Five Weeks in London | The Most Influential City in Europe 

You're quite free to have an opinion but ALL museums have international collections - Berlin, Paris, New York have huge collections of 'borrowed' material. A great deal of what we now see in our museums would probable no longer exist had it not been removed and conserved. When Lord Elgin purchased the surviving Parthenon marbles from the Turkish administrators, they were being systematically burned to make lime. If he hadn't bought them it's highly probable they would have been destroyed.

To correct another false impression, the Thames river is not filthy like you acted. It's one of the cleanest rivers in the world but looks ugly brown because the tides and currents are so strong in the river that it churns up the river bottom silt. But there is a lot of wildlife flourishing in the river including porpoises and seals.

The Elgin Marbles were purchased by Lord Elgin. If they had been left in place, they would have been burned to make lime mortar.

You did a nice variety, London’s pretty infinite, so every visit counts! I’m a born Londoner of 50+yrs and still find joy discovering new parts of the city I’ve never seen!

Thanks for this great video - a lively, well edited, interesting, amusing and enjoyable romp through some of the almost endless things that London has to offer. I've spent time in lots of cities around the world and London never fails to knock my socks off every time. I think you could spend a lifetime in London and still not see and experience everything it has to offer.

Mati is correct. My wife & I lived there for over 4 years. We returned to New Zealand to raise our family. After 20 years, we are nearly ready to return to London for a second stint.

I cried when you summed it up... To me London, Lisbon, Buenos Aires are my Top 3. I have a few cities in Asia and Africa that I feel bad for not including.. as they are AMAZING, and may well slot in many people's top 3... but LONDON.. MY.GOD. It is just ever changing in such a magical way - OLD/NEW . vs CULTURE/STUBBORNESS . FREE MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, POP UPs vs OLD/QUAINT/QUIET vs NEW/MODERN/LOUD vs GREEN, LEAFY & SUBURBAN vs CRAMPED/INTENSE/CREATIVE/URBAN.. what do you want??? Because it has it all.. or are you like us Londoners... and just want it ALL??!!!!!!!!

Loving your videos mate

The Thames is a tidal river. That's why it is that colour.

I am so watching it to the end. Great and easy youtube viewing. I am from London myself but now live in Denmark, so glad you enjoyed my home city

Canary - canis (Latin for dog) - Isle of Dogs. And the wharf did specialise in trade from the Canary Isles

I quite agree, I was born in Greenwich and loved the Maritime Museum but last time I visited I was so disappointed to find much of it had been sweeped aside to make room for the cafe and kids spaces the Neptune Hall used to contain a collection of fascinating items, later that was replaced by a paddle tug but now there is very little to see. The museum is also much smaller, the large building to the left used to house many marvellous ships models.

Everything in London is an icon !

Our history is insane 😊

Great vlog guys, there’s plenty to keep the viewers interested, loved the narration too. Thanks for sharing 👍

Nice video. Thank you for sharing.

That video was amazing. It was funny, it was interesting and it was lovely. Thank you Empalagation.. I wuv this channel!.

I completely agree with you about Canary Wharf - it's a hideous, soulless, inorganic place. If you want history mixed with your big modern architecture, walk around the original City of London, the quare mile to the North and West of the Tower of London.

You do make exceedingly good videos.

Thank you for the lovely video. I'm London born and bred, and I really enjoyed your take on the place. It would be trite of me to say there's other things you could have covered. Of course that's true, but you gave a great flavour (that's how we've decided to we spell it) of the things you touched on. This is the first video of yours I've watched, but it won't be the last. You made me laugh, you had me more interested in things I already knew, and you left me wanting more. I'll be checking out your other videos for sure. I hope you guys continue to have fun, wherever you are.

Good video, maybe helped by you having 5 weeks for your visit. I have lived here most of my life and still find new things - partly because it is changing (not always in good ways, but sometimes in good ways). Canary Wharf is indeed used as a film set a lot (as are many other places in London). Something had to replace the old docks and at least it has green spaces and little traffic. I agree with you about the trend in museums to being audiovisual 'experiences' rather than using original objects (we all love dinosaur skeletons) and being informative. The problem with trying too hard to be fashionable and up to date is that you soon become out of date, It has not ruined all museums yet though. Turner is one of my favourite artists - he was from an ordinary background but ahead of his time and innovative. Timothy Spall starred in a good film about him. That spice shop in Borough Market excellent - good choice.

As a Brit I enjoying viewing my country through other people's eyes. Really hope you enjoyed your stay. I have to say I watch a lot of travel vlog channels and your presentation style is very unique so I hope you stick to this format. Have a great weekend. 👊🏻 🇬🇧🤝🏻🇦🇷

Good vlog. Our history is insane

Messi Messi……Yes London is an amazing city indeed……and if it was not so expensive we would go and live there for a while (. 3/4 months) Buenos Aires on the other hand you can do for far less, even discovering the entire country for less $$, but let’s not get confused ….London is amazing, specially with friends or family, we also love Paris and Madrid. 😊

The previous comment was that London was great. True, but this short video was able to show only a tiny fraction of London. The City of London is just one square mile, very small and historic, and it is seamlessly surrounded by all the other parts such as Westminster where the Parliament is. You are looking at two thousand years of history. A huge MUST is go outside of London and see one of the most beautiful countries in the world, small by international standards but then I am so biased having been born in Yorkshire. Yes, the UK is a must.

Thanks.A very good vjdeo.

My hometown. ❤️

London is a very very tiny part of the uk. There is so much else to see.

Did we borrow it . When ever I’ve been in another country I buy things . Back in the brits went abroad and bought things , locals benefited, all good 👍

Buena un abrazo Nick.

Hi I came across your video by accident. I am planning a trip in 2025 Mid Aug to Sept for London and then 1 week in Edinburgh, I would like to know the names of the hotel you stayed at in London and Edinburgh. Probably a link to the hotels. I want to spend 12 days in London and 8 days in Edinburgh. Taking the train from London to Edinburgh and then fly back to Toronto. Thanks in advance

Good how those native Americans gifted their land to the Yanks, maybe he forgot that part?

Go to Oxford museum if you want real dinosaurs

" The Most Influential City in Europe" Don 't you mean, the World?

"A 42 year old man wants to see dinosaurs" 42 year olds pay more taxes than 5 year olds, so what gives. (Okay: I KNOW you're not a UK taxpayer. But one day you could be, no?)

I've lived about 40 miles from London all my life.57 years. I avoid the place. Too expensive and overcrowded. There are far better places to visit in the UK

Dino who used to be in the main hall is now on tour at the main cities around the UK on show for a few months at each stopover?the Elgin Marbles were purchaced from the greeks who were going to grind them up to make lime for Cements, Canary Wharf is named after the Islands who's produce was unloaded their nothing to do with little featherd birds that sing in their cages ??

Of course being American perhaps you don’t know museums in other major cities also have ‘ borrowed’ item too. 🤔. Check it out, you’ll be surprised. ! 🤨

Just fyi, you did not see big ben. You saw the Elizabeth Tower. Big Ben is the nickname of the largest of the five Bells inside the Elizabeth tower. It's the one that Chimes the hours.

The Brits "borrowed" a looooot of things 😂😂

No, you didn't see Big Ben this time. You saw the Elizabeth Tower which contains it.

Like Americans er 'borrowed ' their entire country...😀

Correction - “WAS the most influential city in Europe”

Diversity hire Beefeater.

london is not so influential in europe at all. to state it is,is a bit silly