| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Everything I wanted to know about the NORTH END
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| Fri, Feb 10, 06 2:00 PM |
marski013 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The weather was frightful, 10 above but felt like 10 below. But, who cared, not us!The tour exceeded our expectations. It was fun, informative, and very tasty! I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting the North End. |
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north end tour
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| Sat, Feb 4, 06 2:00 PM |
sbwilliams |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| We enjoyed Michele Topor 's North End Tour very much. We found it to be very interesting and informative. She is a great tour guide and very personable and friendly. Our family celebrated my father's 75th birthday. Michele had made arrangements for a very special birthday surprise at Maria's Pastry Shop. Our entire family enjoyed the tour and would highly recommend it to anyone. |
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Loved it
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| Fri, Jan 20, 06 10:00 AM |
twbird18 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My husband and i took this tour together. We really enjoyed learning about all the history and sampling new things even though we didn't like everything we tried. |
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this was my second time!
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| Fri, Jan 13, 06 10:00 AM |
jhollembaek |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| I went on this tour several years ago and loved it. This time i brought my Italian boyfriend and we had a wonderful time. The tour is both historically and gastronomically informative, and we had lots of samples! I took plenty of notes and we are incorporating some of what we learned about nutrition and cooking at home.
We are tour guides ourselves. Michele's tour flowed pretty smoothly and was a good length. |
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great tour
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| Fri, Jan 13, 06 10:00 AM |
kehammell |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I loved all the stops and descriptions of stores and food. The handouts made it possible to keep track of what you'd seen. Michele has a lot of personality and it's fun to hear her descriptions of the neighborhood, history, and cooking techniques. |
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Disappointed
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| Sat, Jan 7, 06 2:00 PM |
DianePollier |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| The tour was Saturday afternoon on January 7, 2006. The weather was predicted to be cold and everyone that I could see on the tour dressed appropriately for N.E.Weather.
The guide stumbled over his words many times and apologised for this but it became unsettling.
The other issue is that the tour should have been 3 hours and was instead done in 1hour and 45 minutes.
The last issue that I will mention is that when the tour was completed we were left at some place and had to find our way back to point A.
Now for me and my guest that was not a problem, but we did have to give directions to others in the group how to return.
Too bad overall, because 2 years ago I purchased tickets and the tour was cancelled due to # of people in group so I was really looking forward to this for a long time.
I also was considering touring abroad with Ms.Toper.
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Must have been a bad day
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| Sat, Jan 7, 06 10:00 AM |
davidzerve |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I was disappointed in the North End Market Tour, especially after reading all the glowing recommendations on various food blogs. The 10:00 a.m. tour guide for Saturday, January 7th, was ill-prepared, constantly fumbled his words, presented dubious concepts, and seemed to be making up the tour as he went along. Many of the places we visited seemed like the first time he was there as he scanned shelves and picked items at random to talk about, with no evident theme. He offered few insights about the foods that would have met the billing on the tour website as a learning experience. On top of that, the tour was over at 12:00, one hour short of the three hours advertised.
On the plus side, he did introduce me to a few off-the-tourist-track markets that I returned to the next day to buy some things, such as the terrific Salumeria Italiana.
I would not "not recommend" the tour, but I would not enthusiastically endorse it, either. |
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Fun and Informative
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| Sat, Jan 7, 06 10:00 AM |
fmolony |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| This tour was a lot of fun! The tour guide, Paul, seemed to know the history of the neighborhood, and was knowledgeable about the Italian foods, and ingredients to be found in the North End. It was a cold day, but the shops were close together, so it wasn't too uncomfortable walking around. All the shop owners were friendly and helpful, and gladly answered any questions. My only disappointment was that the tour only lasted 2.25 hours instead of the 3 advertised. I would have liked to spend the remaining time visiting even more shops. |
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Great day of fun!!!
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| Wed, Jan 4, 06 10:00 AM |
tncpriddy |
Female |
40-49 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| My husband and I were in Boston for a week and this was the best day! We learned a lot about Italian culture and cooking. Michelle is so knowledgable and a great tour guide. The shop keepers are really friendly and helpful. The tour ended up being about 4 hours and then we went back to all the shops that we visited to do some shopping. It's a wonderful neighborhood with lots of little shops and restaurants. I would highly recommend this tour. |
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Fantastic!
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| Fri, Dec 30, 05 3:00 PM |
travelgaller |
Male |
50-59 |
Unspecified |
Couple on a Date |
| Michele loves showcasing the North End and Italian Cuisine. The time just flew by and the good natured banter is just the ticket. Recommend her tours highly and would take again in a heartbeat. |
