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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Fabulous
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| Mon, May 29, 06 10:00 AM |
gomezjenni |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Karen was so interesting and such a great story teller we were hanging on her every word. Next year when my sister and I get to New york we will take the Civil War tour.
Thank you so very much!
Jennifer |
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Great Stories, Well Told
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| Tue, May 23, 06 1:00 PM |
kkroeber |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This tour was excellent. We have done a fair amount of reading on the revolutionary era, mostly the current biographies - Adams, Jefferson, Washington, Franklin, Hamilton, but we are by no means scholars. The engaging stories our guide told added greatly to what we already knew.
Our guide was able to make the places and events come alive, which is no mean feat in the context of walking through modern day Lower Manhattan in the middle of a work day. She was able to bridge the gap between then and now, giving us a sense of what it was like then and connecting the characters and events to the current scene.
But beyond the content, our guide was upbeat, friendly, flexible and a great story teller. While staying largely on her plan, she fielded all questions with good humor and nimbly refocused her presentation to fit the emerging interests of the group.
All in all a great experience and over too soon.
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Great Stories
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| Tue, May 16, 06 1:00 PM |
Brad50 |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Karen is more than one question deep. She weaves different stories throughout the tour that hold your interest |
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A one-of-a-kind experience !
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| Mon, May 8, 06 10:00 AM |
samsa1 |
Male |
70+ |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Think that New York City cannot satisfy all of our tastes? Think again! If you are esoteric enough in your desire to know about the "Big Apple" during the American Revolution, then Patriot Tours will more than fit your bill. I found that our guide, Karen, effortlessly took us back more than two hundred years, making the City come alive during the uncertain and perilous times of our nation. The best part is that while the Tour guides you through the streets of lower Manhattan, your questions will decide and modify the course of your education, for apparently the knowledge of our guide is so vast that she can entertain any type of question that is of interest to you. In that sense, every tour is custom made according to it's participants and this is not a rote, by-the-numbers experience. Karen's supple mind and contagious enthusiasm make the two and a half hours fly by and I'm ready to do it again, with different questions! |
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Great!
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| Fri, May 5, 06 10:00 AM |
idaruch |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| Guide was so knowledgable regarding the area and the time period. Really was good. Looking forward to her Civil War Tour this summer. |
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Fantastic
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| Thu, May 4, 06 1:00 PM |
patriciadye |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Karen was great! She was so knowledgeable. She did a wonderful job of communicating a vast amount of information in such a fun and memorable way.We learned more on this tour than any we have ever taken. This tour was definitely more that we expected. We saw more sights, more architecture, and heard more about the history of New York than we had anticipated. We absolutely loved it and we have already recommended it to many people. Thanks so much! |
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INFORMATIVE
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| Mon, May 1, 06 10:00 AM |
wendyzick |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Good Tour! Tour leader was very well informed and presented the information well. She also knew a great deal about the architecture or the buildings in the area. We had a very small group so we were able to ask questions. She was able to give us a good picture of what lower Manhattan was like at the time of the Revolutionary War. The only drawback was ending the tour quite a distance from the starting point. I would recommend the tour to anyone interested in history and to seeing the island from a slightly different perspective. I was also quite surprised that the guide didn't ask for a tip at the end of the tour, very classy!. Well done. |
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Informative!
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| Sat, Apr 22, 06 1:00 PM |
Ssheridan |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Individual |
| I learned so much on this tour. I am taking a class on the History of New York City and this was so much better than any textbook. The guide was so knowledgeable and friendly. I would highly reccommend this tour to anyone who would like to get to know the city better. |
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The Patriot Tour is a must!
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| Tue, Apr 11, 06 1:00 PM |
rickhendrix |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We had a great time on the Patriot Tour. Our guide was very knowledgable and personable. Our 16-year-old daughter said the tour was the next best activity we did other than going to a Broadway show. |
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Exellent information and guide
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| Sat, Apr 8, 06 1:00 PM |
Scottmelrose |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We took the tour with another family and thoughly enjoyed experience. Our guide was very interesting and really knew her stuff. We had no idea how much of a role NYC played in the Revolutionary War. Our guide was very tough it was cold, windy with freezing rain but she keep going and made the best of the very bad weather. Overall very good. |
