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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great date--and we learned something, too!
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| Sat, Sep 29, 07 11:00 AM |
wkamtman |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| My fiance and I celebrated our 2-year anniversary in Annapolis. I was looking for something unique for us to do. We took the Walking and Food Tour and had our own personal docent. What a lovely tour it was and the food was very tasty. Our guide was personable, entertaining, and very knowledgable. It was a perfect day for a tour and very much worth the price! The only thing that would have made it more perfect would be to add is a pint of grog at the end! |
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A Plus adventure in Annapolis!
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| Fri, Sep 28, 07 11:00 AM |
andrealeih |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Spent a wonderful day touring Annapolis with a knowledgeable, fun and amiable guide, Donna. The three hour walking and eating tour was excellent, espcecially with the guide miked and each participant having a receiver. There is more than ample food included; with the crab balls and popovers being the standouts. The three hours initially seemed like it would be too long, but the pace with which the tour occurred kept things moving along nicely. Enjoyed the experience. |
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Fantastic way to learn about early Annapolis
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| Fri, Sep 28, 07 11:00 AM |
dgavin |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I was on the Food and History tour with a reunion group of dietitians. We have traveled all over the U.S. on reunions and we really enjoyed this tour. Our tour guide, Donna, was very knowledgeable of the subject matter and made it fun. When our group decided to have a toast of beer (not on the tour) at the Irish pub, she was able to come up with some appropriate toasts based on the time period of early Annapolis. The variety of food sampled was very good and no one was left hungry.
I would highly recommend this tour for anyone who is interested in learning about historical Annapolis, the Naval Academy and being treated to foods indigenous to the time period. |
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Excellent Tour
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| Thu, Sep 20, 07 11:00 AM |
jembry |
Female |
60-69 |
Unspecified |
Family Without Children |
| The food, history & tour guide were all terrific. The only suggestion I can make is more food/drink tastings. |
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Well worth the visit to Annapolis
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| Fri, Sep 14, 07 11:00 AM |
Mary2007 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Having never gone to Annapolis before, my friend and I decided to tour the old district of Annapolis. We chose the Food and Historical Walk Tour. It was delightful! Our guide, Marcos, was extremely knowledgeable, as well as, entertaining. The food that was served along our tour was delicious. At the end of our tour we were completely satisfied. On our return trip home to Connecticut we had fond memories of our tour in Annapolis.
I would recommend this tour to anyone who enjoys history and eating. What a combination!
Bravo! |
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Very enjoyable
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| Thu, Sep 6, 07 11:00 AM |
Barb_John |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I wouldn't want to give away the itinerary but the places we visited, the interesting little tidbits of history provided by our guide, and the food we shared were very enjoyable. It was a rather warm day but the walking between air-conditioned stops was just right. The tour provided a good overview of historic Annapolis and a taste of the specialties of some great eating places. While it is suggested to take this tour at the beginning of one's visit, we ended up doing it on our last day. The tour included a couple of places where we had already dined and, since we had enjoyed our meals, it was nice to re-visit. I found the tour to be well-organized - it was a big loop of the historic area - and well presented. The hosts at the various eateries were cordial. I highly recommend this tour to those who like history, walking tours, and enough samples over a 3-hour period to fill one's belly. |
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Good food, good access, a bit hoaky at times
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| Sun, Sep 2, 07 1:00 PM |
JBroughton |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| My wife and I took this tour on a Sunday afternoon in late summer. The guide was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic, the food was good at all the places we stopped at, and we particularly enjoyed seeing several places that aren't open to the general public. What we didn't really like was the guide's "staying in character" as a 18th century person. Fortunately, the guide did less and less of this as the tour continued, particularly when asked questions directly. In short, I'd much rather a guide say "In the 1760s, standing here, you could see ... " rather than "Of course, ye squires and ladies can't see what the peoples of me time saw here ... ". I hope that the tour folks reconsider their attempts to cast Annapolis as some sort of Disneyland East.
Also worth noting: we had a bit of trouble finding parking. Don't expect to find a space in the parking lots near where the tour starts, at least on popular weekend afternoons. And close-in street parking is limited to two hours, which isn't useful when the tour lasts three hours. |
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Take the no refunds warning very seriously!
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| Sun, Aug 26, 07 1:00 PM |
lorandsean |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| We were in Annapolis last weekend and on Saturday evening there was a monstrous storm which blew out the electricity in our hotel (thus no AC following a day with temps in the 90s). After a virtually sleepless night, no warm water for showers the next day, and an estimate of anywhere from 6-24 hours before power would be restored, we decided to check out and cut our visit short, leaving before we were scheduled for the tour.
I called Capital City Colonials and explained our situation, I also noted we had our dog with us, who obviously could not be left alone in the car for three hours while we did this walking tour. We were refused a refund. The woman I spoke to offered to watch the dog while we were on the tour (not acceptable to us), suggested I come alone and let my husband sit with the dog somewhere inside, or that we come back to Annapolis (3+ hours from where we live) another weekend and reuse the tickets.
Regardless of the fact that all of the options were really not possible, they wouldn't even consider a refund. It's not clear why because the woman I spoke to mentioned she had not given final tour numbers to any of the sites we were to visit, so they clearly weren't counting on us at that point. I understand fully that the Zerve form says no refunds will be given, but this is a fair warning to anyone out there - regardless of WHATEVER happens, you won't be getting your money back if you can't go on the tour, so make sure you don't mind parting with the $80 if for any reason you wind up not being able to attend. |
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very enjoyable
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| Sat, Aug 25, 07 11:00 AM |
DavidMurphy |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| I surprised my wife with this tour. I was looking for a way to learn about Annapolis that
was "above and beyond" the normal guided tour. This tour proved to be an excellent choice.
The tour guide did a great job, she had a good balance of knowledge, humor and "roll playing". The food was delicious, but in appropriate portions, so it was enjoyable. |
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interesting historical facts-delicious samplings
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| Sat, Aug 25, 07 11:00 AM |
selkins |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our guide was very good. She really got into her role of living in colonial times. She was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. We sampled a wide range of foods-some were recipes from colonial times and others were foods available in Annapolis today. The tour was exactly what the right-up described. I would highly recommend it for adults,but not children. |
