♔Celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in London 🇬🇧 | 🎮Video Games in Concert
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- We took a train from Salisbury to London to attend Video Games in Concert performed by the Royal Philharmonic at the Royal Albert Hall. We booked these tickets before we realized that it's the first day of the Queen's Jubilee celebration 😅 --- despite the crowds it ended up being a really fun day!
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Hi! I'm Abbie, a bookworm and cat lady. My husband (Jeff) and I got rid of everything we own (except my books lol) and left sunny California (with our quirky cat Tedward) for gray skies in England. On this channel you’ll find bookish (hauls, reviews) and travel (vlogs, tips, expat life) content!
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The Proms are held at the Albert hall during summer,free concerts for people culminating with the last night of the proms,might be worth looking into. 🥂cheers.
The Proms aren't free! But some of the cheaper tickets are subsidised, so you can get a standing ticket for about £7 and the cheapest seats are about £10 for non-Royal Albert Hall venues (e.g. Cadogan Hall) and about £13 for RHA. Still incredible value for world-class performances in beautiful venues.
Of course, it's free to listen on BBC Radio 3, and they broadcast every single performance.
Love your love for all things “books”, travel and food… U must visit Birmingham ( UKs 2nd largest city, youngest population in Europe, amazing restaurants/bars/festivals ( best U.K. Pride in Sep etc ),brilliant street art and independents in Digbeth area, outstanding art galleries and museums… More Canals then Venice, the list goes one… Add it to your list, afew days/weekend visit would be needed… ✌🏼
It’s on my list!!! I’ve got so many places up north that I want to see and Birmingham is definitely on it!!
You have sold Birmingham to me and I am from Wolverhampton. 😄
Hi Folks, That was quite nostalgic for me having spent many a happy hour in Watkins, Atlantis bookshops chatting with like-minded weirdo's! So glad Foyles is still going(Their old shop in Charing Cross Rd) I used to love wandering around there in book heaven knowing you could never, ever run out of books to read & finding nooks & crannies that you felt no one's been near in years! Loving your channel and nearly caught up with all your English Vlogs Cheers Jim, Surrey X
If you're here next year you may want to check out the Hay Festival (book and arts festival). Hay on Wye is in a lovely part of the country and there's the chance to hear talks by authors etc. Search for hayfestival.
And if you find yourself in Scotland (and you really, really should spend some time exploring Scotland) try Wigtown (aka Booktown) as Scotland's unofficial capital of bookshops.
I’m bummed I missed the Hay festival this year-going on my bucket list for next year!
I am for sure going to make my way to Scotland! Thank you for your recommendation! I’ll look into Wigtown!
The only themed orchestral concert I've been too was a John Williams one where they played music from Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, etc. That was really great.
That sounds fun!!!
Your channel is rapidly becoming a firm favourite; both for me and my husband. I love your videos because they are so beautifully filmed and edited, and we both enjoy seeing Salisbury again as we used to live in nearby Wilton. Oh, and your cat is absolutely gorgeous and a real character. 🐈 💜 🐈
Awww thank you so much for watching them 🥹
My cat is definitely a real character. I don’t think he knows he’s a cat 😆
Ooh that concert sounds awesome! I'd love to go to a Trek-themed one someday. 💗🖖🏼 Since you said you like theatre/musicals I'd recommend Back to the Future the musical at the Adelphi Theatre. It's insanely good. Very funny with an amazing cast and the most incredible show I've ever seen from a technical standpoint! ⚡🚗🕰️
i didn't know there's a Back to the Future musical! That's cool!!
Not sure how I missed this comment, I am a huge Star Trek fan. Abbie prefers Star Wars, but we all know ST is better.
What is your favorite series? Mine has always been TNG (Picard best captain IMO, with Riker as #2, and you can't beat Worf and Data.). Next would be DS9 (Quark is my all time favorite ST character), followed by Voyager (loved the dynamic between Tuvok and Tom Paris). The Original Series would be next for me. I wasn't super into it, but really liked the old ST movies "KHAAANNN". I couldn't get into the newer shows though (Enterprise, the new Picard, etc.) -- it felt like the quality went down hill for me.
Lastly, I haven't tried it myself, but some close friends really liked the ST cruise: startrekthecruise.com/. Might be worth checking out!
I still remember when Foyles was only laid out by publisher - so good luck finding a book ;) I once found a book I was after there (didn't buy it) and went back a day later and couldn't find it (nightmare!)
I'm surprised they don't have some kind of computer catalogue, like a library, so you can easily find titles
@@clowderlibrary Back in the day when you went to Foyles, you would find your book (if you could), queue up at a desk where someone would write out an invoice, you would take the invoice to a teller behind a secure screen to pay, they would stamp the invoice, and you would then take it back to the first desk to prove you'd paid and to collect your book. 'Eccentric' wasn't the word.
Really lovely videos and content. I recommend Shropshire to visit. Ludlow, Shrewsbury and Bishops Castle.
✍️adding to my list!!
Re: the Tubes - I was in London for the Saturday and Sunday of the Jubilee long weekend and honestly, compared to an average pre-Covid workday, they were relatively quiet! I'd say 'steadily busy' as opposed to 'a crush' as it would have been anytime from about 7:30-10:00am and 3:30-6:30pm back then. I got a seat on every journey.
That’s great! When I went a few weeks before this it was chaotic! People on top of each other, could hardly breathe!
I havn't sat in that part of the RAH but have stood in the gallery, which is the standing area behind them, and it was slightly unpleasant for someone who's not keen on heights. It was also midsummer and uncomfortably hot due to their poor ventilation, though I believe they've since installed a new cooling system.
It was nicely ventilated when we went! Honestly the seats were perfect. We could hear and see everything and there were zero people sitting next to us! Definitely an underrated place to sit!
Foyles is awesome - also checkout the huge Waterstones on Piccadilly - that's cool too
Adding it to my list!!
Girl im sure you guys all had fun,Anyway, I hope it did not rain.Very soon, a rain unbrella woll be a part of your handbag.Stay well
We always have an umbrella in hand!! Can never be too prepared for unexpected rain!
If you do get a chance to get to Gloucestershire Beautiful part of the country I live in Tewkesbury awful lot of history we get a lot of visitors
There’s a country pub called the lower load does bed and breakfast Great beers and ciders and their own chef certainly worth a try
We are 15 minutes away from Wales 15 minutes away from the Cotswolds. May I recommend charity shops especially for books DVDs CDs things for the kitchen there’s a few that do furniture and deliver. The books CDs and DVDs started about 50p I never walk past one without popping my head in. I’ve just found your channel i’m glad to see you’re enjoying our country
✍️adding to my bucket list!
The flying saucers attached to the roof are to reduce the long reverberation time in the hall. The Albert Hall is in the same complex as the The Royal College of Music, The Royal School of Art, The Royal School of Mines and Imperial College, my alma mater. On a summer's day we could hear the music from the The Royal College of Music in the air.
During the concert they had them lit like moons. it was gorgeous!
I used to sing in the chorus at various Proms concerts. Rehearsed at the Royal College of Music sometimes. Unforgettable experiences with amazing musicians.
I smiled so much listening yo your legend of Zelda rendition 😊👏
What’s your favorite game???! Mine is A Link Between Worlds!
@@clowderlibrary Don’t be annoyed! The last I played was Majoras’s Mask which was really good. I swapped over to PlayStation for FF7 after that. I’m in my 50’s and am still a total gamer although only part time.
Those seats where you were are really good seats! I've been the same side, a bit further down, I think in row A or B. The only way you'd get a better view is being in a really expensive seat on the floor - and even then you'd miss seeing the whole band/orchestra. I think you're in Section P, maybe 10 rows up? I normally try for the first couple of rows. It's cheap and hidden gem of an area.
I'm booked there again to see YES on 21st June, looks like the rail and tube strikes are going to scupper that. Owner of a broken heart indeed.
I definitely think found a hidden gem seating area! We were all the way at the top and it was perfect. We saw the whole orchestra and could hear everything. Definitely no need to upgrade!
Yep! it was section P top row :) best seats in the house in my opinion. Although, section P 1st row overlooking the balcony looks mighty nice too. 👍
Glad you made it to Foyle's - good isn't it.
It’s so good! I think I need to plan a day to just be there all day. it was an overload! I wish I had more time to discover more books!
I'm familiar with most of these places, but not the Alice in Wonderland. Is it in Cecil Court?
Yes, it is!
The Uber boat is a mystery trip really the cruise boat on the river is awsome and should go to see the cutty sark but you will notice hardly anyone wears masks no more there are wonderful markets and pubs around London and tower of London is a .must
i would love to do some sort of dinner cruise or something like that. we did that on a trip to Prague and now i want to do them everywhere! In regards to the mask, we only wore them in super crowded areas because we had just recovered from Covid (it was not a fun time) and were just anxious about possibly getting it again. I definitely want to check out more pubs! we went to the Tower of London 5 years ago 😊
that's Cecil Court - probably my favourite book place in London for a time, but so expensive I think I've only ever bought two books there
I enjoyed it, but it did kind of feel more like antique shopping. I definitely more enjoy going to a traditional used book shop and finding something really cheap
@@clowderlibrary Notting Hill Book & Comic Exchange might be more your thing
@@AndyKing1963 ooohh I’ll add those to my list of places to check out! Thank you!
The UK's biggest book shop (from memory) is Waterstones Piccadilly (might still be the biggest in Europe?)
Oh really 👀??!
@@clowderlibrary 203-206 Piccadilly - six floors?
@@clowderlibrary Waterstones is also open to 8.00pm
@@clowderlibrary my old haunt used to be Waterstones in Gower Street (especially the small second hand floor)
@@AndyKing1963 WOW!!!
My friends son went to Lord of the Rings in Madrid - film with the music played by a full orchestra.
That sounds cool!!! I love Lord of the Rings!!
foyles was my favourite bookshop in London havent been there in years,glad its still there.my parents had to leave me alone for a couple of hours to explore.
If i didn't have somewhere else to be i probably would have spent my entire day there!
I doubt you've read them but if you like historical crime I would whole heartedly recommend The Shardlake series by C J Sansom. Well worth googling at least.
✍️adding to my reading list
@@clowderlibrary the audio books are really well read. Obviously I'd start with book 1
@@simonturner138 I found them on my audiobook app Scribd!! I’m going to start listening to them!!
@@clowderlibrary I hope you enjoy them. Please let me know. Thanks.
I agree - they're wonderful books.
Cecil is pronounced Cess-ill in the UK not See-sil :)
Ah! Thanks for letting me know!
Find the Dr Who concerts on TH-cam.
We have had a few recommendations to check this out, I will sit down and watch it this week !
This town try the wang kei I think it's called the foods ok go for the atmosphere I won't say more
Please say more! We welcome any tips !
Being new to your channel, iv'e always wanted to know how an American feels in the UK, on how it feels to know there's no wild life here that can mame & kill you and there are no guns here.There are thing i wish we had in the UK is larger homes wth air conditioning.
Hi Karl,
Yeah, in a way it feels like Iceland. Beautiful countryside with no predators to eat me while I'm sleeping. Abbie really wants to go back to Australia at some point (I've never been), have you seen the spiders? Holy smokes, big enough to ride on.
Have a good one!
It's so bizarre to me that i've barely seen any spiders or ants but I'm not going to complain!
A brilliant video although, I must confees, I spent 4 days trying desperately to avoid the whole Royal grovel-fest. I have lived all my long life as a subject but
my dearest wish is to die as a citizen. Still, it was wonderful for all those who enjoy that sort of medieval mummery. Chacon a son gout. De gustibus non est
disputandum etc. etc. Keep up the excellent posts.......................................................the ancient Englishman.
@hano verian - Many citizens are very grateful for their President could you name your favourite, few suggestions Galtieri, Pinochet, Amin or may be Trump or G W Bush, vive la republique!!!
Your comment has a very poetic cadence to it. I dig it!
@Bob Smith - one of my weaknesses is taking advice off nobodies on You Tube but thankfully I am getting more balanced in totally ignoring it.
Adore you're Channel but please!. There is seriously zero need for any sort of Mask / Facial covering. Live a little. As its clearly not actually '1984'. The Novel Refferance. And complete Government Utilitarianism hasnt taken full control yet. Just saying. 😷❌
I only wore it in super busy areas. i had just gotten over Covid; and i suspect that i got covid from the last time i went to London 🥲. Wasn't looking to get it again 🙃.
I like your style! I replied to a similar comment by Ingrid if you're interested. Have a good one!
I'm please to see that no one else was wearing one of those, daft, uselss masks. Otherwise fairly interesting.
We wore masks only in the super crowded areas. We had just recovered from Covid
@@clowderlibrary Well intentioned but totally
Sorry had to stop watching at the beginning. I can't watch anyone who is wearing a mask. It's over. Stop virtue signalling.
Hi JK!
As mentioned in a few other comments, we had just recovered from Covid the week or so before. I was also blessed with strep throat (felt like swallowing knives). So the masks were a precaution, perhaps moreso for everyone else. No virtue signaling intended. Although I am a huge fan of a good VS meme. So if you have any, send em my way!
Have a good one!