LONDON 🇬🇧 - On Our Walking Tour We Find Popular Tourist Sites and Hidden Gems

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

You can check out all our stops on Google Maps here: maps.app.goo.gl/JBJUpSunUN3x4Tmi9 And a special thanks to everyone who commented in our last video helping us put out better info on this one.

[@ursulacosta307]

Couldn’t believe that they walked passed The Tower of London without even mentioning it! 😮

[@RollerbazAndCoasterDad]

They said they found an old castle I don't think rhey realised it's our besr London tourist atrraction and is the most important historical building in London. Or that the bridge is named after it. They definitely missed out.

[@williamwilkes9873]

You know, móst Londoners skip brekkíe or have tea/tóast................

[@wildwine6400]

The Tusk Gorilla Trail is a temporary exhibit about raising awareness for endangered animals by the charity Tusk. Theres several of them dotted around Covent Garden. It ends sometime in October Manchester had a Bee Trail with lots of bee statues with different designs. That's on from round July till September. It comes back each year

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Awesome, thanks.

[@josy4578]

Great video but hilarious that you could the Tower of London a castle it has so much history more than most of the other things you visited and isn’t even a castle

[@pabmusic1]

Well - it is a castle. It's just never called that.

[@COMEINTOMYWORLD]

Another cool video. Many thanks. It's a great way to see London taking the Thames path either on the South or North bank. You come across lots of interesting spots.

[@BeckyPoleninja]

Southwark is pronounced Sutherk. The castle thing next to Tower Bridge is actually The Tower of London

[@tradeladder146]

Amazing London. 👍

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Thank you.

[@domramsey]

So focussed on Tower Bridge, you completely ignored the thousand year old Tower of London. 😂 Not a criticism, just found it funny!

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

We took some footage of exterior and some of the placards on the outside with the history of it, but was interrupted while filming and the footage came out terrible. At the end of the day, we were too far away to redo the footage for a good mention of the Tower worth it's history. We want to return to London and spend a little more time hitting up some of the local places mentioned in other comments and really take a good tour of The Tower of London.

[@samkotlin8938]

I’m surprised you didn’t know the significance of the castle next to Tower Bridge, the Tower of London where the crown jewels are held. It’s probably the reason why many tourists are in that area.

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Thank you for this video. Wonderful.

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Our pleasure. Thanks for watching!!!

[@Yasin_Affandi]

@@SQUEEZEtheDAY 😄

[@Trident22]

Should've gone to the London Sky Garden it's Amazing .👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Thank you.

[@old.not.too.grumpy.]

The walk on the other side of the river along the south bank may be bussier in places but you paass some great places also you get a fantic view of some iconic buildings across the river

[@ferahl]

Great for a first visit, if you come again you could try some more local areas: 1) walk around Hampstead village, Hampstead Heath + tea at Kenwood Palace, Highgate Village lunch (Red Lion & Sun). 2) Smaller less touristy museum near Oxford Street: The Wallace Collection (remember to checkout the armoury in the basement too). 3) Richmond + Richmond Park + Kew Gardens. 4) East London not just Liverpool St/Brick Lane/Shoreditch but you can also go a little further into Hackney: Canal walk HaggerstonBroadway Market on Saturday's, Netil 360, and Victoria Park Market on Sundays + Hackney Village

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Thanks for the recommendations. We'll keep them in mind for our next visit.

[@guidebooktraveller]

Very enjoyable tour of London……one of the great cities and this makes me want to go back there. Appreciate you and have subscribed to the channel 🙏❤️

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Thank you!!

[@AutoAlligator]

You had a good wander around! Great to see! When I first came to England I was in awe of London. It is a great place to visit. Most Brits love to hate London lol x

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

We had a great time here. Thanks for watching!!

[@ErinBeck-u8y]

As others have said, the Tower of London is one of the most worthwhile and significant features of Londons history and one of the attractions worth paying to see. It is so much more than just an old building, the crown jewles are housed there too and are just spectacular to see.

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

We will have to make sure to visit next time we are in London. 👍

[@adventuresforthecurious]

New subscriber. I really like the Google Map addition to your travels! You mentioned a couple of things I haven't come across in my research, so thank you! Safe travels!

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Welcome aboard!

[@howardmakin9359]

You're a lovely couple! We were lucky to have you among us. Come back soon!

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

We plan to. Thank you!!!

[@terrym3837]

A great view is on Waterloo Bridge looking both ways gives great views

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Awesome, thanks for the insight!

[@mattbentley9270]

YES !!!! Covent Garden, my number one fave place in London, so glad u went there. you should have tried Chez Gwrard wine bar above, many a night bottles of wine watching the world go by on a balcony chatting the night away, love it

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

That sounds like a great spot to visit. Thanks.

[@wildwine6400]

That English breakfast looked pretty good, more of a posh version compared to the kind that youd find in a cafe in a town centre or something that locals use. A proper one can often be very big with maybe 3 of everything and include fried bread. If you want a great one, go to E Pellicci . It's been run by an eccentric Italian family for like hundred years. Its very busy but worth it. Its cash only

[@tradeladder146]

No Black Pudding. 😒

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Awesome, thank you.

[@Morgana0x]

I can't believe you didn't go into Westminister Abbey. It's 1,000 years old and has Roman ruins down below it's foundation. Also, you walked right past the Tower of London, also 1,000 years old, which played a crucial part in the history of the beginning of what would become London.

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

There is so much more we wanted to see, I guess we need to come back for more visits.

[@simondobbs4480]

The 'cavalry museum' is the barracks of the King's personal bodyguard. The Lifeguard and the Blues and Royals. These are working soldiers on active service. Thanks for a great video, and welcome to my country.

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Thanks for the info. We had a great time visiting.

[@markylon]

The Cavalry is NOT a museum but HAS a museum there's a difference. It's a working place that has a museum. It's not A MUSEUM

[@RonSeymour1]

Congratulations on finding The Olde Cheshire Cheese. It is a hidden gem and was once frequented by Charles Dickens. This is the first time I have seen it in a blog and have subscribed for that reason and the fact that you go for the more interesting sights.

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Thank you. When we were there, we found out about Charles Dickens, but were so fascinated by the story, we forgot to add it.

[@RonSeymour1]

It is not easy to find despite being just off Fleet Street. I have only been once but it is a strange feeling being in a place that he frequented.@@SQUEEZEtheDAY

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

@@RonSeymour1 we included it in our Google Maps list

[@JohnResalb]

Apart from Tower Bridge (which you did), the most scenic views are from Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Bridge. London bridge was shipped out to Arizona, but it doesn't matter - the two I mentioned give superior views. The new pedestrian Bridge (which you saw) should also be crossed for the views.

[@spark_6710]

One of my most favourite spots in London is right by the Tower bridge, Ivy is a real great place to have a cream tea there !! Also I love the views from the millennium foot bridge. 😍 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💞

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

We like the Millennium foot bridge too, great viewpoint. We'll have to check out Ivy.

[@spark_6710]

@@SQUEEZEtheDAY YES !! 👍

[@richardkeen1996]

Really enjoyed your tour of London. Just a heads-up: The Cavalry Museum, as you call it in your vlog is, in fact, Horse Guards which is the HQ of the British Army. Good luck with your future adventures which I will look forward to seeing.

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Thank you. Happy to have you join our adventures.

[@MatthewLipington]

Covent Garden Market was the original trading place for fruit and flowers (see My Fair Lady). It was nearly knocked down and redeveloped but a public outcry saved it in 1973

[@glynthomas6025]

There are some really over critical people here! The Tower of London does have a tower, it was used as a castle, it was a prison and the site of executions, the place where the Royal Mint made the nation's coinage, and also a zoo. Calling it a Castle isn't a big mistake. By the way, did you see the statue of George Washington in Trafalgar Square? I'm amazed that he's there!

[@sheiladodd4793]

Hope you enjoyed your time in London

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

We did!

[@markylon]

Thanks for sharing xxx

[@weedle30]

I am just amazed, dumbfounded and confused by the statement that London is “very busy and has lots of tourists….” Erm, yeeeessss…. Because, well, it is LONDON 🥴🤦‍♀️ the capital city of England that tourists want to visit…. It’s not just a tourist “must see it” - it’s “busy” because people live there and work there too!

[@musik102]

I wish Americans wouldn't say that they want to check out Tower Bridge ( not London Bridge) when the most interesting/greatest historic building in London, The Tower of London ( where the bridge gets its name ) is right next to the bridge and has been there for nearly a 1000 years! BTW, The Tower of London, it turns out, is actually a fortress although it looks for all the world like a castle.

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

To be honest, we considered visiting the interior of The Tower of London, and even took some footage of exterior and some of the placards on the outside with the history of it, but was interrupted while filming and the footage came out terrible. At the end of the day, we were too far away to redo the footage for a good mention of the Tower worth it's history. We'll have to make a stronger effort on our next visit.

[@phoebus007]

The obsession with Tower Bridge was amusing, especially when they walked past "a castle" in order to reach it. The "castle" was, of course, The Tower of London, after which the much more modern Tower Bridge is named. It is one of the oldest and certainly the most important historical building in London. Rather like visiting the Grand Canyon and being obsessed with visiting the latest branch of McDonald's.

[@hythekent]

Love how he describes the Tower of London as we went past a castle 😂😂😂

[@scottgubricky]

Loved the tour, Thank you!!

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Our pleasure

[@gavinblackford4219]

With regards to Big Ben, Big Ben is the name for the Bell, the tower was just called The Clock Tower until it was renamed in 2012 to The Elizabeth Tower 😮

[@TheSportsBoffin]

My late Grandfather was in the Army in 50s and was in the Guards Division based at Horseguards.

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

That's cool. Did he tell you many stories of his time?

[@TheSportsBoffin]

@@SQUEEZEtheDAY oh yes but nothing I can repeat on here 🤣

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

@@TheSportsBoffin I bet they're good stories. We would love to hear them.

[@DougBrown-h1n]

Oh dear - that's such a common US tourist mistake! London Bridge is a very run-of-the-mill bridge. As you discovered, Tower Bridge is the iconic "postcard from London" bridge. So glad you enjoyed your brief stay in our city. Bon voyage!

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Thank you!!!

[@brentwoodbay]

But they did know the difference and got it right! Most do not!

[@mattbentley9270]

U went to the cheer cheese!! OMG I have heard of that place but never been, I lonely live 30 miles or 40 mins on the train... u been places u have not, impressed !

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

That was a great place. It'll be a place we return to when we get a chance

[@grahvis]

An English breakfast, along with the slight variations elsewhere in the UK, sets you up for the day.

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Sounds great!

[@andrewturner2354]

The queen of all sights in London must be feeling pretty left out. The Tower of London is the number one place I go to London at all. Not a criticism your video was superb but its kinda like going to Rome and over looking the Colosseum

[@johnchallener]

Tip..it's not called the Tower Bridge..Just Tower Bridge

[@brigidsingleton1596]

Has nobody told this couple about the 'so-ccalled' "Big Ben" _NOT_ actually being called "Big Ben"...?! The largest _bell_ inside and at the top of the clock_tower is actually the real _Big_Ben_. The _tower_ building itself is called the Elizabeth Tower, and was named after our late Queen Elizabeth II, on the occasion of her Golden Anniversary as our Monarch, in 2012. Previous to that, the tower was called St.Stephen's Tower. So, in viewing that tower, one should say, (instead of saying we've seen Big Ben) we've seen the Elizabeth Tower...which houses a large bell, named 'Big Ben'. Plus, Southwark is pronounced 'Suthark'.

[@WrightEyes]

"And a castle" 🤣

[@michaeltaylor9445]

The changing of the guard at Horseguards is nothing to do with the museum. Horseguards is the official entrance to Buckingham Palace and St James's Palace and is guarded by the Household Cavalry Regiment. On the day you were there the guard was formed by The Life Guards, formed in 1660 by Charles II. The other guard is formed by the Blues and Royals who wear Blue tunics. The Boxmen, those on horse back are changed every hour. Guards on foot are changed every 2 hours. At 4 pm there is an inspection and the the horses are returned to barracks and just troopers on foot guard the building. The building is also the HQ of the London district of the British army.

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Thank you for that. Very informative. Can't wait to go back.

[@penname5766]

You do realise that castle you passed was the Tower of London, which was built a thousand years ago? It’s huge with over a hundred people (workers) living inside the walls. Next to the Tower (just outside the tube station) is a substantial chunk of the original Roman wall that surrounded the city, and that’s two thousand years old. You also didn’t pay much attention to St Paul’s Cathedral which is one of the finest examples of architecture in the world.

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Thank you. Next time

[@elunedlaine8661]

My Great Grandfather was Clerk of the Works of Tower Bridge's construction in 1886

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Wow, that cool. I bet he has a lot of great stories.

[@choncord]

Guys you could have actually gone up tower in one of the towers and walked across the gantry

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

We plan to for our next visit.

[@Paul-hl8yg]

Hash browns are not a part of the traditional English breakfast, they're a modern add on. Fried bread or toast is more traditional.

[@only1kingofsing]

London baby, how many steps did you do as a lot of people cannot believe how far they walk...

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Good question. We've considered getting one of those pace counters to see how far we walk on days like this, but have yet to find one we like/can afford.

[@BeckyPoleninja]

Which part of London was Iris in?

[@freddiemac1438]

HMS Belfast was at D-Day

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Good to know, thank you!!!

[@johnkemp8904]

And at the battle of North Cape.

[@mattyoung7415]

'A castle'

[@markylon]

FYI Buckingham Palace is not pronounced BUCK IN HAM it's correctly pronounced Buck-en-em, we don't say the HAM.

[@gmdhargreaves]

And South Walk is pronounced Suffurk

[@Harmy147]

Trim the beard my guy.

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

American airlines broke my clippers. Might have to write a song about it. Lol

[@Harmy147]

@@SQUEEZEtheDAY I recommend places in London such as Croydon or Peckham, on your next journey to London, visit them as they are such a great tourist location. Also, if you are visiting those places, purchase a balaclava and a hoodrich jacket. :)

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

@@Harmy147 ok. Thanks.

[@Mathemagical55]

The current London Bridge is just a concrete monstrosity built in the 1970s. It has no historic or aesthetic value at all, it's just in roughly the same place as previous London Bridges.

[@pabmusic1]

And the last one is now in Arizona.

[@keeperofthecheese]

"A castle" You mean the Tower of London? And can we stop sending American couples to the Borough Market? Its not even the best Market! Camden! Spitalfields! Portobello !

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

We want to return one day to take a tour, so instead of hyping it up now, we'll be able to type it up later

[@dogwithwigwamz.7320]

It is almost bound to be the case that everybody who was anybody - for good or ill - has been in those streets of London. Why ? Because England has always been able to fend of Revolution whilst no other European country has. Good or bad, Kings, Generals, Emperors, Princes.... have sought refuge in England when things have not gone `to plan` at home. I make no reference to the current state of affairs in this ( or any other ) part of the world.

[@hythekent]

Southwark is pronounced: suhthuhk

[@pabmusic1]

Never say "the HMS Belfast". HMS means 'His Majesty's Ship' - "the His Majesty's Ship Belfast" is just silly.

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Ok, thanks.

[@mickstaplehurst8471]

Cheshire is pronounced "Chesh-ear" not "Chesh-Ire" English english is complicated, all the rules are regularly broken!

[@Thursdaym2]

Not. Pronounced Chesher

[@Galantus1964]

isn't it amazing you are walking amongst buildings 5 x older than USA it self... not the native's ofc they were there way before the small blip on history USA is .. 🙂

[@SQUEEZEtheDAY]

Good times.

[@jodybobble]

Absolutely hilarious!!! Did you hear about the American who bought London Bridge, when he thought he was buying Tower Bridge and had it dismantled and shipped to the States.....🤣

[@kentishmale1969]

@@jodybobble that's just an urban myth, and didn't happen at all - the company that brought the old London Bridge knew exactly what they were buying - you do t spent millions unless you have had a full inventory and due diligence done

[@jodybobble]

@@kentishmale1969 hmmmm, so his grandson says 😉