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Stirling Castle (UK)　　斯特林城堡(英國)

Princesses in castles do not have to be happy. Stirling Castle - arguably Scotland’s most photogenic, even if Edinburgh Castle is more famous - was one of the backdrops to the life of a tragic figure. It was here that Mary Queen of Scots - destined to be beheaded at the order of her own cousin Elizabeth I - spent her childhood in the 1540s. Resplendent on a volcanic crag, it still surveys the valley of the River Forth with as keen an eye as it did during the Middle Ages, when it was besieged eight times. Its tormented former resident is said to haunt it - forever weighed down by her troubles.

城堡中的公主不一定是快樂的，有一位悲劇人物就曾經(jīng)居住在斯特林城堡中——斯特林城堡大概是蘇格蘭最適宜拍照的城堡，雖然愛丁堡城堡更為出名。就是在這里，蘇格蘭瑪麗女王在16世紀40年代度過了她的童年，這位女王后來被她的表姐伊麗莎白一世下令砍頭。這座壯麗的城堡坐落在一個火山峭壁上，用敏銳的目光俯瞰著福斯河谷，一如在中世紀時那樣。斯特林城堡在中世紀時曾被圍攻八次。這座城堡飽受折磨的舊主人據(jù)說還陰魂不散，因苦大仇深而永遠得不到解脫。

Warwick Castle (UK)　　華威城堡(英國)

Now owned by Merlin Entertainments and run (very successfully) as a family-friendly tourist attraction, it can easily be forgotten that Warwick Castle was once a formidable fortress - founded by William the Conqueror in 1068, as a new regime set a seal on its blood-won authority. It grew to be one of the great houses of England, the seat of the Earls of Warwick - but for all its hard-edged might, it was always a handsome devil, admiring its reflection in the River Avon. It is still very much a charming man, even when hundreds of children are running around it. Indeed, that is half the fun. Modern families can create their own fairytales by visiting the Princess Tower, which comes with as much sparkle and stardust as said name suggests. Castle admission costs from 13 pounds per person.

華威城堡現(xiàn)在歸默林娛樂集團所有，是一個經(jīng)營得很成功的親子旅游勝地。人們很容易會忘記，華威城堡曾經(jīng)是一座令人敬畏的堡壘，是征服者威廉在1068年興建的，為鮮血換來的新政權(quán)保駕護航。后來華威城堡成為了沃里克伯爵的居所，是英國最宏偉的府邸之一。拋卻他犀利的棱角不看，華威城堡一直是個對著自己在雅芳河里的倒影自戀的英俊家伙。現(xiàn)在他也依然魅力不減，盡管有成百上千的小孩圍著他跑。事實上，華威城堡中的樂趣遠不止如此?，F(xiàn)代的家庭們還可以參觀公主塔，這座塔就像它的名字一樣夢幻，人們可以在其中編織自己的童話。華威城堡門票每人13英鎊(114元人民幣)