H2 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 When i go on holiday I love to do the tour buses, what is the best your have been on? I think Edinburgh tour buses are better than the rest. The worst I've been on is Startford Upon Avon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redm Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Edinburgh's tour buses are brilliant. I've been on them a few times and you really don't need to be a tourist to enjoy them. Other than that, Barcelona's were probably my favourite. The tour guide talk thing was very interesting and as the sights are so spread out across the city it made a lot of sense to use them rather than public transport. The weirdest tour bus I've been on was probably Belfast. The first day we went along to try and do the tour, the guide chap wanders up to us and makes this dramatic announcement that we might not be able to leave because of petrol bomb activity in the west of the city. I thought he was kidding and that it was part of the tour so I grinned, turns out he was being perfectly serious...oops. Needless to say we didn't go that day but went back the next and managed to get around the whole route unscathed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2NaFish Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 my least favourite was belfast. getting driven round all the pubs where there are folk with battle scars standing outside having a fag. not really a photo opportunity. more a voyeuristic look into one of the most shameful parts of british/irish society. the rest of the tour was good. boston was great, but outside singing the cheers theme tune, i cant quite remember why. probably just the guy doing it was entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams bird Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Only been on London and Cardiff.. rained on the Cardiff one and we were stuck upstairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serj Tankian Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Done Belfast good tour worth it just to see stormont Dublin more in the city to see than Belfast Gothenburg pretty boring Copenhagen on a boat tour very good Amsterdam bus and boat tours both good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redm Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 my least favourite was belfast. getting driven round all the pubs where there are folk with battle scars standing outside having a fag. not really a photo opportunity. more a voyeuristic look into one of the most shameful parts of british/irish society. the rest of the tour was good. boston was great, but outside singing the cheers theme tune, i cant quite remember why. probably just the guy doing it was entertaining. Well yes, that part was all a wee bit awkward and uncomfortable. Plenty of locals give you a good glare but no wonder, they must feel a bit like they're in some sort of zoo. I did wonder how appropriate it was but I won't fib and say I didn't find it fascinating to see the areas that had so often been on the news etc. Won't be doing it again though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Cheever Loophole Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 One of my mates mum and gran were on holiday in Port Seton and 1 day they went on a mystery tour bus and ended at Alva Glen so they nipped doon the road checked the hoose oot and had a cuppa then got the bus back to their caravan.TWOO its TWOO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le Tissier Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Ave done edinburgh, glasgow, london, portsmouth and bournemouth. Tbh the london one was brilliant for the sights ,but the pompey one was a laugh as i had my saints top on and got a fair few looks =D. Not done the edinburgh one in years tho. The horrible historys commentry sounds quiet intresting tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Treasurer Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Enjoyed the Edinburgh one, it's amazing what you don't know or notice about your own city. But the best for me was New York just for the number of "familiar" landmarks that you've seen countless times on tv or in movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Powell Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Not been on the edinburgh one I am ashamed to say but now the wee lad is 3 yrs old. might give it a bash in the summer. I actually really liked the Belfast one although we did get soaked as it started raining. Not done the London one for a good 8 or 9 yrs but it was ace last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Of the Edinburgh bus tours, which one would you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2 Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 Of the Edinburgh bus tours, which one would you recommend? The one that has the live commentry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Can you mind the colour of the bus? Dont want to jump on a wrong one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 The one that has the live commentry. Agree wi that - live commentary makes a huge difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Lecter Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 The Belfast one for me was pretty good. Maybe that was more to do with the wee hottie that was doing the commentary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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