| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? [v] |
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Excellent
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| Sat, Dec 8, 07 7:00 PM |
LenoreGrantz |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Individual |
| Very enjoyable. Well run. |
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Enjoyed this tour; would recommend.
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| Fri, Dec 26, 08 7:00 PM |
MikeCaputo |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| The Christmas light displays were awesome - not only in Dyker Heights, but in Bay Ridge, also. I saw a lot of red lights in Bay Ridge (my favorite color). It was also nice stopping off in the Mona Lisa Pastry Shop. I would recommend this tour. |
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Would do it again
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| Sun, Dec 14, 08 7:00 PM |
Express16 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Highly recommeded. Tony was great! |
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"This tour is a must"
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| Sun, Dec 14, 08 7:00 PM |
alison47 |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Wow !! what a great night out in brooklyn, the lights tour is a must , Tony is a great guide and we had a great time there was festive music playing on board the coach, which i must say is sooo comfortable and warm, so if your taking a trip a to ny and its christmas time, get yourself booked on the trip, our group is still talking about it!!
Alison
uk |
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disappointed with the optional stop
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| Sat, Dec 13, 08 7:00 PM |
bxw2721 |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Bus : great and I'm glad he had gotten the larger-size bus that knees.
Bus driver: great & able to make those tight turns plus knows his way around.
Video presentation: great.
Audio: disappointed that we were not able to connect the radio channel to be in sync with the lights at the final house, hence a disappointing finale.
Optional: Mona Lisa Bakery: very poor rating. [ I would add that we have some in our group that had lived in Europe, been to Italy and grew up in NYC's Little Italy!]
Lousy food, bad service, but large cups of coffee.
Guide: OK, but can show a bit more enthusiam and passion. Some bare facts had already been mentioned on the other tours.
[ FYI, these are the usual specific comments that we ask our travellers]
I am a professional Travel Agent with over 20 years of experience.
Sincerely, Linda Loo |
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Fun trip, but overpriced
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| Fri, Dec 12, 08 7:00 PM |
lsiebenhaar |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Much of your experience will depend on where you call home and what you are used to seeing at Christmastime. We live in Utah where electricity is cheap and there are single-family houses galore. A large majority of the population decorates their houses with Christmas lights. Thus, we felt like this excursion merely showed us the same things we can see by driving around our home, but at a rather costly price.
However, we must say that if you live in a big city such as Manhatten, where there are few homes, this would be quite a scene. There were people on our bus from Australia who loved it and took 10 photos of each house.
One hint for Tony, if you're going to play vintage Christmas music, turn it down a bit. It was obnoxious after a while. |
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Christmas lights, SNOW and Tony...fantastic!
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| Sat, Dec 6, 08 7:00 PM |
texasgals |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| This tour was one of the top highlights of our week long stay in New York! As two best friends from Texas celebrating 40+ years of friendship, we couldn't have asked for a more perfect evening. Tony, our guide, along with Big Mike as helper, were just fantastic....so personable and fun! The videos which explained the origin of the Christmas lights was a nice (and helpful) touch, and we enjoyed the really great Christmas music that Tony was playing on the bus. We had the BEST group of fellow passengers onboard....really fun and enthusiastic crowd! But the crowning touch was that it began to snow as we drove into Dyker Heights....I realize the tour company had nothing to do with the weather...haha!...but it was almost like out of a movie....walking around the neighborhood, viewing the Christmas lights, in the falling snow! Fantastic!! We got to stop at the Mona Lisa bakery on the return trip and then Tony showed us some old TV Christmas specials that were just great and brought back so many memories of past Christmases with family and friends. We would HIGHLY recommend this tour to anyone who loves Christmas, Christmas lights and just "getting into the holiday spirit"!! Thanks, Tony and Mike....you're the BEST!!! |
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SIGN ME UP FOR NEXT YEAR!!
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| Sat, Dec 22, 07 7:00 PM |
pumpkinklg |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Sure hope you guys do this tour again next year - I'm already recruiting everyone I know to attend. Keep up the good work!! |
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Fabulous Tour
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| Sat, Dec 15, 07 7:00 PM |
Chrisob |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The Christmas Lights tour did not disappoint. We took the Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour two years ago and enjoyed it so much, we booked this one. Once again, Tony showed his amazing knowledge of his beloved Brooklyn. Who knew there were so many beautiful, lavish neighborhoods in the county that usually gets a bad rap! Without giving any of the fun away, one neighborhood was so elegantly decorated it took your breath away. The other neighborhood on the tour, while beautfully decorated also had it's bit of Christmas lights 'tackiness', which just made it more enjoyable being able to have a good laugh. Tony interacts with each and every member of the group and is so personable, only a scrooge would not have a great time. If you aren't in the Christmas spirit when you board the bus, you certainly will be when you step off. Kudos, Tony, for a job well done. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. |
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Very Enjoyable
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| Sun, Dec 9, 07 7:00 PM |
JGFire1 |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| This tour was very enjoyable and as always Tony is on point with historical information about the neighborhood. Keep an eye on the weather, snow would be nice but rain could be a problem. This tour will help put you in the season's spirit. |
