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Date Attended |
Reviewer [v] |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Really interesting for architecture's amateur
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| Sun, Oct 12, 08 10:00 AM |
Laurie85 |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I recommend this tour because you learn a lot about the aera of Brooklyn.
If you are interested by architecture just one word: GO!
Furthermore, Rick, the guide, is really nice and a real brooklynite! |
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Great tour- informative and fun!
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| Sat, Jun 28, 08 1:30 PM |
Lambie |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My husband and I took our ten year old daughter to the city last weekend and I booked this tour because we wanted to learn something about Brooklyn. I'm so glad I found it! It's the perfect combination of plenty of history and plenty of personality from our tourguide, Rick, who grew up just a few streets away from the star of the tour.
I just asked my daughter what she liked about the tour and she said that she liked all the stories Rick told about the people who lived in the houses and also the stories he told about growing up there.
The pizza is delicious, too!
I hope Rick gets some other tours up and running because we would definitely book those! |
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Great activity for active adult
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| Mon, Mar 24, 08 1:30 PM |
kweiseth |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I am visiting my daughter and while she was a work I worked out while seeing the city. It was a wonderful combination and beats sitting on the bus by millions. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about his home town and we got a personal look at today and the past. I would recommend this tour to the new and the life long learners who want to know just a little more than the book tells. Bookmark this tour as a must! |
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Stellar Brooklyn Walking Tour
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| Mon, Jul 28, 08 10:00 AM |
kumquat86 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our tour guide Rick (also company owner) was informative, energetic, and enthusiastic about presenting the best of his city to us. Rick is a proud native who loves his city. As visitors, Rick welcomed us and was eager to instruct our group so we could better appreciate the history of his Brooklyn community. He is versed in the historical minutae regarding both local neighborhoods as well as landmark structures. If querried, Rick is willing to share from his vast plethora of insider tips/hints for a successful visit (eg: When I expressed my disappointment at not being able to purchase Yankees tickets prior to our trip departure in Chicago, he recommended we check for tickets the day of the game as a small amount of tickets are held back and released at face value at that time! Kudos, Rick! We were able to purchase two tickets for the game at prices significantly less than Cubbie tickets!). My husband and I savored the authentic pizza lunch which was included mid-way through our walking tour. This was the real deal, not some cookie cutter place like those scattered along every suburban strip across our country. The bottled water (also included with the tour ) was a thoughtful, classy touch. This is a great way to spend an afternoon or morning, but do wear comfortable walking shoes and clothing as this is a brisk walk covering quite a distance. Keep purses/backpacks to a minimum. Photo enthusiasts should bring an extra set of batteries for the digital camera.
Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge is also a worthwhile activity for visitors; however, I suggest a taxi and/or subway ride to the base of the Bridge from the spot where the tour concludes. Visitors will want to save their beans for the actual walk across the Bridge! There are numerous entreprenurial types offering ice cold water for a buck as you cross the Bridge. This is a fabulous way to cap off the walking tour.
Also, the TKS booth near the Brooklyn Bridge closes for a couple of hours in the middle of the day for lunch. Better to purchase Theater tickets at the actual theater box office than to find out there is a 2+ hour time period mid-stream in the day where they close up shop. After Rick's Brooklyn Walking Tour, spend the time walking across the Brooklyn Bridge instead! We highly recommend the Walking Tour. |
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Really enjoyed the tour!
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| Wed, Jul 8 12:00 PM |
kthiggins |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Got a great feel for Brooklyn/Park Slope area and felt very authentic, as our tour guide was a true Brooklyn native! |
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Tour of Brooklyn
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| Fri, Nov 6 12:00 PM |
KMCDOUGALL4 |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Since none of us had ever been to Brooklyn, we found this a wonderful way to have a "taste" of the borough. We thoroughly enjoyed the information on the architect of the buildings as well as the personal additions from Rick. The slice of pizza at the end was a fine treat as we have heard that brooklyn is known for it's top notch pizza !!! |
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Local Color at Its Best
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| Thu, Aug 7, 08 1:30 PM |
kkroeber |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We were hoping to get a sense of the history, architecture and general flavor of South Brooklyn but what we got was so much more. Rick is a native of these neighborhoods and while he is a master of the facts of Park Slope and environs, it is his stories of the day-to-day life over many decades that he, his friends, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents actually experienced that really bring the place alive. And the pizza was great. |
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Rick was great!
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| Thu, Sep 25, 08 10:00 AM |
KenPenn |
Male |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| It was an overcast day; but, Rick certainly brightened our experience! He knows the neighborhood in which he grew up, and his stories were really good. We took the morning tour of Park Slope including Prospect Park; stopped for pizza in Brooklyn; then, on our own, we headed to Coney Island for a hot dog at Nathan's. Rick even told us how to order the Nathan's french fries in a bag with salt. If you like to walk in the upscale Park Slope neighborhood, don't miss Rick's tour! He knows the place. |
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Rick's tour was great
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| Tue, Oct 14, 08 1:30 PM |
keith736 |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My wife and I were the only ones on the tour with Rick, and we were really impressed with his knowledge of the neighborhood. The amount of detail he went into, describing the history, architecture, and personality of the area was great.
We would highliy recommend this tour. |
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A genuine tour of Brooklyn from a genuine local
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| Wed, Jul 1 11:00 AM |
keefesandy |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
| Just wanted to drop a line that I took one of your "A tree grows in
Brooklyn" walking tours on 1 Jul and it was great. Our service provider, Rick, was
exceptionally knowledgeable and made the tour so very interesting and
educational. I felt that I was getting a genuine tour from a genuine
"local" and felt that my money and time was well spent. Rick even changed the schedule a bit to meet our unique requirements.
I would highly recommend this trip and this trip and Rick to others who are interested in learning about the real Brooklyn.
Sandy
Texas, USA |
