| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Summer of Love 09
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| Tue, Jul 7 9:30 AM |
Scsoweymouth |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Growing up in the late 60's and early 70's the counter culture seeped into my life albiet about 5 years to late. having been raised in Boston we also had alot to do with it all as well. I felt like this tour put another piece in my life. The tour guide was extremely informed and friendly. My imagination began to run wild as i thought of those streets in those times! To stand in front of the houses that some of my Influences have walked was just awesome! We stayed after the tour and ate lunch and did some shopping. We plan on coming back again. job well done!
Peace and love
SJC and RMC |
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Informative,entertaining outlook on a neighborhood
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| Tue, Jul 7 9:30 AM |
pizzas2go |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Although longer than expected, we saw all of Haight Ashbury and learned much about the culture over the years. |
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Haight-Ashbury is historic and colorful
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| Tue, Jul 7 9:30 AM |
clm102261 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Our tour guide was fun and informative, The district was every bit as colorful as its historic 'Summer of Love' past. we learned alot and enjoyed the tour very much. |
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Informative and enjoyable
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| Sat, Jul 4 9:30 AM |
pullens |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Guide is a wealth of information. My 15 year old son and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour. |
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Well worth the time & money
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| Sat, Jul 4 9:30 AM |
Dow1579 |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Our tour guide, Stan, was extremely knowledgable and had great character. His pictures were helpful to understand the historical context of the area. The tour was longer than advertised (3+ hours), but I didn't check my watch at any point. |
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Highly Recommended - a favorite!
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| Sat, Jul 4 9:30 AM |
willowlea |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My husband and I booked this tour as part of a vacation to San Francisco. Stan was a wonderfully colorful tour guide with stories, pictures and a strong historical understanding of the area. Being that Stan is well-integrated into the neighborhood (numerous people said hello to him during the tour), it felt original and authentic rather than some cheesy, peace-and-love commercial rip off. He points out and shares detailed history about the area, how it came to be the location for the Summer of Love, how demographics have changed over time, residences of famous (and infamous) people who've lived there - Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, Charles Manson, Jim Jones...
I feel like I have a much stronger understanding of the area than if we had simply walked through the neighborhood by ourselves. He pointed out murals and discussed how Haight Ashbury has pioneered social justice and mental health programs that have been copied all over, which was of great interest to me as a mental health therapist. Stan even offered to take our picture in front of the house lived in by the Grateful Dead. :)
We loved it! |
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IZU and Benny
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| Thu, Jul 2 2:00 PM |
missdenning |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| IZU and Benny were a perfect mascot for the Haight. My children (teens) and I appreciated her wit and knowledge. She brought the Haight to life for us. It's a tour we won't soon forget. Thank you! |
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do not go
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| Sat, Jun 27 2:30 PM |
kimcruz |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| this guide was so drunk high or whatever that she could not
count money
figure out what time it was
remember where her cane was
she repeated the same sentance at least 100 times
I will demand my money back |
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Loved the Haight
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| Sat, Jun 27 9:30 AM |
Chapeaus |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We really enjoyed our Flower Power Walking Tour of the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.
I took the tour for two reasons: To finally see and feel the places that have had such a lasting impact on my life, and to try and impart those feelings of such a different time and place to my children. On the first part I enjoyed great success; on the second, not so much.
Our guide was Izu and she is a hoot. A true OH (original hippie), Izu was amusing and informative. She spent a good deal of time referencing the Grateful Dead and the Summer of Love, truly icons of San Francisco, but I would like to have heard more about the whole decade of social change and other brilliant bands and performers that grew up from the fertile soil of the Bay area that nurtured so many flower children.
For my kids sake, I would have preferred more of an educational emphasis on the history of the 60's and why hippie was necessary and unavoidable, rather than what it meant and means to be hippie, because without a more broad focus, a hippie may be perceived to be just a kid with long hair, a tie-dyed shirt, and love beads. But Izu speaks to what she is and what she knows, and in the end my kids thought she was sweet and charming.
There was also a lot of standing around on street corners listening to Izu, rather than walking, but in her defense, she was nursing a recently hurt foot and relied heavily on a walking stick. I would imagine that under better circumstances, there would be much more strolling than standing, because the Haight covers probably ten square blocks. With good weather, there may be no better way to see an historic San Francisco neighborhood. Thanks Izu.
The Hillbilly Hippies from Tennessee |
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'If you're going to San Francisco... '
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| Sat, Jun 27 9:30 AM |
melaniejonas |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| ... be sure to walk the Haight Ashbury with Izu.
It was a very special, authentic activity and one of my highlights during my stay in San Francisco. While listening to Izu you can almost hear the music, see the people dancing in the streets back 40 years ago....
All the best, Melanie |
