big onion walking tour or walk the brooklyn bridge

Hi. We have most of an upcoming Monday ';free'; before catching a 4:30 PM. We%26#39;re staying in the Union Sq. area. On Mon. AM, we%26#39;re debating whether to take the subway to walk the Brooklyn Bridge, stroll the Brooklyn Promeade, etc., OR take a Big Onion walking tour (1:00-3:00 pm) of Greenwich Village. Do we have enough time to do the ';Brooklyn thing'; and take a subway back to our hotel before going to Penn Station for our 4:30 PM train? Any opinions of Big Onion walking tours? Thanks!

big onion walking tour or walk the brooklyn bridge

Walking the Brooklyn Bridge is a great experience that every visitor should do. The walking tours are fine -- though that particular company has come in for some criticism here because their groups can be so large as to be unwieldy -- but not as memorable as the bridge, imo.

big onion walking tour or walk the brooklyn bridge

We%26#39;ve heard some complaints that some of the Big Onion tours get too big so it%26#39;s hard to hear the guide. I think you have enough time to ';do the Brooklyn thing'; if you start early and have the route well planned. Here%26#39;s a thread on walking the Brooklyn Bridge

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Another idea is to do the

foodsofny.com

walking tour of the village if it isn%26#39;t sold out.

You had also mentioned the Brooklyn Promenade. I would

definitely include that. Here%26#39;s how. From Manhattan

take the R or 2-3 line to Brooklyn get off at Borough

Hall if you are on the 2-3 or Court street if you are

on the R (it really is the same station). The street

you will come out to is Montague Street. Walk the length of Montague (about 5 minutes unless you stop

to shop or eat) and you will come to the Promenade.

Walk the full length of the Promenade (enjoy the view)

then continue down the hill to Dumbo and explore some

more. In Dumbo find Washington Street go up the hill

and at the top you will see a set of stairs that leads

to the Brooklyn Bridge and you can proceed across the

Bridge back to Manhattan.

I am thinking of walking across the bridge as well. How long a walk is it? I was thinking of walking round trip is that doable?