| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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well done.
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| Sat, Oct 13, 07 2:00 PM |
RachelSimon |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| very knowledgeable guide. |
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too long winded
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| Sat, Oct 13, 07 2:00 PM |
atooth818 |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| I think the tour could have been about 3 hours long. I think the scene from the show should have been shown prior to getting off the bus, it would have made looking at the site more enjoyable. The tour also ran an hour and fifteen minutes over the end time which stopped us from going out to dinner after the tour. |
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Excellent trip for Sopranos fans
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| Sat, Oct 13, 07 9:00 AM |
davidhilyard |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| You'd have to be a fan to do this trip - natch. But for fans, it gives a great overview of the area where the show is shot, with stops at a couple of key locations. The final stop at the Bada Bing is a highlight. Logistic problems on the morning I attended beyond anyones's control - Holstens DIner had a power failure, but we still saw lots of stuff.
Tour guide Gary was witty and amusing, with good knowledge of the show details, trivia, quizes, and giveaways.
As most of the trip members were from overseas, and hadn't seen the final episodes, he considerately gave a spoiler warnining for those ( like myself) who didn't want to hear the ending discused. |
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Excellent Tour
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| Sat, Oct 13, 07 9:00 AM |
graemeb78 |
Unspecified |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Brilliant tour well worth doing. Host and driver were excellent. |
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Garry and Kenny did Fine
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| Sat, Oct 13, 07 9:00 AM |
pmcclena |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Excellent Sopranos knowledge by tour guide (mine's not great) - funny and informative.
I would have definitely liked more time off the bus - or more local Jersey history apart from the Sopranos.
Hope this is not too negative.
Also - a long time till you get to eat and in our case the restaurant had experienced a power failure.
So we knew this before we borded (that first meal stop was 3 hours in - but that is way too long to wait.
The rest excellent and my sons and aunty are totally jealous that I had a beer at BAda Bing |
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Good Experience
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| Sun, Oct 7, 07 2:00 PM |
itsamario1 |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| overall the tour was very informaitve Marc Baron knew a lot of background information. The only complaint I have is that in some of the parts of the tour is kind of hard to take pictures . |
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We enjoyed the tour
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| Sat, Oct 6, 07 2:00 PM |
Lorrmac |
Female |
50-59 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| We enjoyed the behind the Sopranos info the guide gave us and seeing the location sites. The air conditioning on the bus did not work very well so it was quite warm. |
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Think you're a Sopranos expert?--Fuhgedaboutit!
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| Sat, Oct 6, 07 2:00 PM |
Christinamcd |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| As a half Italian, born in Brooklyn, living if North Jersey working in Manhattan professional person I thought the tour would be way too "touristy"--but I was wrong. Mark the tour guide was extremely knowledgeable, professional, very friendly and took into account the make-up of the group when he shared info. with us. We did kind of chuckle when some of the folks on our tour were taking pictures of the LIncoln Tunnel and the Pulaski skyway, but hey, they don't get to see these things every day! Mark really, really knew his stuff and had a great sense of humor. He really was a Sopranos expert.
The bus could have been a bit better air conditioned as it was a very hot day. I am usually always cold, but I was even hot on the bus at times. I think it would be nice to have a cooler with water bottles or sodas as part of the tour because we didn't get to get something to drink until Holsten's which is the next to last stop. Also as Holsten's is a new stop on the tour and you get some of their fantastic onion rings, there was no cannoli as advertised and I think a few people were upset about that. All in all it was a fun day, and I would recommend it even to us jaded locals!! |
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Excellent
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| Sat, Oct 6, 07 2:00 PM |
yellowcard |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| I brought my family with me and the Tour was more than I expected. The guide was excellent and really knew information.
I would recommend this toue to everyone and have told everyone at work about it.
Steve |
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Very entertaining and enjoyable
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| Sat, Oct 6, 07 2:00 PM |
steveshannon |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Easy departure and arrival location - left on time and a little late on the return due to traffic.
Commentator was terrific and made the whole experience very enjoyable. He knew his stuff and his "insider" acting experience helped immensely. He made the 4 hour journey go by very quickly - he was informative - entertaining - and was well balanced between talking and being quiet.
My only negative comment is that the transportation left a lot to be desired - the A/C was useless and the general repair was sub-standard.
Two words of advice for those on the tour:
(a) Bring refreshments/water since there is no stop until almost hour three where you can get anything.
(b) Ba-da-Bing is a "Gentlemen's Club" so you will see some activities that make some feel uncomfortable. In particular, if you are having a drink at the bar - be prepared for the girls to tell you they are still working and be prepared to give them a "tip" for them to move on.
Overall though - a great day out and well presented by the commentator.
Thanks
Steve |
