Americans Sightseeing Around LONDON! British Museum, Westminster Abbey & MORE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Now it’s time to learn about some history in London! Today we are visiting the British Museum… because one must do this when in London! There are artifacts that the British have collected from all over the world, butt he most interesting are probably from Egypt… real mummies.
The we make the walk to Westminster Abbey before they close for the day. We made it in time to spend over an hour exploring the almost 1000 years of history!
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Are you or did you go anywhere else in England/Britain. There's so much more here than just London.
Trying to plan a trip to England now. Any advice. Your videos have been very entertaining
Thanks for hitting on my reply, as you now know, we Brits like a drink! Glad you enjoyed your London visit, don't know how long you were here; there is so much more to see
Have a good time where ever you go. Good Luck.
Hey, there's a small chapel nr me dating to 926 AD and our local market dates to the 13th century 😎 just don't tell anyone we like our peace x quiet ❤️
Girl, you don't need that wig! You are drop dead gorgeous and we can see your beautiful face and eyes without it. The anniversary of your 29th year looks great on you. You're hair is growing back thick and beautiful and it can be any colour you want it to be.
That's actually quite rude.
If absolutely is not rude. My daughter has ditched the wig and looks gorgeous without it too. Stop being so woke.
@@petercaulf Thank you
@@bwilson5401 No it's not. It's complimentary and supportive. You're the one being rude.
@@bwilson5401 no it’s not, she’s a MILF….that’s rude 😂
The British were fantastic in that they identified artefacts that would have been destroyed in their own countries, and took custodianship of them to preserve for future generations.
What utter bollocks. Maybe read a book. Most items in the British museum were stolen from foreign lands. Ever heard of the Empire? Funny how every country in the world the British invaded had items that needed to be "saved". And if they no longer need to be "saved" why not return them?
i can explain the situation a lil for your question at 5:33 , those are the originals , during the occupation of Greece by the Turks , Turks decided to sell them to Lord Elgin and then brought to England, thats how they ended up in the British Museum and as we speak Greece ( and for many years ) is trying to take them back
Hi guys, loving your London videos so far. Obviously this video was taken before the Queen sadly passed away. Just a quick note to say when the Union Jack 🇬🇧 is flying above Buckingham Palace (or previously when no flag was present) it denotes that the monarch is not in residence. Only the Royal Standard (which is now draped over the Queen's coffin) denotes that the monarch is in residence. It only flies when the monarch is at his or her official residence, and is never lowered to half mast. In summer, from July until September, the Queen is never in London and has always spent her holiday at Balmoral every year. This was where she sadly passed away last week.
That delicious Scotch egg is a classic British dish, often eaten cold on picnics with the humble Melton Mowbray pork pie. It's a whole egg wrapped in pork sausagemeat then layered in breadcrumbs and cooked to a golden crisp. Go to Fortnum and Mason's food hall on Piccadilly, in the basement they have the most delectable Scotch eggs and pork pies and other amazing food. F&M have been serving the British public for over 300 years and currently supply the Royal household.
The Tesco Finest Scotch Egg also has a great reputation.
Though all companies have to reapply for their royal warrant to King Charles due to the Queens passing.
I don’t think I have ever had a scotch egg. I’m now a vegetarian so not planning to, but even as a child I don’t remember having one. 🤷🏽♀️
@@idristaylor5093 Great for picnics, journeys or just snacking. I like mine with coleslaw or Branston Pickle.😋
@@travelwell6049 vegan mini eggs available in ASDA.
I believe the yellow sauce is something we called salad cream. Scotch eggs are my absolute favourites .
It amazing how many tourists mock the ways we speak, it’s brilliant, and a real honour lol
If you're in London on a Sunday and want to see Westminster Abbey without paying the £25 then go to a church service.
Even if you normally aren't a church goer at home it will be a cultural and uplifting experience.
Plus there will be a few things that you're never going to see at church in America.
I'll leave that for y'all to find out.
The Rosetta stone is impressive but you were also standing by part of one of the very famous Seven Wonders of the World ( ancient): The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, without comment. Although you mentioned visiting Ephesus. :)
Yes, the Parthenon stuff is authentic not a copy.
Really enjoyed these London videos, always nice to see how overseas visitors view our wonderful country - I hope you were well looked after whilst you was over here 👍
I've only just come across you both and immediately subscribed. Thank you for your appreciation of our country. After our beloved Queens death, I got so fed up of people saying the 10 days after were over the top and unnecessary. That's our traditions, history and heritage. It has been done the same for over a thousand years. So thank you both. Lol I want a scotch egg now 🤦♀️
mate that scotch egg looked so good. I'm too used to the tesco ones
My daughter (almost 7y/o) and I LOVE your videos and always look forward to them! Alisa, you have such beautiful eyes! And Jason, we like your hair! Also love the boys! My older daughter is their age!
Thanks for your positivity and information!! ♡
As a born and breed Londoner it makes me feel good to see that you have had a great time, I would have told you about the glasses and would have expected others to do the same. I always try to help visitors, as people have always helped us when we visit other places. When you come back you must go to Liverpool on a Saturday evening its fantastic.
I swear London's pavements are harder than anywhere else in the world. You covered some ground but you saw some good things. I am glad you like my Capital City. I am glad you saw it before this week, when the mood would have been very different. I think you would have enjoyed it either way though.
These artefacts are safe here. Look at what happened in Afghanistan. All destroyed
Westminster Abbey’s been around since the 960s. It had an up-do in the 13th century. The cloisters can be hired out and it is weird to be eating canapés and drinking sparkling wine over the tombs but on a hot summer’s day, it’s very nice. The British Museum also hires out those Egyptian rooms for business gatherings to major donors / companies. Now, that is weird having dainty sandwiches and a wine with the mummies so close.
When I visited the Cairo museum in 2014 I was shocked at how badly they kept their exhibits. I also upset our guide by telling him that I had climbed on the Rosetta stone as a kid in the 60's perhaps us British weren't so good at conserving things back then too :)
Everything in the British Museum is ORIGINAL. All the countries they came from want them back.
Egypt can't have it back , Rome ruled Egypt at 1 time. And us Brits are basically Roman so it's our stuff,
Melissa, ditch the wig for good because you look lovely without it! I have walked many cities in Europe incl UK nab a few in USA, planning to do the same in Canada soon! Walking is the best way to see cities, for me, just be careful of direction back 'home'! Hope u all had a great time in lovely Londonium ✌️
One cannot go to London and not think of Princess Diana. Did you stumble across or engage in conversation about Princess Diana? Cafe Diana etc? Ant stories involving her ... 🇬🇧🎊🇬🇧💯🇬🇧❤️🇬🇧
Real mummies fromEgypt. Don't be so quick to glorify this; they were stolen from Egypt and should be promptly returned to Egypt along with serious apologies.
I say get rid of the Wig. It hides your beautiful face!!!
And me. Looks nice and fresh without. Looks so much better x
I agree she looks so cute with her short hair. She is beautiful either way❤
Totally agree.
I guess this must have have been recorded before the Queen passed away 😔
Westminster Abbey the centre of the world later today when our beloved late Queen has her funeral, the end of the Elizabeth Age. God Save the King. Wellington Arch where the gun carriage which will carry the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth 2, after being pulled by 146 members of His Majesty's Royal Navy, the Senior Service after the ceremony at the Abbey, will be placed in the Royal Hearse and take her on the final journey to be reunited with her beloved Philip and laid to rest.
Loving your post about my home city. Obviously this was filmed way before the queens passing. Someone explained about the flag over Buckingham Palace and what a Scotch Egg is but there are many fares to try not just fish n chips.
The streets are hard going and extremely hard if you try to fit so much in one day. But I’m loving that you’ve taken to my city.
Wanted to say, on Saturday night/ Sunday morning I queued 12 hours to see our late queen lying in state, my feet and legs can testify for it but what an experience that I’ll never do again or be part of U.K. history. Westminster Abbey and Westminster Palace including Houses of Parliament and Big Ben which is actually a bell in the Elizabeth Tower are world heritage sites. The hall Queen Elizabeth lay in state was Westminster Hall the oldest complex to Westminster Palaces.
We’ve just said our last goodbyes to our gracious Queen very emotional day here in the U.K. but very proud of having a queen on throne for 70+ years and the Pomp and Ceremony was just awe inspiring which no other country could even come near.
The ancient items in the British Museum were discovered by British archaeologists and studied/understood by them. I think they should stay here to educate people and be cared for.
Did you get to visit the natural history museum? I'm going there tomorrow, been lots and loved it and visiting the tower of London too, which I've never been to, so excited about that! Never been to Westminster Abbey either so its interesting to see it from your perspective, I hope you use the tube more, it would stop your aching feet :)
Ma'am you are beautiful. You 2 are already lovely anyway. You look great. If you feel happier with the wig then fine, but I think you are pretty au natural. Whatever makes you happy.
I am currently rewatching your London videos as we are headed there in a few months. :) Then of course a cruise out of Southampton! Have you been on the Regal Princess?
I was so excited to see another video of your London trip! It looks amazing. Definitely a bucket list trip for me :)
the greece marbles from the pathaon are the originals saved from the truks who were shooting at the for target practice 200 years ago
Hope you are adding lots of salt and vinegar to those fish and chips, it's a completely different dish without them.
Not replicas mate, we've been thieving for centuries
The Union flag 🇬🇧 is not a sign the Queen is in residence. The Royal Standard Flag means the Queen is in residence (or now the King).
London is so beautiful 😍
How much of the stuff in the British museum would have been sold or destroyed if it wasn't in the safe hands of the museum?
Exactly, many of the countries have seen multiple conflicts on their land since then, england- 0
I suppose you could say a lot of it was sold - to the British Museum or to collectors then gifted to the museum. The issue is perhaps more whether the sellers all over the planet originally had any right to sell their precious national historical artifacts. Much of the rest was just grabbed as 'spoils of empire'. Whilst I greatly appeciate the British Museum for curating, preserving and beautifully displaying these priceless historical items, I have mixed feelings about some of the contents - the Parthenon marbles especially, which I do feel should be returned to Greece.
Lol..seriously??? Who asked you to be that thoughtful and steal others?
@@paganpriest4792 Thanks for the thoughtful
I'm in two minds about it. On one hand, they ARE stolen artefacts that probably should be back in the hands of the cultures that made them. On the other hand, it's good that they're all in one place, and in one of the most popular tourist cities in the world, so the maximum amount of people have a chance to see them.
if theEnglish had not taken these they would be gone for ever ,so stuff all you give em back shit
Did you know that wellington arch had small police office in one of he pillars
Beavertown is a great brewery, it’s great to see you trying some of the thousands of beers that exist in the UK
Turks used the Parthenon as an ammunition store - not such a good idea when it exploded
Walking about London to see everything in one or two days is too tiring. Next time, stay longer and use public transportation, bus and tube - if there is no strike. After a ride on a double-deck bus, and the Tube, at least once take a ride in a black cab, just so that you can say, "been there, done that." Also, attend an evensong, Westminster, St. Paul, or both. To see replicas (plaster casting) of art, go to the V&A (I think room 46).
When I first went to the British Museum in the 90s the Rosetta Stone wasn't behind glass, and you could touch it if no-one was looking :)
That's when people had respect . I remember those days.
That was before London imported the world's filth 😔
@@mikeoxbent523 You're not that bad Mike.
You two are A-MAZ-ING! I bet we just missed you in London last year! We were there and rode the London Eye. I HIGHLY recommend it and so sorry if you missed it! You can see London at a bird's eye view, there REALLY isn't that much of a wait, and you can pre-book your reservation on line. We pre-booked the London Eye about 40 minutes before we got in line, and the line went really fast! Really LOVE LOVE LOVE your TH-cam Videos! Keep up the great work, as what I mostly love is your love for what you do, and the enthusiasm! Cheers!!!!
Dude looks and sounds like Martin Sheen
Never in my life have I had a scotch egg that was “mustardy”
14:24 most based American ever.
09:06 The tomb of the unknown warrior.
Did you see that during the QEII funeral even the late Queen and current King went around it? It's a simple but important symbolisation that even the monarchy aren't above those that lost their life fighting for their country. The ultimate sacrifice.
We missed the funeral (we are actually on a cruise this week). But I love that it is held in such important standing!
I find the London Museum is very underrated, last time I went they had a history or London reggae thing on. Also you would like the British Library I think, they have really interesting old texts.
I loved the Museum of London. Especially enjoyed, or at least it really stuck with me, the room where you could hear the stories of those who were there in the WWII bombings. Really moving. It blows my mind seeing all the things over the years and years of London being a city, and to also think they come up with new artifacts all the time between digging new tubes and along the river Thames at low tide.
They ruined the London Museum by displaying total lies about history and about British culture. It has become an activist organisation rather than a museum.
Given how ISIS has destroyed much of Iraq's ancient monuments, now is not the time to return Egyptian relics.
Scotch eggs aren’t deep fried eggs they are eggs covered in a layer of pork sausage meat then coasted with breadcrumbs and oven baked! Well typically but maybe it was deep fried even so there would’ve defo been sausage meat in there😂❤
I don't think anything in the British museum is a replica but I don't really know so any response would be appreciated.
During the visit to Buckingham Palace, you 'll see that the Union Jack is flying, which means that the Queen is in fact NOT in residence. When the Royal standard flag is flying, she's there. RIP Liz. We miss you dearly.
Love your videos, apart from the crap English accent your husband keeps doing, tell him to give it a rest .
Yeah I’ve been slaughtered because of it lol! It was meant lighthearted is all! My bad
It's true pet, you ddon't need the wig x
Note to self, the Queen at the time of your visit had been reigning for 70 years not 50.
Were you all their when the Queen passed away?
You look better without the wig. Cute!!
The Greek marbles are for real, they are called Elgin marbles. The Greek government want them back, but that won’t happen.
Flag - the monarch is in residence only if the Royal Standard is flying above Buckingham Palace. If it’s the British flag, 🇬🇧 the monarch isn’t in residence.
The Abbey is very very Expensive to maintain that's why yhe tickets cost so much, and just think what it is seeing happening there today when here Majesty's funeral arrives, and the Queen had been doing the Job for 70 years not 50
Your videos are superb, but you definitely went to the right City to experience Pubs and Bars, so many great places to visit in London. Impossible to ever visit them all. Brewdog definitely do some great Beer.
Thats the thing about London. Its VAST and exhausting. Impossible to see everything in one trip. I lived therenfor 5 years and i lost weight because i spent so much time walking everywhere. I guarantee that you missed so many incredible places, so you should definitely come back for more! Covent Garden market, the Shard, skygarden, walking over tower bridge and walking the southbank centre with all of the shops and ancient pubs... Theres too much. Camden market, Jermyn Street, the burlington arcade, Oxford Street. Harrods! Fortnum and Mason! All of the giant parks full of flowers, and thats before you hit the tourist sites. I lived there for 4 years and i never got bored.
At 12:52 name of restaurant please and what is that egg dish. Omg I cannot wait to try these dishes.
Scotch egg, British picnic staple, boiled egg with a sausages meat covering and breadcrumbs surrounding that (eaten cold) I also would recommend scotch egg bites which have egg mayonnaise and are small
Scotch eggs are easy to make it's a boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat with some mustard powder, raw egg, herbs and seasoning. Then it's dipped in egg and breadcrumbs twice then deep fried. Glad your enjoying our favorite dishes.
How long do you think you spent in Westminster Abbey and was it long enough? Going in late October and want to plan our time YAY!!
Lisa I love you without the wig. I am thinking of getting the same haircut
You walked straight past Chinatown.
Seven dials - you’re a stone’s throw from the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and St Martin’s in the Fields in Trafalgar Square. Did you think of trying a bus? Cheap and yiu get get off and on when you see something.
I’m behind but loving this series. Wish we’d known you were coming over. London has some incredible museums
If you drop something in London nobody cares, its your loss, not a bad area just pick them up again
A scotch egg is usually hard boiled egg, with sausage meat around it, covered in breadcrumbs and deep fried.
You really suit the short hair style because your face is small & pretty with big eyes.
Get a life....,.
13:41 - She was in her 90’s and her Father took over when Elizabeth was 13 or 14 years old. So I expect she’s been used to lots of people outside her _house_ for longer than 50 years.
Also that building is part of a quadrant, there are three more just like it, so it’s unlikely she’s in that front-facing bit most of the time anyway; perhaps somewhere a little quieter.
As a Londoner, I've watched many videos of Americans in London (I live abroad so it's nostalgia for me) and you guys are very engaging. Enjoyed the appropriate organ music you overlaid the Westminster Abbey tour. And always like that you end the day in a pub or bar. So many TH-camrs forget "to burn the candle at both ends". Keep it up!
HA ,HA, scotch egg is surrounded by sausage meat ,bread crumbs, then deep fried 🤣. Know wonder Americans get laughed 😅 at ,BATTER .DID YOU NOT READ THE MENUE .
'Replicas' (of the Elgin Marbles) in the British Museum ? The only place you'll find such a travesty would be in the gift shop !!!!
There's no a/c because that would change the Relative Humidity and Temperature within the building which could damage the exhibits. The area where you were complaining about the lack of a/c is a replica of George III (I believe) library. It contains a lot of books and material. This is just the place that you don't want a/c in as it introduces moist air. If you get above 70% humidity you are likely to get mould growing. With all the visitors coming they introduce a lot of moisture.
There's no a/c because England's cold most of the year and hardly any buildings in England have a/c...
Scotch eggs FTW!
The Scotch Egg consists of,
Egg (soft or hard boiled), then wrapped in sausage meat, and then covered in bread crumbs, and then deep fried.
🙌🏻
The Ancient Greek, The Elgen Marbles are not replicas ,or the Greek Government wouldn't be wanting them back, don't think they'd bother bitching over replicas .
The statues from the Parthenon are not replicas...which is why Greece wants us to return them.
That business about your glasses - this is London. Do you live in New York?
Where else did you go apart from London ?
Replicas?? in the British museum?? Lol countries are constantly asking us for their stuff back
There's always a flag on Buck House since Princess Di died & lots got miffed there wasn't one at half mast.
If Lizzie is in it's royal Standard, if she's not it's an Onion Jack.
Your English accent is one of the best I've heard a non-Brit do. I think you would get away with it. (Not even kidding)
It's god awful
I wouldn't do it. It might be misconstrued as being rude and 'taking the piss' (ridiculing) of the locals.
Bit too much Dick Van Dyke, but understandable.
Almost as good as Dick Van Dyke's.
If you haven't seen it, you might want to check out the Westminster Abbey part of Queen Elizabeth's funeral to see what it looks like in full ceremonial use ... stunning. Looks like you had a great time in the UK. Stay safe on your travels!
It’s not the queen’s house it belongs too the county. British taxpayer pays for everything maintenance heating staff And securitywe just can’t in
So interesting to see such a close up of the Abbey after watching the queen's funeral today.
We visited London at a good time.
I have to say I’ve never heard them referred to as giblets, lol Alisa that pineapple cider looks delicious! Hope y’all enjoyed the show. Stay safe 💛
Was the queen in residence? You said "The flag is flying", but never said which flag. It should be the Royal Standard, not the Union Jack.
What was the name of the pub/restaurant that you got the scotch eggs?? They look fantastic. We will be in London in September and I will be sure to get that at least once.
If you had gone upstairs at Westminster Abbey you would have seen the Magna Carta, probably the most expensive document sold if it was to be sold, but its valuation will be priceless, the outer part of a scotch egg is made of sausage meat, the flag flying outside buck house would depend on what flag was flying for the monarchy to be in residence... if the union flag then no, but the royal standard then yes
Not replicas - real thing and well preserved thanks to the Brits.
Re: dropping your glasses - Londoner’s are notorious for minding their own business. English people in the south are also stand-offish (I’m from the south coast), but if you travel up north, you will find people that are more friendly and helpful. The first time I visited Manchester (England’s third city), I saw this man with a physical disabilty fall over in the city centre, and everybody nearby came running to help him, which I didn’t expect. It is the same in the small town, south of Manchester, where I live now, and it is one of the reasons whyI would never move down south again.
If the Union flag was flying at Buckingham Palace, That means the Queen was not in residence, If she had been there, The Royal Standard would have been flying.
The Elgin marbles were legitimately purchased from the Greek authorities and shipped to the UK with their blessing, but after decades of later Greek governments complaining they were stolen this seems to have been accepted as fact, but it is not true.
Your account is also not true. Elgin purchased the marbles from the occupying turks, not the greek authorities. This just adds to the problem of course.
@@Paul-hl8yg he purchased them from the legitimate government at the time. They would almost certainly have been quarried if he hadn't.
@@theotherstevesteve time to give them back, FFS.
Absolutely ridiculous.
@@kildogery Don't get emotional, Little Paul 🤭
@@theotherstevesteve Try telling the Greeks that the occupying turks were the 'legitimate government'. Elgin purchased the marbles agreed, however they were purchased at a time of war in Greece & he paid the money to the enemy of Greece at the time. Let us say Elgin took advantage of the situation. Although he probably did rescue them from destruction.
I am not sure on this...sorry you missed the pageantry and tradition of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II? or glad you missed the crowds? So, Jason, a stuffy pup? I can't imagine...but I am sure if I found one I would move on as well. Alisa, I had never noticed how blue your eyes are. You should ditch the wig and keep that hairstyle. And, trust me if someone said that to me I would tell them to ******** but I hope I could just glare at them and walk away
I don't think that's yellow sauce inside the Scotch egg. It's just the yolk. I've never heard of or seen a Scotch egg with yellow sauce inside before. The slightly spicy, mustardy taste is probably from the sausage meat covering the egg. Sandals are not really the best and most comfortable option to wear walking around London. Your feet would get sore pretty quickly. You should have bough your Harry Potter tickets from an online ticket booking site. You can get much cheaper tickets on one of those sites. Buying directly from the theatre is always the most expensive option. You didn't walk down to Covent Garden from Seven Dials? It's only 5 minutes away.
A scotch egg (what the egg thing they were eating) is usually a whole egg part boiled and then wrapped in a pork sausage meat case and then breaded and deep fried. The deep frying cooks the egg and the sausage meat and you end up with a delicious snack.... The scotch egg
Not batter....sausage and breadcrumbs .... no corn in sight.
you should have checked out the Sir John Soane's Museum