0:01 this place was settled by the Romans in
0:03 the first century and is a true history
0:07 lasagna and was the capital of a world
0:09 Empire London is a worldclass city that
0:12 honestly has something for everyone but
0:13 where do you even start and what don't you
0:14 you [Music]
0:24 miss London is Big too big a metropolis
0:26 and one of the largest and most
0:28 influential cities in the world 2,000
0:30 years of History a tangled mess of creat
0:32 with more musty sits and mega monuments
0:34 than you can cram into one trip so how
0:36 do you actually see the best of it
0:38 without wasting your time on the
0:40 overhyped overcrowded and downright
0:42 disappointing we're breaking it down
0:43 neighborhood by neighborhood what's
0:45 worth it what's not and how to make sure
0:47 you go home with stories worth telling
0:49 I'm Angel cosos for the tour guy and
0:50 today I'm going to give you the formula
0:52 of all the things you should not miss
0:53 here in [Music]
0:58 [Music]
1:00 London we created the a perfect routin
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1:21 job let's start where it all happens the
1:23 historic core Westminster this isn't
1:25 just a neighborhood it's where kings
1:27 queens and prime ministers have played
1:29 their high stakes games for centuries
1:30 you've got West Westminster Abbey the
1:32 country's most famous church and the
1:35 site of every coronation since 1066
1:36 right next door the Palace of
1:38 Westminster better known as the houses
1:40 of Parliament with a photogenic Clock
1:43 Tower we all incorrectly call Big Ben a
1:45 short walk up White Hall you'll hit the
1:46 Church of War rooms where Britain's most
1:48 famous prime minister saved Western
1:50 Civilization during World War II keep
1:52 going and you'll land at Buckingham
1:53 Palace the home of the Monarch and a
1:55 place where tourists gather for The
1:56 Changing of the Guard and when you need
1:58 a break there's St James's Park and
2:00 Green Park two of London's most scenic
2:03 green spaces this is Westminster royalty
2:06 politics and a whole lot of power plays
2:08 let's dive
2:11 in royalty is a combination of myth and
2:14 reality William Shakespeare famously
2:16 called This Island the sceptered Isle of
2:18 kings and if you're going to come to one
2:19 location in London to find out about
2:22 Royal history it's got to be Westminster
2:23 Abbey where all the monarchs have been
2:25 crowned since 1066 so this is the
2:27 essential route packed with iconic
2:28 sights political power and a front row
2:30 seat to Royal pageantry makes London
2:31 special if you want to start the day
2:33 inside Westminster Abbey be there at
2:36 9:30 a.m. when it opens it's quieter the
2:37 air is still thick with centuries of
2:39 Coronation and you'll beat the masses
2:41 then step outside and cross Parliament
2:43 square and snap a pick a Big Ben and the
2:45 Palace of Westminster the 19th century
2:47 Neo Gothic Behemoth where British
2:49 politics happens if you time it right
2:51 10:30 a.m. at Buckingham Palace or 11:00
2:52 a.m. at whiteall you'll witness one of
2:54 Britain's most choreographed Traditions
2:55 The Changing of the Guard it's part
2:57 pageantry part military exercise and
2:59 entirely designed to remind the world
3:00 who's in charge here the changing of the
3:02 horse guard at whiteall is quieter and
3:04 often less crowded a walk you should
3:06 consider taking here in London is a walk
3:08 down the street called whiteall it
3:11 ascends from Trafalger Square all the
3:13 way to the houses of Parliament it gets
3:15 its name from a palace that stood right
3:18 here and King Henry VII took that Palace
3:19 over and it became a residence of the
3:22 monarchs in the 16th and 17th century
3:23 now this street is full of different
3:25 monuments and government buildings the
3:27 Prime Minister lives right over there at
3:30 number 10 Downing Street and the only in
3:32 part of that Palace is right over there
3:34 it's called banqueting house we're on
3:36 January 30th
3:39 1649 the only King to ever be publicly
3:42 executed King Charles I was [Music]
3:52 [Music]
3:54 beheaded if Westminster is all royalty
3:56 and tradition the city London square
3:59 mile is where things get serious this is
4:01 the fin heart where Romans built their
4:03 first version of London and where money
4:05 power and history Collide it starts at
4:06 the Tower of London a thousand-year-old
4:09 fortress prison and execution site
4:10 because nothing says British history
4:12 like a good beheading next door Tower
4:15 Bridge no not London Bridge the actually
4:17 impressive one Speaking of London Bridge
4:19 it's here too but it's just a normal
4:21 looking Bridge close by you'll see St
4:23 Paul's Cathedral where royalty and War
4:25 Heroes all had their big moments from
4:27 there you'll cross Millennium Bridge the
4:29 futuristic looking walkway across the
4:32 river attemps this is the city old
4:34 London New London and a whole lot of
4:36 steel glass and history packed into one square
4:38 square
4:40 mile London wasn't always London before
4:42 the Royals the Palaces and the Empire it
4:44 was just another Roman Outpost start
4:46 with a piece of the original Roman wall
4:48 an easy to miss section of ancient
4:49 London hidden in plain sight but still
4:51 standing after nearly 2,000 years back
4:53 then the city of London was called
4:55 londinium just another colony in a
4:57 growing Empire one of the top things to
4:59 see here in London without a doubt is
5:02 the Tower of London it's 900 years of
5:04 history and it's so important that the
5:06 crown jewels are actually kept here it's
5:07 hard to understand London without
5:09 visiting the tower but you won't be
5:11 alone 3 million people visit the UNESCO
5:12 world heritage site each year book your
5:14 tickets and tours well in advance to
5:15 beat the crowds and don't forget to
5:16 check out our Tower of London episode
5:18 for more from the tower cross the iconic
5:20 Tower Bridge you'll get views of the
5:21 average looking London Bridge just down
5:23 the river and you can follow the temps
5:25 to St Paul's Cathedral which was rebuilt
5:27 after the Great Fire of 1666 where Prime
5:30 Ministers war heroes and even Lady Diana
5:31 Spencer have their moment under the
5:33 legendary Dome finally walk across the
5:35 Millennium Bridge London's most famous
5:37 pedestrian Crossing this is the city of
5:39 London the square mile where medieval
5:41 Towers sit next to Glass skyscrapers and
5:42 history isn't just preserved it's buried
5:44 under centuries of power and reinvention
5:46 skip the tube for this one this route is
5:48 best done on [Music]
5:49 [Music]
5:52 foot the first record of coven Garden
5:55 dates back from 1200 and this was the
5:57 very first Public Square in the city
6:00 designed in 1630 the market we know
6:02 today dates back from the 17th century
6:04 as a fruit and vegetable market today
6:07 this is such a chill area to shop to eat
6:08 to hang out that's exactly what I'm
6:11 about to do the West End is theaters
6:13 neon lights shopping streets and the
6:14 kind of energy that makes you feel like
6:16 something's always happening start at
6:18 Ground Zero Trafalger Square the point
6:19 from which distances in London are
6:21 measured a stage for protests
6:23 celebrations and a whole lot of pigeons
6:25 towering over it all is Lord Nelson
6:27 standing high on his column a hero of
6:29 Britain's Naval Supremacy behind him the
6:30 national gallery and the National
6:33 Portrait Gallery home to masterpieces
6:35 and portraits of famous Royals the entry
6:37 is Free by the way aside from Mega
6:39 monuments and museums there's a ton to
6:41 see in the West End a few streets away
6:43 is coven Garden once a vegetable market
6:44 now it's a mix of high-end shops and
6:46 street performances duck in my favorite
6:48 area which is close by it's called seven
6:50 dials it's a tangle of seven converging
6:52 streets packed with Boutique shops cozy
6:55 cafes and an atmosphere that still feels
6:56 like old school London but with a modern
6:58 twist keep walking and you're in the
7:00 heart of the Theater District where
7:01 London's biggest shows play night after
7:03 night from Shakespeare to Ander Lloyd
7:05 Weber and visiting Broadway shows at a
7:08 fraction of the price then there's Soho
7:10 neon lights back alley Jazz bars in a
7:12 history that's equal parts Scandal and
7:14 reinvention just around the corner from
7:16 there is carnaby Street which is
7:17 Instagram famous it was once the
7:20 epicenter of London Swingin 60s fashion
7:22 scene now it's a Haven for independent
7:24 boutiques and quirky pop-ups next up you
7:26 got padelli circus London's chaotic
7:28 answer to Time Square where the famous
7:30 double-decker Red Bus say weave between
7:32 the crowds and the city pulses with neon
7:34 energy you can end at Region Street the
7:36 Grand Boulevard where shopping is a
7:38 sport and every storefront looks like it
7:41 belongs in a palace this is the West End
7:43 where London trades Royal PP for late
7:46 nights big crowds and a damn good [Music]
7:48 [Music]
7:50 time if the West End is London on
7:52 overdrive Kensington and hiy park is
7:54 where the city slows down started hide
7:56 Park corner marked by the massive
7:57 Wellington Arch a monument to Britain's
7:59 favorite habit winning wars and
8:01 defeating bad guys this is one Gateway
8:03 into Hyde Park London's biggest Green
8:05 Space and backyard Crossing to
8:07 Kensington Gardens the city starts to
8:09 feel even more refined this is the home
8:11 to Kensington Palace where Royals still
8:13 live behind stately brick walls nearby
8:15 you'll find the Albert Memorial Queen
8:17 Victoria's over-the-top tribute to her
8:19 late husband and just across the road
8:22 Royal Albert Hall London's most iconic
8:24 concert venue this is Kenington and Hyde
8:26 Park where London trades noise for
8:28 nobility and history for a quiet stroll
8:30 one of the unique things about London is
8:32 the amount of green spaces throughout
8:34 the city you have Green Park St james'
8:37 Park and the biggest and baddest is hiy
8:41 Park it's 350 Acres of Green Space paths
8:43 it's dog friendly there's lakes and you
8:45 can just have a nice time enjoying the
8:47 sunshine when the sun is actually out on
8:49 the West Side you have the Palace of
8:51 Kensington and right next to it you have
8:53 one of the best playgrounds in the city
8:54 if you have kids the Princess Diana Memorial
8:56 Memorial
8:58 playground Princess Alice was the sixth
9:01 daughter of Queen Victoria and was an
9:03 artist so in 1897 for the Queen's
9:05 Diamond Jubilee she sculpted this
9:07 beautiful statue of her mother to not
9:09 only commemorate her birthplace here in
9:12 1819 but her long reign as Queen Queen
9:14 Victoria also ascended to the throne
9:16 right here at Kensington Palace and this
9:18 is definitely one of the top things that
9:19 you should check out not only in hide
9:21 Park but also adjacent to the
9:23 Palace one of the cool free things that
9:25 you can check out here in London is the
9:27 sunken garden right next to Kensington
9:29 Palace you might remember it from Prince
9:30 Harry's engagement announcement but it
9:33 was actually built in 1908 in the style
9:34 of Hampton Court and now they've
9:37 unveiled a new Statue to Diana Princess
9:39 of Wales which was debuted by both of
9:42 her sons here in
9:44 2021 Kensington and Hy Park are where
9:47 London Brees at the heart of Hy Park you
9:49 have the serpentine a madade lake where
9:51 robots Glide past swans and the bravest
9:53 locals swim year round nearby is a
9:55 serpentine Bar and Kitchen which is a
9:57 good place to pause especially if the
9:58 weather's good look up and you'll spot
10:00 the Albert Memorial Queen Victoria's
10:02 golden Gothic tribute to her husband a
10:04 man who shaped the city more than most
10:06 people realize and just across the road
10:08 the Royal Albert Hall a stage where
10:09 everything from raw concerts to Royal
10:12 guests unfold beneath the Dome ceiling
10:13 echoing for more than a century of
10:16 performances for a taste of Royal life
10:17 afternoon tea at the oranger at
10:20 Kensington Palace is as Regal as it gets
10:22 built in 1704 for Queen Anne as a
10:24 greenhouse for exotic citrus trees it
10:26 soon became a Gathering Place for
10:28 nobility power marriage and Scandal were
10:30 discussed over te today it's a chance to
10:33 sip fine teas and enjoy fresh scones
10:35 where the queen wants entertain towering
10:37 Windows elegant columns and a setting
10:39 steeped in history that makes him more
10:47 perfected if London has an intellectual
10:49 heart it's Bloomsbury where poets
10:51 philosophers and revolutionaries once
10:53 debated the meaning of life over te at
10:55 its Center the British museum a mostly
10:58 stolen treasure chest of human history
11:00 the British museum isn't just any Museum
11:01 it's a time capsule of human
11:03 civilization a place packed with
11:05 treasures artifacts and depending on who
11:07 you ask a collection that isn't entirely
11:09 Britain's de keepy getting here is easy
11:11 it sits in bloomsberry which is a short
11:12 walk from the Tottenham Court Road or
11:14 Holborn tube stations and here's the
11:16 kicker it's completely free but to make
11:18 sense of the collection that spans over
11:20 2 million years of human history you
11:21 should probably get a guide the
11:23 highlights include artifacts from the
11:24 greatest civilizations on Earth
11:26 including the ancient Egyptians and
11:28 Mesopotamians well that's it for our
11:30 time here in l so I'm going to wash the
11:32 day down with another pint I'm Angel
11:34 cosano for the tour guy don't forget to
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