| Rating |
Date Attended [^] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Brooklyn Affection
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| Mon, Aug 15, 05 11:00 AM |
Bklyn05 |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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Tony Muia's enthusiasm and love of his native Brooklyn, its film sites, history, music and foods is so well-communicated that this love of Brooklyn becomes contagious. The 13-member tour group was very interactive and Tony provided more insight and suggestions of further NYC sights and experiences for later days. Grimaldi's neopolitan pizza was the biggest hit, both in taste and ambience as well as in its historic Brooklyn Bridge surroundings. The syncopated film clips with the tour surroundings was very remarkable as well... the Ferrari scene from Scent of a Woman is an example.
Thank you ! We totally enjoyed the tour and recommended it to our NYC and New Jersey relatives who are delighted that this tour exists since most have not been in Brooklyn for 20-40 years, but plan to take this tour this fall.
Michael & Marie O'Callaghan
Mooresville, NC |
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A Great Way to Spend a Day
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| Mon, Aug 15, 05 11:00 AM |
LarryP |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| This was a wonderful tour. Tony is a great host/guide. His knowledge of Brooklyn and the city in general is substantial and he imparts to the group with a great deal of personality and humor. The pizza stops were fun and delicious and don't forget to get some spumoni at the second stop. Tony makes a point of talking personally with everyone in the group.
The bus is very comfrotable and his use of film clips during the tour truly enriches the experience. We had a member of our family whose ability to walk is limited and he made accomodations wherever necessary to make sure the tour was enjoyable and accessable for her. When we were on our way back to Manhatten after the tour he had the bus stop in Chinatown to let some people off before we got back to Union Square. This was a tour that our whole family really enjoyed. |
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Excellent exposure to Brooklyn with amazing pizza!
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| Fri, Aug 19, 05 11:00 AM |
Shoshanna |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I thought Tony was an excellent tour guide with great enthusiasm and knowledge of Brooklyn. His energy really made the tour what it was, as well as his patience for all of our questions. You could tell he really cared that we, the customers, were enjoying ourselves, and he made it a point to make sure that everyone was having fun. I thought the tour itself was really interesting and a great opportunity, as I would never have been able to see so much of Brooklyn in such a short period of time. The two stops for Pizza were also great, and it was nice trying two different types of Pizza. I think the idea of having a bunch of different tours around Brooklyn is a good idea, as we only seemed to cover a small portion of Brooklyn. I think the 4 1/2 hour time span was perfect. I will definitely recommend this tour to my friends and family.
Good luck!
Shoshanna Levitt |
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You can't beat the value of this small group tour.
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| Fri, Aug 19, 05 11:00 AM |
ryansimms |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Tony was great in providing an enjoyable tour without a dull moment. The stops at the pizza restaurants were the perfect compliment to the experiences of Brooklyn. And the fact that the pizza was built into the ticket price just made this an even better value. It really makes a difference to havea tour guide who is passionate about the town in which he was raised. Thanks again Tony for the great tour. |
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Fullfilling
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| Fri, Aug 19, 05 11:00 AM |
Dlilly |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| In many ways....not only was the pizza very good but the guide ,Tony was very informative in a way that made the time fly by, with laughs and fun spots to to enjoy for the four hours. Comfortable bus, my daughter and I had a fun time, we highly recommend it to all. |
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would never have seen Brooklyn otherwise.
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| Fri, Aug 19, 05 11:00 AM |
kennethg |
Male |
70+ |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| fifty trips to NY (over forty years), and we have never been to Brooklyn. Tour should follow route "East River to Coney Island, and back again". One pizza on the way down, and one pizza on the way back. Should include one ride on the ferris wheel at turn-around time. Four hours is sufficient. Should stop half-hour each at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Event might end with a final walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to return to Manhattan, with obvious directions to anywhere from that end of the bridge. Non-walkers could continue in bus to starting place. Define the focus: Brooklyn or Pizza....probably pizza, since nobody would be interested in Brooklyn without the pizza gimmick. Will tell everybody we know about the tour, and encourage them to take it. Great idea of having the film clips...and the music |
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We loved this tour
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| Fri, Aug 19, 05 11:00 AM |
AnnCaren |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| My mom and I went on this tour. We go to Manhatten a couple of times a year and when we saw this tour described in our local paper, we thought it would be something different to do in NYC. Tony, the tour guide and developer of this tour, is fabulous. He knows a lot about Brooklyn and has worked very hard to integrate music and video into the tour, so your just not listening to someone talk all the time. The pizza was great in both restaurants and it was a treat to sit down and talk to other people on the tour in the pizza shops. I've already recommended it to friends who live in NYC and they were fascinated by the idea, because they don't go to other boroughs unless it's for work. |
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Slice of Brooklyn
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| Fri, Aug 19, 05 11:00 AM |
EileenPurcel |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This was a great tour of Brooklyn! We were given the highlights of the area and had fun eating out at two great Pizza establishments! The day was full and it was a nice way to learn about Brooklyn. |
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this was a great tour
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| Mon, Aug 22, 05 11:00 AM |
peterrux |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Interesting and fun tour combining history, pizza stops, film locations, and local gossip. Toni the tour leader was fantastic.
The only thing we would suggest about the tour is that it would have been nice to drive by the Brooklyn bottanical garden and museam locations. |
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A GREAT EXPERIENCE!
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| Mon, Aug 29, 05 11:00 AM |
mvbenjamin |
Female |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| WE ARE FROM FLORIDA AND I HAD NEVER BEEN TO BROOKLYN - WHAT AN INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF AN INTERESTING PLACE - WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS TOUR TO ANYONE COMING TO NEW YORK - OUR GUIDE WAS GREAT AND BY THE END OF THE TOUR WE FELT LIKE HE WAS A FAMILY MEMBER - FOOD EXCELLENT BUT SPUMONI WAS HEAVENLY! THANKS FOR A GREAT DAY! - THE BENJAMINS |
