| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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A New York Highlight |
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Sat, Nov 10, 07 10:00 AM |
sharontowns |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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Five of us went on the Brooklyn tour with guide Eileen and cannot recommend it highly enough. We said to Addie in advance that we were more keen on food than art and this was taken into account. The tour stops were interesting, with Jacques Torres a particular highlight. Our only complaint would be that the area covered was pretty small so we never got a chance to walk off any of the food tasted. My advice is that you do not book dinner for the evening following this tour! Eileen was a brilliant tour guide and really made the tour very special. Ignore any negative comments on this site about this tour - we did and we had an amazing time. |
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Fun and informative but not quite what I expected |
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Sat, Nov 10, 07 10:00 AM |
thylacine |
Male |
40-49 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
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The walk was informative, friendly and fun, mainly thanks to our guide Eileen who was a talkative local. However there really was very little walking, we missed the galleries (which had been a signifcant part of my reason for doing the tour) and the water taxi was not available on the day. To me these things were not critical as I had time to go and see the galleries afterwards, but they would prevent me from recommending the tour. |
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Not Recommended High Price Little Value |
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Thu, Aug 17, 06 10:00 AM |
JaneFrye |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
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I felt that Addie was ill prepared and the value is not there. the information is also lacking. The highlight of the trip was the boat trip back with an enthusiastic guide who was informative and not at all connected with Addie's business Savory Sojourns. Try Foods Of NY Much Better Value ! Dolores K. Wilson |
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Gallery a misnomer |
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Fri, May 12, 06 10:00 AM |
ssabater |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Other |
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I enjoyed that the size of the group was small and the leader, Addie Tomei, is very personable and enthusiastic.
However, the "gallery" portion of the tour was completely lacking and might have been helped if the tour operator had done some research. The tour started at 10AM but most galleries do not open until 12 Noon. We walked around (the views, as advertised, are spectacular) but were eventually able to get into only 1 very small photographic gallery. Another gallery we tried to get into was closed to install a new exhibit. It seems someone could have called ahead. After the 1 gallery we had lunch and it was time for the tour to end after a quick stop at the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory.
I would have enjoyed knowing more about the creative aspect of this neighborhood and that was not part of the tour. |
