<turbo-stream action="replace" target="reviews_next_page"><template><div aria__label="Customer Review" class="box box--border-top" itemprop="review" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Review" role="article">
<div class="box__content flex-responsive flex-center--justify-space-between">
<div class="review-content text--blockquote text--blockquote--4" itemprop="reviewBody" style="text-align: left;">
We met at the Dutch West Indies House - It was closed.

We walked through the city and saw some unique canal houses, with explanations of architecture, and one with a some information on trading history of the first owner. We heard on this walk some good information about the distinction between the East and West Indies companies, and their history, all while walking. The guide also showed a very interesting map that informed us of how the city grew and the canals expanded. Not exactly about &quot;trade&quot; and &quot;economics&quot; but interesting nonetheless.  

Then we were taken to the City Hall/Palace, which two of us (of three) had already visited - I wish tour description had said that - we would have waited to see it with the guide. However, we entered again (we used Museum Pass cards, but the third person paid the admission ticket) and got some interesting information that was above and beyond what we had heard on the first audio guide tour, but it was the second visit.

Then we continued on our long trek, on to to Westerkerk church for a very nice explanation of why it is different, but little to do with Investors and Explorers, and like the West Indies House, it was closed.

Then we took a further walk into the Jordaan do see a &quot;hofjes&quot; - which also has very little to do with Investors and Explorers - and like the West Indies House, and Westerkerk, it too was closed.

So, we had a very long walking tour of Amsterdam, on a moderately cold and overcast day, entered only one building that related to the tour&#39;s title, and found three buildings &quot;Closed on Sunday&quot;. Why wasn&#39;t this checked before our tour? Why wasn&#39;t there a &quot;Plan B&quot;? Why did we need to trek through the city to find closed buildings? We could have sat in a Cafe and listened to most of what we heard without the &quot;trek&quot;.

Make no mistake, our guide was very nice, and to the extent possible, informative. But, for the fees you charge, and based on our prior tours with you, our expectations are high and the deliverable simply did not meet those expectations.

</div>
<div class="text-center no-wrap">
<div class="space--pv" itemprop="reviewRating" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Rating">
<span aria_label="Rating: 2 out of 5 stars" class="star-rating" content="2" itemprop="ratingValue" role="img">
<i aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-star" style="opacity: .7;"></i>
<i aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-star" style="opacity: .7;"></i>
</span>
</div>
<div class="text--body text--body--neutral-black text--body--2">
<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
<span itemprop="name">
William
</span>
</span>
</div>
<div class="label label--neutral-gray-068" content="2015-04-29 18:26:16 UTC" itemprop="datePublished">
<span class="sr-only">Reviewed on:</span>
Apr 29, 2015
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div aria__label="Customer Review" class="box box--border-top" itemprop="review" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Review" role="article">
<div class="box__content flex-responsive flex-center--justify-space-between">
<div class="review-content text--blockquote text--blockquote--4" itemprop="reviewBody" style="text-align: left;">
He was informed and informative. Unfortunately we saw other guides within the museum who were providing better information, using iPads with examples of other paintings and styles, and conducting what sounded like more informative in-depth tours. I recall a tour of the Uffizi with one of your guides (a woman from the US, with an art history degree from Columbia) that was a much more informed and in-depth experiance, this tour did not match that standard.  
</div>
<div class="text-center no-wrap">
<div class="space--pv" itemprop="reviewRating" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Rating">
<span aria_label="Rating: 3 out of 5 stars" class="star-rating" content="3" itemprop="ratingValue" role="img">
<i aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-star" style="opacity: .7;"></i>
<i aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-star" style="opacity: .7;"></i>
<i aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-star" style="opacity: .7;"></i>
</span>
</div>
<div class="text--body text--body--neutral-black text--body--2">
<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
<span itemprop="name">
William
</span>
</span>
</div>
<div class="label label--neutral-gray-068" content="2015-04-29 18:22:44 UTC" itemprop="datePublished">
<span class="sr-only">Reviewed on:</span>
Apr 29, 2015
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div aria__label="Customer Review" class="box box--border-top" itemprop="review" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Review" role="article">
<div class="box__content flex-responsive flex-center--justify-space-between">
<div class="review-content text--blockquote text--blockquote--4" itemprop="reviewBody" style="text-align: left;">
Dear Context Travel,

I&#39;m writing to express our appreciation of the outstanding tour of the Rijksmuseum given by Lora Sariaslan on Tuesday, April 7th. As docents at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, we were hoping for a guide who&#39;d provide the kind of historical background and art history context that might inform our own talks about similar works in the Met&#39;s Netherlandish and Dutch collections.

Lora gave us that and so much more. She was brilliant, kind, friendly, funny, unpretentious, interesting, and stupendously well-informed and engaging. We came away with a deeper understanding of the social, political, and economic factors that influenced these amazing artists and produced such iconic masterpieces. Only an art historian with Lora&#39;s scholarship and expertise could have woven this story together so seamlessly.

Her whole presentation was interactive, infused with humor and insights into the lives of the artists and the culture in which they worked. The time sped by, but remains for all of us one of the most memorable experiences of our stay in Amsterdam.

Lora Sariaslan is a great asset to Context. This is the third European city in which we&#39;ve relied on your tours for in-depth art appreciation and, once again, we were extremely pleased.

Sincerely,
Sheila LaLima
</div>
<div class="text-center no-wrap">
<div class="space--pv" itemprop="reviewRating" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Rating">
<span aria_label="Rating: 5 out of 5 stars" class="star-rating" content="5" itemprop="ratingValue" role="img">
<i aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-star" style="opacity: .7;"></i>
<i aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-star" style="opacity: .7;"></i>
<i aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-star" style="opacity: .7;"></i>
<i aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-star" style="opacity: .7;"></i>
<i aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-star" style="opacity: .7;"></i>
</span>
</div>
<div class="text--body text--body--neutral-black text--body--2">
<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person">
<span itemprop="name">
Susan
</span>
</span>
</div>
<div class="label label--neutral-gray-068" content="2015-04-12 15:52:22 UTC" itemprop="datePublished">
<span class="sr-only">Reviewed on:</span>
Apr 12, 2015
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>


<div class="box box--border-top box--small" id="reviews_next_page">
<div class="box__content text-center">
<a class="action-link" rel="nofollow" data-turbo-stream="true" href="/regions/31/reviews?page=616">View more reviews</a>
</div>
</div>

</template></turbo-stream>