“I need someone to show me The things in life that I can't find” - Paranoid, Black Sabbath Wish I knew before that heavy metal was born in Birmingham! It would have certainly made it to the video 🤘
JRR Tolkien wrote Lords Of The Rings while he was growing up in Birmingham, there's a place dedicated to his work it's called Sarhole mill ( not sure if the spelling is right though lol )
@@RenataPereiraTV Ah, I beg your pardon, my phone rang during the video and I missed that bit. Actually, having watched more of your vlogs, you should work for the English tourist board.☺️❤️
The city centre itself is almost all nice, just not the connected towns within Birmingham: Bordesley, Alum Rock, Aston, Handsworth, Small Heath. I live and work in Brum and I thought this video was really nice. Obviously they didn't show any bad bits. I suppose the city centre is nice for tourists or a day out on the town, but for somewhere to live its okay. I can't wait to move back to my home town of Stourbridge, as soon as the HS2 is built then I can sell my apartment for higher value then head back home
Rosida Andriyana aww thank you for the lovely compliments. I’m sure you will be delighted to know that I’m a british citizen and on top I’m a Pakistani too so high five 🖐🏽 for that. Who works and provides for his family while you people come on TH-cam and make silly comments on me being an illegal immigrant. I’m hoping you’ll understand that I was born and bred in the UK and to prove that I can provide you with my British passport. I know you’ll make another compliment on me after reading this I just want to wish you all the best and have a good life. And oh yeah, this will always will remain our Birmingham, no matter how bad or good or even worse it could be but I’ll always will love it to the core. Thank you once again. Khuda Hafiz.
Is that still there????? I think my first date was in there, about 1979. Then on to see Diamondhead at Digbeth Civic Hall. Funny, I remember the McD's, Diamondhead and DCH, but I'm buggered if I can remember the girl!!
You managed to show how beautiful my home city actually is. Luckily you didn’t show much of the never ending, on going construction and road works and road closures!
I know - and I agree - when, when, when, will it ever, ever, end ?! I love Brum but I haven't been right into town for about six months because of the lunacy of it all... We should make MUCH more the canals and MUCH more of the Metro. Biggest library in Europe and it's open fewer and fewer days every week. Most acoustically perfect concert hall in the world and one of the best orchestras - but tickets are ridiculous.. Same with the ballet. A few tweeks to the way things work and are set up in Brum and the exodus of people and business from London would be a tidal wave.
Didn't show the tons of homeless on the ramp going up to grand central or outside house of Fraser and Llyods. Literally got a small community of them now
I'm an American and have lived in Brum for the past 18 months (expat for work)- I absolutely love it, and this video does it justice. It has a bad reputation from people who haven't been here in 20 years. Yes, there's rough sleepers and some crime (like every other major city in the world)... Brum is a treasure and is growing like mad- cranes dominate the skyline and property development investment here is the highest anywhere in the UK. HSBC, HMRC, Deutsche, HS2, and other organizations agree. Birmingham deserves to be the 2nd city it is. And it's only going to get better.
Thank you. Birmingham is my home town and I am so proud of it, yet it is usually ignored because of a certain reputation, which as you rightly pointed out is very outdated. Second biggest city, second biggest economy, largest local authority in Europe. I'm proud to call it my home town, and I am happy you enjoy it too!
@@arnelabih1845 Hey Arnela, I can't give a perspective of someone new to the city, but I can tell you some of the things I like. The public transport is good. Its not London standard, but no other city can meet that standard. I can get everywhere I need to relatively cheaply. An excellent food scene. Digbeth Dining Club is amazing, there's a load of new independents popping up all over the city, also the old stalwarts such as the balti triangle (best currys in the UK). Its a young city, lots to do and places to see. Lots of business is moving here, so there's a growing employment market. Some of the negatives include the traffic and increasing house prices (like most places these days). Overall I do think its an excellent place to live, I certainly enjoy it.
Great video. Digbeth is a cool area too to check out. The Digbeth Dining club on Friday and Saturday does great street food and it is great to walk around the street covered in amazing street art
Renata, In 2009 I spent 2-weeks staying with missionaries sent out from my church. I stayed with them & pretty much hung out @ their house. They left Europe & now live in the USA, but I did take the train from London to Birmingham (& I liked how you explained the proper way to say Birmingham, Alabama, & Birmingham, England!!!). Very insightful!!!
Thank you for showing my city so beautifully! I go to all of these places regularly and you've shown them all in such a great way. There is good and bad in every city and so happy you concentrated on the good stuff. Thanks! 😍😍
So nice to see this. I don´t understand why people would make fun or talk bad about this city. How do find living there. I am actually thinking of moving there. What do you like best/least about it?
I was born and bred in Birmingham, and this is one of the best documentaries of the city that I've seen in a long time. I would correct one thing, though. You mention that most of the centre of Birmingham was destroyed during the war. That's not correct. I remember Birmingham during the 50s, and it was little changed from how it was before the war. Very little damage was done to the centre of Birmingham by the bombing. What destroyed a lot of the old buildings in the centre of Birmingham was the shortsighted plans made by the City Council, who tore down many of the oldest buildings during the 1960s. The Birmingham City Council during the 1960s did much more damage to Birmingham than the Luftwaffe did during the war.
Herbert Manzoni should’ve been prosecuted for criminal damage! As a Brummie in my twenties it makes me very depressed knowing there’s so much beautiful architecture that used to exist here and that I will never get to see.
Few tourists cover Birmingham because it hasn't as much to offer. Birmingham was the centre of the industrial Revolution and ever since has been a brash working class city, so it could be a culture shock to many compared to London. A good comparison would be Detroit or Baltimore, cities which have unfortunately declined as industrialisation declined. Nevertheless it is an important region and the home of many inventions including the automobile, and iron and steel smelting. It is regenerating now with culture, cuisine, the reinvigorated canal system and tech industries , events and conferences. I spent many hours in the library studying for my undergraduate degree reading original copies of Adam Smith & Karl Marx works.
@@raymondturner1478 just because they are Muslims there? Please don't come them and avoid visiting hospitals here due to the many Muslims who are doctors here. Many people get along with people of many different backgrounds it's not that hard
I´m so glad that I watched this video because the first video I watched about Birmingham was by a couple going round and the weather was grey and the areas they showed looked kind of grotty and I just got such a different impression of the city than from your video.
Absolutely a beautiful city. I know. I've been there and loved it. And yes, they have some awesome shops. The Shakespeare home which you mentioned is also a must see.
I left Birmingham in 2002, I can't believe my eyes howmuch it changed. I lived in Birmingham more than 20 years .I lived all my stay in edgbaston. I came to Birmingham in 1980, had bought a house opposite to edgbaston reservoir , in summer field crescent, I sold it before leaving . I miss all my friends there, I hope I get back there again if circumstances allow. With lots of love. PS: regards to my lecturers at the B'ham central University.
It seems like all these secondary UK cities have new life breathed into them. We enjoyed discovering and do wish you get a chance to rediscover the city
Lived in Birmingham (Jewellery Quarter) for 5 years now, and the video captured nearly all places I walk past on a daily basis. Recommend anyone visiting to get into the library, it is amazing inside and got two observatories to look at the city center from above.
Consider York for your next trip! Best city in England for history, culture and facilities. There's SO many places to visit in York even though it's relatively small.
You don’t see many travel vlogs of this quality on my home city of Birmingham. Like many have said in the UK 🇬🇧 it doesn’t have a great reputation. As I said in your previous vlog it isn’t where I’d advise tourists to come as there are plenty of better places to visit. Anyway fantastic vlog and some great information ℹ️👍
I'm from Birmingham and for the last 20 years minimum have travele most of the world for work and I'm actually permanently based in Asia. Even after all this Birmingham is one of, if the best city in the world. It has it all 'but hot weather' noramally. As a tourist if you are in the uk you must visit.
Thank you for visiting my city, if you still have time I would advise you to go to the 7th floor of the library for some amazing views from its garden, or the Shakespeare Room on the 9th.
Bear Eats World Oh wow!!! Thank you so much for letting me know, I’ll share this info when I write a blog post about Birmingham. Unfortunately I already left 😭😭😭, so for me, next time! 😉😊🙌
I live in Birmingham and it's pretty beautiful. I went to the 7th floor of the Bham Library with my mother a 4 years ago. We took lovely photos there untill my mothers phone got robbed.
Hello, we are from Worcestershire which is 30mins south of Birmingham and we would recommend you to visit the Cotswolds (Broadway, Stow on the Wold, Bourton on the Water) if you have time. Enjoy your visit to England.
Hi Kevin! Thank you very much for the idea. I heard a lot about Cotswolds and really wish I had the time. But I've already started listing down new places for next year, as it's very likely I'll be back in June. All the best!
Thank you for making me look at my home town in a whole new way. You have made me feel proud and I hope u had a great safe time. Excellent video. Thank u and God bless
I haven't been to Brum since I was a kid almost 20 years ago, as all I really remembered is concrete, but this video actually makes me want to go and visit! great vlog!
Birmingham is beautiful! San Antonio, Texas also has a vibrant urban Riverwalk below street level filled with cafes, shops, galleries, apartments, museums and hotels. One of Americas most visited cites nearly 40 million annually. San Antonio is about the same size as Birmingham with nearly 3 million people in the metro. Nice video.
Glad you enjoyed your visit to our city. As you probably saw there’s a lot of construction work going on. I can’t wait to see it all finished in a few years for the 2022 Commonwealth Games 😃
Nice to see a really positive review of my home town 😊. It's a shame you did not have time to make it to St Paul's Square in the Jewelery Quarter and the Custard Factory in Digbeth. There you would have got a flavour of the old Birmingham too.
A seriously great video! It really brings out all the nice bits of Birm that I forget about when walking through all the dodgy stuff every day :') You forgot to mention! The library has the Rep Theatre attached to it, and next door to the Back to Backs is the Hippodrome theatre - I'm going to see Les Mis there tomorrow! There's also The Electric Cinema next to New Street Station (the UK's oldest cinema with sofas and a waiter service inside, they also do special screenings of old films, sometimes), the Sea Life Centre (not too far from Brindley Place), the ThinkTank Science Museum, and the Ikon Gallery and the Custard Factory for anyone interested in art (who've already visited BMAG). If you fancy taking a short bus ride out of the city centre, you can also visit the Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Birmingham that's also free to public access.
I created a business in Harborne - Blitzgeist Books - that eventually led to my magnificent Italian villa, where my library is housed. It's so large we are refurbishing 2 medieval apartments to house more, but the 10 greatest meals I ever experienced - I've eaten in Egypt, Vietnam, Turkey ETC ETC - were baltis in in Sparkhill Brum, as your tour reminded me. They are not Indian meals but, in reality, Muslim, mostly Pakistani and Bangladeshi. They alone are worth a trip back.
I love Birmingham, especially in december when the german x-mas market is going on. Mr. Egg deserves an honourable mention as the best hangover food in the U.K.
This city had such an impact in my life. I was "stationed" there for almost three years during my Ph.D, where I was based with a Brummy metal foundry for my research, about 1.5 miles from the town center. I was a complete loner of that town. Didn't know anyone on that buzzing city. But somehow, it was a place I found how to self reflect, which made me grow on so many levels as an individual. I love the rich history of this city. People call it the Venice of the Midlands, and no it'll never be as "pretty" as Venice. But it's Venice's more rustic, industrial, hairy-chested cousin. I also used to call it Mo-town, as it was/is home to the automotive industry of Britain. And it was the birthplace of have metal :D
I remember when it was Wimpey on the ramp.All the Starlings nesting on and the sound it made was to me enchanting walking along Corporation Street in the Winter and window shopping and then entering Rackhams at being hit by the smell of Perfume on the ground floor and the distant shouts from the Newspaper kiosks on a Saturday for the Sports Argos and Evening Mail with the Bus of where ever you destination lay ready to greet you.Now it is a sad symmetry of itself and you just want to leave the place as soon as your mission is completed....
I am a Brummie born and bred and I would like to thank you for making such a wonderful and positive video about my city. I was so glad that you went to the Balti triangle for your Balti because if you had had it at the location where you had the fish and chips it would not have been authentic. They would have served it in one of those stainless steel bowls with handles whereas an authentic Balti is served in the cast iron Karahi in which it was cooked which was the case in the Balti you were served. One thing though. Birmingham was a beautiful city before WW2 as you alluded to but the Luftwaffe did not damage it as much as Birmingham City Council did in the 50's, 60's and 70's. Many wonderful Victorian buildings were demolished to be replaced by modern atrocities.
I think that what made Birmingham look amazing in this video was the sunny weather! From my experience, Birmingham shines when it is sunny. However, when it gets cloudy, which is frequent, it gets a bit sadder! Nevertheless, a very important and beautiful city.
@@DM-it2ch That may be in fact true! But as a counterexample, I can only see Edinburgh's true beauty when it is raining/foggy. But I guess those are my personal biases :P
@@alexandredecarvalho4357 Oxford is also beautiful in all weather! I think cities like Oxford and Edinburgh are lucky that they have beautiful architecture and warm honey coloured stone, it means they look good even on grey days. But the more grey/red toned U.K. cities get very dreary very quick.
Well done for a nice reportage on Birmingham. Two key notes: 1. The Town Hall does not "revive the Roman Architecture", but it is based on "Ancient Greek Architecture". 2. Broad Street consists of the "Walk of Stars" including Ozzy, Jeff Lynne of the E.L.O., the 1982 Aston Villa team, Trevor Francis, CHris Tarrant, and another 26 linked-to-good-old-Brum celebrities.
Great video. You made my city look beautiful. There are a lot of haters out there but we will show them. Birmingham is getting a lot of development and in a few years birmingham will be even better.
Birmingham looks beautiful thank you for sharing such a detail video about our beautiful city. i did a similar video recently as well. you captured birmingham uk well.
It's interesting to see your perspective on Birmingham ( town ) I used to go up as a teenager and chill in the cathedral square ( aka pidgin park) some of the youths back in 2006/7 used to go down to the canal's to have a drink lol
Did you go inside the back to backs? There’s three houses and each house is furnished from different time periods and each one has a family of different backgrounds
Birmingham and surrounding towns and villages, is by far the best City in England north of London, notwithstanding small cities of Oxford, Cambridge and York. Manchester and Liverpool are not even close.
Impressed how you grappled the very complicated ticketing system like an expert. Long time ago in the 70s it was a unified system, but the government changed it to be competing companies. You managed to get good value for money by booking in advance and using a railcard, which I dont think most vistors would be aware of. Just turning up and buying a tcket at the station would have cost you many times that amount.
Interesting video!! I have a good friend who lives near Birmingham. I have been there a few times but i Honestly did not know Birmingham had canals! Thanks for including them in your video! I will check them out the next time I visit the city. Greetings from Washington.
@0121 My city of Perth in Western Australia is far far more gooder. Studies show the Perth is the most beautiful city in the world. Birmingham food looks ordinary and you'd think they'd use buses in a color other than red to distinguish it from London. I've never been to Birmingham but it needs to be more betterer. Do ya know wot I mean?
Такое ощущение,что за время просмотра я прошелся по этим улицам,каналам,на перекор закону времени,физики,волшебство.... Никак не иначе😊🔆Спасибо большое Рената,Гордон😊🔆🔆🔆
Birmingham is the Greatest city on the planet....everyone who comes to be Birmingham or lives in Birmingham should be given a medal!!! Home of Duran Duran, Fine Young Cannibals, UB40, stephen tin tin duffy, ELO, Ozzy Osbourne and black sabbath... Im a proud Brummie....(as you can tell lol)
I was there at bridge Street premier Inn this time last week. I paid for a five night stay as a present for my ma's birthday. We saw the cube from outside the thyme restaurant as we looked over the canal, and also had a wonderful view of the nite nite hotel next to the holiday Inn express building from the view from our room at the front of the building. I'm from Milton Keynes. We have very modern architecture and a lot of money is put in to the place with good entertainment, restaurants etc. Birmingham is very modern like Milton Keynes. It was such a pleasure to visit. I cant believe the architecture and the amount of shops and restaurants. Me and my ma loved it. It was so lively. Much much much better than london, despite the fact that I have London in my blood. It's truly a wonderful place. Loved it.
“I need someone to show me
The things in life that I can't find” - Paranoid, Black Sabbath
Wish I knew before that heavy metal was born in Birmingham! It would have certainly made it to the video 🤘
JRR Tolkien wrote Lords Of The Rings while he was growing up in Birmingham, there's a place dedicated to his work it's called Sarhole mill ( not sure if the spelling is right though lol )
Vary...good...spek...token...konto....love...now...lade
You should have tried a Balti, it a Birmingham speciality. Great vid and Birmingham tourist board ought to employ you.☺️x
crowhillian58 I did try, it starts at 10:10. Yes, it would be great to work with them! 😍😍
@@RenataPereiraTV Ah, I beg your pardon, my phone rang during the video and I missed that bit. Actually, having watched more of your vlogs, you should work for the English tourist board.☺️❤️
This video made me actually like my own city
Lmao same
Ikr l live here and l always think it's shitty
The city centre itself is almost all nice, just not the connected towns within Birmingham: Bordesley, Alum Rock, Aston, Handsworth, Small Heath.
I live and work in Brum and I thought this video was really nice. Obviously they didn't show any bad bits.
I suppose the city centre is nice for tourists or a day out on the town, but for somewhere to live its okay. I can't wait to move back to my home town of Stourbridge, as soon as the HS2 is built then I can sell my apartment for higher value then head back home
TommyGun wish you well my friend 🤜
That's so true
You made our Birmingham look like a 7 star hotel.
Haha!!! You are so funny! But that's great to hear 😍😊, thanks!
Rosida Andriyana trust me you don’t wanna.
@Rosida Andriyana no need for racism
Rosida Andriyana aww thank you for the lovely compliments. I’m sure you will be delighted to know that I’m a british citizen and on top I’m a Pakistani too so high five 🖐🏽 for that. Who works and provides for his family while you people come on TH-cam and make silly comments on me being an illegal immigrant. I’m hoping you’ll understand that I was born and bred in the UK and to prove that I can provide you with my British passport. I know you’ll make another compliment on me after reading this I just want to wish you all the best and have a good life. And oh yeah, this will always will remain our Birmingham, no matter how bad or good or even worse it could be but I’ll always will love it to the core. Thank you once again. Khuda Hafiz.
@@amskhan5634 well said fellow brummi👍 she's just ignorant
you forgot birmingham’s most iconic landmark:
mcdonald’s on the ramp
😂😂😂
Is that still there????? I think my first date was in there, about 1979. Then on to see Diamondhead at Digbeth Civic Hall. Funny, I remember the McD's, Diamondhead and DCH, but I'm buggered if I can remember the girl!!
D M 😂😂 this actually made me laugh out loud
Are you talking about the one next to the New street Station ?? If so in 2017 was still there !!
Antonio Garcez yes that one!
By order of the peaky fookin blinders I declare this video quite nice actually 👍
Nelson Bluntz Hahahahaha! You’re so funny!! Thank you!!!
@Rosida Andriyana
Go away you boring troll. Get a life.
Fook you lad!
You have actually managed to make Birmingham look good, well done!!!
Glad you like it! Thanks!
It is good
itz great!! it's an outstanding CITY.. I LIVE HERE..
IT IS A GOOD CITY!! Wat do ya mean U made it look good
@@sajjadimran6297 I heard it was a third world shithole now
People think of birmingham as a horrible place, making fun of it. This video really shows its beauty.
Glad you like it! Thanks! 😉
What a pile of crap!!!! Brum is a filthy third world city and I can't wait to move out,like most real Brummies did some time ago. A shit hole.
that"s being generous calling it a shithole more of a sewer!!!!
Because it's so horrible we have to make fun of it
@sanjay j Perhaps time you buggered off back to India. It will bring a whole new meaning to your definition of shithole
You managed to show how beautiful my home city actually is. Luckily you didn’t show much of the never ending, on going construction and road works and road closures!
Hi Gareth! Thank you! I saw the project for Centenary square and it's impressive! I bet it will be amazing when it's done 😍
I know how it feels but in 10 years time our city will be1 one of the best
I know - and I agree - when, when, when, will it ever, ever, end ?! I love Brum but I haven't been right into town for about six months because of the lunacy of it all... We should make MUCH more the canals and MUCH more of the Metro. Biggest library in Europe and it's open fewer and fewer days every week. Most acoustically perfect concert hall in the world and one of the best orchestras - but tickets are ridiculous.. Same with the ballet. A few tweeks to the way things work and are set up in Brum and the exodus of people and business from London would be a tidal wave.
Is constructions and road works ect a bad thing? Nothing wrong with things being improved and refurbished ect.
Didn't show the tons of homeless on the ramp going up to grand central or outside house of Fraser and Llyods. Literally got a small community of them now
I'm an American and have lived in Brum for the past 18 months (expat for work)- I absolutely love it, and this video does it justice. It has a bad reputation from people who haven't been here in 20 years. Yes, there's rough sleepers and some crime (like every other major city in the world)... Brum is a treasure and is growing like mad- cranes dominate the skyline and property development investment here is the highest anywhere in the UK. HSBC, HMRC, Deutsche, HS2, and other organizations agree. Birmingham deserves to be the 2nd city it is. And it's only going to get better.
Good lad chris
Thank you. Birmingham is my home town and I am so proud of it, yet it is usually ignored because of a certain reputation, which as you rightly pointed out is very outdated. Second biggest city, second biggest economy, largest local authority in Europe. I'm proud to call it my home town, and I am happy you enjoy it too!
Chris Fenton I might end up moving there from USA depends what would I like about this city?
@@arnelabih1845 Hey Arnela, I can't give a perspective of someone new to the city, but I can tell you some of the things I like. The public transport is good. Its not London standard, but no other city can meet that standard. I can get everywhere I need to relatively cheaply. An excellent food scene. Digbeth Dining Club is amazing, there's a load of new independents popping up all over the city, also the old stalwarts such as the balti triangle (best currys in the UK). Its a young city, lots to do and places to see. Lots of business is moving here, so there's a growing employment market. Some of the negatives include the traffic and increasing house prices (like most places these days). Overall I do think its an excellent place to live, I certainly enjoy it.
How nice Chris! Thanks for sharing your story ✌️😉
whoa, you mean Pigeon Park has a proper name? Next, you'll try telling me that you can't find Spaghettti Junction on google maps!
Great video. Digbeth is a cool area too to check out. The Digbeth Dining club on Friday and Saturday does great street food and it is great to walk around the street covered in amazing street art
Birmingham Cathedral, at only 300 years old, is what we in the U.K. call a "New build". :-)
😂 So true. My local church was built in the 13th century.
@@harrietw7571 AND THE OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING CHURCH HERE IN PAKISTAN WAS BUILT IN 1840S
@Rosida Andriyana HUNDREDS OF CHURCHES IN PAKISTAN. THEIR ARE 4 MILLION CHRISTIANS IN PAKISTAN
My parish church in kerala ,India is 1800 years old...
😅
What a wonderful video. Your enthusiasm is infectious and you've captured the city beautifully.
Hi Wayne! Thank you so much! I really appreciate it 🤗❤️
This woman deserves a Nobel Prize or some shit, she actually made Birmingham look good!
😂😂😂😂😂😂 You're so funny!!!
Grew up in Birmingham and have (am) lived here all my life. Love it. And its still growing developing, all around East side, and City Centre.
I'm a Brummie now living and working in Cartagena, Spain and I feel you've brought me back home. Thank you so much and well done!!!
Hi Colin! That’s wonderful to hear ❤️, thank you so much!
Now thats a shithole!! Been there twice!! Apart from cala cortina, which I actually liked
From someone who has lived here for over 70 years that was the best look at it all I have ever had. Thank you Renata
It's amazing how they've blended the new and the old... and the architecture ...amazing stuff. I guess that's the charm of Europe
Indeed, nice way of putting it.
Renata, In 2009 I spent 2-weeks staying with missionaries sent out from my church. I stayed with them & pretty much hung out @ their house. They left Europe & now live in the USA, but I did take the train from London to Birmingham (& I liked how you explained the proper way to say Birmingham, Alabama, & Birmingham, England!!!). Very insightful!!!
Thank you for watching👍😀
Thank you for showing my city so beautifully! I go to all of these places regularly and you've shown them all in such a great way. There is good and bad in every city and so happy you concentrated on the good stuff. Thanks! 😍😍
So nice to see this. I don´t understand why people would make fun or talk bad about this city. How do find living there. I am actually thinking of moving there. What do you like best/least about it?
Tthe town hall was also the venue for Charles Dicken's to read '' christmas Carol'' to the public for the first time.
How nice! ❤❤ Thanks for letting us know
Who else lives in Birmingham and doesn't believe that this is Birmingham
@Rosida Andriyana stfu you dickhead
Birminghan is a shithole
Rosida Andriyana hush please.
Aeronautical NIBBA you're not funny at all
@@al.345 she's just a twat
I was born and bred in Birmingham, and this is one of the best documentaries of the city that I've seen in a long time.
I would correct one thing, though. You mention that most of the centre of Birmingham was destroyed during the war. That's not correct. I remember Birmingham during the 50s, and it was little changed from how it was before the war. Very little damage was done to the centre of Birmingham by the bombing. What destroyed a lot of the old buildings in the centre of Birmingham was the shortsighted plans made by the City Council, who tore down many of the oldest buildings during the 1960s. The Birmingham City Council during the 1960s did much more damage to Birmingham than the Luftwaffe did during the war.
Very true and they tore down the railway station and built the monstrosity the Pallisades
Herbert Manzoni should’ve been prosecuted for criminal damage! As a Brummie in my twenties it makes me very depressed knowing there’s so much beautiful architecture that used to exist here and that I will never get to see.
@@MickAngelhere the original library too!
@@user-ed7et3pb4o ahhh the old library despite it s o ugly I was sad to see it being torn down , lot of memories of the library.
Few tourists cover Birmingham because it hasn't as much to offer. Birmingham was the centre of the industrial Revolution and ever since has been a brash working class city, so it could be a culture shock to many compared to London. A good comparison would be Detroit or Baltimore, cities which have unfortunately declined as industrialisation declined. Nevertheless it is an important region and the home of many inventions including the automobile, and iron and steel smelting. It is regenerating now with culture, cuisine, the reinvigorated canal system and tech industries , events and conferences. I spent many hours in the library studying for my undergraduate degree reading original copies of Adam Smith & Karl Marx works.
From the city of a thousand trades to city of a thousand jihadis.
@@raymondturner1478 just because they are Muslims there? Please don't come them and avoid visiting hospitals here due to the many Muslims who are doctors here. Many people get along with people of many different backgrounds it's not that hard
A beautiful lady showing and narrating the great citys' of the UK a pleasure to watch.
Thank you so much, Shaun! 🤗😊
These places r literally so close to each other..
I´m so glad that I watched this video because the first video I watched about Birmingham was by a couple going round and the weather was grey and the areas they showed looked kind of grotty and I just got such a different impression of the city than from your video.
Yes, I understand...every city has its charm and we try to un cover that. I hope we achieved. Thanks for watching
@@RenataPereiraTV Yes you did!
Great video! If you ever pop back, the Jewellery Quarter is probably the best of what Birmingham has to offer
Used to go to the Art Gallery just to look at the Pre-Raphaelites' paintings back in the 80's. Haven't lived in Brum since 1991
Thank you! This has to be one of the best videos on Birmingham!
Ohhh! Thank you soooo much! ❤️❤️
There’s a lot of Brummies living in Birmingham including myself Renata because I come here to explore the town centre especially on the weekend
I loved this, Birmingham is such a special city
My Dad looks down on Brum cos he's a 60 year old Londoner who only went in the 70's. But I love it
Shows that England can be strong prosperous
Very cool! Thanks for watching
Absolutely a beautiful city. I know. I've been there and loved it. And yes, they have some awesome shops. The Shakespeare home which you mentioned is also a must see.
Hi Rafael! So glad you like it! Thank you! 🤗🤗
I left Birmingham in 2002, I can't believe my eyes howmuch it changed. I lived in Birmingham more than 20 years .I lived all my stay in edgbaston. I came to Birmingham in 1980, had bought a house opposite to edgbaston reservoir , in summer field crescent, I sold it before leaving .
I miss all my friends there, I hope I get back there again if circumstances allow. With lots of love. PS: regards to my lecturers at the B'ham central University.
It seems like all these secondary UK cities have new life breathed into them. We enjoyed discovering and do wish you get a chance to rediscover the city
She made Birmingham look like another country lol
Just don't leave the city centre, lol
@@kimsmells1 no there are tones of nice areas in Brum
@@violeta5702 I know. I live in one of them. T'was but a jest.
What a lovely shout out for my home town of 2 years. People never believe me when I say it's actually quite the nice place XD
How did you manage to take these videos at the such a nice timing 😭😭😭 it’s usually busy with lots of shit going on & you’re amazing
Lived in Birmingham (Jewellery Quarter) for 5 years now, and the video captured nearly all places I walk past on a daily basis. Recommend anyone visiting to get into the library, it is amazing inside and got two observatories to look at the city center from above.
Consider York for your next trip! Best city in England for history, culture and facilities. There's SO many places to visit in York even though it's relatively small.
I’ve only heard great things about York and one day I’ll certainly go there 😍❤️🤗
I learnt more about my home city in the first 20 seconds of this video than I have my whole 20+ years of living here I’m screaming
Great video. You should have checked out the jewellery quarter while you were here, plus St Paul's Sq.
Neil Mcgivern shhhh I live on that square, it’s our secret we don’t want anyone else to find it 😂😂😂
Renata....Thank You!I am seeing my city with fresh eyes!
You don’t see many travel vlogs of this quality on my home city of Birmingham. Like many have said in the UK 🇬🇧 it doesn’t have a great reputation. As I said in your previous vlog it isn’t where I’d advise tourists to come as there are plenty of better places to visit. Anyway fantastic vlog and some great information ℹ️👍
Fish Man Thank you! And thanks for sharing your thoughts 😉😊
Brum town much as I say I hate it,. It made me named me drove me crazy 😂 but it's home and will always have a place in my heart 💓, 0121
@Matty Kumar no many get along
Thank you for showing my city for what it really is rather than what people, especially many locals, think it is.
I live in Birmingham and this looks like Birmingham but then HELLL NAWWWW
I'm from Birmingham and for the last 20 years minimum have travele most of the world for work and I'm actually permanently based in Asia. Even after all this Birmingham is one of, if the best city in the world. It has it all 'but hot weather' noramally. As a tourist if you are in the uk you must visit.
How nice, Peter! My best regards from Asia as well, I'm spending most of this year here 😍
Thank you for visiting my city, if you still have time I would advise you to go to the 7th floor of the library for some amazing views from its garden, or the Shakespeare Room on the 9th.
Bear Eats World Oh wow!!! Thank you so much for letting me know, I’ll share this info when I write a blog post about Birmingham. Unfortunately I already left 😭😭😭, so for me, next time! 😉😊🙌
I live in Birmingham and it's pretty beautiful. I went to the 7th floor of the Bham Library with my mother a 4 years ago. We took lovely photos there untill my mothers phone got robbed.
VoidSir small Heath is a shit hole
@sam mark Just like other cities
A Hasnath sofas in the roads
But the only great thing is St Andrews
Thanks for showing my fair city in such a beautiful way. Really enjoyable!
Hello, we are from Worcestershire which is 30mins south of Birmingham and we would recommend you to visit the Cotswolds (Broadway, Stow on the Wold, Bourton on the Water) if you have time. Enjoy your visit to England.
Hi Kevin! Thank you very much for the idea. I heard a lot about Cotswolds and really wish I had the time. But I've already started listing down new places for next year, as it's very likely I'll be back in June. All the best!
Thank you for making me look at my home town in a whole new way. You have made me feel proud and I hope u had a great safe time. Excellent video. Thank u and God bless
I haven't been to Brum since I was a kid almost 20 years ago, as all I really remembered is concrete, but this video actually makes me want to go and visit! great vlog!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it :)
I'm from Birmingham. And wow. Birmingham looks soo beautiful lol.
I live and work in Birmingham. How on earth did you make it look so good?!
Removed most of the people😁
It is good. Appreciate it!
Birmingham is beautiful! San Antonio, Texas also has a vibrant urban Riverwalk below street level filled with cafes, shops, galleries, apartments, museums and hotels. One of Americas most visited cites nearly 40 million annually. San Antonio is about the same size as Birmingham with nearly 3 million people in the metro. Nice video.
Glad you enjoyed your visit to our city. As you probably saw there’s a lot of construction work going on. I can’t wait to see it all finished in a few years for the 2022 Commonwealth Games 😃
Ashley Scrivens Ahhhhhh! So that’s what it’s for! Nice! I thought it was for the Cricket World Cup next year 😉😊
@sanjay j get lost. Birmingham is a great city. Don't like it move.
As a brummie myself you just have to love brum one of the great cities so gorgeous and so historic. #proud
Welcome to my city. Im glad you enjoyed your stay
Great vlog. X
My home city portrayed so beautifully, really showing birmingham is so much more than an ancient industrial powerhouse of the world .
We did witness an effort to redevelop the central core. That also seemed common to many of the small cities we visited in the UK. Very charming! 😃
Nice to see a really positive review of my home town 😊. It's a shame you did not have time to make it to St Paul's Square in the Jewelery Quarter and the Custard Factory in Digbeth. There you would have got a flavour of the old Birmingham too.
Yeah, it would have been nice to stay a little longer... I’m glad you like the video, thanks! 🤗😊
this woman seems like a fair weather tourist,,,but the best is still to come---- Bradford!!!!
A seriously great video! It really brings out all the nice bits of Birm that I forget about when walking through all the dodgy stuff every day :')
You forgot to mention! The library has the Rep Theatre attached to it, and next door to the Back to Backs is the Hippodrome theatre - I'm going to see Les Mis there tomorrow! There's also The Electric Cinema next to New Street Station (the UK's oldest cinema with sofas and a waiter service inside, they also do special screenings of old films, sometimes), the Sea Life Centre (not too far from Brindley Place), the ThinkTank Science Museum, and the Ikon Gallery and the Custard Factory for anyone interested in art (who've already visited BMAG). If you fancy taking a short bus ride out of the city centre, you can also visit the Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Birmingham that's also free to public access.
SpaceDaizie Wow! So many great tips here that I could even create another video! 😍😍 Thanks for sharing
@@RenataPereiraTV 💖💖💖 I'm glad I could help! It was no problem at all :D
SpaceDaizie 😍😊❤️
I created a business in Harborne - Blitzgeist Books - that eventually led to my magnificent Italian villa, where my library is housed. It's so large we are refurbishing 2 medieval apartments to house more, but the 10 greatest meals I ever experienced - I've eaten in Egypt, Vietnam, Turkey ETC ETC - were baltis in in Sparkhill Brum, as your tour reminded me. They are not Indian meals but, in reality, Muslim, mostly Pakistani and Bangladeshi. They alone are worth a trip back.
Bless her, this woman is only a visitor and has not got a clue..
yeah , i bet she would love handsworth :))
@@andreibirsan2388 Oh god no
The nightlife is rubbish and I was born there.
She should try Broad Street at weekends.
@@andreibirsan2388 and erdington ladywood nechells Aston northfield kingsnorton the list goes on !!!
Very pretty, and Birmingham doesn't look bad either !!
Actually Sold my own city to me, should be made a saint. All jokes a side you have talent with what you do
Wow, your comment made my day! Thank you!!! I love creating videos ❤😍
I could see you working with travel agents, creating videos to boost tourism . A little idea for you.
I love Birmingham, especially in december when the german x-mas market is going on.
Mr. Egg deserves an honourable mention as the best hangover food in the U.K.
Thank you for the suggestions
I love my city and no one can't tell me otherwise. ♥️💯👍♥️🇬🇧🇯🇲
This city had such an impact in my life.
I was "stationed" there for almost three years during my Ph.D, where I was based with a Brummy metal foundry for my research, about 1.5 miles from the town center.
I was a complete loner of that town. Didn't know anyone on that buzzing city. But somehow, it was a place I found how to self reflect, which made me grow on so many levels as an individual.
I love the rich history of this city. People call it the Venice of the Midlands, and no it'll never be as "pretty" as Venice. But it's Venice's more rustic, industrial, hairy-chested cousin.
I also used to call it Mo-town, as it was/is home to the automotive industry of Britain. And it was the birthplace of have metal :D
A truly excellent vlog of my home city - the best I've seen yet! There are loads more things to see though. You'll have to come back.
What an honor! I really appreciate that, thanks!
You'll have to come back too !
I take it you escaped :)
@@Isleofskye Nope! :)
I'm so sorry I didn't realise, my friend.
Condolences....:(
@@Isleofskye Funny.. but I can take it :)
I remember when it was Wimpey on the ramp.All the Starlings nesting on and the sound it made was to me enchanting walking along Corporation Street in the Winter and window shopping and then entering Rackhams at being hit by the smell of Perfume on the ground floor and the distant shouts from the Newspaper kiosks on a Saturday for the Sports Argos and Evening Mail with the Bus of where ever you destination lay ready to greet you.Now it is a sad symmetry of itself and you just want to leave the place as soon as your mission is completed....
Love your video. Thanks for showing us the beautiful city. Keep up your great work, Renata.
pathfinder54321 Many, many, many thanks! 🤗🤗🤗
I am a Brummie born and bred and I would like to thank you for making such a wonderful and positive video about my city. I was so glad that you went to the Balti triangle for your Balti because if you had had it at the location where you had the fish and chips it would not have been authentic. They would have served it in one of those stainless steel bowls with handles whereas an authentic Balti is served in the cast iron Karahi in which it was cooked which was the case in the Balti you were served. One thing though. Birmingham was a beautiful city before WW2 as you alluded to but the Luftwaffe did not damage it as much as Birmingham City Council did in the 50's, 60's and 70's. Many wonderful Victorian buildings were demolished to be replaced by modern atrocities.
I think that what made Birmingham look amazing in this video was the sunny weather! From my experience, Birmingham shines when it is sunny. However, when it gets cloudy, which is frequent, it gets a bit sadder! Nevertheless, a very important and beautiful city.
Glad you like it, Paulo. Thanks for watching and all the best!
Every city's the same, Paulo. London in the rain is a hell-hole, in the sun it's vibrant!! (scary, but vibrant..)
@@DM-it2ch That may be in fact true! But as a counterexample, I can only see Edinburgh's true beauty when it is raining/foggy. But I guess those are my personal biases :P
@@alexandredecarvalho4357 Oxford is also beautiful in all weather! I think cities like Oxford and Edinburgh are lucky that they have beautiful architecture and warm honey coloured stone, it means they look good even on grey days. But the more grey/red toned U.K. cities get very dreary very quick.
Well done for a nice reportage on Birmingham.
Two key notes:
1. The Town Hall does not "revive the Roman Architecture", but it is based on "Ancient Greek Architecture".
2. Broad Street consists of the "Walk of Stars" including Ozzy, Jeff Lynne of the E.L.O., the 1982 Aston Villa team, Trevor Francis, CHris Tarrant, and another 26 linked-to-good-old-Brum celebrities.
Thank you, Renata! A beautiful city. Someday I will definitely come here.
😉😊❤ All the best to you!
What a fantasist city..never new it was so cool..
Great video. You made my city look beautiful. There are a lot of haters out there but we will show them. Birmingham is getting a lot of development and in a few years birmingham will be even better.
I’m sure it will ❤️
Can’t wait to call your city birminstan. Cause that’s the direction it’s heading.
@@onestate3074 what?
@sarah jones well I work in the city center. I don't go to the shit areas. Every city has shit areas.
Birmingham looks beautiful thank you for sharing such a detail video about our beautiful city. i did a similar video recently as well. you captured birmingham uk well.
Great video! Good information! A jewel of a city! 👍😎
Thank you so much, really appreciate it!
I live in Birmingham and I've been to most places in the city centre I love living here its full of history
Lucky for you. Take it all in!😃
You’ve done a really good job of catching brum. I miss the floozie in Victoria square. Not the same with a bush
You should have had a tour of straford rd through sparkbrook and sparkhill, you'd love it
Wanna take me next time? 😉
@@RenataPereiraTV only if you leave your husband at home🙂
Very nice video. Birmingham sure is nice city to visit👌
Thank you ShaplaVlogs!😀
It's interesting to see your perspective on Birmingham ( town ) I used to go up as a teenager and chill in the cathedral square ( aka pidgin park) some of the youths back in 2006/7 used to go down to the canal's to have a drink lol
Ahhh! How fun! 😍🤗😉✌️
Did you go inside the back to backs? There’s three houses and each house is furnished from different time periods and each one has a family of different backgrounds
No, they were all booked at that time 😭😭. I wanted to stay in one of them
@@RenataPereiraTV I used to live in one as a child not that nice
Birmingham and surrounding towns and villages, is by far the best City in England north of London, notwithstanding small cities of Oxford, Cambridge and York. Manchester and Liverpool are not even close.
This is wierd to see someone else’s perspective of the city center when im pratically there most of the time lol
Ahhhh! Hope I didn't disappoint you 😉
Impressed how you grappled the very complicated ticketing system like an expert. Long time ago in the 70s it was a unified system, but the government changed it to be competing companies. You managed to get good value for money by booking in advance and using a railcard, which I dont think most vistors would be aware of. Just turning up and buying a tcket at the station would have cost you many times that amount.
Had a laugh when you said ‘broomies’.....it’s brummies! Nice video though 🙂
Ha! Thank you for the correction and thanks for watching!!😃😃
Interesting video!!
I have a good friend who lives near Birmingham. I have been there a few times but i Honestly did not know Birmingham had canals! Thanks for including them in your video! I will check them out the next time I visit the city. Greetings from Washington.
Birmingham is an amazing city. Food is awesome, people are friendly.
I had a great time in Birmingham 😍❤
I'm so glad. Renata eats with right hand... 😊😊
ha ha...thank you for watching
Proud to be a Brummie ♡
big up 2 our outstandin CITY BIRMINGHAMMM!!! U CAN ONLY LOVE IT..SIMPLE.. az u can see MAJOR WORK IZ BEEN DONE 2 FURTHER IT'S BEAUTY..
yes 0121 all day..love my home town.n everyone in it.
Dionne ❤️😍❤️
@0121
My city of Perth in Western Australia is far far more gooder. Studies show the Perth is the most beautiful city in the world.
Birmingham food looks ordinary and you'd think they'd use buses in a color other than red to distinguish it from London.
I've never been to Birmingham but it needs to be more betterer. Do ya know wot I mean?
Na
Love you too, 0121... love you too :)
John Gibson more gooder? 😂😂
Finally, a remake of Tele Savalas Visits Birming Ham.
ha ha...thanks for watching😀👍
Такое ощущение,что за время просмотра я прошелся по этим улицам,каналам,на перекор закону времени,физики,волшебство.... Никак не иначе😊🔆Спасибо большое Рената,Гордон😊🔆🔆🔆
Мой день начался с позитивного просмотра😊🔆🔆🔆
Привет Сергей! Пожалуйста! Благодаря вам! 😊❤🙌
Wow you made a really good video i really enjoyed watching this. So excited and entertaining... keep your good work up as usuall.
Thank you so much 🤗 I appreciate
Birmingham is the Greatest city on the planet....everyone who comes to be Birmingham or lives in Birmingham should be given a medal!!!
Home of
Duran Duran, Fine Young Cannibals, UB40, stephen tin tin duffy, ELO, Ozzy Osbourne and black sabbath...
Im a proud Brummie....(as you can tell lol)
I was there at bridge Street premier Inn this time last week. I paid for a five night stay as a present for my ma's birthday. We saw the cube from outside the thyme restaurant as we looked over the canal, and also had a wonderful view of the nite nite hotel next to the holiday Inn express building from the view from our room at the front of the building.
I'm from Milton Keynes. We have very modern architecture and a lot of money is put in to the place with good entertainment, restaurants etc.
Birmingham is very modern like Milton Keynes. It was such a pleasure to visit. I cant believe the architecture and the amount of shops and restaurants. Me and my ma loved it. It was so lively. Much much much better than london, despite the fact that I have London in my blood.
It's truly a wonderful place. Loved it.