玩轉(zhuǎn)歐洲：倫敦西區(qū)萊斯特廣場(chǎng)(視頻)
本期節(jié)目選自美國(guó)旅游頻道(Travel Channel) 的旅游節(jié)目Passport to Europe，主持人為Samantha Brown。
Leicester Square, London: Cinema and Entertainment centre of the capital
Where is it?
- Between Piccadilly and Covent Garden, just north of Trafalgar Square.
What is it?
- On a good day, it's a huge meeting place for the world, where multi -million pound movies vie with nickle and dime street theatre for attention.
On a bad day? A loud, brash, sweaty mass of seething humanity looking for quick fix kicks.
By night Leicester (pronounced Lester, as in the Adams Family) Square is one of the busiest spots in London. Buskers entertain the crowds with anything from an impromptu song to a political rant, tourists pay good money to have their faces ridiculed by cruel cartoonists and suburban kids queue to dance the night away at the Hippodrome, Equinox or Maximus.
Especially on Friday and Saturday nights, the whole pedestrianised area can seem like one big, youthful party.
萊斯特廣場(chǎng)位于倫敦西區(qū)（West End ）--倫敦西區(qū)是與紐約百老匯齊名的世界兩大戲劇中心之一，是表演藝術(shù)的國(guó)際舞臺(tái)，也是英國(guó)戲劇界的代名詞。這里上演的劇目從音樂(lè)劇、話劇、歌劇、芭蕾舞和現(xiàn)代舞到木偶劇、兒童劇應(yīng)有盡有。倫敦共有劇院約100個(gè)，西區(qū)就集中了40多個(gè)，它當(dāng)之無(wú)愧地成為英國(guó)戲劇界的代稱(chēng)。就歷史傳統(tǒng)而言，西區(qū)則比百老匯要悠久得多。
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Movie Mania
Leicester Square is still the perfect place to catch an afternoon matinee followed by a cappucino and gossip in one of the many pavement cafes. The Square is a popular meeting place for friends looking for a drink and a chat after a hard days slog and for tourists who seem to enjoy congregating outside the tube station. The cinemas claim to be the biggest and best but consequently tickets are the most expensive in town. It will cost you at least ￡7.50 to see Independence Day at the Empire, for example. For good value movie magic check out the Prince Charles cinema on Leicester Place, where tickets for a good selection of cult films start at ￡1.50.
People watching is one of Leicester Square's great attractions as representatives from virtually every country on litttle old planet earth walk past and simply gawp at each other. Ordinary people are interesting enough but if you're really lucky you get the chance to eyeball visiting stars who attend the regular movie premiers.
Despite its movie-made image of constant fog, London does get hot from time to time. Luckily for Leicester Square visitors, there's a handily placed Haagen-Dazs where you can gorge yourself on Triple Brownie Overload until one in the morning.
- David Clee
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