点评:We stayed in Inverness for two overnights as part of a 7-day RIT (Royal Irish Tours) bus trip around Scotland. Starting in Glasgow, driving northeast into the Highlands, through spectacular scenic Glencoe to Fort William. After lunchtime stop, we boarded the bus again and stopped at ‘Neptune’s Staircase’, a ‘staircase lock’ comprising of 8 connected locks, the longest staircase lock in the UK. There are another 21 locks along the length of the Caledonia Canal, before it reaches the east coast near Inverness. We saw glimpses of other locks along the way as we drove through to Inverness, including stops at historic Urquhart Castle on Loch (Lake) Lomond and a short 1/2-hour boat tour "looking" for the legendary Lochness Monster! Inverness was a lovely city and we really enjoyed our stay at AC Hotel by Marriott, located near the River Ness. The next day we drove on a further northern route back west to the Isle of Skye, including town of Portree. On the way back east to Inverness, we had another enjoyable historic stop at Eilean Donan Castle. The next day we headed south, including stops at Culloden Battlefield, Kincraig sheep farm, St. Andrew's, onto final Edinburgh destination.
翻译:我们在因弗内斯住了两晚,这是为期 7 天的 RIT(爱尔兰皇家旅游公司)苏格兰巴士之旅的一部分。从格拉斯哥出发,向东北方向驶入苏格兰高地,穿过风景秀丽的格伦科,到达威廉堡。午餐后,我们再次登上巴士,停在“海王星阶梯”处,这是一座由 8 座相连的船闸组成的“阶梯式船闸”,是英国最长的阶梯式船闸。在到达因弗内斯附近的东海岸之前,喀里多尼亚运河沿岸还有另外 21 座船闸。在开车前往因弗内斯的途中,我们沿途看到了其他船闸的踪影,包括在罗蒙湖历史悠久的厄克特城堡停留,以及“寻找”传说中的尼斯湖水怪的半小时短途游船之旅!因弗内斯是一座美丽的城市,我们非常喜欢在尼斯河附近的 AC Hotel by Marriott 酒店住宿。第二天,我们沿着更北的路线向西返回斯凯岛,途中经过波特里镇。在向东返回因弗内斯的途中,我们在艾琳多南城堡又停留了一次,感受了一次愉快的历史。第二天,我们向南行驶,途中经过卡洛登战场、金克雷格绵羊农场、圣安德鲁斯,最后到达爱丁堡。