点评:Had a great deal getting in with our HSBC Banking Account, so a positive straight away, & the day just got better & better from there. What a great space Kew Gardens is generally, with “veteran” trees all around & my wife's; who’s an avid Succulent & Cactus collector, favourite the Princess of Wales Conservatory, an awesome place with some truly amazing specimens. I’m not particularly mobile so was over joyed with the Kew Explorer Land Train (additional cost sadly) but worth the £6.50 as you can get on & off as many times as you want or just ride around like I did. It has a full commentary & i’d like to specifically congratulate Rachel & Nial on their varied commentary, safe driving & indeed patience with people who really don’t understand a horn or indeed the turning circle of such a long vehicle. They were both great fun to talk to as well, seek them out & say hi. Sadly I can’t say the millionaires cake was as good value as the Land Train, very nice but a bit expensive at £5.50 especially considering that it wasn’t much bigger than a bourbon biscuit. Back to the garden itself & the Pagoda; which has seen a relatively recent renovation, is absolutely stunning sadly another additional cost & we’d already spent more than we wanted too so passed on going inside (the 200 plus steps put me off anyway). This was close to the Japanese Garden which was as tranquil a place as I’ve ever visited & I’ve been to Japanese Gardens in Japan. All in all a great day out & if we lived in London we’d definitely join as annual members.
翻译:开通汇丰银行账户的过程非常顺利,这真是个不错的开端,之后一天的体验也越来越棒。邱园本身就是个绝佳的去处,到处都是历史悠久的古树。对我妻子来说,最喜欢的则是威尔士王妃温室——她是个多肉植物和仙人掌的狂热收藏者,那里确实是个很棒的地方,陈列着许多令人惊叹的植物标本。我的行动不太方便,所以能乘坐邱园观光小火车真是让我欣喜不已(可惜需要额外付费),不过花6英镑还是物有所值的。你可以随意上下车,次数不限;或者像我一样只是坐着游览一圈也行。车上配有完整的讲解服务。我要特别称赞瑞秋和尼亚尔——他们的讲解内容丰富多样,驾车安全谨慎,而且对于那些完全不懂怎么使用喇叭、也不了解这么长的车辆转弯半径的人,他们更是表现出了极大的耐心。和他们聊天也特别有趣,大家一定要去结识他们并打个招呼哦。遗憾的是,我觉得那款“百万富翁蛋糕”的性价比可比不上这趟陆地火车之旅呢。非常不错,但售价5.50英镑有点贵了,尤其是考虑到它的大小其实也就和一块波本饼干差不多。再来说说花园本身以及宝塔:宝塔最近才经过翻修,外观简直美得令人窒息。可惜进入塔内需要额外付费,而那时我们的开支已经超出了预期,因此我们决定不进去了(其实那200多级台阶也让我望而却步)。这个地方离日本庭园很近,那是我至今为止去过的最宁静的地方——而我可是在日本也参观过不少日本庭园的。总的来说,这是非常愉快的一天;如果我们住在伦敦,肯定会成为年度会员。