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Date Attended [^] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
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Great way to spend an afternoon
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| Fri, Sep 9, 05 11:00 AM |
milosteven |
Male |
50-59 |
Unspecified |
Family Without Children |
| The Slice of Brooklyn tour was terrific, Tony, the tour owner and guide knows everything you want to know about Brooklyn since he was born and raised there. The next day, we met friends who had grown up in Brooklyn and they were amazed at how much we now knew about Brooklyn, as well as all the locations we visited. Of course, the pizzas were the absolute best. My wife and I highly recommend this great way to spend an afternoon.
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Tour was great fun!
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| Fri, Sep 9, 05 11:00 AM |
shgeorge |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| Since moving to New Jersey four years ago, we have enjoyed exploring New York City. We often have been in Manhattan, but we had not seen much of Brooklyn. This tour was an excellent opportunity to learn about Brooklyn.
Tony was knowledgeable and enthusiastic about Brooklyn. We liked him as a tour guide. He had a good sense of humor but there were no corny jokes. It was fun to see scenes of movies that took place in Brooklyn. The bus was comfortable.
Finally, the pizza was delicious! |
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A loving insider's look at Brooklyn!
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| Mon, Sep 12, 05 11:00 AM |
goodenow |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We had a wonderful tour guided by a lifetime resident who oviously loves his home city. We highly recommend the tour for everyone, pizza lovers or not. (The pizza was great also!) |
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Don't miss this one!
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| Mon, Sep 12, 05 11:00 AM |
bailleaux |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was one of, if not the best tour we have ever been on. Tony is a fabulous guide! The information he gave on various sites was interesting and informative. There was also a lot of humor on the tour. It was a great way to explore Brooklyn and nice to have a local showing us around. The tour didn't seem "touristy". We had great food and great fun. We highly recommend this tour! We will do it again the next time we are in town. |
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Great homegrown tour
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| Fri, Sep 16, 05 11:00 AM |
AnnMette |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We had a great time. Tony being a native of Brooklyn really added true color to the tour. We would definately recommend and again!!! |
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Don't miss Tony and "The Slice of Brooklyn"!
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| Fri, Sep 16, 05 11:00 AM |
fwittenberg |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| As a lifelong NJ residents we thought we had a fairly sophisticated knowledge of Manhattan but alas, our familiarity with Brooklyn was sorely lacking. We are so happy to report that 4.5 - 5 information packed fun filled hours hours with Tony changed all that.
Tony was so much fun to be with that we just didn't want the tour to end. He really knows and loves his Brooklyn. He has so many great stories and vignettes to share that you really come away with a great appreciation for this boro where so much in our nations history has taken place (fascinating tales of the Revolutionary War). The list of famous people who grew up here reads like a who's who in literature, comedy, theater, music and maybe some other fields we'd best not talk about if you get the drift.
We've been fortunate enough to travel to many places in the world and we have seen
some pretty spectacular sights but, I can't say that we have ever had a better time on a tour!
Don't miss this tour! You will be so happy you were on it that you just might be telling all your friends, as we are, "You've just got to meet Tony and really see Brooklyn"! |
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FANTASTIC!!!
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| Mon, Sep 19, 05 11:00 AM |
marilyne |
Female |
60-69 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
| What a WONDERFUL way to spend a day. This was a 4-hour tour with the 2 stops for pizza (1.5 hours separated the two) and wonderful scenery. Tony, the tour director, is a very friendly outgoing people person. He has done extensive research for this tour and it really shows, from the movie clips which were done very effectively to all the tidbits which he gives throughout the tour. Right from the first minute we met Tony, we felt as if we had been friends of his forever -- he is just super. I have recommended this tour to all of my friends and I recommend it to anyone reading this review -- this is NOT one to miss!!!! Thanks, Tony! |
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Fabulous!
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| Mon, Sep 19, 05 11:00 AM |
johnkeane |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| My wife and I were celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary in NYC and planned some activities for the 5 days we were there. A few weeks before we left for our trip, the San Francisco Chronicle, our local paper, printed a small article about this tour. It sounded fun so we booked it right away. We knew nothing about Brooklyn at the time, now we know lots!
When we first met Tony, we knew we had made the right decision about the tour. Tony is enthusiastic, knowledgeable, friendly, fun, professional and passionate about his hometown, Brooklyn. He was so well prepared for this tour, timing the music and film clips presicely as we drove through each neighborhood. It was fun watching the video and trying to see the exact spot that was filmed. We loved the stop at DUMBO, with magificant views of the bridges and the Manhattan skyline, the devine pizza at Grimaldi's and L&B Spumoni Gardens (save room for the delicious spumoni), our stop and walk along the boardwalk at Coney Island and the history and informative drive through the neighborhoods.
We loved this tour and have already recommended it to many of our friends! Now they just have to plan a trip to New York! Thanks Tony, it was the best!! |
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A Perfect Slice of Brooklyn
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| Mon, Sep 19, 05 11:00 AM |
kzoodiva |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| What a great day! Tony was such a good guide and totally knew his Brooklyn! I didn't expect the tour to be so informative as it was. We also loved the film clips and actually driving thru the areas at the same time the clip was showing. We lucked out having a perfect day weather-wise - so our stop at Coney Island was just icing on the cake. Loved driving thru Brighton Beach and the other neighborhoods as well.
And speaking of food - can we talk about the pizza? OH MY God!! It was FABulous. Very fun to try two different types of pizza, and they were both amazing. Living in the hinterlands of Kalamazoo, Michigan - it will take me a long time to actually want pizza from Little Caesars or Papa John's again!!!! And the spumoni at the Spumoni Gardens was delish as well.
And Tony. We LOVED him. He is perfectly suited to do this sort of tour.
If you are looking to do something different and fun while in New York City - I'd highly recommend this tour - you'll love it!!!
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Exceptional Tour
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| Fri, Oct 7, 05 11:00 AM |
djreed |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Tony, our tourguide was simply great, had all the answers to our questions, and even made an extra stop upon our request. Accomodated one tourist when she couldn't walk the distance which I thought was very kind. I really liked seeing the different cultures and the historical information. The videos of various movies that were filmed in Brooklyn was really interesting and fun to see them match up with the streets we were traveling. Seeing Coney Island was fabulous along with the seeing the various bridges up close. And of course the two stops for pizza was so enjoyable. I hope to travel with this tour again whenever I'm in the area. |
