First Impressions of London 🇬🇧

I travel to the United Kingdom and explore London for the first time, enjoy. This is just my experience walking around the city.
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[@Traintin2]

Just to make things clear: I just landed in the UK and took the train to London and wanted to walk around and get some first impressions. I explored London a lot in other videos, this video is just my first impressions….

[@danmahalo]

Make sure you visit Camden Town and Brixton

[@davidcook7887]

@@danmahalo Why?

[@davidcook7887]

Traintin2 Have to watch the others.

[@bluegold21]

3 minutes in and already luvin the honesty. London is a big city and is a major continental hub.

[@Traintin2]

@@bluegold21 thanks for watching!

[@helenrushful]

"I Dont want Star Bucks Coffee or anything, prefer local....." then you walk into Cafe Nero ! Haha !

[@yiepie]

Don't forget Krispy Kreme 😂

[@ohneende1]

Came here to post the same thing!

[@Traintin2]

hahahhaah oopsies

[@happytobemyself9100]

Oh, well, I was visiting Boston a couple of years ago, and walked past a Halal Guys shop at least once a day. I like ethnic food, so I couldn't resist stopping by. I don't know why I thought it was a mom and pop store. A local business with authentic food, ha. Later on I was disappointed to find out it was a chain store... We all have been there. Beautiful cities Boston and London. I'm originally from Buenos Aires btw.

[@penname5766]

Nero is a chain and their coffee is an acquired taste. It’s very strong and bitter. But there are soooooooooo many coffee shops in London and gazillions of independent ones that do absolutely amazing iced coffee.

[@chrisnettleship4331]

Americans really should explore the other UK cities. Manchester has a vibe to it that will fascinate the senses. It was here where the industrial revolution really got going in early 1800s. Edinburgh is very gothic and unusual. Even Glasgow has its perks. Liverpool home of many pop bands including the Beatles and then there's Oxford, Cambridge, York, Bath and Birmingham. Wales has Aberystwyth which looks out onto the beautiful Cardigan Bay, whilst Cardiff has also undergone some gentrification. Belfast Northern Ireland is the home of the Titanic dockyard.

[@florrie8767]

@@chrisnettleship4331 I'd add Bath. Cornwall or Devon and York

[@chrisnettleship4331]

@@florrie8767 Cornwall and Devon aree counties but yes, together with all the great national parks and areas of outstanding natural beuty...

[@peterd788]

London is the most international city in the world. More languages are spoken in London than anywhere else on the planet.

[@Traintin2]

🙌🏼

[@australianpatriot]

What makes you think that is a good thing?

[@australianpatriot]

@@wendywolfman I will come back and make it a touch more English, but I guess this is what England has to do considering there's no natural resources to keep the economy alive

[@theukyankee]

It's one of the things I love about living here.

[@David_Trowbridge]

@@theukyankee init same, I've come to appreciate that about London recently

[@penname5766]

London is so much better than Paris on so many levels - WiFi, for example. I once walked around Paris and could find only TWO cafes that offered WiFi. One was a German bakery and the other was Starbucks 😂 In London, you cannot walk ten paces without coming across free WiFi. Paris obviously has some spectacular architecture in places like the Louvres, Arc De Triomph and Notre Dame, but London can easily equal that as far as I’m concerned. Stunning architecture is everywhere in London and the city has an unbeatable vibe that Paris just lacks. Paris is good for designer boutiques, but that’s about it.

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

As someone who has visited family in both cities, I found Paris though having charm was not as clean, and lacked evening entertainment whereas London delivered both. I could spend a month in the British museum (which was free) and still not see it all.

[@TheTwoFingeredBulldog]

Yes, Paris is by far the worst place I've ever visited. Sometimes have to go for work related visits, hate it every time. London isn't far off though tbh.

[@nativenewlondoner]

Paris and London are ying and yang, we’re lucky to be so close to one another.

[@seancrowe3353]

Paris has better architecture

[@K3dzz]

@@catherinerobilliard7662 Paris is very dirty, and many public facilities are a bit run down, but I still love the charm. I think it depends what you are looking for at night, as the clubs and bars in Paris are like none I've ever seen anywhere else! Parisiens do seem to end their nights a bit earlier than Londoners/Brits and Spanish or Italians though

[@DikWhite]

I'm a born and bred Londoner and really enjoyed watching your first impressions of the city. The word circus actually means circular traffic hub (as well as the more usual definition), hence Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Circus and Cambridge Circus, all of which you may have come across during your stay. I hope London treated you well.

[@Traintin2]

Thank you for watching! I loved London!

[@ds1868]

Don't forget Ludgate Circus.

[@DikWhite]

@@ds1868 Yes, you're right, occurred to me just after I posted my comment, but I let it go.... 😉

[@clairenoon4070]

"I want to use local coffee shops". Goes into a Caffe Nero!

[@ianp7661]

Buying coffee from an independent coffee shop... Goes to Cafe Nero hahahahah

[@Traintin2]

Hahahah I didn’t know

[@antifugazi]

London is ten times better than Paris, Paris is beautiful, but it does not have the mixed vibes that London has, Brixton to Peckham to Camden, the clubs in London are legendary, the history is unmatched.

[@rick182z]

Paris is more chilled

[@sylaq1151]

Brixton, Peckham, and Camden are hardly good examples of a "mixed vibe". They're practically identical.

[@user-rn9oi8ce9f]

I absolutely agree with you on this. But both are ridiculously costly. That’s why I live in Bs As

[@williamevans9426]

The individual guardsmen aren't in their sentry boxes for 24 hours; they patrol for two hours followed by a four hour break. Their regiment changes every 24/48 hours. The full ceremony of Changing of the Guard takes place at 10.30am each day on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace.

[@seanjamescameron]

Fascinating to watch this. I've been in London for nearly 20 years. Enjoy your stay.

[@Traintin2]

Thank you! Thanks for watching

[@sashamellon822]

Hahahahaha we goes into cafe Nero and thinks it’s a “local” coffee “Italian”coffee shop when it’s basically just another Starbucks. Hahahaha

[@tayzonday]

If I had gotten to London at your age, I might have just found a way to stay there.

[@Traintin2]

That’s how I feel with Barcelona, I would of loved to stay there!

[@stuzo666]

Become an asylum seeker and we pay for everything..go homs

[@ynysmones3816]

Mr Zonday you would certainly be welcome here

[@JohnnyZenith]

​@@stuzo666Moron.

[@stuzo666]

@@JohnnyZenith 🙊🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍

[@peterc.1618]

Well, at least you couldn't say, "It always rains in London." - Clear blue sky without a cloud to be seen, and it isn't even summer.

[@Traintin2]

🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@omegasue]

Just as a note: Big Ben actually refers to the Bell which chimes the hours & is over 160 yrs old; the tower is known as The Elizabeth Tower. The trash you saw may have been because its rubbish collection day and you've got to put it out on the street.

[@claudiorodriguez1143]

Looks beautiful! Wish I was there with you. Enjoy your trip...stay safe.

[@Traintin2]

Thank you!!

[@BlueGamer335]

6:16 I don’t really thinks it’s “trash“. In Germany, there are days were you put old stuff for example chairs, a desks etc on the street and it gets picked up or random people can take it and keep it. It seems to be the exact same thing. Look at it, it’s clean from the inside and outside. Everything is packed up and there is a chair with a sign on I can’t read. But you probably get it, it’s not normal trash.

[@Traintin2]

Yes, was just sarcasm hahaha

[@PostcardAndAPint]

We love London and loved seeing it through your eyes as you saw it for the first time. Enjoy your time in London. 🍻

[@Traintin2]

Thank you!!! 🍻

[@2eleven48]

Yes, that's what I would do on my first day in London. Arrive in 'central' London without a clue of where I am, get a coffee from a company that is as ubiquitous as Starbucks and evaluate its gustatory pleasure, eat a doughnut because it's something I recognise, and then sit on damp grass and read a book. Well, hey, each to his own, I guess.....

[@Traintin2]

It wasn’t my first day it was my first couple hours. I wanted to walk around and explore and show people my experience walking around London. That’s why it’s called first impressions of London. Thanks for watching

[@2eleven48]

@@Traintin2 ...Thank you for taking the time to reply. I was a little bit drunk and a little bit facetious. Sorry.

[@David_Trowbridge]

@@2eleven48 I lol'd 😂

[@giddygrub7176]

Harsh.

[@2eleven48]

@@giddygrub7176 ...I apologised.

[@grahamsmith9541]

Everyone calls it Big Ben but it's actual name is Elizabeth Tower. Big Ben is the name of the bell that strikes the hour. They changed the name from Clock Tower to Elizabeth Tower in 2012 because of the Queen's Diamond jubilee. Why they didn't just officially name it what everyone calls it, Big Ben is beyond my comprehension. Piccadilly name goes back to the early 1600s. When it was open countryside. Someone bought some land there and started making and selling Piccadills, large lace collars. He named the house he built Piccadilly hall. Which is where the name comes from.

[@Traintin2]

Thanks for the info!!!

[@charlestaylor9424]

Big Ben is the name of the bell.

[@enigma759]

it was st stephens tower not clock tower

[@grahamsmith9541]

@@enigma759 No St. Stephen's Tower is still called St. Stephen's Tower. It is positioned between Westminster Hall and Old Palace Yard. Is the public entrance to the Houses of Parliament. Known as St. Stephen's entrance.

[@lukewalker3]

I'm from the uk and I didn't know that lmfao its beg ben to me lol

[@darthwiizius]

Café Nero is just another chain like Starbucks mate. Probably not good to compare London with little villages like Paris, Greater London alone is double the area of the entire metropolitan area of NYC, no one knows how large the total metropolitan area of London is but it stretches in Surrey, Essex, Herts, Berks etc.

[@peckelhaze6934]

"Cheers" or "all the best", is popular with us Brits.

[@Bertie22222]

Cheers? It's a British saying.

[@peckelhaze6934]

@@Bertie22222 Yes.

[@lukeeclair7736]

Welcome to London! Glad you liked it 👍

[@Traintin2]

Thank you 😁

[@glastonbury4304]

your going to love London. way better than Paris , has way more to do and see and so eclectic...enjoy 👍

[@Traintin2]

thank you!!!

[@anthonyweedonweedon1426]

What does 'your going'? mean? Did you mean to say: 'you're goung'? (you are going)

[@tonyves]

@@anthonyweedonweedon1426 Blimey. Yes, of course that's what it means. Don't pretend you're confused, no one else is. Pedants? Don't you love 'em? No.

[@markhepworth7822]

@@anthonyweedonweedon1426 Pedant....yawn..

[@AnimalMagnetism1965]

I'm so glad you like my home city. St James's Park is my favourite place to be

[@Traintin2]

I loved it 🌎

[@michaelwray1034]

The uk is very diverse.. Scotland is beautiful. The peak district and the lake district fabulous.. Also small towns like bath and whitby are great.. Liverpool. Newcastle and its coastline up to scotland is lovely nice cities.

[@amandeepv]

Hey at 4.45 you caught a famous British celebrity with that taxi. Chris Evans

[@NikitaBenCarter]

Well spotted

[@robertbrennan2268]

Hi Traintin. The comparison with beautiful Paris always stimulates. Paris is smaller, very self-contained and "preserved". London is vast and sprawling: it has the City and Westminster - Town and Court - so is two places in one. Paris is planned and of course was developed by Hausmann. London has just developed and evolved without much planning. There are many more high rise and modernist buildings in London (Paris has the Montparnasse Tower & Pompidou Centre). The City in London was badly blitzed in the war but retains its ancient streets but with contemporary buildings among the old churches. Both cities are supreme and wonderful. I love both equally. But the bread and wine in Paris beats London ales. But they are like beautiful sisters.

[@aleks1845]

Paris is the dump of Europe lol

[@ds1868]

Paris is preserved simply because the French capitulated and collaborated with Nazi Germany in 1940, to the everlasting shame of the French people. The British stood firm and paid the price, much of central London including the East End was badly damaged in aerial bombing and many lives lost. London bears all the scars and redevelopment with pride. I doubt whether the French with their effete Baron Haussman architecture can say the same. The French can keep Paris. I'll take London over Paris any time. And I can miss out on the smelly Paris metro as well.

[@GeekyMedia]

Welcome to London! ❤️

[@egonrhoodie2745]

My father worked at the South Africa house on Trafalgar Square 1968 to 1972 stayed in Knightsbridge and was in kindergarden there fond memories! Enjoy the atmosphere and the amazing architecture! 😇🙏🎉🎶🎊😎

[@Traintin2]

Thank you!

[@willfoster1565]

Seems like a see you next Tuesday. Enjoy

[@Lily-Bravo]

I don't like anything iced. It just gets too dilute. Chilled is another matter though. In my local country pub I ask for a cold latte which is similar to what I used to drink when i lived in Australia.

[@andyt8216]

5:43 a side note.. I've noticed Americans say "under construction" when something is being renovated in other videos. To my English ears, it sounds so very odd as it was constructed a long long time ago, it is just being renovated / cleaned / revamped / even reconstructed in some cases, but surely it's not being constructed?

[@Traintin2]

I guess what it means to me is that they are currently working on it and renovating it!

[@andyt8216]

@@Traintin2 Indeed. Not a criticism, but definitely a linguistic observation with other American KZbinrs too. Glad you enjoyed London and thank you for showing your compatriots that it it is not all rainy (and never foggy) here!

[@Traintin2]

@@andyt8216 ❤️🌎

[@lucylane7397]

I’m British and say that and hear it a lot

[@andyt8216]

@@lucylane7397 Really? Sounds most bizarre. How can something be constructed...when it has already been constructed?

[@craigprescott6045]

I loved the way you were walking along a 1000 year old wall at the back of Westminster Abbey and said “over there has a 1800s feel”..! Without noticing the Norman wall next to you :-) I hope you enjoyed London !

[@Traintin2]

I loved it 😁

[@ds1868]

Yes that wall backs up to the old abbey garden which is also just over 1,000 years old. I've been in that garden, the monks used it to grow herbs. That's the thing about London, a mixture of very old and very new, yet not many people take any notice at all.

[@paulseoighemcgee5772]

FYI : The 24 hour guard duty - 2 hours on patrol ( protecting the palace ) , 4 hours rest ( cleaning & maintenance during daylight hours ) and repeat .

[@australianpatriot]

Great video, I like London and think I will move there tbh

[@welshpete12]

London is not like the rest of England . And is one of the most expensive cities in the world . 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 !

[@grahamfrear9270]

One thing about London there's so much history so many museums free so many parks and green spaces

[@paulybarr]

Re your curiosity over the name Piccadilly Circus- 'circus' is an old Roman word for round- that's why circuses ( as in those travelling shows in large round tents, featuring acrobats, clowns and animals, traditionally) are called circuses. Heard of a movie called Ben Hur? It features a famous chariot race around one of the main circuses in Ancient Rome, called the Circo Massimo- the Circus Maximus in English. You can still walk around it today. So, in London, there are two big circular intersections of several streets- hence the names Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus.

[@VikPaints]

I always thought Kispy Kreme donuts was an American chain ? Never had a donut for breakfast lol (I'm British). Hope you managed to find a cafe for a proper British Fried breakfast..... That would def set you up for a day of exploring. I hope you had a great visit and get the opportunity to come back again some day. London is a beautiful city, thank you for being part of it ! 👍

[@Traintin2]

❤️🌎🇬🇧

[@Dionysos640]

Krispy Kreme is indeed an American brand, founded in NC over 80 years ago, with outlets in most population centres in the USA. It is tiny compared to Dunkin Donuts but I'm very surprised he appears to think it's British.

[@1815matt]

@@Dionysos640 I think he was being ironic

[@Dionysos640]

@@1815matt An American doing irony? You sure?

[@leeb.7188]

Krispy Kreme is a donut chain in the American South. I never heard of it when I lived in California, but after moving to the southeastern U.S. I noticed locations as far north as Virginia and Maryland, which is where the south begins. In recent years I’ve seen them packaged in grocery stores, but the actual locations where they come off the conveyer belt fresh and hot are the best!

[@Parawingdelta2]

I live in Australia now and the first time I returned to London (after 40 years), I found it a bit confusing getting around on the tube but managed alright on subsequent visits.

[@Traintin2]

Yes a little confusing the first time visiting! Can’t wait to visit Australia!

[@valmal2659]

Go to Canary Wharf, you can chill there, they got everything from popeyes to good restaurants etc

[@chrstphrmtthw16]

Yes! Always buy local 👍 I went to Ireland for 2 weeks and I shopped all local.

[@michw3755]

The Houses of Parliament (Big Ben) has already been constructed, it took 23 years to complete in 1860, it's currently under restoration, you're lucky, this time last year the only thing showing was the clock face, it's half completed. Krispy Creme, you adventurous devil you 👿😂👍

[@Traintin2]

Hahahahah

[@gdok6088]

Great video - hope you manage to find one of the many good independent coffee places on your next visit :)

[@Traintin2]

Thank you for watching :)

[@jessgibson4790]

Big Ben is the main bell. The tower is The Elizabeth Tower. Many people get that confused.

[@cruisingisfunanytime]

I really want to add to my bucket list 😊

[@Traintin2]

You will love it!

[@terrythomas3755]

Excuse me Austin, I haven't read the comments. But just to clarify; the guards at the Palace are from regular army regiments, they perform duties such as fighting in Afghanistan, peace keeping in various theatres, training other armies in the use of weapons etc..

[@HighlandMike325]

Compared to a tour in Helmand, 24 hours on Palace Guard duty must be a pleasure

[@markhepworth7822]

Not regular army regiments,they are from Guards Regiments.

[@terrythomas3755]

@@markhepworth7822, not always. A few years back, the Gurkhas carried out the duty.

[@john_smith1471]

@6:13 In case anybody thinks its terrible, that rubbish/trash is cardboard and paper for recycling, carefully bundled and placed by residents in approved coloured, transparent bags ready for collection, it’s hasn’t been randomly dumped there.

[@kieronmarshall2658]

Common mistake , the tower is Elizabeth Tower and the Big Ben is the bell inside.

[@w4lsh]

If you want decent coffee, you should avoid the coffee shop chains like Cafe Nero, Costa, & obviously Stabucks.

[@tobywebber6775]

“Cheers… what do British people say”😭

[@Traintin2]

mhm mhm

[@thiri2699]

Piccadilly Circus is in central London btw. It is in zone 1.

[@SonofthewindsInc]

Welcome to London ! Hello from TRAFFIC DROID.

[@JScot92]

I've always preferred London over Paris for one simple reason...its parks. Paris just doesn't have enough of them, and I found it quite a hard place to take time-out in. London can be a surprisingly relaxing place to spend time in with its parks, low density sprawl and its many cosy neighbourhoods which somehow feel detached from the city. Having said that, Paris is more uniformly pretty there is no doubt about that. The perfect city would be Paris' architecture with London's parks.

[@adgeyuk9803]

You need to see the real England if you think London has good parks 😂😂

[@JScot92]

Huh? I didn't compare London with the rest of England, i compared it with Paris. I live in the UK so I don't know what point you're trying to make.

[@Stand663]

I’ve been to Paris. They don’t speak English.

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

@@Stand663 and sadly right now are not disposed to be friendly to Brits, even to those who have lived there nearly 40 years

[@Stand663]

@@catherinerobilliard7662 The French are strange people. I met an elderly French woman once in the gym here in central London. We were talking politics and she said she couldn’t understand why we have a monarchy etc etc. And France they have a president. I reminded her we have a constitutional monarchy. The monarch doesn’t rule she reigns. Her government is elected and the reigning Queen hands all her executive powers to the elected government of the day etc. you see everything is balanced and harmonious I then asked her ‘how long has she lived in London’ ? She replied 40 years. (SMH). Apparently her children are all grown up married and are born bred Londoners. The French are strange people

[@adam70628]

An interesting view of my city ha ha

[@suburbia2050]

Interesting perspective on a hot-off-the-press first open-eyed visit. For anyone else about to visit I would just use your normal contact-less payment rather than going through the hassle of getting an additional Oyster card, the prices and uses are exactly the same (trains, underground and buses etc). Both will calculate the cheapest fare for you so you dont need to pre-emptively wonder which price zone you are going to be in and both will automatically apply daily price capping, so dont need to worry about what type of travelcard will be best. The end of day total cost is sent as a single transaction to your contactless payment card/phone so any foreign exchange charges from your bank will by applied at that point. For more of a sense of arrival I would recommend the (now called) Elizabeth line from Heathow to Paddington Station (you can change here for the underground section of the Elizabeth Line into central London or say the Bakerloo line. This is faster than the Piccaddilly Line, but you will pay a small price premium (about £1 on top of the normal underground price to Heathrow) to use the Elizabeth Line train (not as expensive as the business-orientated Heathrow Express service which is about £25 for a single 15 minute journey lol). The street cleaning is done per borough (administrative region fo the city) and it varies depending how much a borough is willing to spend on it. Often you will find busy tourist areas or say street market or even just times when there are not cleaners e.g. Sunday and there will be noticeable litter on the ground. The bin bags on the street are for that days collection as many historical properties do not have space for a large wheelie bin outside. That wall is a lot older than 1800 lol The Large lions were made from melted down captured French Canons. Cafe Nero is jsut a chain coffee place found all over the UK, Costa is similar but older, both are UK based. But you will find better coffee in smaller chains and independent places all over London, just as with big chains they hog the places with big footfall. Might be worth giving "Pret" a try, its another big Sandwich chain but some prefer their coffee to Starbucks etc. Re iced coffee you will find that retail trends from the US hit the UK before Europe generally but not before Japan.

[@Traintin2]

Thanks for the info!

[@keeperofthecheese]

I've been around a lot of big cities in the world, living in London for four years, and I would put it this way - London for business, Paris for pleasure, and New York for breakfast and shopping. London has a lot of huge, beautiful features - Parks, fountains, cathedrals, world leading museums and galleries, and excellent bars and restaurants for every international taste there is. But the city is also VAST and tricky to navigate. It can be hard for tourists to see everything. An American friend of mine now permanently lives in London, and we both tell people that the best advice for London is: wear walking shoes and loose pants. Walk fast. Stand on the right. Carry your wallet inside your jacket. Expect to pay twice as much for everything than you are used to. Also: You can tell you are lost for half of this video, because you are walking around some really quiet/in-between bits of London. But thats cool, reminds me of living there biking around the metropolis.

[@Traintin2]

I wasn’t lost I just like to walk in different parts of the city :) Thanks for watching!

[@khae_g]

Hi, may I ask what the covid restrictions were at the airport?

[@Traintin2]

there wasn't any restrictions other than wearing masks on the plane!

[@khae_g]

@@Traintin2 Thank you!

[@scatton61]

Blimey mate... do a little research so that you know where you are going to start. Just about every 'Visiting London' video includes Picadilly Cirus. Read the signs in the airport and tube station and look for the word 'exit'. Cafe Nero is not a local coffee shop. It is a big chain in the UK.

[@Traintin2]

It’s a little more complicated than the word “exit” my friend. Thanks for watching

[@benhawkins4245]

Always shops local! Goes to cafe Nero 😭😭😭

[@youme1414]

Nice!

[@RenaissanceEarCandy]

1800s vibes? More like a thousand years before that. It's true what they say... "The British think 100 years is a long way, while Americans think 100 years is a long time". I can't remember whose quote it is but it's brilliant.

[@Traintin2]

not sure what you're trying to say but America is a newer country still lol only a couple hundred years old

[@johanrijhkelaar3627]

You chose the wrong place to order an iced coffee. Nero is the last place I go to when I want some coffee, Costa and Pret are miles ahead. I’ve been living in London for almost 5 years now and it’s a stunning place with lots of history, places to visit and never ending entertainment. Hope you enjoyed 👍

[@Traintin2]

I loved it 😁

[@druidswillow1052]

Hi Traintin, You look like you were lucky with the weather, Yep Central London especially the touristy areas is kept clean but there are plenty of areas where you would find NYC levels of trash blowing about, left on streets, I don't know how much of the rest of London you explored it's a massive city twice the size of NYC with a population of just under 10 million as of 2022 there's so much more to see than just the bits everyone goes to etc, Fun Factoid of the day London is technically a Forest, Yep you heard me right! Because of all the Parks, Green Spaces, Trees etc it qualifies under the U.N & Forestry Commission as an Urban Forest in fact the largest Urban Forest on the planet, Don't know how long you're spending in the U.K but if you get the chance please visit Scotland, Wales, Ireland North & South as well as England there's beautiful Architecture, History, Countryside all over, Other great cities Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield, Cardiff, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Swansea, Birmingham etc All the best on your travels Cheers Jim, Surrey

[@Traintin2]

I will check them out, thank you for the comment!

[@lindajackson5839]

I'm a Londoner and I've yet to find rubbish blowing about in any borough of London,,,we have the cleanest city in the world don't you know,,🇬🇧

[@samuelbarrett9403]

All those cities you mention are in the North, with horrible grey weather. Should definitely check out the South West. Bristol and Bath are beautiful and historic cities with much better weather than the North.

[@druidswillow1052]

@@samuelbarrett9403 Hi Samuel Totally agree Bath especially I love but I felt I was beginning to waffle & had to stop somewhere! Cheers Jim

[@jillhobson6128]

We don't have horrible grey weather in the North, try travelling a bit more and broadening your horizons.

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

If you want the best doughnuts you must go to Borough Market and look for the stall called Pillows of joy. You won’t believe them.

[@Traintin2]

Next time I’ll try it out!

[@cutelittledoll]

Central London means everything when you don’t live in London. And means nothing when you do live there. Basically, Londoners don’t go up west unless they have too.

[@someone.named.skylar]

Should've ran into that car for the vlog🥺 hahahah, and you definitely would fail as a guard 💀

[@Traintin2]

Bahahahha my next 10 hour challenge will be that lol

[@sussex33]

I love how you walked nonchalantly down Whitehall, walking past Great Scotland Yard, Horse Guards Parade and Downing Street but obviously didn’t notice because you were focused on your iced coffee

[@Traintin2]

This is just me exploring and giving my first impression, as the title says. Thanks for watching!

[@robert261]

Where’s your hoodie from?

[@Traintin2]

It's my merch I am releasing very soon! I have hoodies and t-shirts

[@KingCharles3]

fyi you don’t need an oyster card, you can just tap you bank card/ apple pay

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

In the 60s, I was due to live in London and join the Met Police. I decided to stay nearer home, and really regret that decision in hindsight. I loved London, but not enough to live there.

[@amandeepv]

London is way better than NYC I’ve been to NYC and live in London

[@tomobrien8417]

You walked past chris evans Dj near white taxi

[@josebenito15]

Not many people in London downtown. Was it a Sunday when you recorded this Video? I've not been to London since the Pandemic began but I read many people are still working from home. I miss London and.. Double Expresso from Nero Coffee!! ☕☕☕

[@Traintin2]

I think it was a Thursday when I landed!

[@josebenito15]

@@Traintin2 Thanks so much for your information. So..my worst wishes have come true. Less people in London streets these days. Enjoy your Videos. Greetings from Spain 📣📣

[@Traintin2]

@@josebenito15 gracias por ver 🇪🇸

[@Tom_YouTube_stole_my_handle]

That's pandemic London. Working from home has gutted it.. There's a strong possibility that businesses which relied on foot traffic from workers will fail and this summer will be make or break for the tourist attractions. London is really struggling.

[@josebenito15]

@@Traintin2 De nada,Mister 🪂

[@peteradaniel]

“I’m not really in central london, I’m just in Piccadilly Circus!?” Yikes! 😂😂

[@Traintin2]

Huh

[@phoenix-xu9xj]

The trash outside was probably out for bin collection day

[@timothycooper4091]

How did you use your phone in London?

[@Traintin2]

What do you mean?

[@chrischarlescook]

Always shop local... proceeds to walk in to a chain store 🤣 That trash wasn't rubbish, it was recycling. We have black bins to store household rubbish, which is collected every two weeks. Recycling is the alternate week. But that's just left in a tidy pile the morning of pick up.

[@danellis-jones1591]

I'd advise getting any medical conditions looked at because it's free in the UK! 😀😀😀

[@patbrown8117]

If you are not a British citizen you will be charged by the NHS. It's free 'at the point of service' for the British, but we pay a lot for it through our taxes.

[@john_smith1471]

Only free for uk residents, although there is a backlog of 6 + million waiting for treatment.

[@BostonBobby1961]

Cafe Nero is a chain. Sort of like a Starbucks competitor. They’re all over Boston.

[@Traintin2]

👍🏼👍🏼

[@BostonBobby1961]

@@Traintin2 btw No dunks in London? I love their iced coffee. So does most New Englanders.

[@Traintin2]

@@BostonBobby1961 I think there was some from what I remember and yes the lines for DD in Boston were always so long lol

[@BostonBobby1961]

@@Traintin2 probably plus most of the Boston area they have dozens of locations. In my hometown of Medford we got 12 locations. 3 in walking distance from each other.

[@roundron76]

Try Costa coffee next time - they are the Starbucks of Britain!! Their cakes are lovely too especially the muffins!!

[@jimengle1615]

I was just there at the same time. We did have beautiful weather didn't we?

[@Traintin2]

It was sooooo nice no complaints

[@gabbymcclymont4167]

Well done pointing out Bin Day!

[@Traintin2]

Hahahaj

[@gabbymcclymont4167]

@@Traintin2 cheer’s, it’s like when you see tourists in Edinburgh taking photos of a shop window (it’s real) with a huge pic of the castle, but the castle is 90* to there right and huge. Always worth taking the piss out of them, hehehe. Actually that’s worse.

[@sirisiri7213]

Cafe Nero is not the best actually - Costa is better but anyway just for future reference. I just saw your Buenos aires one and the iced coffee looked fabulous in comparison tasted better too from what i can see lol.

[@laurainelindley9190]

You can not see Big Ben, it’s the bell inside the the clock tower 👍🇬🇧

[@redspecial4102]

...or maybe a guy in a London nightclub. 😇🤣

[@africanfufu]

“ there’s a little taste of NYC” 😂😂😂😂😂 After he saw that trash

[@Traintin2]

😅😅

[@innerdumbasssystem]

LMFAO wants to shop local goes nero xD

[@davidcook7887]

It’s not a London coffee is it? ‘Here’s an Italian Coffee Shop’

[@jackart011]

Always shop local!... Walks into cafe Nero

[@Traintin2]

You must not read the comment section 🙃

[@jackart011]

@@Traintin2 na not really

[@Traintin2]

@@jackart011 yikes

[@yedis1750]

Hope you got a real taste of London away from the obvious tourist places and the food chains. London food is amazing if you avoid crispy creme and Cafe Nero lol

[@Traintin2]

Hahahah I agree

[@jamesbyrne9312]

Starbucks iced coffee is the best

[@inmate1614]

Goes to Europe and immediately looks for American food. Great start!

[@Traintin2]

Not true, I’ve been to Europe multiple times and always try the local food!

[@Ja-uu9ep]

Yeahh.. cafe nero is not good lmao. Thats why they almost shut down, that and relabelling gone off food to make it look like its still in date. One time I was given a giftcard from work and it broke their till

[@steelcity791]

Central London is very different from the outer London boroughs. Its obviously more touristy. To get a better vibe get out in the boroughs and you will get the real feel of it , very similar to New York in that respect. Great video man 😊👌

[@marycarver1542]

London streets are the cleanest in Europe. The couple of examples you show were probably put out because it was rubbish collection day !

[@seancrowe3353]

Yeah, go and visit Londonistan. You won't find any English people there

[@ivanashley7875]

Steps of the train "London is not a dope as Paris" that train heads BACK to the airport too Austin :(

[@Traintin2]

Hahhaha I just love Paris 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@ivanashley7875]

@@Traintin2 My comment was a bit "tongue in cheek" Austin, actually I love France too. Hope you had a good time here in the UK.

[@roryboytube]

Paris more dope than London?? No way. London has had more variety in everything from culture, architecture, mood, vibe, music etc. Paris is beautiful but it's one dimensional. Every quarter of Paris is the same. The architecture is monochrome almost all from the 17th/18th century. It's nowhere near as international, multi period or eclectic as London.

[@Traintin2]

Everyone has their own personal opinions and preferences!

[@jaymahoney1363]

Just googled it as I was a little confused Krispy Kreme is an American company as I'd always thought 😁

[@Traintin2]

Yes it was sarcasm

[@BP-kx2ig]

The London Eye is not a Ferris wheel.

[@jaydickson2892]

Eat locally when abroad, 5 mins later, goes to a Krispy cremes.

[@Traintin2]

hahaha I usually do eat local. KK was just close while I was waiting 40 minutes to see the guard change!

[@jaydickson2892]

@@Traintin2 Love the videos tho 😊

[@Traintin2]

@@jaydickson2892 thanks for watching 😁

[@lorrainemoynehan6791]

seriously mate, you judge an International city, that has existed for over two thousands years (Celts, romans, saxons, vikings blah. blah, blah) on iced coffee??? so pleased it got a 5/10. Cafe Nero (a chain) will be delighted with your recommendation. The joy of travelling is embracing the new, not trying to find what you have at home and then slag it of as inferior. Be brave and try something unfamiliar. Trust people. Open yourself up, don't squirrel yourself away eating in a park

[@Traintin2]

I didn't give the city a low rating, I said I didn't like the coffee. I said I loved London in all my videos, thanks for watching.

[@lorrainemoynehan6791]

@@Traintin2 sorry if I was a little harsh

[@mazinwonderland3077]

It made me laugh too.

[@robynmurray7421]

I agree. 20 minutes in the city, wandering aimlessly, having done no research into where he is or what he's looking at and he writes it off as not as good as Paris. Even St James Park has lots of interesting things around if you weren't more interested in your book and your donuts. And a little hint, mate: If you ever go to Australia do not judge the coffee based on your preference for Starbucks. You will be deported.

[@Traintin2]

@@robynmurray7421 i hate Starbucks 😁