A Walk By London's Thames River with My Sister

'Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner'

Eat Sleep Dreamers, look who I have right with me. Hello. She's back again, my sister

is back. Welcome. Thank you, thanks for having me again. Thanks for coming. I got so many

comments from you guys saying 'I love your sister, she's amazing' so I kind of had to

bring you back. Guys! I hang out with her enough, I don't want to have to do it with

you on my channel as well. Work, weekends! So where are we? We're in London! Yeah, we

are walking along the river in London. We're actually going to Shakespeare's Globe, we're

going to go and see a play for my birthday. A very cultural experience. Yeah, so very

kindly Annie got me a ticket to see Shakespeare. To see 'Much Ado About Nothing' so we're just

having a little walk around before. Coffee. Yes, a little coffee and a little walk. So

he doesn't fall asleep. And a little walk around London. Obviously Annie and I, we're

from London and I wanted to sort of talk about the city with you and what it means to be

a Londoner with you and stuff like that. So yeah, like what does it mean to you when you

are walking around London what does it mean to be a Londoner? I think my love for London

has really grown since leaving London. I think when I was young, it was just where we were

brought up and I took it completely for granted and then over time, years travelling, seeing

different parts of the world you get a certain pride in your own country and your own town.

That maybe you don't have when you are young because you just think everyone grows up in

London and you can't really perceive people have different experiences growing up. And

now, now that I'm outside London coming back in is such a thrill. I mean today, I was on

such a high when I met you. Yeah you were buzzing. I was buzzing, I was like 'I'm in

London! This is amazing' I love this place. Well especially as the train station brings

you right into the centre, so you are in the heart of it. Yeah, exactly. We're just walking

through a little tunnel.

So yeah there's just an energy and a buzz about London and the fact that today we had

a pizza by the river, we just went and got a coffee in Borough market, we're about to

go to the Globe to watch Shakespeare and then we're going on to the Tate to look at some

art, you know, you can squeeze that in. Yeah. You just get your fix of everything. Definitely.

I think what I love about London as well is that there's old and new like right next to

each other. Like for example old and new. That was a joke. No but like for example we're

walking right now, we've got St Paul's Cathedral which is, you know, built in I think like

the 1600s. Oh here we go! Something like that, I'm not quite sure but a long time ago. And

then the Millennium bridge. Which was built, you know, seventeen years ago. And you've

got that kind of. Yeah the juxtaposition of the old and the new. I knew that was the word

you were looking for. Help you out. And I thin what else is special about London is,

a bit like you were saying, you just have these pockets all around and so you know we

were in Borough market just now and that had a completely different feel from being by

the river. This has got a different energy about it and Borough market was small stalls

and little independent businesses and now we are here with offices and there's a school

and boats and you know. Definitely, well we were talking earlier about like the sort of

village aspect to London and London people say is made up of lots of little villages

isn't it. And you find your village. You find your village and that's your community and

it's also got a distinct personality so you know, it's got its own kind of style of houses

or its own feel about it and that's really nice I think, you kind of find your community.

But then I was saying that I haven't been back to Borough market in years because once

you find your village you sometimes you are bad about going to different parts of London.

Yeah, that's true. And that's what's so nice, is you said 'Come on let's go get coffee there'

and you explore a different part. A part that I actually haven't been to for about ten years,

it's crazy. Yeah, definitely.

Alright, we're just getting to the Globe Theatre. Very exciting. I remember we went to the Globe

theatre years ago and this is. So the Globe theatre is basically, in fact explain to me.

So it's where Shakespeare used to originally perform his plays, it's the same spot but

they have re-done the building so it's not obviously the original building but it's an

improved version but done in the old style. Yeah and it hasn't got a roof so it's completely

open air. So when it rains, you get wet. If there's a helicopter goes over. You hear it,

which there will be in London. I remember we went years and years ago and Hilary Clinton

was in the audience. That was pretty cool. Very impressive and all her security. Yeah.

So we're going to go in. Are we sitting or standing? We're standing. Ok, are we? Like

the groundlings. Oh god! We have to stand for three hours. It's the authentic experience.

Alright, ok.

It's the interval, how's it going? We're feeling very inarticulate, very unfunny in comparison

to the amazing Shakespeare play. Yeah, it's really funny, it's like laugh-out-loud funny.

What a place to watch a play, right? Amazing. That's the thing, it's just the atmosphere

and it's so alive. You notice before the helicopters going overhead, you are in London. And there's

a real energy from the audience. Yeah. And what's really cool is that this is in the

heart of London. You are right in the city centre. A few metres from the Thames. Yeah

and yet it feels like we could be in like the 1600s or Shakespearean times. This is

how it was in those days, amazing. Yeah, just with a few more iPhones and stuff.

Alright, so we've just got to, to the Millennium bridge. The wobbly bridge. Yeah, I've told

this story before but for you guys that haven't heard it. So when this bridge was opened in

around 2000, wasn't it? It was a very windy day and people started to walk across it and

the wind was so strong that the bridge wobbled, it swung from side to side and people were

kind of. Panicking. Going around, and so they had to close it, didn't they? And then re-opened

it. They put some dampeners in to stop it moving. And they re-opened it a year later.

So we call it the wobbly bridge. It's never lost its nickname, its infamous nickname.

But it's brilliant, it's such a beautiful bridge. Like you said again, the old leading

to the new. The new leading to the old with St Paul's in the background. The old there

and then it leads right round to the Tate Modern. Where I'm dragging you to later. Yeah,

we're going to head there later. Culture!

So we're just crossing the Wobbly bridge. So I was thinking about London and about what

makes London London and I think it's like the multi-culturalism. Yes. And it's like

the way that it's kind of, it's embraced. You know, like as you are walking around London,

like there's every culture, there's every race and I think that's one of the wonderful

things isn't it? There's everything, it's a melting pot of everything and I kind of

love that. Like even as we are walking here it's like everyone from everywhere. Yeah and

everyone leading their own little lives but brought together as a whole. And everyone

does just get along, just gets on you know? Yeah it definitely feels like it. That's a

really special thing about London. Yeah and everyone is allowed to be who they want to

be. You don't have to conform to a certain type. In fact everything is embraced, isn't

it? No, absolutely you can kind of express yourself the way you want to do it. It's kind

of accepting, it accepts, the city accepts anyone. And I think that's why people seek

it out because in other parts of the United Kingdom maybe you have to conform a bit more

but then people find their way to London because anything really goes and there's a space and

a place for everybody and that is quite special. Yeah, I agree. Alright, so what's your favourite

building in London? I'm going to give you my one first of all. Well i love Summerset

House but the Shard, in terms of new buildings I love the shard. The way the sun set it reflects

the light, you know and suddenly it looks like this incredible. And you are almost on

a par with the planes, almost on the same level as the planes coming in over London.

You can practically wave to the passengers. Yeah, remember when we took Stan up there

and there were people cleaning the windows right outside on like the 50th floor or whatever.

Scariest job in London. Yeah, that was pretty scary. Yeah, that was another great birthday

present. Yeah It was. So many good ones for you. So inspired! What did you get me? A book?

Woah! So what's your favourite building in London? I think we might be looking at it

right now. Ohhh! I think what's so great about St Paul's Cathedral is it withstood two world

wars. Unbelievably didn't get bombed, so it is one of the oldest. I think it did get bombed,

juts not terribly. Well, it's still looking pretty good. Yeah it's looking good. I think

it's aright. I think it's done ok. It's pretty symbolic, isn't it of London. It's pretty

symbolic and even the way they've lined up this bridge here so that you go straight up

to it, I think is pretty impressive.

Alright, we've had a great walk around London. My battery going so we're going to say goodbye.

Bye Eat Sleep Dreamers! We'll see you again definitely, I'll bring my sister along again.

I know that's why you watch these videos just for her. Thank you for hanging out with me.

I've loved it. It's been super fun. We'll walk around London again. Wait shall we just

finish with a song. Ok. 'Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner, that I love London so. And

maybe it's because I'm a Londoner I think of her wherever I go.' Bye!