- London is such a special city.
I mean, that's what this entire channel is about,
me telling you about amazing things you can do here
but in this video, I'm gonna tell you about things to do
while you're in London that are unique to this city.
So you won't wanna list out on these experiences
'cause they're super special
and can't be done anywhere else.
By the way, if it's your first time visiting London,
I have a special freebie for you at the end of the video
so make sure you watch to the end to get it.
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London is or was the home
to some of the world's most famous music bands
like Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones
and many, many more.
So you can actually go around London
and see where some of the most famous album covers were shot
because lots of them were taken here.
10 minutes away from Oxford, 10 minutes away from Oxford,
10 minutes away from Oxford, Oxford Circus.
10 minutes away from Oxford Circus Tube Station
is Berwick Street here in Soho.
This is where one of the most famous album covers
in Brit pop history was shot,
Oasis's (What's the Story) Morning Glory album.
Noel Gallagher considered the music on this album
to be riot music
so he wanted a bit of a riotous area to take the photo in
and so he settled on Soho which back then
and still is a very buzzy bit of a crazy area.
Of course you can go see the world famous
Beatles album cover at Abbey Road
but there's lots of other places that you can go
and I'll leave a link in the description box to an article
that tells you about other album covers
and where they're shot around London.
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Straddle both sides of the world in Greenwich.
London is a city that quite literally
splits the world in half and you can see this
if you go to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.
There, you'll find the Prime Meridian
which is a line that runs north to south
and is zero longitude.
So you can actually put one foot
on the western side of the planet
and one foot on the eastern side of the planet
and you'll literally be straddling both sides of the world.
It's pretty cool.
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Hi, guys.
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Get a taste of the entire world.
London is an incredibly diverse city
and we have people living here
from all corners of the planet
which has had an amazing influence on the cuisine
that we have in this city.
So make sure you take advantage while you're here.
Set a challenge to try as many different cuisines
from around the world as you can.
If you need help finding really good restaurants
with cuisines from all over the place
then check out my casual tourist guides.
I have lots of diverse restaurant recommendations
where you can go and stuff your face.
Take a tour of the Houses of Parliament.
You can get tickets to tour the inside
of the Houses of Parliament
which is one of the most impressive buildings
in the entire world.
Plus, it's where a lot of things happen
for the UK government.
The 75 minute tour takes you around the Commons Chamber,
the Lords Chamber
and a bunch of other parts of this amazing building
while also telling you about
all of the history that's happened here
and also what parts of the UK government function where.
Fun fact, if you're from the UK,
you can actually get your tour ticket for free.
You just have to contact your MP
or if it's four weeks out from when you wanna do your tour,
you can contact the booking office directly
and see if they have anything available.
Take a ride on a red double-decker bus.
These buses are an icon of London known worldwide
so you definitely have to hop on one while you're here.
These buses transport over 6.5 million Londoners per day.
So on top of looking amazing,
they're also a really big part of London life.
Now, a special trick for first time visitors to London,
you can actually hop on the number 11 bus
and that goes by some of the major sites
like Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament
and St. Paul's Cathedral.
You can pick up the bus either at Victoria Station
or at Liverpool Street Station and go Central
and you'll see all those places right from the double deck.
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See the longest running theatre show in the world.
London has lots of great theatre shows.
In fact, we have 39 theatres in the West End alone
so there is lots to see
but one of the most special theatre experiences
you could have in London
is to go see Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.
It's a murder mystery that has been running since 1952
making it the longest running play of all time.
In fact, it's celebrating its 70 year anniversary this year.
So definitely grab a ticket if you're coming in 2022
or any other year really.
Come whenever.
And speaking of theatre, let's move on to the next tip.
Get last minute discounted tickets to a theatre show.
We have amazing theatre shows here in London.
Our West End is world famous
but tickets can end up being really, really expensive.
However, there is a way that you can get them at a discount.
If you wanna see a West End show or a musical,
you can try to get day seats.
So what you do is you go to the theatre
and go to the box office as soon as it opens
which is usually around nine o'clock
and see if they have any day seats available.
They usually don't sell the first row of seats
and that's what the day seats are.
So you can get these seats for only 10 to 20 pounds,
amazing deal, and you'll get front row,
right in front, right in the action.
Or if you prefer opera, you can get cheap tickets
for the Royal Opera House with their Friday Rush tickets.
These are released every Friday at one PM
and they can go as low as five pounds
so you get an amazing deal.
Spot the blue plaques around London.
A lot of very famous people have lived in the city
like Bob Marley, John Lennon, Florence Nightingale
and a lot of amazing and very important things
have happened here as well
and a lot of these places and people are commemorated
around the city with blue plaques.
The blue plaques sit on the side of a building
that tell you either somebody important lived there
or worked there or they tell you when something big
and momentous happened in that specific building.
For example, this blue plaque behind me
tells us that these two buildings
were the Portuguese Embassy way back in the 1700s
and that the Marquess of Pombal
lived here back then as well.
There are loads of blue plaques all around the city
so it's a great way to give yourself a self-guided tour
of a specific area or all around London.
Get tickets to Kensington Palace
and you can walk through the reimagined rooms
that have been used by the royal family for centuries.
Now, you probably won't spot Will and Kate and the kids
but they do actually live here
as well as some other members of the royal family.
Now, if it's your first time visiting London,
make sure you grab my free London 101 Guide.
It has everything you need to know
before you come to this city.
So click the link in a description box to get that for free.
And if you want more tips for London,
I've literally got hundreds of videos that you can watch
so click one of the boxes around me to watch another one.