| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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tour o.k.
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| Fri, Jun 13, 08 10:00 AM |
theresa61 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Our tour of Chinatown was interesting. I went a few years ago and liked the guide then better. He told us a more about the architecture and people. When we stopped at a grocer, he told us about some of the vegetables that we might not be familiar with and how the Chinese used them. We saw the live chickens, fish, frogs. I loved sharing with my family the story of how some ofthe people would take live chickens home in brown grocery bags and butcher them at home. FRESH chicken! He told us about some of the superstitions of the chinese- from the architecture to the mirrors hung on the buildings to keep the good luck in.
This time, I enjoyed visiting the fortune cookie store and the tea shop. Our guide was ok. though a big disorganized. |
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Joyful tidbits of Chinatown
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| Wed, Jun 11, 08 10:00 AM |
DianeZelman |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Think of how much you could possibly fit into a two hour tour! Our exhuberant guide Alberta led us on brief visits to about a dozen places of interest in Chinatown, some visits longer than others - the tea shop was the most informative visit with a tea tasting and a thoughtful explanation of the origin of fine Chinese tea - in contrast, we barely had time to set our foot into the herb shop and the art shop. We enjoyed our dim sum meal - Alberta jumping between the two tables to make sure we were comfortable, well-fed and well-informed. I brought 11 and 12 year old girls and it was just about the perfect pace and level of information for them. For me, I left with a better idea of the layout of Chinatown and great new ideas for places to show visiting friends in the future - this is just barely enough time to crack the surface, and it left me with curiosity to learn much more about the history and culture of Chinatown. |
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Pretty good
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| Sun, Jun 8, 08 10:00 AM |
Christaleena |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| The tour was a fun way to get out on a beautiful, sunny day in San Francisco. The highlight for me was definitely the tea tasting at the lovely little tea shop, Alice (the tea purveyor) was enthusiastic, knowledgable, and adorable.
Overall the tour was fine and lunch was pleasant with plenty of food, but it occasionally felt as though our guide was "winging it." All in all though we were glad we went. |
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Skip this tour
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| Sun, Jun 8, 08 10:00 AM |
ermiller |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The guide was unfriendly and did not give attention to the group; at times we did not feel comfortable nor safe. The tour was up and down hills (though described as "no hills"). She often loudly demanded that we get against the wall. The tour did not emphasize much about foods. Lunch was mediocre and totally not worth the price. I would not recommend this tour at all. |
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Discovered places I'd never find on my own
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| Thu, Jun 5, 08 10:00 AM |
SanRafJol |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Took my visiting cousin from Virginia and we both really enjoyed the tour. Our guide took us to an art exhibit at the Hilton (as good as the DeYoung), fortune cookie factory, down alleys to look at interesting architecture, a temple and local shops, and a very, very informative and fun sampling of tea at a Japanese Tea Shop. Skip the Japanese Tea Garden, go on this tour and learn more and enjoy good tea! |
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Good tour
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| Mon, Jun 2, 08 10:00 AM |
cegoldman |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Informative and interesting. Lunch wasn't amazing, but was good enough. Didn't appreciate the owner showing up at the end to hawk her new book. |
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Best China Town Tour!
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| Sun, Jun 1, 08 10:00 AM |
youngteresa |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My husband & I went on this tour on our recent visit to San Francisco. Our guide was very informative, we learned history of China Town, visited sites we would never found on our own, and came away glad we took the time for the tour. We went back to Chinatown after the tour and revisited some of the places on the tour. This is probably not a good tour if you don't enjoy walking or have difficulty walking long distances. The walking is pretty fast pace at times in order to see all of the sites. Bring good walking shoes. I highly recommend this tour to anyone of any age. |
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Fun & Great Learning Experience
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| Mon, May 26, 08 10:00 AM |
JillHulsmann |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Chuck was our guide. Very interesting indiviudal on his own account, but also did a wonderful job of giving us a feel for the culture and history of Chinatown. Particularly, his experience growing up in Chinatown for the majority of his childhood leant credibilty. The tour provided good experiences for a limited time period, and was very organized. (Square/Park, temple, market, cookie factory, tea shop) |
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very interesting tour - a must do for sure
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| Sun, May 25, 08 10:00 AM |
ctoyas |
Male |
20-29 |
Combination |
Couple on a Date |
| I recommend this tour, walking on the streets of chinatown and understand its history...had great time. |
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Great experience
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| Sat, May 24, 08 10:00 AM |
martea |
Male |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| Well done tour. Good insights to SF Chinatown, Lot's of history presented. Small tour group was a benefit. |
