既然开了头,就来结个尾。把上个月在湖区游玩的最后一个活动行程总结一下。
爬完山,游完水,感受完英格兰宁静的乡村,甚至参观完独特的铅笔博物馆后,我们发现带着孩子还能参加的活动是:板岩矿场!顺带看一下矿场附近的Buttermere湖泊。
典型的湖区建筑,从柱子到墙、再到屋顶,全部由板岩建成,就地取材、经济环保,并且耐久性也好。
原来湖区非常有特色的房子所使用的建筑材料就是来自于板岩采矿场。我们要参观的矿场叫作Honister Slate Mine。矿场的历史可追溯到17世纪,上世纪80年代关闭,再到1997年重新开放,但此时的矿场已经变成一个旅游景点,兼带生产一些用于屋顶使用的板岩。
不亲自去看一下这个矿场,就不知道英国矿工们的艰辛与伟大。下面我用图文的方式记录分享这段奇特的行程。
Honister Slate Mine的入口有一个青年旅馆,在这荒郊野外居然还有青年旅馆,估计都是一些登山爱好者们的栖息地。旅馆的前台使用的就是板岩,非常质朴。
Honister Slate Mine的参观活动每两小时一班,旺季可能会加快,等候时间短一些。我们在等候的时候在入口的青年旅馆里喝点热饮。
Honister Slate Mine的矿场就位于这个大峡谷的左边,非常有气势。
我儿子戴上安全帽,也像一个小矿工。
Honister Slate Mine的矿洞入口,旁边的铁索带向另一个矿洞入口,但不对我们这些带小孩的游客开放,不带小孩的人可以选择那个洞口。
导游(也是当年矿场的工作人员)给大家讲解矿场的历史和相关信息。他说:如今大家来湖区是为了旅游休闲,但当年人们来湖区只是为了工作,采矿!
儿子跟在导游后面进入矿洞,很活跃。
不敢想象,这矿洞居然是在这悬崖峭壁上的石头里开采出来的!英国的矿工们也是相当伟大。
即使是孩子妈的个头,也要低着头进来,女儿被抱着,有些冷——温度在夏天也不过是10来度,但基本还好。矿洞里有铁轨,用来运输开采出来的板岩到外面。
此处的板岩矿物是四亿年前火山爆发后,火山灰沉积形成,所以它具有成片剥落的特点,它的硬度也比岩石要软一些,开采的时候,有板岩的地方很明显,与熔岩形成的岩石有明显的分界处,此处矿洞上面的岩石面就相当光滑,这里的板岩已经开采完毕。
游客们在听导游讲解。这个矿室内部空间非常大,矿工们称之为Theater,剧院!我想在这里开个电影院,可能真的效果非常好,尤其是放放恐怖片……
闺女似乎还很兴奋。
导游说这个机器是用来在岩石上打洞,再用火药爆裂板岩。他说,这个机器被矿工们称为寡妇制造机(Widow Maker),为什么这么说?因为当年使用这种机器时,没有防震手套设施,也没有用耳塞保护耳朵,这类似钻机一样的机器会把操作机器的矿工手上的神经都震死,耳朵失聪!甚至发生事故,导致矿工的妻子守寡……这种机器也是当年矿工的血泪史。当然,后来的工作条件提高了,就像今天英国通常的生产安全要求相当高(比如我们实验室的安全管理就是一个例证)。
起重设施。
起重设施用来吊起板岩,那只手不是真的,可能是用来抓痒用的——我没有来得及问导游。
矿洞还有更深更高处,也是通过轨道相连。
开采出来的板岩碎片,到处堆放。
沿着窄窄的矿沿走向更深处。
还是这样的在岩石中开凿出来的矿洞。早期矿工们是用动物油脂制作的蜡烛照亮矿室,在昏黄的烛光中,叮叮铛铛地开采着板岩。导游让我们关掉安全帽上的灯光,演示动物油脂蜡烛的光亮,并为某个刚过生日的游客集体唱生日快乐歌!
锈迹斑斑的采矿设备。
终于完成矿洞里的参观,又回到了洞口,这峡谷真的很壮观。
在矿洞口来个全家福。
Honister Slate Mine矿场接待处有很多用板岩制作的工艺品和纪念品。
所有的东西都是用板岩制作的,比如挑一块门牌号,甚至用板岩制作的餐具!
更多用板岩制作的艺术品。
儿子买一块钥匙挂坠,带有字母T,5.95英镑,不便宜。
门口也有用板岩制作的其它雕塑,其实湖区的房子建造也是用的这种方式。
远远看去,Honister Slate Mine的停车场。
我们等公交车去下一站,附近的Buttermere湖。
Buttermere湖旁边的农场,这个黑色的东西里面是干草,冬天没有太多草的时候给牲口吃。
在乡间小路上漫步。
远处山上的水汇集成像瀑布。
这位老先生用他的望远镜看远方的山,望远镜是他祖先留下来的,比他的年龄还要老。他在观察远处山上的登山者,看他们有没有危险。
湖水很干净,清澈见底,Buttermere湖比较小,也不出名,所以反而更干净。
儿子喜欢在湖边玩石子。
湖边的树,盘根错节。
这位老太太也在用望远镜看远方,国外老年人的爱好还真是有些不太一样。
在湖边来一张全家福吧。
湖边的枯树。
不知谁系上了这么多像真的一样的假蜻蜓。
Buttermere湖还是有得一看,很平静,也干净。
湖边有小路,可以Hiking.
母子情深。
小桥流水。
英格兰乡间,房子、牛羊、草地、群山和满天的云。
人们在这个小村子里等待公交车的到来。
小村子里的旅馆,The Fish, 也许能吃上湖里的鱼?
公交车准点来到。
湖区的道路很窄,经常要相互会车让道——只能同时通过一辆车。
路上还看到有露营的地点。
至此,整个湖区的游玩就算告一段落了。朋友们如果方便,还是可以去湖区走一走,有山有水,典型的英格兰乡村风景,好歹现在也进入了联合国文化与自然遗产名录。
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Nice!
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之前也去了一个废矿。跟你有同样的感觉 我很阴森恐怖 好幸福的家
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废弃的矿坑和古墓丽影中的场景非常相像
很像亲自去体验一下
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我觉得在里面放恐怖片应该是极好的。
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最著名的生化危机4就有矿洞场景
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矿洞是真不敢进, 不过景色很美
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进去确实很震撼,矿工们居然在这个岩石地方开凿出是这么大的矿洞。
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感觉是户外旅游加锻炼啊,喜爱母子情深那张!
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谢谢,我也喜欢这张照片。
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矿洞很震撼。。。。在里面工作的矿工不易啊。
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是啊,多少辛酸,都是这些矿工承受了。
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Amazing pictures post on steemit
hope to visit it once :)
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前面吧台台面感觉也像一块矿石呢?
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那就是一块板岩。
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看上去像炭
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一提矿工就想到比特币矿工,😄中毒了
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Steem上的朋友都是熟悉加密货币的,而比特币矿工⚒️确实比煤矿工人要时髦和强悍啊。
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這讓我想到了我們九份也是有一群辛苦的礦工~
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这是什么意思?九份?
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台灣的九份 , 他是一個曾經輝煌一時的黃金山城 , 早期山裡有大量黃金 , 但都被挖光了 , 現在就只留下當地美麗的城鎮!
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增長知識了,原來如此,我還以為是你打錯字了呢。哈哈。
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哈哈!! 有機會的話可以來看看這美麗的山城! :)
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读完,感觉自己也去过了,谢谢分享
ps:好有夫妻相,幸福的呢!
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谢谢美女。
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我只是喜欢你在你的帖子中的照片非常可爱我必须。
我知道你会喜欢这个帖子https://steemit.com/life/@chuxlouis/une-lettre-d-amour-a-mon-fils,kindly点击它,并且很好地告诉我你的想法, 非常感谢你的好意。
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看评论好像大家对见到真人了没那么惊讶啊,不是第一次暴露吧,我是第一次看到真人,跟感觉的差不多~~!
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我在网上已经没有秘密,所以大家不会觉得奇怪。
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枯藤,老树,小桥,流水?
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诗人!
人在天涯肠未断。
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说起矿工,就让我想起他们的工作环境还有工作的危险性。
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是的,这是一个高危险的行业,所以我才佩服矿工们的伟大与艰辛。
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現在跟年輕人說礦工,可能會想其他東西呢~
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时代变了,比特币矿工也是很厉害的。
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带孩子来这样的地方真好 接触自然又学到了知识
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Hello, I'm Venezuelan and I'm new to steemit. Can you give me your vote in my last post?
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Oh, the naughty little one sleep while you guys are taking family portrait.
How would you pass the narrow ore edge? isn't it so risky for you guys?
But you are lucky to have the track connected to the end.
Anyway the lake water is so clear, even the ground was seen in there.
Anyway i just love two photograph here..
one is about mother's love
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and the real fake dragonfly on tree...
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Thank you for commenting.
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pleasure.
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老外都挺爱玩。
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哇,儿子帅气的咧,女儿很像你啊
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祝你早生贵子贵女。
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看这天气总感觉要下雨的样子
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湖区——其实整个英国的天气就是这样,一天有四个季节,随时可能会下雨。
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采矿区作景点!这个国内好像还没有。
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说不定将来就有了。给孩子比较好的教育基地的感觉。
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是啊,如果安全有保障,我觉得对很多人是有吸引力的,采矿后还可以继续发挥作用,国内的都是废弃地。哇!有巨大潜力的市场!。。。可惜我没钱。。。
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很有趣的體驗啊!從照片可以看到是非常壯觀,有機會必定要親身去一次!
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好有爱的一家^^有趣的体验~
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Beautiful trip and an incredible landscape, that nice family, enjoy a lot, thanks for sharing, regards!
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目测大概会破插图最多帖子的记录。
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才51张。不至于吧?
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This is interesting and even kids can participate. Upvoted and followed.
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Greetings ,wow i must say wonderful pictures , very nice post, kindly go through this https://steemit.com/photography/@chuxlouis/google-translate-a-friend-or-a-foe please so you understand my reason for typing in English instead of your language,hope you understand please.
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It looks like you had an awesome day! :)
Very neat pictures
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