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Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender [v] |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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An opportunity to really experience Brooklyn
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| Sun, Mar 30, 08 1:30 PM |
Willemse |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| The Brooklyn walking guided tour that I attended was an absolute success. I can recommend this tour as for it's way it gave me an impression of this part of New York.
Richard demonstrated a thorough knowledge of practicaly every house or building we passed. He is a great storyteller. And he knows his way around on architecture and on people that lived there in the past. He gained his experience on a very practical base: having lived in the neighbourhood all his life.
Walking through the streets was combined with walking through the park. Even a very Brooklyn like thing to do as pizza eating was comprised.
An absolute recommendation !! |
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Rick is a true local and very friendly
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| Sat, Mar 29, 08 10:00 AM |
pfrazier |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We greatly enjoyed our tour with Rick. I'm from the US and my girlfriend is from Germany so we decided to do the tour while both our parents were in town. Rick was very accommodating and patient since we needed to translate a few things along the way.
He is a true Park Slope native and has many interesting anecdotes along the tour. We would definitely recommend the tour to anyone and especially to those who are interested in architecture and the history of Park Slope.
Thanks again for a great tour Rick!
Patrick |
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You'll know more than most Brooklynites
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| Sat, Mar 22, 08 10:00 AM |
hudsonm4 |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The best thing about any trip is visiting a fascinating place AND knowing a local. We were in town from LA, but our local friends had just moved to Brooklyn. So we were sunk, just wandering aimlessly around the local haunts and feeling out-of-place.
But Big Rick and his famous Fedora left us feeling like downright 20 year locals. Think of this as less of a tour and more of the start of a friendship. He's a local who loves his hometown, knows intimate details about dozens of world-class buildings and other points of historical interest and provides (BEST OF ALL) enough authentic local flavor to make this the highlight of our visit to NYC.
Brooklyn has more history in a half-block than many states. And it's all waiting to be discovered as we learned. If you want to snap a few photos for the folks back home, take a double-decker tour of Manhattan. If you actually want something interesting to remember for the rest of your life, take the trip to BK and enjoy three hours of pleasant conversation, strolling and endless points of interest.
If Rick were ever in Los Angeles, I'd gladly take him around our neighborhood and buy him dinner in gratitude for this. An awesome, authentic and just all around enjoyable way to spend a few hours. Thanks for the (expletive) great time, Rick! ;)
Mike Hudson, 30, creative director -- Los Angeles, CA |
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Great tour from a Brooklyn native
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| Fri, Mar 14, 08 12:00 PM |
wequitz |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Very fun walking tour from a guy who grew up in the neighborhood. This means you get fun stories in addition to architectural commentary and city history. if you like walking tours, check this one out. |
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Very fun personal tour of Brooklyn
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| Fri, Mar 14, 08 12:00 PM |
wequitz |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Rick, the tour guide, is a Brooklyn native and provides a very enjoyable walking tour of an interesting part of Brooklyn. The tour mixes architectural observations with comments about the area's history, and it provides a very nice introduction to this part of NYC. It also points out some nice areas that one could visit further on one's own (shopping, parks, museums, etc.) |
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Non-Stop Knowledge
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| Sun, Mar 2, 08 1:30 PM |
125agdmed |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| Big Rick offers the best walking tour in New York, and I've been on many. He is a native of Brooklyn and knows much of the real and anecdotal history first hand. What he hasn't lived, he has researched. It is like a stroll through time and the neighborhood with an old friend. Even locals will come to see architectural detail they never before noticed.
You also will benefit from his tips on shopping and restaurants.
This tour is an excellent value, and great exercise. There is a good bit of walking, so bring comfortable shoes. |
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"Big Rick" in Brooklyn rules!
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| Thu, Nov 19 12:00 PM |
ncantauw |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I joined the Brooklyn tour with "Big Rick". He knows "his" area ver well and I enjoyed it so much walking and talking with him. Besides his great knowledge and the lively explainations, he is a very nice and caring person. |
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The real Brooklyn
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| Tue, Nov 10 12:00 PM |
jbohannan |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The tour was great. We´re a couple of Aussie friends on a 3 day trip to NY and wanted to see a bit more than Manhattan.
Tour was just the right length, with just the right balance of history and local stories to make it real without being academic. It was lovely to see the area through the eyes of a local.
Pizza slice was delish!!! Just what was needed after 2 hours walking.
Thank you! |
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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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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. |
