- Covent Garden is one of those places
that Londoners tend to avoid because it's very, very busy.
Even if it's crowded,
I think there's some interesting things worth seeing.
So today I'm going to show you some hidden gems.
Welcome to Covent Garden.
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I'm gonna show you some hidden gems here in Covent Garden.
Something probably not so common.
Actually, it's very common,
but I don't think people pay attention to these places.
So come with me and let's explore
something interesting here.
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This is sort of a designer street or very important brands.
It's like an iconic place.
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(door squeaks)
We go now to Covent Garden street piazza,
where we have street art and people performing
and a lot of different restaurants.
So let's have a look.
It looks like we don't need to go too far
to see street performers.
Just see behind me right now what's happening.
- ♪ you make my heart beat faster than adrenaline, ♪
you kiss away the pain of all the hell I'm in,
you're gonna make me better than I've ever been,
'cause you're my medicine, you're my medicine.
- I know there's a lot of tourists here,
like a lot of the people, but hey, man,
like you're missing out if you're not seeing this right now.
- ♪ Yesterday was the time of our lives ♪
- For tips, they have these sort of, you know,
like a card reader, tap and tip,
quite interesting way so you cannot continue
with your lame excuse about,
I don't have cash mate, I don't have money, mate.
Of course you have your credit card.
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All right guys, so I wrote down a place called Abuelo.
We are just behind that.
Apparently it's an Australian, South American coffee shop.
So we need to figure out what that means.
I think probably they use South American beans
and they put the Australian technique to my coffee.
So let's have a look there.
Yeah, I'm actually hungry, so let's go.
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It's not that I want to buy a souvenir
or anything like that,
but I just want to show you what this place is.
It looks like a new place,
or at least I've never been before,
it's called Jubilee market.
So yeah, let's have a look.
We need to wear a face mask.
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Seriously, 10 pounds for a backpack.
Honestly, if I didn't need this one.
if you guys are tourists in London,
come to this place,
you get two of whatever this is, like wallets,
and this stuff for five pounds.
It's a good deal, right?
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So, I am not totally sure what they're looking for.
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Right guys, so we can see now people in this square
are actually watching Wimbledon,
Djokovic is playing "Shapalov",
"Shapalov"? I don't know how to pronounce it.
The Canadian guy.
They're in the semifinals now,
tomorrow we'll have the finals.
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I heard that this is one of the
most beautiful streets in London.
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This is a passage called Short's Gardens.
We have a lot of colorful buildings,
We have "Neal's Yard" here, we have "26 Grains"
a lot of different, small restaurants, some pubs.
It's just absolutely beautiful.
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They used to have one shop here, a Neal's Yard shop,
and now they have probably three or four different ones.
It should be called Neal's Yard Gardens
instead of Short's Gardens.
Yeah. It's just funny.
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Just avocado stuff.
So, curious to try the stuff that they sell over there.
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Half avocado here, patty or whatever that is.
We just finished this avocado burger.
It was £15 and it was literally an avocado
sliced in half with a patty, like a lentil patty.
Was it nice? Yeah.
Was it worth it? Probably not.
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- ♪ What do I believe, what makes me feel it? ♪
to write you this song.
So today I wanna show you some (clicks fingers).
Really, really busy. On the other hand.
Covent Garden is one of those places
that are very very (laughs).
But let's have a look,
and I don't know what else to say.
I'm going to place a call now. Please (door squeaks shut).