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My channel is about promoting the beautiful city of Birmingham and supporting local businesses.
I hope you will come on this journey with me and share the Love I have for Birmingham.
Please like and subscribe this would be invaluable for my channel.
I started making videos for my channel in June 2021.
RULES.
🚫 No racist remarks.
🚫 No politics.
🚫 No rude comments.
🚫 No Sexism
🚫 Respect for each other at all times in here.
🚫 Yes you can promote your channel on here if it helps you, I have no problem with this. I would always be willing to help other Vloggers, especially new Vloggers.
I hope you will come on this journey with me and share the Love I have for Birmingham.
Please like and subscribe this would be invaluable for my channel.
I started making videos for my channel in June 2021.
RULES.
🚫 No racist remarks.
🚫 No politics.
🚫 No rude comments.
🚫 No Sexism
🚫 Respect for each other at all times in here.
🚫 Yes you can promote your channel on here if it helps you, I have no problem with this. I would always be willing to help other Vloggers, especially new Vloggers.
Birmingham Comic-Con 2024. I hope you like my clown mask.🤡
My last of three videos of this wonderful day at Birmingham Comic-Con 2024. If you do get a chance to go along to this event next year, please do not hesitate. You will have a wonderful time. 
A correction in my information, apparently you did not pay for the main stage. You just queued up and they had a limited amount of seating, when it was full up they would close this area.
A correction in my information, apparently you did not pay for the main stage. You just queued up and they had a limited amount of seating, when it was full up they would close this area.
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Daleks at Birmingham Comic-con 2024. 4K HDR.
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A wonderful time at this spectacular show. It is on Saturday and Sunday from 10 until 6 o’clock, not 5 o’clock as I said in the video, my apologies.  I hope you liked the mask I was wearing at the beginning of the video.
Covent Garden at Xmas 2024. Stunningly beautiful. 4KHDR
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The last visit of my beautiful trip to London Christmas 2024. Filmed on Monday, the 18th of November, so almost live. As you can see, we had very heavy rain so my apologies for the umbrella getting in the way but it was either film in the rain with an umbrella or not filmed at all. L’ETO Coffee bar featured at the beginning of this video I did notice when I got inside the cakes were on averag...
Savoy Hotel looking beautiful. Filmed Monday 18th of November 2024. 4K HDR
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1 of 3 videos of my monthly visit to London. It was impossible to avoid the umbrella being in front of the camera sometimes because of the heavy rain. I had to protect my equipment.
Sunday evening in Broad Street live. 1080 HD. 10th of November.
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I had to take the original recording down because when I got home where we had the buffering for some reason it did not save the first 30 minutes of the video so you only had 30 minutes. As I said before the second copy which goes to the photo album is perfect so I am posting this. You should be able to watch it in 1080 HD within one hour. I lost 70 viewers with the live broadcast but I will no...
Exciting videos coming this Xmas.🎄🍾🎉
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Dates for your diary- Cathedral market- Wednesday 13th of November. Covent Garden Xmas lights. Monday 18th November. Comic con in Birmingham. Friday 29th November. All these videos will be in 4K HDR. They will be recorded, but they will be posted within a couple of hours of filming .
2024 Frankfurt market in Birmingham. Complete walkthrough showing stalls up close. 4K HDR
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Filmed early Tuesday evening.
Birmingham goes to London, Battersea . 4K HDR.🔋🔌🪫
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A beautiful video of this remarkable development in and outside. At least I found out the chimneys are plastic.🤣I did walk back to victory station. It is exactly 20 minutes. The train going home was 1 hour late. Euston was a nightmare. Every train was late. Our train service in the UK is a global disgrace.🥲 One bedroom apartments usually start at about £3100 to rent a month. The price of a one-...
Birmingham goes to London, Battersea.💥🍔🌭😋
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This was filmed on Monday at 17:00 hours the 28th of October, so I am posting this video which is almost live. I did not do a intro or ending because I wanted to get it out to you as quickly as possible. Please ignore some of my information in the video, I found out that the chimneys are plastic when filming the second video.🥲Also, I meant to say the largest brick building in Europe not the wor...
Yorks cafe now open. Update on Birmingham city for your Christmas schedule. 4K HDR
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This is an update on my live broadcast yesterday, which has been deleted because it was wobbly like me😂 This was filmed just a couple of hours ago so it is almost live. Many advantages of pre-recorded videos, it is in 4K and as a creator which is seen in this video I have far more freedom to film more interesting places for you because we do not have to worry about the signal. Please enjoy.😃 ...
London before Halloween 👻 Filmed Monday 30th of September. 4K HDR Halloween 👻 🎃
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The last video of my visit to London on the 30th of September 2024. Before anyone tells me yes it was very windy. I plan to go to London. I get there and we have gale-force winds. Nothing I can do about it. Just continue with my plans.  After 10 minutes and 40 seconds, you will need to turn your volume up because I got the radio microphone to pair with the iPhone. As you will notice it does s...
Buckingham Palace filmed on Monday 30th of September. 4K HDR
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Buckingham Palace filmed on Monday 30th of September. 4K HDR
Mayfair in London, filmed on Monday 30th of September. I just parked my car.🤣4K HDR
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Mayfair in London, filmed on Monday 30th of September. I just parked my car.🤣4K HDR
First international day of Birmingham city. Joe Lycett. “Alright Bab” 😂🤣4K HDR
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First international day of Birmingham city. Joe Lycett. “Alright Bab” 😂🤣4K HDR
Best place in Birmingham for a coffee. Filmed Tuesday 17th of September. 4K HDR
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Best place in Birmingham for a coffee. Filmed Tuesday 17th of September. 4K HDR
Colmore Food Festival 2024, filmed on Friday the 13th of September. 4K HDR
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Colmore Food Festival 2024, filmed on Friday the 13th of September. 4K HDR
Digbeth update, filmed Thursday the 12th of September. 4K HDR
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Digbeth update, filmed Thursday the 12th of September. 4K HDR
Filmed Monday evening, the 9th of September. 4k HDR
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Filmed Monday evening, the 9th of September. 4k HDR
Island of foam. This is remarkable. 4K HDR
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Island of foam. This is remarkable. 4K HDR
Spectacular concert outside the Hippodrome in Birmingham. 4K HDR
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Spectacular concert outside the Hippodrome in Birmingham. 4K HDR
Touch the clouds in Birmingham City, with these spectacular views. 4K HDR😁
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Touch the clouds in Birmingham City, with these spectacular views. 4K HDR😁
Birmingham‘s most spectacular view of the city, Day and Night. 4K
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Birmingham‘s most spectacular view of the city, Day and Night. 4K
Birmingham city walk Thursday afternoon. 4K HDR
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Birmingham city walk Thursday afternoon. 4K HDR
The Real Birmingham, Love and Music. 🙏❤️🙏 Sunday 11th of August. 1080 HD
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The Real Birmingham, Love and Music. 🙏❤️🙏 Sunday 11th of August. 1080 HD
In Birmingham, Jamaica Festival on Saturday 10th of August. 4K HDR
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In Birmingham, Jamaica Festival on Saturday 10th of August. 4K HDR
Hagley Road, Edgbaston, a beautiful Church, Saturday 27th of July 4k HDR
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Hagley Road, Edgbaston, a beautiful Church, Saturday 27th of July 4k HDR
Hello Bernard long time no see or hear! That place has never looked after the people that visit it. There are never any seats there even park benches would do but no there is nothing I stopped going there because of this reason! Thank you for sharing your tour with us......
My pleasure. It is good to see you again. I thought you had disowned me.😂
Hello mr close up I am subscribed to your channel and thoroughly enjoy your videos but there is one thing I would like to ask you where can I find the soundtrack you often use in your videos it’s called now we are free by Gabry Ponte I’ve looked on iTunes but they only have one version and it’s not the same as the one you use
I thank you so much for your kind words and subscribing to my channel. It always means a lot to a creator. I found it on TikTok, if you go onto TikTok, you should be able to find this lady who sings this song. I think she is Russian.
at 26:10 is me with my 2 friends, one is the monty and i was the Spyro
I hope you had a wonderful day.👍😁
@@birminghamcloseup we sure did thank you, and the same goes to you
Noticed not many dingy rats mostly white and blacks .good a safe place for kids then thank god.
I was sukana
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looks great there lots of good costumes😄
The costumes were magnificent. 👍😁 Everyone who dresses up should be very proud of themselves.
I really 🤔 ppl should complain about the lack of seating, considering ticket prices etc that’s the least they can provide 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
This is exactly what I was discussing in one of the videos and also with several people at the event which I thought was wonderful but why should people sit on the floor, I agree with you, this is not acceptable.
J I’m luv those wooden chairs
Ur soo very welcome, between u my son n my grandson I’m saving money watching it on here, that’s a HUGE THANK U from a broke mum 👍👍🤣🤣🤣👍🫡🫡🙏
My pleasure 👍
Yeah I noticed ppl sitting on the floor, it’s fckn disgusting considering the price u pay 4 the tickets 😠😠😳😳
It’s a 👍👍👍👍👍👍from me -Ashleigh
Thank you. 👍😁
👋I’m Ashleigh n I just thought I’d tell ya ur videos are kwl n my son n grandson’s at that event 😊🙏🙏👍👍
Thank you 👍
Great walk. Hello from Lookout Mountain, TN. I am struck by the scarcity of children. One thing you might show, if possible, is a menu with prices. That would be of interest to foreign viewers.
Thank you. The weather was awful.
I will take this on board.
I usually mention the name of the restaurant so you can google. Filming menus can be time consuming and usually difficult because of the reflection of the lights.👍
I’d like you to do a sneak preview of your apartment. Are you allowed to go in at the moment ?
No. I am afraid you will have to wait until I move in on the 2nd of December, sometime after when I get my furniture organised.
@@birminghamcloseupare you subscribed to Gimbal Walk TV ? He does the same thing you do, but all over the channel. I’ve just seen his clip in New York he recorded the other day.
I will watch it👍
Thank you for sharing and your video, and comments makes it so much more human .... veronique
My pleasure. As you know, we do not do silent videos on here we have more than enough on TH-cam. Although I must say, I wish I would shut up sometimes I even drive myself crazy.🤣😂
the uk christmas markets are nice but its way expensive😄
True.
Good luck with your move,best wishes,Gill and Graham xx
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This has been curious. What’s the temperature during this filming? By the way, always love these strolls, Bernard 👍
It was approximately 48°F. When I got back to Birmingham a couple of hours later the temperature had dropped dramatically across the UK. I thank you for your comments. They are always very much appreciated. 👍😁
It is now correct with 1 thumbs up and 3 comments, which includes your gracious reply.
Same with comments. Does it take ages to register?
The "thumbs up button" said 0, and I hit it and it still said 0.
Sometimes all sorts of weird things happen with TH-cam, hopefully, it will be resolved. Thank you so much for taking the time.
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Love these videos, not enough Brum content on YT
I agree. 🙏😃
I'm looking forward to the visit today. Looks busier this year?!
Enjoy !😃
I thank you for your very kind words, as usual. You had a Greggs steak bake, you finally started to get into eating quality food.😂🤣
Ha! Shocking prices! You’d think it was Toronto. But here, there would also be tax and a tip to add on! But you’re right, these are smaller family run businesses and should be supported!! I also liked seeing the Greggs in the Great Western Arcade- where I had the most amazing steak bake about 30 minutes before I met up with you that day in October. Great to see this though- thanks as always for making these videos Bernard, I really do enjoy walking around with you!
Truly shocking prices, to go down a glorified slide, £3.50 😮. Merry Christmas all! 😊
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I can't believe the price of the burger and chips!! £17!? I do like this part of the market though; lots of interesting things ❤
👍😃Good to see you.
Need to check out the royal pub down from the hotel du vin 👍
Thank you🙏
bloody rip off
I know 🤣
@@birminghamcloseup 🤣
no big wheel in the pigeon park this year/ but one by the library
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Nice to see you out and about Bernard thank you. 🎥👍
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I love this video. It is absolutely wonderful. Oh, I am sorry, I am not allowed to make comments about my own videos.🤣😂🤣
Apollo hotel what a memory it brought me back in 90s when I was a teenager I auditioned for modelling only to find out it was a scam would you believe it? Did pay from what I remember around £35 then
Cup beggar central
Recently discovered your vlog. Trawling through past vlogs I was surprised, disappointed that you hadn't covered the magnificent Cannon Hill Park, and the continuing route alongside the River Rea
I do my best. I have made over 500 videos in just three years, many I have deleted for various reasons. I will take note of your comment and try to get over there. Please remember I do suffer from serious back problems, so many days I cannot get out.
I have actually been there, but I am not sure which video it is on. When you have made over 500 videos, it is difficult to remember all of them, especially when you get to my age 🤣😂
The Grand Hotel: Afternoon tea is worth the splurge at the Madeleine Bar [Wednesday to Sunday, 1-5pm] - fab cakes, savouries & tea of course. It's cashless £35 per head. Smart casual - no hen parties nor sports shirts. Give it a go if you can dig up a couple of friends.
I thank you for all your invaluable information. This is very much appreciated. I love to get messages from people. Polite ones of course.🤣 It means a lot to creators.
The Grand Hotel: The Garden Terrace [Gusborne Wines] is open to the public - no need to give the impression of being a hotel guest. Opening Hours are: Thursdays & Fridays, 4:30pm to 9pm Saturdays, 12:30pm to 9pm
Thank you 👍😃
The Grand Hotel: For disabled access there's a narrow door a few yards to the right of the entrance with a wheelchair symbol plaque. Push the bell & someone arrives to open the door which leads to a lift to the main floor.
If you did not look down at the massive drop when you leave the hotel, you would also be disabled. I have never seen such a high step.😂🤣
@@birminghamcloseup It's a rotten oversight - as is the absurd arrangements for the infirm to enter/exit. Once in the building all's well.
Got loads to tell you about the Grand Hotel, but can wait. Some of these bars and restaurants are unaffordable to a lot of people. One nice, and reasonably priced pub is the Duke of Wellington on Bennett’s Hill. It’s just been refurbished, and the two cats they had got evicted by the brewery. There was an uproar about it, but it turned out better for the cats, they’re no longer stuck indoors all day.
Cannot wait 😂🤣
@@birminghamcloseup one of my first jobs as a building labourer was on the Grand Hotel. I did some work in and around that courtyard, all over the hotel really, in the basement even. I was working in one of the rooms at the very top and discovered these wall paintings. Don’t know how they got there and why unfortunately.
Very interesting. 🤔
My family have lived and worked in Birmingham since the late 1800s. I've never detested the place more than I do at the moment. A truly ugly mess!
Yes that will be the new Zara’s but there is also a new bar in that space that is already open, Toca Social, a football themed bar/restaurant where you can play virtual football games too…. You can enter it via the bridge that goes towards Grand Central or an entrance at street level outside of the Bullring… ⚽️ 🍺🍹🥙👌🏼
Thank you
The building on new street that you asked about was going to be a hotel but now it’s been redeveloped into new offices and afew new stores at ground level, it’s an absolutely beautiful building so will hopefully look great once finished… 👍🏼
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Is this Birmingham UK?
Yes
Hagley Road should be the jewel in Bham’s crown, with so much potential, shops, bars, hotels etc as the main strip into the city, sadly it’s suffered from years of decay and neglect,
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Hi Bernard! I’m in Birmingham! After several delays, it looks like I could do a meet up for a coffee either tomorrow (Sunday) or Monday or Tuesday AM if you’re around! Let me know on here which day would work if possible as I’d love to meet you in person in town somewhere !
Hi Andrew, Could we meet on Monday at 2 am at the 200 edition café in in Colmore Row opposite the cathedral?
@@birminghamcloseupsure 2pm! See you then!
@@andrewwoodhouse6041 Sorry Andrew, I am out on Monday, silly Bernard🥲 could it be the same time on Tuesday? My apologies
@@birminghamcloseupok no problem Tuesday at 2pm! 😜
quality V's Quantity wins every time Bernard
I obviously agree 🤣😁
You dedicated follower of fashion Bernard walking round there ? lol
That office block at around 2:58 on the video stands on the site of a long-demolished house in which American writer Washington Irving lived for more than two years. The classic stories of 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle' (among others) were written right there, under that office block.
Thank you for this very interesting information. Always appreciated.
@@birminghamcloseup You're most welcome!
Good morning Bernard a complimentary fresh coffee awaits you at The Highfield in Edgbaston on me, I work there as a server I work most Mondays 8am - 3pm. Your life story inspires me greatly. Ask for Lita. Thank you. Warm regards.
I got up this morning and read such a wonderful message. You are very kind. I will come along next Monday at midday for my free coffee, who does not like a free coffee.😁
@@birminghamcloseup Fantastic! I look forward to meeting you. :)
Thank you so much for my coffee and croissant today. It was very kind of you. I might be coming every week from now on.🤣
@@birminghamcloseup A total pleasure. 😁