Top 5Things to Do in Every Olympic Venue City Outside of London
各奥运承办城市五大必去景点
2012年伦敦奥运会及残奥会赛事将在英格兰、苏格兰、威尔士各地举办。如果游客恰好幸运地拥有某项比赛的入场券，便正好可以借此机会在这项比赛的举办地游览参观。对于没有门票的游客来说，仍然有许多可看之景、可做之事，让您在奥运承办地体验到无处不在的承载着光荣与梦想的奥林匹克精神。以下是我们经过精挑细选向您推荐的每个奥运承办城市的最佳旅游攻略。
Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Distancefrom London: 2 hours by train
OlympicSport: Soccer
老特拉福德(Old Trafford)，曼彻斯特，英格兰
距离伦敦：搭乘火车2小时
奥运赛事：足球
世界上最好的足球博物馆将在今年秋季重新开放，届时有更多家庭游戏让您亲身体验，到时球场上将会热闹非凡。
2) 帝国战争博物馆北馆 (Imperial War Museum North)
帝国战争博物馆北馆的展品包括私人和官方的文件档案、照片、影像资料、以及记述历史的语音材料。馆藏丰富的图书馆和一个大型艺术展中还展出了军用汽车飞机、设备仪器以及其他军事装备。
3) Tour of Manchester United’sStadium
3) 曼联足球场(ManchesterUnited’s Stadium)
激动人心的老特拉福德足球场和博物馆之旅将引领游客近距离接触曼联，了解其光辉灿烂的历史。游客可以参观琳琅满目的奖杯陈列室，或是在互动性的“梦剧场”里来个球技小测试。
罗瑞坐落于大曼彻斯新开发的特索尔福德码头地带(Salford Quays)中心区，频临河畔，景色秀美。罗瑞是建筑界的登峰造极之作，一馆之内融合了多种行为视觉艺术效果。这样令人叹为观止的国际性地标建筑不仅仅是一座场馆，更是一处绝佳的游览地，对于游客们来说不容错过。罗瑞为更广泛的社会交流提供机会，提倡参与精神。
5) Curry Mile
5)Curry 大道 (Curry Mile)
Rusholme的“Curry大道”上亚洲餐馆数量之多位居全英国之首，每周供餐达65,000桌，印度、巴基斯坦、斯里兰卡、孟加拉国的各类获奖菜式应有尽有。
St. James’ Park,Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Distancefrom London: 3 hours by train
OlympicSport: Soccer
圣詹姆士公园(St. James’Park)，泰恩河畔纽卡斯尔(Newcastle-upon-Tyne)，英格兰
距离伦敦：搭乘火车3小时
奥运赛事：足球
1) Hippest Street in Britain
In the 2011 Google Streetview Awards, SouthShore Road in Gateshead, won the coveted title of 'Hippest Street in Britain.’Home to the Lord Foster-designed Sage Music Centre and the Baltic ContemporaryArts Building, the road also overlooks the 'Blinking Eye’ Millennium Bridge andhas a view across the water to Newcastle.
1) 英国“最时尚街道”
在2011年谷歌评选的最佳街景奖项中，盖茨黑德(Gateshead)的南海岸街(South Shore Road) 在激烈竞争中拔得头筹，荣膺“英国最时尚街道”称号。该条街道上有福斯特勋爵(Lord Foster)所设计的Sage音乐中心(SageMusic Centre)和波罗的海当代艺术中心(Baltic Contemporary Arts Building)。在这条街道上，亦可俯瞰“眨眼”的千禧桥，远眺河对岸的纽卡斯尔(Newcastle)。
2) Touchthe feet of an Angel
2) 触摸“天使之足”
“北方天使”(The Angel of the North)这件重达200吨的作品出自雕塑大师安东尼·葛姆雷 (Antony Gormley)之手，曾多次获奖，如今已成为纽卡斯尔(Newcastle) 盖茨黑德(Gateshead)的地标。“北方天使”高达20米，每年有三千三百万的游客乘坐汽车或火车慕名而来。这座雕塑远看十分壮观，近看则更是令人叹为观止，绝对值得从市中心驱车15分钟来此近距离观赏。游客们可以在天使四周的草地上漫步，甚至是在天使巨大的“双足”上小憩片刻。
3) Bridges over the Tyne
There are seven bridges crossing the River Tyne with themost iconic found on NewcastleGateshead’s Quayside. Visitors can discoverengineering masterpieces spanning the decades from the landmark Tyne Bridge tothe newest Gateshead 'Blinking Eye’ Millennium Bridge, the world’s firsttilting bridge. Situated on the banks of the River Tyne, linking NewcastleQuayside and Gateshead Quays, it has won a multitude of awards including thecountry's top architecture prize, the Royal Institute of British ArchitectsStirling Prize.
3) 泰恩河 (Tyne) 上的桥
4) Art Galleries
4) 艺术画廊
纽卡斯尔盖茨黑德拥有一系列风格各异的艺术画廊，展品从享誉国际的古典画作到新兴艺术家的现代作品应有尽有，可以满足不同的欣赏需求。特别推荐的有欧洲最大的商业艺术空间“饼干工厂”，它位于一座经过修复的漂亮的维多利亚建筑之中，曾经是一个饼干工厂。其中的油画、雕塑、陶器、玻璃工艺品售价从二十英镑到两万英镑不等，游客们大都可以在预算范围内选购到自己满意的原创艺术作品。
5) Admirethe architecture
Home to not only the 'Hippest Street in Britain,’NewcastleGateshead also earns bragging rights for the 'Best Street in Britain’as voted by listeners of national station BBC Radio 4. Grey Street, in theheart of historic Grainger Town, boasts more listed classical Georgianbuildings than anywhere else in England outside of Bath andLondon. Travelers exploring Grainger Town can enjoy the dramaticarchitecture on offer including Earl Grey’s Monument, which was built in honorof former Prime Minister Earl Grey, who was born in the North East and is bestknown for bringing the Earl Grey tea to the UK.
5) 领略建筑之魅力
Eton Dorney, Windsor, England
Distancefrom London: 15 – 30 minutes by train
OlympicSport: Rowing
伊顿·多尼(Eton Dorney)，温莎(Windsor)，英格兰
距离伦敦：搭乘火车15-30分钟
奥运赛事：赛艇
1) Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle, the largest and oldest working castle in theworld, is one of the official residences of Her Majesty The Queen. The castle'sdramatic estate encapsulates 900 years of British history. The grand stateroomsare available for the public to visit and audio guides are available. FromFebruary 4, 2012 – January 2013, the castle will be hosting a new exhibition inhonor of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee year, The Queen: Sixty Photographs forSixty Years.
1) 温莎城堡(Windsor Castle)
2) Changing of the Guard
2) 卫兵交接仪式 (Changing of the Guard)
白金汉宫并不是唯一一个可以观看传统的卫兵交接仪式的地方，游客们可以在温莎高街(High Street) 沿街的任何一个地方观看到这样的盛况，仪式举办时间：五月到八月，全年其他月份隔日举办（周日除外）。
3) Crooked House
Enjoyafternoon tea in this quintessentially English tearoom with a sordid history!There is a (now blocked) secret passage to Windsor Castle and it is reputed tohave been used as an illicit meeting point for then King Charles and hismistress, Nell Gywn. The Crooked House is also ideally located next to anotherfamous Windsor landmark, Guildhall, where Prince Charles and the Duchess ofCornwall were married as well as where Elton John and David Furnish held theirCivil Partnership.
3）怪屋 (Crooked House)
在这个经典英式茶屋里，享用一杯下午茶吧！不过这座茶屋的历史并不是那么光鲜亮丽，茶屋中有一条密道（如今已封闭）通往温莎城堡，据说曾经是查尔斯国王和他的情妇Nell Gywn幽会的地方。怪屋距离温莎的另一个标志性景观市政厅（Guildhall）也很近，这儿是查尔斯王子与康沃尔公爵夫人结婚的地方，同性恋人艾尔顿·约翰（Elton John）和大卫·弗内什（David Furnish）也是在这里确认了他们的民事伴侣关系（CivilPartnership）。
4）Windsor Great Park and Savill Gardens
Thebest way to see Windsor Great Park is by horse drawn carriage. Visitors can sitback and be whisked back in time as the driver takes them through this royalhistoric deer park made up of over 5,000 acres. Sitting within these grandgrounds is Savill Garden, one of Britain’s greatest ornamental gardens, made upof 35 acres of contemporary and classically designed exotic woodland andgardens.
4）温莎大公园（Windsor GreatPark ）与萨维尔公园（Savill Garden）
参观温莎大公园最好的方式是乘坐四轮马车。游客们可以坐在马车后，穿行于此，感受这座占地5,000多英亩的皇家鹿园的历史沧桑。在这壮美园林之中坐落着萨维尔公园，这是英国最大的装饰公园之一，其中有35英亩的富有现代气息且颇具异域风情的林地和花园。
5）Tour ofEton College
EtonCollege has not only educated Princes William and Harry, but also 18 formerBritish Prime Ministers. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI and the schooluniform still consists of a black tailcoat, waistcoat (vest)and pin-striped trousers. Short, guidedtours are available on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and dailyduring the school’s holidays. Pre-booking is required.
5） 伊顿公学（Eton College）之旅
伊顿公学不仅是威廉和哈里王子的母校，也曾有18位前英国首相就读于此。它由亨利六世建于1440年，至今校服仍包括有黑色燕尾服、背心和细条纹裤。短程导览服务平时在周三、周五、周六、周日四天提供，学校放假期间则每日提供，需提前预定。