成为旅游景点吧）以及无数破灭的梦想。不过现在这儿有个很棒的游客中心，里面有各种游戏可玩，还有信息展示板呢！借助互动式展示装置，你就能了解到整个项目最终失败的原因其实就三个：马匹、骚乱和石灰。
当然了，我们自然也参观了这些设施。厕所里只有一丝淡淡的尿味，以英国路边的卫生条件标准来看，这简直堪称五星级的“水疗体验”了，反正这种气味也挺让人舒服的。
恢复精力、如释重负，并且对19世纪的水道建设失误有了充分了解后，我们重新挤进车里，沿着那些美丽的山坡返回——我们仍在从康沃尔归来的途中。
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