| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age [v] |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Brooklyn
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| Fri, Nov 6 12:00 PM |
rpilette |
Female |
50-59 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| Rick gave a great mix of history and personal anecdote that really helped make the neighborhood come alive. |
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Insight from a Brooklyn insider. Nothing better!
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| Tue, Oct 20 12:00 PM |
Clarkkcarlso |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| It was a beautiful fall day and as it turned out my wife and I were the tour group for the day. Big Rick knows his stuff. The tour time was jam packed with information and even better, personal insight...things only a native of the area would ever know. Besides being a great story teller with a wonderful sense of humor, Rick has done his homework and shares detailed architectural, cultural, social, and general sight seeing information in an entertaining way. Park Slope is fascinating...do yourself a favor...do this tour. This is what all tours should be like. |
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tour was fun - got alot of information
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| Sat, Oct 10 10:00 AM |
bettyg |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| really enjoyed the tour, the guide was very knowledgable regarding the history of the buildings.
had a great time |
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Brooklyn Parkslope Area
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| Mon, Oct 5 12:00 PM |
oceanman |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Excellent tour guide, great tour, informative, safe, great exercise. Brooklyn is a borough that should be explored as much as Manhatten,. Queens not so much.
The guide was friendly and had lots of tidbits of info that contributed to an interesting 3 hours. |
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WOW..what a city to explore!!
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| Sat, Oct 3 12:00 PM |
denisehench |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Never ever realized that Brooklyn was so cultural and historical!!! This tour had the flavor of the community mixed with personal stories of the guide. Walking down the past and imagining the future if this "kid sister" across the river from NYC was a magical day... topped with a cheese pizza!!!! |
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We're architecture nuts!
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| Tue, Sep 29 12:00 PM |
Maurred |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| My 24 year old daughter and I are both architecture nuts so this tour was ideal for us. Rick was so knowledgeable regarding different architectural styles and pointed out details that we'd never have noticed on our own. The 3 hour walking tour took us up and down some of the major streets in the neighborhood and we even went into Prospect park to have a look at the Long Meadow. We asked a few questions and there wasn't one that Rick couldn't answer. We were thoroughly satisfied with the tour. After we finished this tour we walked the Brooklyn Bridge over to Manhattan which was a real treat as well. We really enjoyed our day in Brooklyn. We highly recommend this tour! |
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Good tour!
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| Fri, Sep 25 12:00 PM |
roxann14 |
Female |
50-59 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| This is an excellent tour of the Park Slope and Prospect Park areas of Brooklyn. The leader is very knowledgable about the history of the area, a bit about the architecture and has a lot of enthusiasm. The only minor hiccup is that the talks a bit much about himself and his experiences in the neighborhood. At first this provides a firsthand perspective but it wears a bit thin and he talks about himself rather than asking about those on the tour. |
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a tour to remember ....
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| Mon, Sep 21 12:00 PM |
lpartridge |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| A friend had done this tour over the summer of 2009. Being from Philadelphia, I was very interested in learning more about Brooklyn. I asked a group of friends if they would be interested and we planned to take a day off from work to do the tour. Our guide, "Big Rick", was very knowledgeable and shared numerous personal stories. We were also able to walk through one of the mansions along the route of the tour. I recommend this highly. I might even do it again. This time I'd plan to do it on a Sunday when we might be able to see inside some the houses of worship along the way. I will also now go back on my own to explore some of the areas that we visited. |
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Why go to Manhattan, when there's Brooklyn!
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| Sat, Sep 19 12:00 PM |
mfitzger |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My husband , two 20's daughters, and I went on a tour with RIck on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009; it was fantastic. He really knows the neighborhood and his tour was both informative and entertaining. My daughters want to move there, and my husband and I can't wait to go back to visit! Forget Manhattan; call Rick for a tour. |
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Brooklyn Vacation -- Really!
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| Sun, Sep 6 12:00 PM |
KATHLEENHALL |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| I completed reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith, two weeks before my husband and I travelled from Philadelphia to Brooklyn. This tour was delightfully informative -- mostly because Big Rick was a marvelous, fascininating, spellbinding storyteller. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he knows the city intimately. He focused on architecture and history, and he infused humor, as well. What a worthwhile walking tour, complete with water and pizza. I recommend it to out-of-towners, and I wished I'd brought my students! |
