we're Eamon and Bec and for those of you who have just landed here let's bring
you up to speed after two years of living and traveling around North
America we thought it was time to conquer another continent so just last
month we shipped our tiny home on wheels to the UK we've just touched down in
England after an amazing layover in Iceland seriously guys put that country
on your bucket list and we're excited to explore the city of London today while
we wait for our van to arrive
welcome to London welcome to London everybody we are so excited to be here
we're beginning our day of exploring in the city by having a picnic in Hyde Park
lentil base hummus a bunch of different artisanal olives some cashew based
cheese which looks good these little rice cakes and then we went because
we're like that's not gonna be enough for us and got some sort of falafel
sandwich oh and add ginger kombucha life's pretty good well go on then let's
go check out the rest of London
stop number one is Buckingham Palace which is the home and administrative
headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom I have been here once
before I came in University with my best friend and it's Eamon''s first time here
so fun to be at the center of I don't know I feel like this is where all this
state celebrates and mourns and all the big occasions seem to happen here at
Buckingham Palace it's a very happening spot I have to say I'm a little
disappointed the guards aren't front and center I tried to say a few jokes to him
but I don't think he heard me haha Bec said there is another place I
can find some guards we have very beautiful building for the fact that
it's built in the 1700s well the original building so originally was just
a small town how small 1903 but then this original facade was
sometime in the 1800s and then early nineteen hundred's they did a run up on
it I guess all these workouts are really working here Ida clipped my pants quite
hard always ride with the karabiner folks you never know what you might need
it for
we're now just walking a quick 10 minutes from Buckingham Palace towards
Big Ben guys are we saying this right y'all right no hold on you all right you
all right it's funny literally had to ask the lady where
we're staying like what is the correct response to you all right all right is
it yes I'm okay or how are you anyways just just London lingo or learning all
the touristy kind of things here in London are very very walkable so Big Ben
is just around the corner what was that fact you had a boat Big Ben well big fan
is actually the bell that's inside of the building but everyone thinks it's
the clock which is kind of the iconic thing people take photos up so I could
be wrong I'm gonna fact-check myself but I think that's right we found a few more
guards outside of another building and I went and talked to a regular
police officer you don't get as much attention okay as much attention his own
need and warmth just to find out a little bit more about the guards and he
gave me a little bit more insight about you know they're actually people and
this kind of thing and I wasn't gonna like be rude but I was gonna ask him
like is his butt crack itchy or something like that anyway I decided not
to do that uh yeah I think people they're real soldiers like they've been
yeah or for this yeah yeah yeah anyway so tip my hat off to use yous guys we've
got any followers that are better soldiers here protecting us and the
Queen so I did all of this research to find a really cool spot to bring a man
to show them Big Ben for the first time but disappointed buddy it's under
construction which makes so much sense because these are old old building for
the next three years until the early 2020s Big Ben is under construction and
today it's really under construction I can't stand the smell of urine I mean so
themselves yeah y'all straight okay all right cool this is my boyfriend Big Ben
right here we're not even a really neat photo with the archway yeah what a cut
of shit oh yeah alright today urine c urine
the last stop of the day is going to be that London Bridge which is like a 40
minute walk so we're gonna hop on the tube which is the subway we're really
enjoying the subway which is the underground train yeah it's quite nice
I know we said we wanted to meet you at the London Bridge but we wanted to stop
at one of her favorite restaurants by client
Londyn special fish and chips yeah we'll see you in there in a minute why doesn't
this thing focus anymore you gotta press this button you don't know what you're
doing oh yeah that's way better I got you a little something for your birthday
you did good Nana walnut' shop it it's my birthday it's my birthday starting at
midnight oh my god oh so you don't tell me that yeah yeah this is like end of
the night special yeah and then the nightcap for the London Bridge
there is a life valley city living in the cap mighty I can take what I need to
get by doesn't make it easy the other piece of my heart somewhere
here and this is a fake window anyways it is late and we are tired exploring
London was exhausting in the best kind of way so we will catch you guys in the
morning for my birthday very very special day coming at you in just a
couple of hours
hi there all right there beautiful peach of the
beautiful peach pageant Thank You mr. plum I love you so back I
have a little surprise for you and it's not just for me it's from a number of
other people are you ready you know I'm not gonna hang around many buddy thank
you thank you everybody has loved your wishes best ever
and we've made it to our destination we've got another four-minute walk up to
the church that's all Beck knows I've already had the best day for so many
reasons but the biggest one yet has been that Amon has done the planning neither
of us are planners but I'm sure I've mentioned before that of the two of us
I'm the one that's always like get up babe we're going here today we're doing
this so it's so exciting I've already like enjoyed the journey because the
whole time where am I going what's happening I'm really getting my toes wet
here with all these different transit it was great so thank you babe you're
welcome I have to say London's tube system is truly amazing
we've gone literally from one side of the city diagonally all across and it
was very very straightforward do you mean that's true do you have any idea of
where we're going what we're doing literally no but I feel like yesterday I
guess something to do with yoga cuz you told me to wear yoga pants and then you
said I wasn't allowed to guess anymore yeah buddy it's yoga at the church I
believe now oh I'd love that and then also you told me something about how I
might be sore from it and then you said you'd be right alongside me behind
behind behind and then I asked if you're going skydiving bajo I'm gone I have no
idea we're going boating what are you doing
just guessing are we doing one of those party tours around the city I was like
No yeah if the cycle like the moving thing
I'll insert a clip right here I was like no back you would hate that
just I go thank God
yeah run the lot and learn all the land sites London just that is gone real
quick had a real effect it was all fresh sounds you don't wanna say I want to
give a big thanks to London kayak company they're hooking it up today
poaching what I would consider its downtown London we've got the London Eye
big been under construction having it great old time I got my buddy steering
with his feet back there this is actually really fun it's quite a bit
choppier than i thought it would be nice meeting you guys Cheers
Wow yes I got it exercising I probably should have worn some sunscreen you live
and you learn right oh so get and then like food and drink
these seasons better no speaking of food and drinks
we found the market I'm wearing Beck's half because I'm absolutely prized and
there's a great vibe here
we're starting our market with the p-trap about dreams this is a vegan I
have no idea why but it looks amazing
second stop veggie dogs creme looks so good I asked for extra pickle
what is it good to see them so exhausted
happy we're gonna quickly arrest up and I was actually a little nervous that we
made the dinner reservation too late but 9:30 is perfect
so tonight we're going to a nice restaurant it's a pretty cool spot that
I've looked up farm-to-table vegan food I'm wearing a t-shirt I got when I was
15 and jeans that are too big for me Thanks looking lovely as always yeah but
I think that's where we're gonna end you guys for today thank you for being part
of my birthday I love sharing it with you even while I was in the shower I had
some nice reflection on the fact that people I'm in Akana
Isis really moving that so many people from around the world would take the
time to wish me happy birthday so thank you but will check me in the morning
oh yeah good morning and I don't know if you've noticed you're paying attention
if you could tell a little details but we are in a different room in like three
days so some changes have happened yeah we've
actually moved to a really really lovely little boutique a place for our last
couple nights it was Becca's birthday obviously and so
I got her out of the shoe box and into something a little more confident plus
we got to explore a new area before we were in shortage which is a really
up-and-coming cool hipster neighborhood I would say and now we're in Paddington
which is kind of more proper London so the place we're staying at is called the
pilgrim and it's probably the nicest hotel I've ever stayed in just all the
little details they do here are exquisite and we're gonna go ahead some
breakfast tengo hambre
we've come down to the main area when they serve breakfast our breakfast
their room rate and I'll show you what we're having this is the vegan cooked
breakfast and we're also doing the coconut yogurt with passion fruit and
banana Cuba's blazes Zoe let's behind the pilgrim and London boarded a train
to Liverpool where we are meant to be beating up Trinity so gotten an uber and
he dropped us off here which is the right place because they've given a
security badge and they've told us to wait at a yellow cabin okay there she is
join us next week as we reunite with our van Trinity
and begin van life in Europe we explore the country of Wales get our hands dirty
with another tiny house conversion and nearly break ourselves having a bit too
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