Sloane Square and Battersea Park Walk | Cool Dudes Walking Club

[@ColanTonkin]

Marek dropping historical facts like a bald Lucy Worsley.

[@cdwc]

She'll be starting her own walking club soon.

[@PKandL]

If I had to live in a capital city it would be Vaduz in Liechtenstein as its the second smallest city in the world. The idea of living in a large city fills me with dread, I'd rather have my dentist remove all my teeth

[@cdwc]

I agree I like to visit big cities but definitely not to live there.

[@Roblynch5550]

I would live in Rome, all things italian is lovely, food, art, 2nd would be Berlin, lovely city. London was my first home once.

[@cdwc]

I have never been to Rome, but heard only good things.

[@NickChambers-nc2ig]

I used to deliver Earl Winchilsea's newspaper back in the early 90s. He lived in a small village called South Cadbury, which is in Somerset. I don't remember ever actually seeing him; all I remember is that he owned a black London cab, always parked in the same spot. Generous with tips at Christmas though. Happy days, long gone.

[@cdwc]

But what paper did he read?

[@NickChambers-nc2ig]

I'm pretty sure it was the Guardian, though it could've been the Independent. @@cdwc

[@monkeezorg]

As ever, great film and great to watch. I like it when people go out walking all year round, rather than just sitting in over winter. Thanks for sharing.

[@cdwc]

The reward in winter is less people I suppose.

[@ColanTonkin]

I would live in Wellington NZ, if I had to move to a capital city!

[@cdwc]

I want to visit NZ one day. Maybe for my 50th. I better start saving.

[@nataliebsketching]

The Albert Bridge painting is fab 🎉 capital cities… well I live in Lundun already… maybe Berlin! I can speak German pretty well & it’s a vibrant city

[@cdwc]

I went to Berlin once and thought it was absolutely fantastic.

[@stuarthowells1151]

Not into classical music but Mozart in the background is so comforting dude.

[@cdwc]

Classical music is fantastic. I love strings.

[@sueweston502]

Brilliant video thank you. Nearly didn't watch as disappointed that you're off the Island but as always it was worth a watch. Go home soon though! Only capital I'd live in would be Newport IoW ☺

[@cdwc]

Newport is looking a bit poorly these days.

[@garrymartin6474]

Oslo always looks nice, although the beer is expensive and fish and chip shops are few and far between

[@cdwc]

All the Nordic places are well expensive aren't they.

[@englishcat19]

I’m going with Copenhagen, just love all things Danish

[@cdwc]

I went there once. It was fantastic but pricey.

[@christinemay859]

I choose Sydney Australia as my favourite city to live in.

[@louiserobb2689]

I live in a capital city: Edinburgh! London is also cool though, I suppose ;)

[@cdwc]

A cool place to live (apart from maybe during the festival).

[@louiserobb2689]

@@cdwc That's the best time to live here! I live in a seaside suburb rather than in the city centre so can choose when to go in to the maelstrom to enjoy all the amazing shows and when to retreat to the beach.

[@1oldgit]

Very interesting but I must complain about the lack of Non interesting fact...Over the Millenium I stay at a club on Sloane Square which was very nice and remember being served a delicious fish soup sort of thing in a small pot....the whisky was excellent too 🥃

[@cdwc]

There was actually some pigeon footage that did not make the cut. Also watch out for the pigeon that flies in and photobombs the goat shot.

[@feetunes]

Great video. Don't always watch the mini-marek photo montage at the end, but I did today. It's great too, and I should watch it more. Mini-marek does indeed seem to have "the whole damn world" in his hands. Could I have Copenhagen please mini? To live in I mean. I hear it's cool and civilised and stuff like that. Ta.

[@cdwc]

Vurtonable has launched her pigeon campaign which featured heavily in the end Mini Marek footage. ha.

[@haiminh_]

1. Helicopter at 6:54 reminds me of the dog from Inspector Gadget 2. Stockholm or Helsinki; bustling but not as full-on as London. Expensive and not perfect but they look after people and take care of public services etc

[@cdwc]

I haven't been to either. I need to start ticking off these cities to visit.

[@mattentwistle70]

Don't think I could live in a capital city to be honest. Too much hubbub and too many people for my liking. Great video, keep staying cool 👍

[@cdwc]

I am too old for London now that is for sure.

[@Robutube1]

I wonder why they went with Joey and not Albert? Guess we'll never know. Also, it'd be Madrid for me Marek - all of that Spanish culture and cuisine. Meanwhile, drab, cold and wet West Yorkshire'll have to do, with its excellent walking opportunities.

[@cdwc]

Albert would have been good for the alliteration.

[@TheMcmunro]

Capital city has to be Cardiff. It's always sounded exotic.

[@cdwc]

And it's got a castle!

[@robingeorge1969]

I'd live in Brussels as I'm a Tintinologist and love the food there as well as the massive amount of comic books!

[@cdwc]

I hope to go to Brussels one day too - on the way to Bruges.

[@robingeorge1969]

@@cdwc I’ll buy you a beer and show you my favourite museum on the planet!

[@1oldgit]

@@cdwc I wouldn't bother Cool Dude

[@matthewmulvale5747]

Enjoyed that one Marek. 👍😃 Always happy to see a new one from you Cool Dude number 1. We live in the Midlands, so sadly don't get to venture down to London as often as we'd like. It's easy to forget just how beautiful the architecture is down there. Also, how massively busy it is. Not too sure which capital city I'd live in. Maybe Mexico City. Love their food & would love their climate. It would be a nightmare getting to work in Coventry every day though. 🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Keep on making us laugh mate. 😃👍

[@cdwc]

Thanks cool dude. Good luck with the Mexico City - Coventry commute.

[@chegeny]

Nice, 2/3 for this slaphead. Paris is excellent; got a pedestrian scale for a massive city, but Stockholm when I'm more introverted.

[@cdwc]

I haven't been to Paris since the French exchange when I was about 10. I would very much like to return one day.

[@RalphWoodcock]

I would choose Arrecife, capital of Lanzarote.

[@cdwc]

Good for a winter holiday cool dude.

[@Mr_pumpkin_]

Very cool walk, although a little bit too much classical music 😊.

[@cdwc]

You can never have too much classical music cool dude. I need to find another source that provides free music. Ha.

[@robertcoulter7592]

Nice twist for a London episode! Love it! I also saw Michael Palin give a talk in that Chelsea Hospital. Absolutely ridiculously beautiful inside. Definitely somewhere to wear Ralph Lauren 😅😎

[@cdwc]

I bet that talk was great. I watched 'A Fish Called Wanda' on Iplayer last night. It made me wish it was the 80's again.

[@robertcoulter7592]

@@cdwc such a good film! It reminds me of "Clockwise" (?) with Cleese too! Palin was brilliant thanks my friend. Talking through his Great Uncle Harry relating to his latest book. Might be one you enjoy actually. Historical army figure 🤷🏻‍♂️ thanks as always for the brilliant videos mate

[@MakeLAUGHnotWAR]

6:51 Off duty from their shift on the Air Am-baa-lance 🐑🐑🚁

[@cdwc]

This is very strong. I can't believe you didn't use the sheep emoji though.

[@MakeLAUGHnotWAR]

@@cdwc 🤦‍♀🤦‍♀🤦‍♀🤦‍♀ haha I hate myself, apologies, still not in the muscle memory yet, I will *bin one strawberry lace as punishment (*eat).

[@hikingsolo]

Thank you Marek for this one and your January vid - keeping me entertained whilst recovering from a huge 300km walk I just did in Tasmania. Splendid as always. I just discovered Michael Spencers channel. Feel like you might enjoy that.

[@cdwc]

Michael Spicer? He is very good.

[@hikingsolo]

Spicer, duh. I love his hate for podcasts.

[@christopherselway2274]

Nice one cool dude really enjoyed your blog as well :-)

[@cdwc]

Nice one cool dude. Thank you

[@chumon1992]

2 out of 3 of the questions right, i guessed wrong on the sheep question. A month is a long time! As for the capital city question... Id have to say Paris or Rome. I would wander the streets endlessly just looking at art and architecture. I'm sorry about your wallaby son, I m sure he had a great life :3 Also I actually adore that painting. Love the style.

[@Vurtonable]

Wow your drawing of the bridge being constructed is amazing at 3.13. Heaps better than your normal drawings!!! Excellent use of Pigeon War photos. Clearly it’s working as I noticed no extreme outbursts at pigeons in this video.

[@cdwc]

This comment has made me twice as unhappy as normal.

[@bartonseagrave9605]

The shirt was the best part of the picture P.S. is it true Twix are rebranding their chocolate bar to Wix.

[@JohnLvideos]

Did you know Cool Dude that there used to be a funfair at Battersea Park with a Big Dipper (A ride that would dive through some water at the bottom) and they also had a Tree Walk where you could climb up among the trees on a walkway. I remember it when I was a kid when I used to live in London many, many, many years ago.

[@cdwc]

These are excellent facts cool dude.

[@nature_photography_yukon]

Great video, sorry you didn't get to see your wallaby's son, nice idea for a present. Might choose Wellington, New Zealand as surrounded by mountain views or Bern, Switzerland looks nice on google :)

[@cdwc]

I am keen to visit Switzerland one day.

[@7arboreal]

Lunnun town. The Great Wen. The Big Smoke.

[@mjbbell]

Edinburgh

[@cdwc]

Concise

[@RJ-444]

Nice one, cool dude.Most of that walk was very familiar to me from the time I lived in London for 20 years... that seems to be the cut-off point (if we're going by the statistics of just two people). I was happy to move out of a capital city, but if you're telling me I have to chose another one to live in, it would probably be Lisbon. RIP Joey. 🙏🏼

[@cdwc]

I keep hearing very good things about Portugal.

[@resist.]

Great content

[@peterkelly9669]

As much as I love you Mirock (and I do !) Your walks really need to be more than walking down to the shops and back.

[@cdwc]

Mirock

[@kevinwright5129]

Hello marek. Would you consider having asda strawberry laces, not just tesco ones? 😊

[@cdwc]

Someone sent me a pack once. They were equally delicious.

[@ballbags5755]

Bit gutted I never got my prize as I love strawberry laces.

[@cdwc]

Cool Dude. I have it in an envelope here still. Email me your address.

[@herewardparry-jones841]

Nice one cool dude (did think spectre of my sister in law was going to get a mention😅😅)

[@cdwc]

Ha. That was even before then!

[@amandacope9072]

Cool Baby

[@arr0wfree855]

Hey Marek .. That was a nice different look at a part of London .. The Bridges over the Thames are quite something .. Bless the hearts of every Chelsea Pensioner .. Would be great to sit down and have a chat with a few of the old boys .. You got the whole world in your hand as you play with your organCan't get that tune out of my head now Thank You for sharing these walks with us Thanks Marek for this Smile on me Dial .

[@milesmcquillen1885]

That painting is NOT disgusting. It is excellent, a fauvist masterpiece that could have been produced by Derain. If I had been here earlier while it was on Ebay, I would have put in a substantial bid.

[@milesmcquillen1885]

I see it went for £56.00.That's a bargain.

[@cdwc]

I will start the bidding at 1,000 next time cool dude

[@milesmcquillen1885]

@@cdwc Good to hear!

[@michaelwhite8031]

I Wallaby a Kangaroo when l grow up.

[@cdwc]

This might be the worst one yet cool dude.

[@richard_ellis]

London 😮

[@bartonseagrave9605]

The shirt was the best part of the picture.

[@thekentishpilgrim]

Nice one . Quite some time ago I used to live across the river from Battersea in Pimlico and would often jog over the Chelsea Bridge, into Battersea Park, and run around a bit before jogging back home. I would also sometimes work in a shop on The Kings Road. Looking back on it now I can call it my Made in Chelsea phase even though I never actually lived in Chelsea.. Anyway, it was nice to see Battersea Park again. Also @4:53 is a sign for the most random MPH I have ever seen in my life. Oh, and Madrid.

[@cdwc]

The famous pervert jogger of Battersea Park.