Made me smile when you said how nice it was to not be inches away from someone in a queue. I thought to myself, he does know he’s going to England? The queue capital of the world. Here in the UK we will join a queue before we find out what we are queuing for. Sometimes we will have a pre queue, where you wait in line until it’s your turn to join the actual queue.

I was so touched by your commenting on seeing sights like Parliament and the Elizabeth Tower for the first time. I grew up fascinated by England and loved everything Royal. When I first stood staring at Westminster Abbey and the Parliament buildings, I cried because I in the place I only dreamed about. Thank you for letting me relive my most cherished memory..

London is such a great city for walking, or hopping on and off of transport. You can feel the history and tradition in the architecture & monuments. I live in central UK and have visited London multiple times, and it always feels magical. Perhaps I am biased because I am Scottish, but for me, Edinburgh is the most magical city on earth, the castle has been there for over 1,000 years and dominates the city centre. To the east you have Arthurs Seat, an extinct volcano, which you can climb and get the most amazing views. I hope one day you can visit my home city and view it in the same positive light that you viewed London.

What an exciting adventure! So looking forward to seeing the sights with you! This video is awesome. I felt like I was there with you. I just want more. I can’t wait for the rest of these vlogs. ~Inge 😺

My husband and I are planning our first trip to London later this year so I’ve been absorbing tons of content on the subject. I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the details you’ve included here. From the plane details and onboard meals to the note about immigration and your segment about the money. Highly appreciated as I don’t see a lot of those details in other videos I’ve watched. I look forward to watching the rest of your trip videos and hearing more great tidbits. Take care!

Your first visual of U.K. ,…low flying cloud and rain,…perfect synopsis of our dear and treasured Isle. Welcome and Regards..

A travel blog delivered by intelligent and informed people. How refreshing, and thank you! I hope you both had a wonderful time in Britain. Should you visit again, and I hope you do, please do venture further afield as we have so much to offer.

I thoroughly enjoyed this video and look forward to watching more of your travels.

There have been 3 London Bridges in more or less the same place as the current one. The first, built in 1176 was the first bridge over the Thames in London - it had shops, houses and water wheels on it. It lasted 600 years before it started to fall down (there's a famous nursery rhyme - London Bridge is Falling Down). The second was finished in 1831 but only lasted 140 years - it wasn't built for modern traffic and was sinking. It was going to be demolished but it was sold to an American in Lake Havasu, Arizona ( he was trying to increase tourists to Lake Havasu and thought this would be good attraction). The third and current bridge was only built in around 1970.

This is great, and I'm so impressed by how well you have planned everything, so that you could travel comfortably and get the most out of your time in London. Thank you for letting us join you: so relaxing for us!

Lots of retailers in the U.K. introduced a ‘contactless only’ policy during Covid to avoid the passing of currency between people and pressing numbers on a keypad for your PIN. I think they’ve just not abolished it

Looking forward to watching really hope you had an amazing time especially in London. From a Brit

Glad you enjoyed your first day in London, I like the way you documented the trip and you seem like a lovely couple too.

From a Brit here. Great video guys. Enjoyed watching and the content and detail was great.

Great video lads, hope you enjoy London!

Have a wonderful time!

I absolutely loved your video 💕. So lovely to see our country through your eyes. I hope you felt welcomed. York is another beautiful old city well worth a visit, and again I would suggest the Lake District, it is breathtaking xx

That's quite a walk. Loved the post.

You covered a lot of ground in a short space of time well done and welcome to London😊

"Kensington is a nice neighbourhood" Understatement.

Lovely video.

Hope you had a great time in London and return soon 👍

Just discovered your channel and am very impressed. Really well done videos that I absolutely enjoyed watching. Thanks for sharing

Best ever video and realistic tour of London kinda on a budget- not shopping too much - good

I really enjoyed this.

Great Vlog guys

Great video

I really enjoyed this video, most of my family are from London and I live in Hertfordshire (just north of London and also steeped in history!), so it’s wonderful to see it through the eyes of visitors. London is my absolute favourite city in the world!

On the 50p is Britannia. On the 2p is the Prince of Wales Feathers. The Queen is on the front of our notes not on the reverse.

I loved this! Just discovered you guys. The tray machinations at around 11:00 reminds me of when I am on a flight just passing the time before take off 😂😂 It's so exciting!

The warsgip is The HMS Belfast , fired the first salvo on D Day. My Dad was Chief Petty Officer in charge of B turrett

Great video! Looking forward in visiting the UK one day! Meanwhile, I have to settle for my home, sunny Florida! ☀️🌴 Looks a lot like my hometown here in the States...Boston, Massachusetts USA I wonder why, LOL🇺🇲🇬🇧

great video

Sorry had to comment, that large clock tower is the Elizabeth Tower, big Ben is a bell housed in her. It's the bell that chimes the hour.

Hello I'm new to your channel and from London , glad u both had amazing time, there loads of places for you see on your NXT visit, going catch up now on your video s

Wow they've actually finished renovating Big Ben now and it looks refreshing.

You were wondering who it was on the 50p coin... it's Britannia, the personification of Britain. :) The flower, on the 20p coin, is the English rose. The design on the 2p coin is a plume of ostrich feathers. It's the badge of the Prince of Wales, which is always the title of the male heir apparent to thr throne, presently Prince Charles. It was the badge of the first Prince of Wales, Edward the Black Prince, back in the 1300s. He is said to have taken them from the helmet of the dead King of Bohemia, after defeating the French and their allies at the famous Battle of Crecy. He is also said to have adopted the dead King's motto, 'ich dien' meaning I serv, which is also on the coin. There is some dispute over this origin story but it's more fun than the alternative theory, that he possibly inherited the badge from his mother. :)

You were lucky with timing your visit. Big Ben has been covered in scaffolding for a few years and has only recently been taken down.

I’m flying to London on Tuesday, 1st time in Europe EVER. Thanks for sharing. I’m flying from Denver also!

Thank you for posting. My wife and I are planning a trip to London in a couple of years for our 35th anniversary. We’ve been doing lots of research and yours is full of great information. The videos with the most entertainment and informative is Jools Guide of London.

The back of the 2p coin shows the Prince of Wales Feathers. Great video.

Hope you enjoyed your stay in London then Paris mate .interesting video.

A great reaction vid and at a relaxed pace 👍

Great video the warship is called HMS Belfast looking forward to the next videos of your tour.

Your hotel room was very stylish, good design in a small space.

Great vid. Cool story, the narrow building at 33:18 is the BT building sometimes a light is shone of the top of it giving the impression of a lightsaber.

I had to laugh at how shocked you were at Harrod`s prices . There are the regular citizens (us) ,the Tourists(you) and then in the Summer months a great influx of Arab highflyers ,who come to England to get away from the heat in their own countries .They are so rich that they take over whole floors in the most upmarket hotels and the young men ship in their personal high value cars , which they drive at high speeds in all the central London streets ,to the great annoyance of the inhabitants .But of course ,they bring in massive amounts of money, so are tolerated . These are the people who shop at places with Harrods prices .

I'm so glad to have found your account - I'm going to Disney in a few weeks, so this was ideal!

3:30 "queue up". Good man. Learning the lingo already :) 47:42 The Queen is always on the front. Interestingly you thought the back of the banknotes was the front!

You showed what London is like very well. Britain is much farther north the many people realize, so in med summer it gets light at 4:30 and dark at 9 pm . in med winter it's not light till 8:30 and dark at 4 pm . We walk a lot more then you may be used to in the US , so bring comfortable shoes . Also the time difference, jet lag, flying over it would be 4 am your time . But here it would be nearly med-day when you arrive, so you will be tired . The best advice anyone can give you is on your arrival , have a meal then get your head down for a few hours . London is not like the rest of England it is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world ,and one of the most expensive . By all means visited, spend a few days there . But then get out and see a little of the rest of the country there is so much to see here ! We use contactless cards a lot , the maximum on each transaction is £100 . When the pandemic happen , people did not want to touch money other people had handled so we have found it very handy . Also the Police in the UK are very different to some parts of the US , they are polite friendly and helpful . The best time to come over , as far as the weather is concerned is late August early September . Enjoy your visit , but please , please get out of London and see more !

Enjoy my home time. Next time don’t forget to visit Wales and Scotland too. Along with the Dover, York, Cornwall, Stratford and Eastbourne.

Wish I knew you were coming to London would have loved to meet you I live in North London I've just found your videos and I'm loving em your stars

Thanks I really enjoyed that :)

The (4th) London bridge is quite remarkable, look at it's width.

Glad you had a nice time. The palace guard you saw are all real battlefield soldiers. They guard the palaces as part of their ceremonial duties and are made up of five foot guard regiments in the British army. Grenadier guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards & Welsh Guards. There are slight difference in their uniforms so you can tell which they come from such as number of buttons on their red tunics & how far apart they are spaced. Sometimes commonwealth troops from around the world are invited to guard the palaces too.

Enjoyed your video, love to watch Americans reaction to England. That church you pointed out at start is older the your country and the Queen is not on the back of banknotes, she is on the front. Churchill and Jane Austin are on the back. But, hey great day.

Great vid fellas, just to let you know The Queen is always on the front of the notes.

You two are very loveable dudes .l have lived in England for sixty years including 9 years in London but you showed few new things .most of the time spent making living .👌🙏👍

Remarkable.

apparently the underground stations smell the way they do, due to the presence of ozone gas. The electrical arching the train dose makes oxygen atoms combine to make ozone(O3), which can't escape, hence that odd smell.

FYI, the "church" by the side of Borough Market is Southwark (say "suthark") Cathedral which is where William Shakespeare worshipped while working at the Globe Theatre, just along the river.

I need to travel!

Great video. It's a gift to see ourselves as others see us. I enjoyed your tour. Sorry you had issues with cards/cash. It's a covid thing.

I think it was the wall flowers you could smell rather than the tulips. All very beautiful.

I skated in on my first trip to London in January 2020. Juuuust barely made it before the poop hit the fan. I remember being in Denver and seeing that plane and having a tiny moment of panic of once I got on, there was no going back! I went solo and planned the trip myself and it went off without any major disasters ;) One of my fondest memories ever. Just turned 51 myself. Planning on going back next fall, but SAILING back to the US on the Queen Mary 2 :) It's such a long way off, but I'm a planner and I'll have plenty to chew on between now and then. I LOVED it there. If I didn't have family obligations (aging mom) I'd be looking into a work visa to spend some extended time there. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong country. Edited to add: Oh thank you for correcting yourself on the River Thames. I watched some recent popular travel bloggers and cringed every time he said the Tames River. Just put a little love put into the research of your trip, and a real desire to get to know the place. And the wife half of them is a travel agent. Reason #463 I won't use a travel agent.

Lucky to see Tower Bridge open.

All the major London museums and galleries are free. Something to be aware of, if being sold passes for such things. :)

UK born and bred but I didn’t know about the monarchs changing direction on the money Josh. Like these videos you seem like nice guys. Hope you enjoyed your trip to our capital

It’s called the Elizabeth Tower actually. Big Ben is the name of the bell inside the tower.

Those chips, while not extortionate, are definitely on the steep side. Price-wise. the cone you got them in also helps disguise who few chips you're getting. I'd expect £2.50 for a smallish portion of chips but you never know with London prices. Also, London has always been at the forefront in terms of new technologies so they almost always had contactless ever since its introduction and made the full transition in most places due to Covid.

I enjoyed that a full half day and not a "super excited" was heard happy 50th!

Lol at you saying Borough Market is modern, there's been a market there since the 12th century and that one actually opened in 1851. Just discovered your channel, loving the content so far and have subscribed.

I remember shortly after they opened the London Eye i visited with a group of friends and as we were waiting we saw a very tall familiar person, it was Richard Thomas that played John-boy Walton with i assume his wife, once the ride was over we then walked down the river and he also walked down the river he even popped into the same place to go to the toilet, I then realised he was on morning breakfast tv that day so he had visited the eye after. I never realised how tall he was.

The 'church' at Borough Markets is Southwark Cathedral...William Shakespeare and family used to go there. Renee Zellwegger's film Bridget Jones was partly filmed in the market area, and a walk through the market to Bedale St you'll find the flat where Bridget Jones lived above the pub next to the railway! I love London!

The sound of the underground is what I notice rather than smell, each line in London has its own distinctive sound, I could be blind folded and say what line the platform served, different rolling stock and motors built at different times.

Great video fellas. Not wanting to sound like a nerd, but Big Ben is the name of the bell. The tower you saw is called the Elizabeth Tower. You can often hear Big Ben, but you can never see it. I know - I need to get a life. Looking forward to the next one, enjoy your holiday.

Enjoyed that thanks guys, subscribed. The coin and notes helps the blind which is cool. There was talk recently to abolish the 1p and 2p but this has been delayed for a long time as the government are concerned business will round up prices however the cost to keep replacing these coins is into the millions each year as people don’t bother with them and if anything chuck them at times or save them in a jar for years effectively taking them out of circulation for a period of time

The Victoria monument (opp Buck Palace ) is the end point of the London Marathon, and boy are you glad to see that !!

In answer to your question about pain meds, in UK you can buy ibuprofen and paracetamol, antihistamines and stuff for digestive issues in all convenience stores, supermarkets and petrol stations.

hi guys just found your channel, im a brit, i lived london for 10 years as well as many other places, bit of a Nomad you could say lol, I thought that seat at the back of the plane is genius, we go to spain alot, and pay the bit extra to pick our seats, might see you on the back row sometime, , this comment is at the start of your video, i will comment more as i go through your video

49:47 Depending on your age, the fifty pence of your youth is gone. They changed the coin in 1997 to make it thinner and smaller in diameter. The previous coin is the one that feels nicely balanced for holding or flipping imo. And the image on the obverse is Britannia sitting. Britannia is a goddess that the Romans made up but has continued as representation of the British Isles till the present day. There are roman coins from about the year 150 (one-hundred-and-fifty) that have a very similar image to the current coins.

Ah I love borough market (pronounced ‘burrah’) - so many crazy different types of food

Interesting to see your display of British coins. I live in the UK but haven't used or seen cash for some years.

❤❤we just did a London Paris and Disney trip and we loved it!! I absolutely loved Disney Paris 😍😍. It was so cool riding the same rides that’s a Disneys Orlando but they were COMPLETELY Different!! Loved the Star Wars Space mountain. omg👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. Anywho, we stayed at the Hilton in Kensington. Did you all have problems with things getting into your eyes. It was THE worst. We are also Disney fanatics

Holy Eff. You hit the ground running.

Hi guys, welcome to the Sceptred Isle. Really enjoyed the video - you've got yourselves a new subscriber.

Borough Market looked different from what I remember but I know that some railway works (or was it Crossrail) were said to be going to affect Borough Market so I guess that's why it's changed. I remember it looking more like a traditional indoor market.

I live in the UK in Essex but I really enjoyed your take on our Capital, so p,eased you enjoyed your first day 👍🏽🙋🏽‍♀️The feather plume on the 2p is the emblem of The Prince of Wales, Who is Prince Charles at the moment.

The policeman on the left was very very cute😊

Not much a Disney fan but you boys are adorable

An interesting bight size video, a balanced view with context in a short visit, some England/London travel videos done by apparent professionals i cannot watch, they are toe curling, (Rick Steves/Wolters world) the biggest anxiety I've noticed for American visitors at this time are the hoops they have to go through when they return to their own country, i'm sure the US will lift all travel restrictions in the near future.

London, one of the greatest cities in the world. Very busy and can be very stressful. The trick is to pick one or two things you want to see/do in a full day, and take your time with those with plenty of breaks and snacks/drinks spread out.

The church next to Borough Market is the Anglican (Episcopal) Southwalk Cathedral (pronounced Suth'uck). Although only a cathedral for just 145 years, the present structure has portions dating back to 1102, when it was a priory church. The history of the church goes back to St Swithin, who was Bishop of Winchester in the 860s.

With regard to drugstore/pharmacies in the UK normally you have your normal drugstore type place that mainly sells beauty products. A pharmacy is where you can get prescriptions filed and buy over the counter medicine. Often the pharmacy is located inside the drugstore

Brit here who didn't know that the monarch's profile on coins alternates direction! Thanks.

The area of Earl's Court in its current form is probably only about 180 years old, and the buildings that make up your hotel were originally Victorian family houses - hence the small rooms.

the city cruise boat was passing under the Millenium bridge, which was in one of the Harry Potter films, ( Tower Bridge - a well known landmark 2012 Olympics, " London has Fallen " probably some Bond films as well)

That ship by Tower Bridge is HMS Belfast , it is permanently docked there and you can buy a ticket to go onboard.

Kensington is one of the best areas in London.

Walking is definitely the best way to see London, the main sites are great but the small hidden places are very interesting, almost like a small piece of history around every corner. Pity you have a limited time to visit as there are so many places to visit in the UK all with a rich history from Stone Age Stonehenge, Roman forts and villas, Norman, Saxon, Tudor, Elizabethan, Georgian, and Victorian, the different architecture of each era and the scenery of different areas . Fascinating places but having the time to visit them all is hard to find but worth every second when you do. I can understand you trying to compare London with New York but I don’t think you will find many 1000 year old buildings in New York.