Last Days in London: Part Three | Towers, Bridges, Borough Market Eats & the Neverland Tea | Vlog

[@petercunningham9722]

What a lovely family, well mannered charming children so happy you enjoyed England.

[@palmsandpalaces]

@@petercunningham9722 Thank you so very much! More to come!

[@ulsterscot]

Great video. Nice to see london through new eyes. If motherhood were an Olympic sport - you’d probably win gold.

[@palmsandpalaces]

My goodness, how kind of you. Thank you.

[@mattbentley9270]

Well said, adorable well behaved polite kids

[@peckelhaze6934]

I am 73 now and live 50 miles from London. I have been countless times and have certainly seen a massive transformation of London over the years.

[@palmsandpalaces]

I’m sure! Thanks for following along.

[@gdok6088]

You guys did so well packing so much in. Mom is clearly very skilled at travel planning - I think you must be a fantastic travel agent. Millie and Oliver are such charming, great kids and you cleverly combined fun with educational experiences. I remember doing the same with our kids when they were young. I think your two adorable children will remember this trip for a very long time and hopefully you will all want to visit us again sometime! I look forward to following your wonderful channel.

[@palmsandpalaces]

You are so kind. Thank you so much. We so appreciate you being here. 🩷 We cannot wait to return to England!

[@SandMan_86]

It's impressive how much you packed in!!

[@palmsandpalaces]

We are still tired 🤣🤣

[@helenab7390]

Charming informative videos and wonderful family...thankyou

[@palmsandpalaces]

Thank you so much!!

[@RonSeymour1]

A very interesting and informative video. You have a lovely family. Spread the word, UK food is usually good. That old 'my foot hurts' ruse never gets old.

[@palmsandpalaces]

Thank you so much! UK food is PHENOMENAL!! Spreading the word!

[@howardmakin9359]

What a lovely family! Please come back soon. Britain is full of nice people, but there is infinite room for more! ❤

[@palmsandpalaces]

How kind. Thank you!! I miss it so much! Such wonderful people there! ❤️

[@redsquirrel1086]

I hope you enjoyed visiting our little island. You are a delightful family.

[@palmsandpalaces]

@@redsquirrel1086 Thank you!

[@TonyGamlin]

Mashed peas got me

[@roberthall4182]

Lovely truly wholesome family

[@palmsandpalaces]

Thank you so much, Robert! Have a lovely day!

[@sangfroidian5451]

A little nugget of information for you. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub is actually called The Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub. English used to have a letter called 'Thorn' which like the Greek Theta represents 'TH' but was written as our modern letter Y as well as a number of other characters. When printing was introduced in the late 15th and early 16th century, they modified the alphabet to focus on Latin letters, removing the anglo-saxon/norse characters still in use and substituted TH in place of the letter Thorn specifically.

[@palmsandpalaces]

We love this nugget. Thank you for sharing!

[@mgsparky8870]

Another lovely video. Thanks! Great family.

[@palmsandpalaces]

Thank you, my friend!! Appreciate you being here!

[@xandra7986]

What a fab video of my city. Gorgeous family. You all certainly packed a lot in!

[@palmsandpalaces]

We sure did. Thank you so much for your kind words! More to come!

[@xandra7986]

@@palmsandpalaces I’ll look forward to it ☺️

[@MWB5150]

Fantastic 3 part video, Ashley. Your videos are informative, interesting & honest ! Love Borough Market, & you crammed a lot in one last day, glad you enjoyed your visit, look forward to your next vlog 👍

[@palmsandpalaces]

Thank you so very much. That is the goal and your comment made my day. This means more than you know! Appreciate you being here.

[@kebond1]

Great vlog (again), I find it so interesting watching the vistors perspective on a City I know pretty well. Fun fact, some of us "locals" know the buildings in the "Square Mile" (City of London) by nicknames. The tower that houses the "Sky Garden" at the top is the "Walkie-Talkie" (because it kind of looks like one) and nearby are the "Cheese Grater" (122 Leadenhall St) and the "Gherkin" (30 St Mary Axe) - when it opened about 20 years ago it was about the tallest, but has now been swamped by others, the latest and tallest being "Horizon 22" (which is actually 22 Bishopsgate, and also has a free viewing area) which towers above the Sky Garden. Apologies if none of that was new info for you!

[@palmsandpalaces]

Well, I wish you were our tour guide when we were in London. *When* we return, I will need to pick your brain! We will be reaching out to our UK subscribers for help.

[@andynewell6814]

@@palmsandpalaces Not to mention the 'Wobbly Bridge' (the modern footbridge going across the river towards St Pauls). Every Brit still calls it that as shortly after it opened, a design fault meant that the bridge swayed alarmingly when a large number of people were on it. The fault was quickly fixed, but Brits being Brits - it was for ever more the 'Wobbly Bridge'.

[@kentishmale1969]

I've really enjoyed your London series - great editing too 👍👍

[@palmsandpalaces]

Thank you so much! More England coming very soon! Subscribe to be notified. Appreciate you being here!

[@replayzeditz]

Love the videos ❤, can’t wait for your next post!!!!

[@palmsandpalaces]

Thank you so much! So appreciate you being here!

[@BeckyPoleninja]

There is a Peter Pan statue in a park in Londo in honour of the author or the book J M Barrie who is from the UK.

[@palmsandpalaces]

I wish we saw it! Next time!

[@deborahmaddry3615]

Fun and informative video. Where did you stay in London? What filter did you use for your photos?

[@palmsandpalaces]

Thank you! We stayed in corporate housing in the Maida Vale area. No filter on photos, just some color brightening. :)

[@AndrewMcgill-j5c]

Is there a video of your visit to Oxford.

[@palmsandpalaces]

@@AndrewMcgill-j5c That is up next! Subscribe to be notified and stay tuned! 🎉

[@FTFLCY]

Kids are a delight, which is not a phrase I use often! You're never going to get decent food in chain pubs, sadly.

[@palmsandpalaces]

@@FTFLCY Why thank you! What are your favorite London pubs?

[@FTFLCY]

@@palmsandpalaces The French House, Coach and Horses (both in Soho). Btw, let Oliver know he has the coolest haircut 😁

[@SirBoycie]

Excellent series. Really well shot and edited, informative. Your kids are a credit to you both. You should have a lot more subscribers! P.S. my office is in the Sky Garden building so I know it well (and Leadenhall Market) :) I live in Brighton and it's a great place to visit if you get the chance 👍

[@palmsandpalaces]

Brighton is on our list! Next time... because there WILL be a next time. 😉 Thank you very, very much for the kind words and encouragement. And I agree - the kids are the stars of the show!!

[@mattbentley9270]

OMG I thought prices were steep ££££ for that tea at first sight, NO !!! what an experience worth it totally looks fabulous and the kids loved it... as a special treat yes (wish I was rich I would be there every day! I am not so boooo prob never will go)

[@palmsandpalaces]

Right!? A one-time special treat for sure!

[@henryluczak9156]

The ‘Ye’ in ‘Ye Old Cheshire Cheese’ represents the word ‘The’. So it’s The Old Cheshire Cheese…

[@palmsandpalaces]

Stupid question - so when people say the name, do they say THE?

[@Iskandar64]

@@palmsandpalaces It is not a stupid question, most Brits do not know. When typeset was imported from the continent into England when printing first started, there was no letter for Thorn "þ" (now we use "th"), so they substituted a "y". So it should be pronounced as The, But even Brits today say Ye. It is totally anachronistic.

[@MichaelLamming]

The monument was supposed to have a telescope running through the middle of it, but it was never installed.

[@palmsandpalaces]

Fascinating fact!!

[@millym7270]

Tower bridge has the Tower you went up in - London Bridge does not . Great vlogs though ❤

[@palmsandpalaces]

Gotcha. Thanks!

[@kevinadams3729]

English Peppermint tea? what on earth...give the poor boy some proper English tea :)

[@jasminejones7389]

that would be a lot of caffeine for him, and he enjoyed the tea he drank. Let them ease their way in, not rush.

[@palmsandpalaces]

😂😂

[@MrCoxy38]

That is Tower Bridge this is London Bridge what a very smart young little lady if only the vast majority of adults realised the difference between the two

[@palmsandpalaces]

HAHA. She is smart.

[@peterdavidson3890]

But you are glad to be in the land of McDonald’s & Burger King ?Just joking folks so pleased you enjoyed our “little” country.

[@palmsandpalaces]

We genuinely love England. The metropolis that is London showed us silly tourist stuff and so many off the beaten path treasures. No MCD or BK for us thank you very much!! Thanks for watching!!

[@petermclelland278]

Im sure 'Disney Land' could recreate this fantasy London world Americans seem to want to experience without leaving America?

[@palmsandpalaces]

They did in Epcot (Walt Disney World) - and I love my Disney, but it doesn't even come close!

[@MaxwellMoore-d1u]

Parents now get a Fine for taking Children out of School. But the Price goes up Ridiculous in the the School holidays. So its cheaper to take the kids out of School and holiday abroard

[@palmsandpalaces]

I wish we could do so!

[@glenmiller272]

Remember Americans, if you'd of only payed your taxes to the King, all this history could of been yours!!😂