| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? [v] |
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Fun night out
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| Sat, Dec 8, 07 7:00 PM |
goodaca |
Female |
20-29 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
| Well organised, friendly crew. The lights are amazing and well worth a look. There is an intro video/documentary on the journey that sets the scene well and on the way back all the Christmas favourites to sing along to (singing optional!) |
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Bright, garish, tacky....wonderful
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| Sun, Dec 28, 08 7:00 PM |
kobe2256 |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Loved the lights, hated the Mona Lisa Bakery. Worst, overpriced coffee in America.
Awful cakes. Incredibly bad service: some people from our tour sat at their table for the whole hour and never got served at all. |
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Loved Tony and the tour!
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| Sun, Dec 28, 08 7:00 PM |
MarcyBr |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| Tony Muia is a charming young man who has a winning way with his customers, making everyone feel at home. He is very knowledgeable, enthusiastic about his subject matter, confident and able to handle the unexpected with skill and good will.
Based on our experience with the Dyker Lights tour, we plan to take Tony's other tours in the not-too-distant future. Much continued success to him! |
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Christmas Light Extravaganza
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| Fri, Dec 26, 08 7:00 PM |
wmforsyth |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My wife and I heartly recommend this tour. The lights and home decorations were excellent and the backgroung and history of the more interestingly decorated homes made the tour even more interesting. Bring your camera as you will have a chance to get out and walk around the areas of two of the best examples of Christmas Lights of Brooklyn. |
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A unique, fun, festive experience
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| Fri, Dec 26, 08 7:00 PM |
stephmac |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Not as much Brooklyn info on this tour as on the pizza tour, but this more than satisfies the objective of seeing the famous Dyker Heights (and Bay Ridge) lights. It's an easy and relaxing holiday treat. Plenty of time to walk around, take photos. The Mona Lisa Pastry Shop and Cafe is a very nice way to end the evening. The best cannoli I've ever had. And the Italian Hot Toddy will become my new favorite wintertime drink! Driving back to Manhattan after a very satisfying evening, we watched clips from some classic Christmas films and listened to Christmas music. Bing and Frank sang The Christmas Song as I looked out at the Statue of Liberty to my left and the white, green, and red top of the Empire State Building to my right. Priceless. Thank you Tony. |
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Lots of fun!
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| Fri, Dec 26, 08 7:00 PM |
jkrasny |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| This was a gift to my mother. She'd never been to Brooklyn before, and this was the perfect way for her to see it. Tony was enthusiastic, friendly, and knowledgeable. The only downside was Mona Lisa bakery--the service was slow. |
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Fantastic Christmas activity!
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| Sat, Dec 20, 08 7:00 PM |
betteliddell |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This tour was very well organised and a great way to see the holiday lights in Brooklyn. We were lucky enought to have snow on the evening of our tour so it was very magical! Highly recommended! |
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A Magical Night
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| Sat, Dec 20, 08 7:00 PM |
RobertDonlan |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Oh boy!! It was cold. The night sky was heavy with impending snow. The waiting bus was clean, warm, and welcoming. The hosts were personable, enthusiastic , and overflowing with Christmas spirit. The decorated homes set a tone of over the top cheer and bright, positive feeling. In a phrase- it was a wonderful night. Whoever put in the order for snow to accompany the walking segment should be awarded a holiday award for atmosphere. We loved the trip! |
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Great!!
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| Fri, Dec 19, 08 7:00 PM |
Evlieshout |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We've been on the slice of pizza tour in April 2008, when Tony informed us about the christmas light tour. So the first thing I said to my boyfriend was "we need to came back to New York around christmas time!" and so we did.
I need to confess that at first I was a bite disapointed when we heard that Tony wasn't our gide that evening, instead Rick did the tour. Which of course was also very good and much fun!
We really enjoyed the tour and where surprised how many houses are decorated!
We had snow that day, so it was even more beautiful! |
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great lites tour and evening
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| Sun, Dec 14, 08 7:00 PM |
johnmoore |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The Brooklyn Lites Tour was very enjoyable. The neigborhood descriptions and personal stories were great and provided a wondeful context for the presentation of the residential lite displays. Would recommend the tour to others who enjoy learning about community and neighborhood leaders and histories. |
