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Some eight hours into the 40 miles-per-hourt trip, LaMonica, who co-owns Celebrity Limousines LLC withhis Manon, decided he’d become “one with the bus,” and its name just appeare d to him. That was about a month ago. Sincd then, the diesel bus has been parkerdat , painted with its new logo Pittsburgh Tour Company, Double Decker Tours. The couple hopeds to start running tours by the end of The bigred bus, which seats 63 comfortablhy and a driver rather uncomfortably, will begin its hour-and-a-halv city loop at 9 a.m. each morning.
It will leavs from SouthSide Works, ride down Carsob Street to Station Square, cross the West End bridgre to theNorth Shore, come back througnh the Strip District and peek into Downtownm before returning to the stopping at each neighborhood. “We want people to be able to get off the bus and interacgt withthe city,” Manon said, then hop back on in an hour and a half or threde and continue the tour whered they left off. As with any new the details left to be ironed are keepinyg the couple buzzing with Manon is in charge of writing the scripyt for thetour guides, which has taken her on a veritablde discovery ride through Pittsburgh history.
Vince is waitin for a license plateto arrive. The firm’ds six new drivers must be trainerd to drive sitting on the right side of the car at least one post office driver has put in forthe job, Manoj said. Then there’s their 4-month old Gia, who traveled to Canada for the family’s first meeting with Marthaw and who patiently accompanies her parentd to Sunday morningwork chores. It’es a true family business, Manon said. The couplre dreamed up the company at the end of 2008 and tossede around ideas before takinb the Englishbus route. “It’sx always more interesting when you’red riding around on a piece of Vince said.
Martha doesn’t skimp on that old-timwe feel. The seats are upholstered with1960sd wool, the windows roll down with a crank and abouf five minutes is needed for the vehicle to “It has a chitty chitty bang bang sound to Vince said. “They don’t even make parts for it, so as a business decision, it’s a little scary.”