hello everyone and welcome back! you know, I've been thinking to myself lately,
after three years of travel I've been really lucky and fortunate to have been
able to visit so many different places in the world I never thought I'd have
the opportunity to go to so to - Chernobyl, magic towns in Mexico like Tequisquiapan,
Real de Catorce and also the middle of nowhere in Kyrgyzstan and
another thing I've also been thinking to myself is the fact that I'm 37 now and
I'm a Londoner so what's one thing that I've never done in my entire life? a
tourist day in Paris hmmmm
Well it's a good job I'm here then!
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okay I'm walking into oncoming traffic right now on the champs-elysees
today is Monday July 14th, it's summer in Paris and this is the first of two
videos coming from Paris so if you want to check out the other one don't forget
to subscribe also, and in this video I'm not going to insult your intelligence
I'm not going to do on my normal style video where I talk about the history
and that sort of stuff go I think everyone knows a bit about Paris so this
video's very much gonna be a bit of a sightseeing video as well as the next
one, and what are my initial thoughts of Paris? I really like it! I can't believe
it, you know, many of you may know from my other videos that I'm not always keen on
areas that are frequented by tourists a lot you know Paris is one of the most
visited cities in the world but you know what I love this place its massive
it's huge its bustling, architecture everywhere, so much history, I love it you
know and as you've seen from that lengthy montage that I already did
I've been to the Louvre I've been to the big garden behind it looked at all the
architecture and everything and now I'm walking down the champs-elysees and in
these two videos we're gonna be having a look around the main tourist sights you
know it's been so long since I've been able just to be a tourist
it's brilliant, I'm loving Paris. Now let's be honest you've come to this video
because you want to see Paris you don't to see my ugly face so we're going
first-person perspective so let's have a look down the Champs Elysees it
very much reminds me of a typical, you know, main street through a city like
Orchard Road in Singapore Oxford Street in London, Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico
City you know all this fantastic architecture as you can see all of these
shops you know high-end names and also places like Zara which I absolutely love,
Samsung, all these flags all the way down the road which is a nice touch. I was
just chatting to a friend of mine on Instagram which you can check out down
at the bottom of the screen see what I did there,
seamless! and what I said to her was that it feels like Paris is like a mirror
image of London I think that's one reason why I do like it in terms of just
everything it just feels very much like London in the centre of Paris in terms of
the river, the bridges, the architecture and the fact that it is
so touristy but one thing I want to say in this video is you know I've said a
lot in the past about the difference when they're tourists and a traveler
there's nothing wrong with being a tourist you know take photos go to the
Eiffel Tower it's not gonna be the end of the world you know so that's what I'm
doing today I'm being a tourist
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okay if you're familiar with Erin's travels, Hi Erin! I met up with her in Mexico
and did a video with her by the way and she did a video recently where she
talked a bit about the fact that in terms of Mexico for her she's a US
citizen it was always somewhere that was kind of
overlooked in terms of travel and tourism because it was so close in terms
of proximity to where she lived and I think that's one reason why I never came
to Paris before you know I've been to some places in the world (entitled
millennial) but Paris I've never been to I have been to nice before I went to
Monaco (I know that's not France) but you know I've never been to Paris and I
think it's because of that because it is close, I prefer to go to places that
were more far-flung like Asia, Japan and you know just seeing the Eiffel Tower
earlier from a distance which is coming in a little bit
was like an iconic monumental travel moment for me because it's the
Eiffel Tower you know it's like for a non UK citizen seeing Big Ben or
something or the houses of parliament for me right now I'm in travel amazement
mode which is awesome! I spy with my little eye something beginning with F -
Ferrari over there awesome, reminds me of when I was in Monaco many years ago
supercars galore! so I had to find somewhere that isn't extremely bright
and also windy I think we're okay here hello Arc de Triomphe this is another
iconic travel moment I never thought I'd be at the Arc de Triomphe amazing could
have said you know no research but I'm trying to remember back to my at school
inside the monument from like the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars right?
yeah and also First World War I think so there's a like a Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier Year 9 history class at school
is coming back to me and then it kind of feels like the Monumento
de Revolución in Mexico City, it's kind of exactly the same you know, without
the glass elevator through the middle and it's interesting because
obviously Paris is so popular with tourism as I said it's one of the most
busiest, busiest? visited cities in the world but
it's interesting how Mexico City, there's a similar monument there, and people don't know about it, well hopefully you do
because you've seen my videos, but yeah, Arc de Triomphe
see what I mean sunlight I really need a wee and a cigarette but I've gotta go
to the Eiffel tower that quote of the year! okay I've had a cigarette break
I've had a Starbucks there's the Ferris Wheel that we saw
earlier and it's time to go to the Eiffel Tower, that's not the Eiffel
Tower that is! so as you can see, the lighting is not on my side at the moment lovely blue skies
that way horrendous this wayI think the Eiffel Towers coming up yes behind
those trees
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so we're at the Eiffel Tower iconic moment in my life, I can't velieve I'm here but
I did hear a German guy saying "dass ist richtig kool", it's really cool or truly
cool I think. No, it's old and boring - I'm joking I
must admit seeing it close-up is an anticlimax yeah obviously it's old and a bit plain
it is bit of a tourist trap you know 25 euros to get up to the top
16 to get to the second level bit and it's free to get into the garden there
but you know it's still iconic how many times in this video have I aid iconic,
let me know in the comments we're gonna try and get in the garden thing I think
it's free so I've come in the garden like I said it's free to enter forget
the thing I said about anticlimax because look at that! I think I must have
chosen the perfect day to come clear blue skies the sun is shining on the
Eiffel Tower yeah metal you can see likes a bit rusty to the rust on there I
believe I'm in Paris
you know I know you're probably you're thinking come on David it's only the
Eiffel Tower we've all been there probably most of you have but I've never
been here this is my first time at the Eiffel Tower and I love it
it's one of my travel epic moments I think of the year I honestly thought I
would hate Paris but just coming to tourist sites it's been enlightening for
me today you probably also thinking you know commentated pay 25 euros got tompa
I would rather come with someone else you know romantic setting and do that
with them imagine if that ever happened but if I ever got married let's not
think about that one now and yeah so I have become a tourist
today and there's nothing wrong with it like I said earlier I'm quite happy to
do this after three years of going to places and doing all this research and
going to these weird and wonderful places that a lot of people don't go to
come into some of my Paris it's been mind-blowing it's been so relaxing but a
relaxing day today just walk around and not be ashamed by going to the champs
elysées and teh Arc de Triomphe taking photos - I might even buy a fridge magnet who
cares I've had a great day this has been immense
bye huns, so I hope you have enjoyed my perspective on Paris I've had a really
good day like I've said amazeballs apologies for the use of that word but
yeah this is the first video of two from Paris so don't forget to subscribe if
you would like to see the second one I'll go tell them that tomorrow I'm
probably gonna go to somewhere called Montmartre I don't know how to pronounce it I'm
butchering it sorry but yeah one of my english students has recommended it I'm
excited, see you the next video don't forget to Like comment as well hello
hun! and I'll see you next time catch you ater
It almost feels like that East London you know any Londoners will know what I mean
it's very ethnic and very diverse
there's a really nice letter at the bottom that almost touched me
and I've been flabbergasted by that surprised because I didn't expect it