Should I avoid tour groups?

Sure that sort of topic would bring the hag out

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PatTX wrote:
Here's the situation: I paid my fee to get into the palace in Madrid. I
am walking around, bothering nobody, when suddenly a tour guide says to
me "Why are you listening to my presentation?" It's not as if I was in
her group or hanging on to the group and following them from room to
room. I was going at my own pace. She acted as if I should immediately
leave the area if she started to talk. A bit later, I wandered into the
room with the musical instruments and was looking at the violins. She
ushered her group into the room and gave me the evil stare. I didn't
leave. I liked the grouping of instruments that were made to look
identical with the ivory inlays and saw no reason to leave the room. I
was there first!

I have noticed this territorial attempt to dominate everyone from other
tour guides. So, should I leave the room if one of them moves her group
into the same room?

Pat
Why? If the museum provides guided tours, presumably they are included in
the price of admission, and visitors may participate or not as they
choose. If it is a private tour, the guide should expect to be overheard
by other museum patrons (unless the venue has been reserved at the time
for that particular group, which I doubt would be the case during normal
hours of operation).

Bravo lol !

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PatTX writes:

I have noticed this territorial attempt to dominate everyone from other
tour
guides. So, should I leave the room if one of them moves her group into
the
same room?

No. Stand your ground. Tour guides are authorized to speak in museums as
a
privilege, not as a right, and the other people visiting the museum are
not
required to submit to them, evil glare or not.

On Mar 20, 6:30*pm, "PatTX" wrote:
Here's the situation: I paid my fee to get into the palace in Madrid. I am
walking around, bothering nobody, when suddenly a tour guide says to me
"Why are you listening to my presentation?" *It's not as if I was in her
group or hanging on to the group and following them from room to room. I was
going at my own pace. She acted as if I should immediately leave the area if
she started to talk. *A bit later, I wandered into the room with the musical
instruments and was looking at the violins. She ushered her group into the
room and gave me the evil stare. *I didn't leave. I liked the grouping of
instruments that were made to look identical with the ivory inlays and saw
no reason to leave the room. I was there first!

I have noticed this territorial attempt to dominate everyone from other tour
guides. So, should I leave the room if one of them moves her group into the
same room?

Pat

slapping works.....and its totally legal in Spain.........

Am Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:30:10 -0500 schrieb PatTX:

Here's the situation: I paid my fee to get into the palace in Madrid. I am
walking around, bothering nobody, when suddenly a tour guide says to me
"Why are you listening to my presentation?" It's not as if I was in her
group or hanging on to the group and following them from room to room.

Nowadays most tour-groups use headsets (earphones) and the guide speaks in
a small wireless mikrophone. This way the guide doesn't have to talk loud
and bother the other people.

I have noticed this territorial attempt to dominate everyone from other tour
guides. So, should I leave the room if one of them moves her group into the
same room?

Of course not!

Regards,

Frank