My Mom Visited England: Here's What Happened
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- My mom visited me this Christmas in England - here's what we did! I'm so thankfully I was able to share my life in the UK with her this year :)
As a foreigner living in the UK, Christmas can be hard being away from your family - so I'm extra grateful to have has such a nice time together this year!
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Hey! I'm Alanna - a twenty-something documenting my life as a Canadian living in England.
I share the ups and downs of an expat living abroad and what it's really like living in the UK. It's not always easy, but there's been so many wonderful experiences, too. I post a TH-cam video every Tuesday & Friday plus an additional video every Saturday on my Patreon account. I also livestream every Wednesday and Sunday at 5:30pm GMT/BST on Twitch.
Alanna x
Some times it takes foreign eyes to show us the beauty of our own country. Glad you had a good visit with you Mum.
Well, only naive silly foreign can see something in UK .... In real life it is animals and mud....
Thanks for calling her MUM. That is much better than the other word.
You mean MOM, the word that we use in England?
@@waylandtbadger Really......... maybe a regional thing but I only ever hear Mum or Mam (if you're from the North East) never head Mom used much.
@@richinleam - standard usage in the Midlands, people who say “mum” get laughed at, as it sounds fake/ put on.
@@waylandtbadger not in the part of the Midlands I'm from. Mum all the way.
@@richinleam - which bit is that?
Not Birmingham, Black Country or Coventry.
On the whole 'jam vs cream' debate, speaking as a gannet, hear my word. Cream is structural. You can build walls with clotted cream, making a reservoir in which an ocean of jam can be scooped. You can't do that the other way round, so put cream first and allow gluttony to get the better of you. Simples, QED!
Excellent point.
But jam is a spread. To me it would feel like putting making a sandwich and putting butter on top of your ham.
Oh, who really cares? It tastes the same any old hoo!! It is much more important how you pronounce scone. 🤭
@@revbenf6870 which is correct? 🤔
@@elizabethw.454 Scone, obviously
That gorgeous smile of yours could have melted all the snow in Kent. Glad you gave mum a lovely trip.
Lovely trip ? Why inhabitants run from this beauty country☺️seems soon only government and king continue to live well , any body remember what is money in UK?😆😆😆😆
I always wanted to go to Britain at Christmas, so this was the next best thing! So glad you & your mom enjoyed yourselves....she must be so proud of you!
Thank you so much!! ☺️🎄
I'm totally here for the candy cane mic 😂 Hope you had a great Xmas Alanna, looks like you had a great time with your mum!
Thank you! We had a great time! ☺️ Merry Christmas!
I used to be a member of a 12th century living history group as a Benedictine monk. Speaking to visitors at events all over England, it became obvious that they all thought of medieval people as somehow less intelligent or skilled than modern humans. My response was always: "Who do you know with the skill and intelligence to build Rochester cathedral, Canterbury cathedral or Westminster abbey today?" Well done for appreciating that huge building project, which can never be equalled.
Alas, you can’t say Fred Dibnah anymore. 😕
However thanks to the likes of him, and his various TV series, his viewers have an insight into how such places, Cathedrals and castles, were built. 🙂
The Tudor rose society
Writing from the Pacific Northwest in the U.S. This visit with your mum was delightful! Tea in Rochester looked the best! And at Christmas!! Traipsing through the beautifully decorated castle rooms - so elegant on a sunny day! But knowing I’ll never see the foregoing or the cathedral has brought me to tears which the singing reindeer dried! So much beauty and history!! Thank you for your videos!!
Never see chatedral ? You are in prison ? You can move there right now and don't surprise if you be disappointed ....
It sounds like you had a really great time! I'm sure your mother really enjoyed every minute.
Take lots of photos with your mum because one day she'll be gone and the pics will help your memory.
So glad your mom enjoyed her visit 🤗 another Canadian here in the UK 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 (grew up in Hamilton, ON, but dual citizen).
Just wanted to stop by and say I love your videos. I'm so glad you're happy here. Keep up the fantastic videos !
That's my home county too, Kent, and fantastic sites you visited.
Canterbury Cathedral has another function you may not have thought of: it was my university city in the 90s, and the graduation ceremonies take place in the cathedral, we entering and leaving via the main doors of the cathedral.
Chefs like phrases such as "I ate so much I nearly rolled down the stairs". Mission accomplished! Glad you had a nice time :)
😂 Thank you!
I love a cathedral. So thankful that we have so many amazing examples in this country.
Hi Alanna. I really enjoyed that. Don't apologise for finding the Christmas break difficult; most people who find themselves on their own, for whatever reason, really struggle at this time of year so you're not alone. X
Thank you so much! 🙏🏻
On her own? she lives with her partner, he is the reason she moved over here, no sure why but she does not often mention him.
@@RobG001 presumably Mr Naps likes his privacy, and there's nothing wrong with that.
Glad you and your mum had a nice time. There's something special about sharing experiences like that.
Leeds castle has lots of concerts in the grounds in summer.
You know you're growing old when you aren't sure which year it is. Happy new year, Alanna!
Christmas puddings vary considerably, both in content and quality. The same applies to mince pies. Love them both.
Ooooo! I (and my American wife) have been to Rochester many times. Always loved the place.
Alanna, I am so pleased to hear your Mum had a lovely time on her visit to England. You used your local knowledge to enjoy the places most people who are born here don't blink an eye at. We are exposed to it as kids and our memories are usually intertwined with hours walking around the places as bored school kids.
Taking time away from the Internet is a wise thing; young people don't tend to do much. As with many things with our parents, you must treasure the moments you have.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, Alanna.
Looks like you and your mum enjoyed Christmas. You look and sound refreshed and happy. Thanks for the tour. So much history in the UK. 🎄🍻
Thanks so much! Merry Christmas!!
There was so much to enjoy in this video, Alanna, and the presention style was just great... (loving the candy cane mic and your favourite hat too 😊) I am so pleased to know you had special mother and daughter time this year; you must have loved showing her two of your favourite towns and visiting such beautiful buildings - I share your enthusiasm for the stained glass - and she certainly was lucky with the ground-snow and blue sky combination! I hope you show her - or she sees from here - just how much we all love your videos and your engaging personality 🤗💜
Sitting in a cold house watching this.... it's like I was there with you!
Oh, Christmas pudding with brandy sauce is lovely, although i have a soft spot for brandy snaps with brandy cream piped in them too. (Im sure the brandy isnt a theme) and im with you on the salt and pepper pots. I collect them
Happy Holidays Alanna and Family! ❤🌲❄️ You saved the Holidays by renting a car and sharing your lovely part of England and having an adventure with your Mom!👍
Best wishes for fun, happy and healthy adventures and naps for you all in 2023😊!
Leeds Castle is stunning in the Spring and Summer months. They also do a Segway tour of the surrounding grounds, that’s a fun day. And for the adventurous, ‘Go Ape’, which is tree top fun (very tall trees mind!)
6:02 it was the Dowager 'house' for Queens of England
Very happy for you and your mum that she had a good trip
Thank you! ☺️
Glad you and your mum had a nice time! Also sorry that you’re feeling sick, hope you feel better soon!
Thank you!! Merry Christmas!
That restaurant was something out of a christmas movie
It really felt like that! 😂
Takes me back, I saw Elton John in concert at Leeds Castle, heaven knows how many years ago. Hot mince pies can be enjoyed sober, while Christmas Pud tastes better when you're very much not sober. Delighted, your mum enjoyed her visit, and you both had fun. It's not always easy at this time of year, and I so respect your honesty. Take care.
Hey Alanna, I'm so glad your Mum had a great visit & you both had a good time together. Hopefully it won't be too long before she can visit again and you can take her more places. Also nice to see the candy cane mike return, it's been a while since it was used last. 😊
Thank you so much! Merry Christmas!
Glad to hear that your Mum had a great time. Merry Christmas Alanna.
Thanks! Merry Christmas!
Your mum must be very proud of her super confident, funny, adventurous daughter . Seems like you had a great time . 🇬🇧✌️🇨🇦
The weekend after Thanksgiving Monday (yes I'm a Canuck) my dad would start making Christmas Puddings and my Mum would start making mincemeat. So we had both and I would eat the jam tarts. Cause I don't like either. I hope your Mum has made it safely back to Ontario. It is minus 15C today in the Niagara Region, but the sun is shining. Have a happy and prosperous new year. 🎉
so glad you had such a lovely time with your mum xx
Full English breakfast and full English afternoon tea = absolute heaven...
I love your videos, Alanna. I love your sense of humour and I love your smile.
I lived in California for 14 years, and one thing I really missed was the history (200 years is nothing 😄).
It is fantastic to live near wonderful centuries-old gothic cathedrals, and to imagine how they were built without mechanisation.
The cranes to lift the stones were human-powered by men walking in treadmills.
Stonemasons were incredibly skilled craftsmen who had spent years as apprentices.
Look for mason’s marks on the stones. And look at the gargoyles.
Gargoyles are high up rain spouts. They were often carved as faces, sometimes caricatures of people the mason knew (and had an opinion about 😁 )
Building the cathedral took several lifetimes. A real labour of devotion.
Keep making your videos, please, Alanna. 🙂
Love the green screen! Thank you for sharing part of your Mom's (Mum) visit with us...
Thanks for watching!!
Aww, so happy for you that you got to see your mum and that your mum had a lovely time. 🤗
I was so grateful to share England with her! ☺️
What a beautiful tour in this episode! Literally, on a beautiful day, you took us to beautiful buildings with staggeringly beautiful interiors and we even saw lots of beautiful food, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! ☺️
2:25 zooming past Rochester NOW on the train
Hi Alanna love ❤️ your beeming smile thank you so much for the tour around that Beautiful castle 🏰 and nice bobble hat and talking through a candy cane instead of a microphone 🎤 very enjoyable happy new year Alanna ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hi Alanna, good to hear you had a good time with mom, will have to come back in the summer, if we get one also well done for lasting 7 years Cheers
Thanks so much! Merry Christmas!
Anyhoo is this mad Canadian? Thank you for sharing your thoughts and video on your trip to Leeds Castle. You know what? You should be sponsored. Your image of the pie and potatoes left me hungry.
A good pie with gravy and veg on a winter's day...what a treat.
So glad you and your mum had a fabulous time Alanna and may I take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy New Year.
Good to see Yorkshire Tea being featured again...not that I'm biased 😁😁😁
Bless…. you write it ‘mom’ and call her ‘mum’ 💕 . You ARE British! Always love your stuff…
Canadian here. I have been to Leeds Castle when I was visiting my niece who lives in Kent. Also, I love both mince pies and Christmas pudding!
Very cool!
Glad you had a lovely time with Mom and are as lively and lovely as ever. Pete
If you have single pane windows and a large heating bill try taping bubble wrap to the glass. The bubbles catch the daylight and heat up, stopping the heat leaving through the window.
So glad you had a Wonderful Christmas visiting with your mom.
Thanks for the tour.
You are hilarious and it was so adorable how your eyes opened wide when you declared "I want them I need them" referring to the Dachshund butter dish and hedge hog Salt and pepper shakers.
" You don't understand I need these things" You are so endearing
I wish you all the best in 2023
from Vancouver BC. Take Care
Christmas pudding ☃️ but needs to be a good quality one
Leeds Castle looks lovely - never been - will defo go now.
I was in Canterbury on Christmas Day - nice place!
Love stained glass - there are courses available where they teach you to make your own - very cool when you think that your work may still be appreciated in hundreds of years time
Ahh Canterbury on Christmas Day, how cool! Hope you had a great time 🙏🏻
@@AdventuresAndNaps thanks, a good time was had by all ☃️
Rochester looks super historic and picturesque - must visit someday. Sounds like your Mom had an awesome time in the UK
Wow Alanna really committed to that candy cane Mike and I absolutely love it.
Happy New Year Alanna & everyone else!
Another great video! Glad you and your Mum had a nice time even if it was freeeeeeeeeeeeezing!
I'm not religious but I do like a cathedral! Definitely been to some beautiful ones on my travels but I don't remember ever going to Canterbury's 🤔 I have been to Leeds Castle though, albeit quite a few years ago now!
Glad your mums visit went well & you had a great week together 😄 I'll stick to Christmas yule log, everyone else can have all the mince pies/xmas pudding/xmas cake lol
Cheers Gem!! ☺️ Definitely gonna go back to Leeds to see it in the summer, as long as I don't lose my ticket by then lol
Used to be the case that the sight of a Cathedral would make someone believe in God, now they are pictures on placemats! (not original, came from a BBC show)
@@hairyairey Sounds like heard on Qi.
I'm not religious but the architecture of cathedrals are awe inspiring. I visited a couple while in Italy and I was in complete awe.
@@Leocoz82 the Sagrada Familia is fascinating. Not just as a building but the Mathematics involved. Gaudi was clearly on the autistic spectrum. We might see his vision completed soon, but it's taken 3D printing to do some of it.
that restaurant in Rochester looks very cool I bet your mom loved that.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you Alanna and your family!🎄❄☃️🎅 It sounds great you had fun and fantastic time with your mum! May 2023 bring happiness and new friends, success and good health! May new adventures creat great emotions and joy and all your dreams come true!🤗💝🎉🎊
Glad you got to spend time with your mum.
Absolutely love Christmas pudding. But only at Christmas! Same for Turkey. Anything else would be sacrilege! 🤣
Thank you for this , l have a 3 day recuse from work due to an injury on the ice , nothing so terrible, no worries. It looked like a nice visit with your Mom. Tea looked great , the cathedral also. Hope you have a healthy, happy and prosperous new year.
Thanks for the guided tour Alannah, some great places there!
Hope you all had a wonderful time, & your Mom brought over some favourite Canadian snacks! 🙏🙏
Thank you! ☺️
Hi Alanna! Thank you for the little trip around Rochester - my old stomping ground! I used to walk through The Vines Gardens every day to go to work in what was the Civic Centre in Strood, just across the bridge! My Dad and Stepmum lived in Canterbury for many years and my Stepmum was one of the people who 'signed' services for the deaf :-) I've been to Leeds Castle, but only once so I loved seeing inside there again - they scrub the place up well for Christmas!! :-) Agree totally about Christmas pudding - better left! Love a mince pie though and you totally eat your scones the right way - cream first! Loved this nostalgia trip - thank you again! x
Next time you're back in Canada, take your mum to have afternoon tea at The Prince of Wales Hotel in Niagara on the Lake. You'll both love it there!
I hope you made some amazing memories together ❤️
My, you have a gorgeous smile. All you needed to do, was to stand amid the trees and smile and all the snow would melt.
Hi Alanna, so glad you & your Mom enjoyed a few days together. It must be hard for you both being separated, especially at holiday times. Family time is precious & you obviously made the most of your time together.
Hope you & Mr Naps had a great Christmas & are looking forward to the New Year. All the best from Yorkshire.
True what you say about the Holidays. I'm an American who's lived here in Japan longer than I'd care to admit, but as I discover every year around this time the Holidays can still get to me...
Nice video Alanna . I hope your Mum got home OK and is not getting too snowed in with what is hitting your area now/ All the best for 2023!
Thank you so much! Happy New Year!
That the snow came down so quickly (four inches in a couple of hours) and lasted for a week was pretty rare for Kent.
As a retired British chef and pastry chef I can tell you that although most catering outlets use ccomercial ready made christmas puddings which are horrible when you make them yourself using a really good recipie they are delicious flamed with brandy and served with lightly whipped double cream.
I’m so glad for you that you were able to spend some time with your mother and enjoy exploring some of the English heritage.
It all seemed very Christmassy and beautiful. The food looked absolutely delicious.
Hope your Christmas Day was lovely. As far as I am concerned it’s mince pies all the way with cream poured on top.
Wishing you a happy new year and a great year ahead.😊
Hi Alanna, lovely video. Thank you. As you may know, Rochester is also associated with Charles Dickens. Have a good 2023. God bless you.
Merry Christmas Alannah - big hugs. I’ve lived abroad before and Xmas etc was hard. I’m so glad you were able to see your mum xx
Thank you so much!
Wow , that reminds me ...I love Christmas pudding but haven't eaten any in donkeys years ,as none of my family or friends like it ! 🤦😅
What a lovely little insight into your Mums trip. I'm glad you had such a nice time. Good God, it looked cold though. Red noses all round I bet.
Leeds Castle is great. It is one of the first places me and my now wife went to when we met in the late nineties. It has some real history to it as well. The castle has existed on the site since 857. In the 13th century, it came into the hands of King Edward I, for whom it became a favourite residence; in the 16th century, Henry VIII used it as a dwelling for his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. More recently it has been used as a concert venue for the likes of Elton John. Kent really is the garden of England and has so much to offer. Canterbury is fantastic with a great vibe. The story of Thomas Becket's murder never ceases to be shocking and it is remarkable that his tombstone is still there. Best not to think about the gruesome details but the quarrel between church and state that led to his murder and subsequent martyrdom was dramatic; the church was left alone for the next 400 years after 1170.
Lovely video, really enjoyed it. As a Canadian, we always had mince pies an plum pudding at Christmas……but then my mum was British. I never cared for fruit cake though.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you from the USA!
Thank you! Merry Christmas!!
@@AdventuresAndNaps 🎄 🙂
Christmas pudding with home made brandy butter, delicious. We started to visit cathedrals, not religious but blown away with the architecture, have visited nearly three quarters of them in the uk. Enjoy your new year Alanna!
The Norman ones are fantastic not so keen on the modern or the Art Deco ones (Guildford started the building in the '30's halted during the war finally finished in the '70's). Not quite as long as medieval ones or that one in Spain that's still not finished after a few hundred years.
There are quite a few 'moated manor houses' in UK because the moat provided a good layer of protection from the the turbulent natives that use live in the countryside....
Christmas Pudding yes, every day of the year. Some days with Custard, some days with Brandy Sauce (set fire to at the table).
So happy to you had some nice dry bright days to get out with your mum. The snow and frost on the trees on a bright sunny day makes everything magical.
will in have to add Leeds castle to my list of places to visit
Happy new year Naps
I’ve never been a fan of Xmas pudding but my dad bless him absolutely loved them on Christmas Day x
Lovely video! Has lifted my spirits. :)
Yes we are very lucky in this country to have all theses beautiful Cathedrals and Churches
Love watching your videos I live very close to these places and watching someone from another country reacting to them makes me feel quite proud. (didn't want to use the word foreigner, didn't seem right somehow. You just seem like one of us now)
What a truly lovely and endearing video. I think if you watch the British film The Holly and The Ivy then you'll get an insight into how some families run at Christmas.
Love the hat!!! lol I like the pudding, with Custard. Hedgehogs look cute! Cragside is for you, contact the estate agent. A nice estate that had the first hydroelectric power station. It's still working today. No elec bills. In fact, they leave the heating on high all the time!
I really like your educational approach to these videos. And how hilariously relentless your commentary is. Mince pies or Christmas puds? Don't like either. Never been to Leeds Castle. Been to Leeds a few times though, plus we have a castle here in Shrewsbury. We have a library, though it's also a home office and there are more CDs and DVDs on the shelves than books. Stoll lots of books actually. Nice hat, sorry about the snow and the trains.
Hey, happy new year! Rochester is an odd one, it’s a gorgeous little place and I’m sure it’s technically a city as opposed to town as it’s home to a cathedral 👍🏻
Great video!
Rochester used to be a city till 1998, due to a merger of government districts, and an oversight it lost it's city status and didn't realize till 4 years later , it's been trying since to get back it's city status.Tom Scott did a video on it
I love your mic, very festive! I'm glad your Mom had a good time in England, even with the weather and rail strikes!
Hey! Alanna! Tell your mum we love her like we love you….. which is loads.
Have a great New Year you lovely person, you
Thank you so much! 🙏🏻
I'm glad that you, your mother and your partner had a good Christmas. Plenty of mulled wine and cider no doubt!! See you next year in 2023😀😀🎅🎉
Christmas Pudding for ever! Brandy butter on warm Christmas pudding is something one grows into over the years....
Glad you had a good time with your mum. I lost mine in September so this Xmas was difficult.
Yorkshire Gold does make a banging cuppa! As a slightly lighter alternative that's also lovely, try M&S English Breakfast (in a bright yellow box).
Anyhoo, I'm glad to hear your Mum enjoyed her visit and I hope you both had a lovely Christmas ☺️
Jam first and cream after, the jam will soak into the scone and help stick the cream on top .....
Used to live in Chatham, this sounds like basically every time my parents came to visit, Sans the snow... lived in kent over 5 years and pretty sure I was away every time it snowed.
I went to school in Canterbury but I don't think I've been back since and I'm eighty now so it's been a while. Maybe I'll soon be due a visit now you've reconnoitred for me. Thanks for doing that.
By the way what's better than one Alanna? The answer: two Alannas as in much of this ground-breaking video: bring it on I say.
Very glad you and your mom had a good time in spite of freezing almost to death. My heart sunk at the beginning as I waited for the catalogue of disasters that would end with her declaring 'Never again' so it's a bit of a relief that you seem to have managed cunningly to avoid most of the predictable calamities of winter sight-seeing in England!
I love Rochester too. Nice to see it again, thanks.
Hope you had a great Christmas! The weather's been odd. I'm on the NE coast and we had a light dusting of snow a couple of weeks ago then just a bit of rain. The south seems to have got all the snow. One of the weather stations is apparently at where I'm from in Northern Ireland and it was officially recording a white Christmas, yet calling my mum, not a bit of snow there. Between rail strikes, cancellations due to sickness and weather I've given up thinking about my next venture in that direction lol.