| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age [v] |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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A wonderful memory jogger!
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| Fri, Oct 21, 05 11:00 AM |
Jerome32 |
Male |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| For someone who moved away from New York City 69 years ago, visiting many of the places I barely remembered was a wonderful treat, and a great way to spend a day.
Besides, the bus was comfortable, a better tour guide than Tony would be hard to find, and the pizza (and spumoni) were delicious. |
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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 |
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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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This was a wonderfrul tour
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| Mon, Aug 8, 05 11:00 AM |
Bettybarton |
Female |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| I thought Tony was very knowledgeable and friendly. He answered our questions and if he didn't know the answer said he would find out. The tour was very well planned and covered a great deal of Brooklyn. I enjoyed every minute of it. The restaurants were both very good and the van was comfortable. I hope this tour takes off because it was one of the best I have taken. |
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Little known parts of Brooklyn
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| Fri, Nov 13 11:00 AM |
MildredBates |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The guide was terrific: funny, informed, etc.
The tour was good, weather miserable, but interesting sights. I wish we'd seen more neighborhoods, had second pizza later in the tour so time to digest first. YUM! |
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Thanks for the reminder!
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| Fri, Oct 30 11:00 AM |
JMCGUIRK |
Male |
60-69 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I forgot that I had booked the tour after 10 days in New York.
Thanks to Paula (our tour guide) ringing me & the guys at Verve translating Paula's Brooklynese instructions to go to 'Ord Fulton' into 'Old Fulton', we were able to catch up to the tour at Grimaldis.
Very pleased we did, had a great time.
Paula was a terrific guide.
Thanks Paula!
Thanks Verve!
John & Lorraine.
PS Will not forget next time! |
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Everything you want to know about Pizza and Brookl
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| Mon, Oct 26 11:00 AM |
dawnfish |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Tony was absolutely fabulous. He is a fun, knowlegeable, friendly guy who made the tour worth taking. There was alot of variety in the tour. A person got a chance to visit a park, go to two famous pizza places, walk the Coney Island boardwalk, see film about famous flims on location and then view through pictures important people who came from Brooklyn. This is my second time and I will go again if I'm in New York. I loved this tour, very professional , informative and fun. Claudia Huntsinger Salem, Oregon |
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Fun and informative
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| Mon, Oct 26 11:00 AM |
mgibson |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Great fun! The pizza was excellent and the tour of Brooklyn was an eye opener. |
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Brooklyn Ambassador
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| Mon, Oct 19 11:00 AM |
pegcarpenter |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Tony makes a great ambassador to his beloved Brooklyn. His attention to details and knowledge of his subject added so much to this tour. We learned so much of the history and background of Brooklyn and saw much more on this tour than we had expected. The movie sites, Coney Island, Brighton Beach....all places that we had heard and read about for years, were all included. Oh, and the pizza was great, too! You will not go wrong when you book this tour....it is worth every penny! |
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a pleasant way to spend a wet Sunday afternoon
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| Sun, Oct 18 11:00 AM |
JANEBBROWN |
Female |
60-69 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Paula introduced us to Brooklyn, as if it were an old friend.
She obviously loves the place, and its contagious.
The pizza was- OK, - not $ 75 worth, but the rest of the tour made up for it.
It would cost that much in cab fares to get to Coney Island and Brighton Beach, and the commentary of each neighbourhood was priceless. |
