Comments on: My First Year As A Tour Guide https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/03/03/my-first-year-as-a-tour-guide/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 05 Mar 2023 16:18:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Debra. E. Sewell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/03/03/my-first-year-as-a-tour-guide/#comment-1503341 Sun, 05 Mar 2023 00:24:48 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=194931#comment-1503341 Tours are a great idea. Tours bring all the history you tell, and show us, to life. I am always mesmerized by ehat you tell us and love all the photos of long ago.

Thank you so much.
I hope all tours go really well and fun.

Debra

]]> By: WeesieOnPI https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/03/03/my-first-year-as-a-tour-guide/#comment-1503254 Sat, 04 Mar 2023 01:24:32 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=194931#comment-1503254 Everything about your tour of Spitalfields was memorable, but perhaps what I enjoyed most was walking those storied streets with the incomparable Gentle Author.

]]> By: jim ramsay https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/03/03/my-first-year-as-a-tour-guide/#comment-1503253 Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:41:54 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=194931#comment-1503253 Thirty five years of visiting London the tour was the most intimate glimpse I have ever seen of the city. An amazing outing in the company of a erudite host and an enthusiastic audience.

]]> By: Wendy https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/03/03/my-first-year-as-a-tour-guide/#comment-1503246 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 21:39:01 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=194931#comment-1503246 I am so looking forward to greeting you with a smile and excitement at the start of my walking tour with you later this spring. After reading your blog since its’ inception, I shall feel like you’re an old friend even before we meet.

]]> By: Mark from Co!orado US https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/03/03/my-first-year-as-a-tour-guide/#comment-1503233 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 16:37:04 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=194931#comment-1503233 I was on the tour last May when the wedding party emerged and the bells of the church rang loudly. It was a delightful fast paced walk through time, each pause a glimpse into the real people and places of the wondrous past. And the cakes and tea at the end made returning to the present a stark reminder that we all become shadows in history. Thank you GA, my favorite time travel guide.

]]> By: Susan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/03/03/my-first-year-as-a-tour-guide/#comment-1503230 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 14:59:18 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=194931#comment-1503230 It’s a wonderful tour – I loved learning about the people and histories of Spitalfields, and chatting with the group over tea and cakes was lovely. I was the only American on my tour last November (I think I was the only person not from the UK), and everyone in the group made me feel welcome. It was one of my favorite experiences of my trip, and I’m so glad I had the chance to do it.

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/03/03/my-first-year-as-a-tour-guide/#comment-1503229 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 13:39:43 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=194931#comment-1503229 Well done GA! Your tours are a brilliant and give a real sense of the many layers of history that there are in the area.

I must come on another one soon – and will recommend it to my friends!

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/03/03/my-first-year-as-a-tour-guide/#comment-1503227 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:59:25 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=194931#comment-1503227 Process, process, process! If indeed I cannot be in your part of the world for this amazing tour, I feel so fortunate to read about your process. You’ve welcomed your readers into the first flashes of inspiration, the practical planning, the moment of greeting your fellow walkers, and the happy conclusion of a productive day of discovery. An arc of emotions, from a master story teller and dedicated chronicler. Well-done, sir.

I will enjoy forwarding today’s post to a good friend of mine who conducts history-based walks in Manhattan. These will be kindred words, no doubt.

Onward and upward.

]]> By: Edward https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/03/03/my-first-year-as-a-tour-guide/#comment-1503212 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 09:44:19 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=194931#comment-1503212 Your tour is a brilliant way to explore the fabric of Spitalfields, and walk the streets and meet the people we have got to know through your writings. I caught an early one last year, and hope to be joining you again to see how they’ve progressed.

]]> By: Milo https://spitalfieldslife.com/2023/03/03/my-first-year-as-a-tour-guide/#comment-1503207 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 08:59:52 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=194931#comment-1503207 Sounds wonderful. It’ll be first on my list when i finally scrape together the dosh to come home.

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