| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age [v] |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Very Interesting Day
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| Sat, Sep 12 11:00 AM |
Tiananancy |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Myself (52), my husband (53) and our daughter (19) attended this tour and we really enjoyed it. Rick, our guide, grew up in the neighbourhood and still retains great affection for and pride in his Brooklyn roots. He was able to tell us many entertaining stories of the development of the neighbourhood.
We covered lots of ground at a comfortable pace, and saw the beautiful residential areas of Park Slope. Rick pointed out many social and architectural details that we never would have known otherwise. We saw Prospect Park, and many fascinating public buildings.
We finished with a slice of tasty pizza and continued to wander around the lovely streets of restaurants and boutiques after the tour finished. We ate at a restaurant Rick recommended and the food was delicious.
We then made our way to the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge and walked back into Manhattan, a pleasant half hour walk.
We had a great, informative and fun time with Rick and highly recommend this tour.
Nancy, Allan and Emily. |
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The Best Way to learn about Brooklyn
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| Fri, Jul 3 12:00 PM |
dannixon |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| Big Rick loves Brooklyn. You will too after this tour. |
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Brooklyn - from the viewpoint of a native
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| Sat, Jun 6 12:00 PM |
williswheele |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| Rick provided a wonderful and very personal introduction to Brooklyn. He provided local color, history and architecture of the various neighborhoods. I would recommend this tour to my family and friends. |
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A gem of a walk
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| Mon, May 18 12:00 PM |
tcrookes |
Female |
Unspecified |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| A group of us went on Ric's Brooklyn Tour, A Tour Grows in Brooklyn, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Ric was knowledgeable and pleasant and full of information about what we were seeing. It was a treat to be introduced to this neighborhood by a 'home boy'! |
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Excellent walk!
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| Sat, Apr 18 12:00 PM |
JANEY55 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| My Review
I took this tour as I had nothing else to do that day. I have been all over the world. it was the best and most informative tour I ever took. |
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Fun- and Fact-filled Tour
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| Mon, Jun 30, 08 1:30 PM |
tmbuckley |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| Rick was a knowledgable tour guide who kept us laughing throughout the tour. Although the tour is 3 hours long, it never felt too long nor too rushed; Rick was always willing to answer any question we had. My parents were in from out of town and it was a good way to begin their stay and also gave me and my wife information about the neighborhood we have lived in for a couple of years that we would probably never have known. |
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Delightful and Personal
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| Thu, Jul 9 12:00 PM |
bettyhannan |
Female |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Rick did an excellent job with details and local flair. We felt stopping for pizza at the end wasn't necessary and would have preferred more of the tour. |
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Wonderful Tour
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| Sat, May 23 12:00 PM |
john2415 |
Male |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This tour was exactly what we'd been looking for, only better. We enjoyed immensely not only the things we saw and were told about on the tour, but also the local color provided by our guide, based on his growing up in the area. We have already recommended this tour to several friends, and we'll keep on doing that.
Thanks again. |
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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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Wonderful experience
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| Sun, May 4, 08 1:30 PM |
codyomi |
Female |
70+ |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Big Rick guided my friend and me throught the most interesting part in Park Slope.
His knowledge and good humor made this tour special. I would highly recommend it. I hope he will do more tours like this in Brooklyn.
I found it especially nice to finish off at a Pizza Place, gave us a chance to talk.
Well done.
ilse kannenberg |
