London England Pt.1 - Buckingham Palace, Changing Of The Guards, Afternoon Tea, Back To The Future

Welcome to London, England! We're spending our first full day in town with a bit of self-guided wandering where we accidentally end up at the changing of the guards near Buckingham Palace... then we've got our pinkies out at afternoon tea in the Grand Saloon at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane... and we're ending the evening with Back To The Future The Musical on the West End!! :D
Find our afternoon tea experience on the internet machine here:
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00:00 BOOM!
00:04 Welcome To England
00:42 Breakfast At Greggs
01:45 Distracted By A Palace
04:24 Changing Of The Guard
06:44 To Piccadilly & Leicester
11:10 Regency Afternoon Tea
16:39 Back To The Hotel
17:45 Evening Entertainment
20:40 Photos By Dee
21:32 Z Hotel Room Tour
24:59 Our Black Cab Experience
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[@brianadykes3409]

Cream first, ALWAYS!! AHHHHHH!!

[@AshdownMad]

Love that your first breakfast was Greggs. You get Brritish citizenship with 5 consecutive Greggs meals.

[@williamwilkes9873]

Take this guy 5 seconds then........

[@DenaInWyo]

Someone probably already told you, but I'm not patient enough to scroll through all the comments. The King actually was not in residence. The English flag was flying, but not the monarch's standard along with it. I adore London, my favorite place in the world! So awesome to see you guys go through it.

[@GloriaS12]

I love this video...... So jealous. England is my dream!!!!

[@gmdhargreaves]

Loved this Vidya!! Such a lovable couple xxx glad you enjoyed my City

[@PBMicrosTube]

Jam first. Then pile the cream on top - it's a cream delivery system. Yum.

[@lamkaz810]

Spread the jam then dollop the cream on top ❤

[@cjpampling]

Jay, that was the Union Jack flying over Buckingham Palace, meaning the king wasn't in residence. The Royal Standard flag would be flying when he is in residence instead of the union jack

[@parodeejay]

Ahaaaaa, good to know! We’d just heard that if there was “a flag”… Thankee!! :D

[@leolataylor5767]

Thanks for sharing, quite interesting.

[@janreynolds3794]

Loved this!

[@wulfrunianwanderer]

Greggs!!!!! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@scottscaneh]

Greggs the small British version of Canada's TIM HORTONS

[@juliefoelker3911]

Land or sea you deliver great videos!

[@onthegowithyolo]

Dang that's gonna mess me up. I am bougie!

[@kathyp2794]

London is one of my fave places in the world! Thanks for the memories. 😊 Next time you go to London you must try high tea at Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium. 🐈

[@kelleygroh6417]

Had to laugh at your travel story from Heathrow! We had decided to take the express train into London and had pre booked our tickets. We proceeded to the train, got on and started off when they came through to look at our tickets. Apparently we had hopped on 1st class….oops! Guess that’s why we got the looks from the other occupants of the car 😂

[@debbiedarcy904]

Always jam first on your scones. We absolutely loved London both times we’ve visited. Thank you for sparking some of our old memories.

[@lindadunham286]

Peppermint tea is my favorite.

[@22wolfsong]

London is beautiful on a sunny day!

[@janedavies7768]

Love you came to my own country hope you enjoy your stay 🙏🇬🇧

[@paulready8897]

Was funny the one shot showed a flag of Canada while in London. Prob the embassy. You too have too much fun, love it.

[@traceymorris7300]

Yes that is the embassy, Canada House

[@barbarashuster9029]

That's coming to Cleveland Broadway series next year!

[@crochetwithapril]

My Hubby and I want to do a British Isle Cruise in a few Years. Thankyou for this! I'm very excited to Watch the entire Playlist. Subbed ya!!

[@cruisegal4991]

Great vlog. Perfect reason to pack light. Before you go on Mediterranean cruises try hard to pack lighter because there are tons of cobblestone streets you will need to navigate. 👍

[@joannrutkowski1467]

Elizabeth Line works great from Heathrow. They have room to place your bags. So glad you enjoyed London. Amazing city! Excited for your walking tour. I watch their Vlogs when I went to London in February

[@kellieashman6908]

The flag that signifies the King is in residence is the Royal Standard, they fly the Union Jack at other times.

[@chuckbeatty1464]

We was in London 20 some years ago spent 3 days there walking around enjoying the city sightseeing then we got on the princess Ruby ship for a 15-day cruise is a wedding present to the wife

[@sarao8074]

If the royal standard is flying over Buckingham, the king is home. The flag you saw meant he was not at home.

[@parodeejay]

Ahaaaaa, good to know! We’d just heard that if there was “a flag”… Thankee!! :D

[@bandchck12]

I just commented the same thing.

[@sarao8074]

@@parodeejay that was true prior to the death of Princess Diana. Now they fly the Union Jack all the time, and the Royal Standard if the monarch is in residence.

[@michellemann941]

Agree with you , Jam always first then cream on a Scone. Love London have visited twice on holidays from Australia. Glad your having a great time.😊

[@mercyrodriguez5780]

Good morning! Can’t wait to see the rest of London!

[@susandowney6386]

Your vlog timing in London is perfect. We're headed to London next Monday, then jumping on a cruise of the British Isles😊

[@lizdyson3627]

Black cabs are a nightmare. When I go down i go door to door.

[@JohnWojtasiak]

Nothing better than the releasing of the London video on Treason Day! Happy 4th!

[@marilynbeebe8249]

My brother in law whose name is Jay would joke just like you Jay. Unfortunately Alzheimer’s has robbed him of all his pun and jokes. Every time I watch you and think of the way Jay used to be.

[@kristenhansen2599]

Love seeing you guys in London. So used to seeing you in Alaska or the Caribbean. It's like when a tv sitcom does a special in the UK episode. Like Friends when they all go to London for Ross's wedding....lol

[@motoguy]

Proper etiquette with scones, especially in England, is cream then jam. It’s also not traditional best practice to put jam spread on fruit scones. This is an etiquette that few follow, likely because everyone is so addicted to sugar these days!

[@parodeejay]

That's funny! Apparently even the late Queen preferred jam first, which I guess is the way the Cornish typically do things, and the cream first method is Devonian? Either way, sign us up for more!! :P

[@motoguy]

@@parodeejay you want to see something funny, search ‘how the queen eats bananas’. It’s literally bananas!

[@elainebyrne1039]

I'm English and my grandmother was a country house cook in Edwardian times; we have always done jam first.

[@harrietwalker4896]

Y'all seen a lot of stuff and things thanks for sharing the video

[@gbell7760]

June 10th we did same. Flew into Heathrow, took 2 tubes to Victoria station. Day before, I looked at tube schedule, it was flowing nicely. Now Saturday about 2pm got to earls cross, and all of London boarded the tube with us. And we also have our multiple bags for our princess cruise, and in 3 stops we have to change tube lines, totally jammed inside . At the transfer stop i pushed and pushed our way out of the tube.. We got out and to next one. At Victoria it was so so busy. People everywhere. Instead of walking 10 min to hotel found a nice taxi for 10 pounds. We were glad to be done with that day.

[@lizdyson3627]

So near yet so far. Ah well next time i'll do a better job. Seriously it is wonderful to see you over here.😃. Your the best.

[@lindalaliberte8704]

Love this look at London through your eyes. Looking forward to more. Yikes😱!! Walking all that way with that much luggage would be tough, but in the true British spirit you 2 just got on with it. Well done! 😀

[@jpbpds]

First trip to London, reserved and paid for a car to pick us (7 people, including 3 elderly people and a disabled adult) at Heathrow. I didn’t know that customs would take so long and didn’t have my phone on, so the guy left. No refund. Ended up half of us taking Heathrow Express and walking to our hotel, other half had to take two cabs. Now we have a better system: buy a ticket on National Express to our hotel near Victoria Station (about 12 or 14 pounds each) and walk 15 minutes to the hotel (we also each had a large suitcase, carryon and backpack). On cruise day walk back to Victoria for 10 am bus to Southampton (prepurchased online about 10 pounds). Highly recommend The Belgrave Hotel -moderately priced (339 pounds for two nights including a very nice breakfast).

[@tracymayertravel]

Fantastic Video! Looks like an Amazing time. Looking forward to this whole series!

[@cathydrew2569]

The High Tea looks amazing

[@moniquevann9950]

You guys are so cute 🥰

[@SoloonaCruise]

Just discovered your channel. Like both your commentary style.

[@craftysoutherner2023]

I love that you show the struggles alongside the fun. I can’t wait to go to London!

[@heideleskun1163]

Ever notice the architectural similarities from England to DC? Same goes for Picadilly Square to the DC mall NYC with Central Park and Leisaster Square?

[@heideleskun1163]

Nice Salt N' Pepper reference lol

[@kathleenhaughey5430]

We had the same hotel booked for our pre-cruise stay in June of 2020. When everything shut down, we were able to get refunds for everything except for the hotel. Despite the fact that they closed, they never gave us a refund for the room that we were never able to stay in. I liked the location, and thought it would be ideal to stay there to enjoy the theatre choices.

[@2gray2care]

We had a lovely afternoon tea at Fortnum and Masons, and I can confirm that they had an ice cream bar in another area of the store. Plus, they have awesome shopping there! So sorry for your Black Cab experience. We used the cabs the entire time we were in London, and found the cabbies to be incredible tour guides. As for the tube-we took the tube from the airport(with our luggage) to Victoria Station, where we were staying. The tube was incredibly crowded. 😮

[@autolargue]

This is an exciting port call

[@cacheaddict-melmelstowe8337]

I am so excited for the London series. I lived in England for several years so its been fun going down memory lane watching this video. Cant wait to see Back to the Future next year. Its touring nationally starting this year. Happy traveling.

[@JanetGoesSomewhere]

Maybe Elizabeth Line or Heathrow Express to Paddington with then a black cab to hotel due to all that luggage might have been a good option. Heathrow train & tube stations all step-free, but not Charing Cross or Embankment tube stations yet. Still lots of stairs in central London tube stations. Thanks for sharing your London experience with us.

[@BevS97]

Heathrow express is definitely the easiest. It's not cheap but then neither was the taxi...

[@parodeejay]

We had researched and found Heathrow Express tickets for 5.50 GBP per person, if you bought far enough in advance. That's probably the route we would use next time around!! :P

[@ericgranger5014]

Love London! I did LOL at American Candy! It’s very fitting to start the series on July 4! :-)

[@tonylarussa4046]

If the Union flag is waving above Buckingham Palace, it means the king is NOT in residence.

[@scottmcneal3752]

I'm gonna enjoy watching this vlog series

[@dianeharris7227]

Thanks for sharing❤️❤️❤️

[@nicza460]

Thanks for showing us part of London! We were there about 5 years ago and there is so much to see and do! Travel is definitely an adventure these days with getting to destinations and getting to hotels. The hotel looked nice but that room was just a bit too small especially the bathroom.

[@angelabrown3994]

Know your visit was amazing. Your videos are so informative.

[@paulafriday3579]

England is on my bucket list love your videos its like being there cheers!

[@barbarashuster9029]

We took private car from our hotel to airport for 100 pounds. It would have been 80 for the cab but the desk at the hotel said there might not be a taxi there that early. I felt very bougie! 10 years ago. We were shocked that the London cabbies did not put luggage in the cab for us. We took the channel then cab to hotel which was near Tower of London.

[@lizdyson3627]

Good Job Jay😉

[@scotth2191]

As if my wife and I weren’t already excited, Dee’s reaction to Back to the Future put us over the top. We’re seeing the show on Broadway September 19th. Can’t wait!! Great start to the London series, too. Thank you, editing Jay. 😊

[@SV9878]

Yeah getting a taxi/cab in London is a nightmare at the best of times. Tube and train is the best way to get around x

[@vickiebridges3584]

We did Paris and London in November 2019. Since we were leaving from London we decided to RT out of heathrow and do Eurostar. 6 of us with about 15 bags. We took the tube to Kings Cross. Our flat when we got back to London was about 3 blocks from the tube station. It was a lot, but we managed well. Loved the ease of the tube

[@lesley90]

That was great coverage of London. Ive been there quite a few times but not for over a decade The B n B i used to stay at is over 200 GPB now. Your hotel tip is great. Your high tea place so pretty. I used to go to Fortnum n Masons. Your place more interesting. Can't wait for next video 😊 thanks

[@lasandrawinterssmiley293]

I was there for 16 hours and did. Rush night tour, you guys have me wanting to go back.

[@lorettachapman4244]

Loved this so much!!

[@TropicLuv]

Love this video because it showed me what I have in store! My daughter and I will be in London for a week in September and then a week in Bath. We are so excited!!!! Will you tell us the cost of your stay in your little hotel room please?!

[@dave847]

Fantastic VLOG and great photos by Dee thank you so much So sorry about your taxi experience What a let down 🥲 wish you had a larger hotel room

[@louisedasilva6046]

Awesome video!! I love London, so much to see and you had a nice sunny day. I can only imagine how hard it was to get to the hotel with all your luggage. Loved your hotel room. I would definitely stay there. Thank you. 😊

[@barbarap5278]

This was so awesome! You guys really do alot in a day! Can't wait till the next video!

[@bandchck12]

If the royal standard is flying about a royal residence the monarch is there. That was just the Union Jack. So he wasn’t at the palace.

[@krispressler1005]

You did part of the tour we did but a week later and in reverse as we started near Piccadilly and went toward Trafalgar Square. You may have also seen the real guards coming in at the end there not just the ceremonial ones. We did see both on our tour.

[@krispressler1005]

Wow. That cab story is bad. We were boogie and did the black cab with no issues. Loving the Iceland and London series. I hope the touring version of Back to the Future is good.

[@emilym3981]

wow that is a small room! cruise cabins are bigger! lol

[@emilym3981]

I would be pissed if I spent 100 USD/GBP and not been taken to the hotel.

[@busymom7729]

@@emilym3981, Say what?

[@margueritag.1993]

Dee got mad 😠! Taxis are the worst!

[@TS-ym9bc]

If you guys get a chance try afternoon the at the Goring. Its fantastic. Great Video

[@tonyrantnrave6854]

Depending which flag was flying would tell you if the King was in?

[@loishaffner9483]

Why can't preserve buildings?

[@Mattsc1974]

And now the twitter comment makes sense

[@theamericandreamfoundinflo6836]

Stupid question. Is there no Uber or Lyft to use?🤔

[@parodeejay]

I believe there is Uber/Lyft but they're partnered with the taxi service, so you're basically requesting a standard taxi, from my understanding. We ended up using Uber/Lyft at one point later during our London adventure!! :D

[@lesley90]

I hope your burn was not too bad J. I thought you often wear a hat 🤷‍♀️

[@angelas9467]

You guys are so nice . if I get in a cab and you tell me you're going to take me somewhere for a certain price and then you tell me to get out, I am going to charge back on my credit card Everything I have already paid you.

[@jackkelley890]

What is the best way to get from the Heathrow airport to a Hotel in Southhampton to take this cruise? Looks like its about 65 miles.

[@parodeejay]

As we show in our Regal Princess cruise episode one right after these London episodes, we used International Friends for our transfer and tour needs!! :D

[@jameshchetwyndjr9739]

Thank you here 1973. Back June 2025

[@nonaloeffler308]

That is what thye do they know you a tourist and they will take the long way around and think you will pay the extra.