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@That_random_idiot

3 жыл бұрын

first like!

@cheapcutsofmeat

3 жыл бұрын

20 mins ride further down the Thames and you would have made it to Thames Barrier!

@ashj_2088

3 жыл бұрын

It's ok to venture out dude👈😎👍

@hacq4438

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Grey? Are you going to do that Catan video or have you giving up on it? Because I love Catan and I would like your opinion on the game.

@Skremn01

3 жыл бұрын

I love this videos.. reminding me of all the places I walked when I went to the UK. Riding is Dangerous in London. Hyde park is still beautiful. It is eerie how empty.. Never made it to Greenwich though. Thank you for your videos..

Casey Neistat's vlogs: Filmed during the day, edited during the night, posted in the morning Grey's vlogs: Filmed in the autumn, edited during the winter, posted in the spring

@TheRabidDolphin99

3 жыл бұрын

his audience turns grey while they wait lol

@nathandriel6437

3 жыл бұрын

Its february, its stull winter

@depressedmidlifecrisistimm3043

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathandriel6437 It’s gonna get warm soon

@ThomPorter74

3 жыл бұрын

this gave me a chuckle.

@9nikolai

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathandriel6437 just about 1/9 of Winter left

It's a strange sort of reminder that Grey is a real person that exists in the same world as I do, to see him ride through places I've been myself,

@rogerwashington7690

3 жыл бұрын

Moreso to think you may have seen him, and thought nothing of it

@williansouza8724

2 жыл бұрын

watching him wander through places i’ve never been to just makes me want to visit London. more than i already wanted to, especially these vacant places. grey has a magic filter that makes any place seem very nice.

@vamshidarisi8400

2 жыл бұрын

right! a lot of this is my morning commute and it's so cool that we see the same things

@mungelomwaangasikateyo376

Жыл бұрын

Deep

Grey saying "I love these little cargo ships, I wonder where they go!" Is so kid like and filled with wonder

@tflemming287

3 жыл бұрын

That’s containerised garbage. It goes to landfill or incineration in Essex.

@jacobdosick71

3 жыл бұрын

@@tflemming287 :(

@maneatingcheeze

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobdosick71 Not sad, still interesting.

@alfax4505

3 жыл бұрын

Its the reason i love this channel It brings back that curiosity in me

@-xphobia

3 жыл бұрын

You've got to maintain that part of you to a healthy degree in order to make it in this world past 25 lol.

"Not going to miss autumn too" *video is published in the winter* oh so I see Grey's still living in nonlinear time.

@brandonwelsh5090

3 жыл бұрын

He's living on GMT (Grey Master Time)

@satyavarma2449

3 жыл бұрын

@@brandonwelsh5090 I thought you were being serious.

@Alvionalx

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonwelsh5090 gEt A LiFe!!!!!11

@Alvionalx

2 жыл бұрын

(joke btw)

I've never been to the UK, the only idea of London are the few generic images of the major historical buildings. This video felt almost like a tour of the city and I love the different types of buildings all over the city. Thank you Grey

@paultrussy4243

3 жыл бұрын

It's the same for many people living in the UK. I'm English, I'm nearly 62 and live some 180 miles north of London. I reckon I've been there a maybe 10 times in my life many of those to see the famous sights. The best visits were staying with my brother when he lived in Kensington in the 80s as that was the time I got to see places 'off the beaten track'. It's not all pretty of course but there are substantial areas that have an almost rural and 'old-world' feel; the parks are fabulous and indeed much of the central districts are surprisingly green. 🇬🇧

@Mr.Septon

3 жыл бұрын

That is exactly how I felt. That was the closest thing to an authentic London tour that I have ever experienced. Seeing the postcard version of London is neat in and of its own right, but going down the small winding paths, seeing the little things, it makes a huge difference in experience. That was the most that I have ever wanted to go to London, which is somewhere I have in general always wanted to go and experience.

@dashofsalt4359

3 жыл бұрын

The UK is more than London. Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow.... I could go on But if you want 'authenic' then you need a council estate in a small town

@nathansellars3757

3 жыл бұрын

@@dashofsalt4359 Birmingham? never go to Birmingham people

@dashofsalt4359

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathansellars3757 clearly, you've never been.

CGP: I dont want to enter any enclosed spaces Also CGP: SECRET TUNNEEELLLLL

@6023barath

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing reference

@KC-pi6po

3 жыл бұрын

Tekoi test range go boom

@ChrisG140907

3 жыл бұрын

@@cyemonkey1828 There were doors

@OrdinaryCritic

3 жыл бұрын

Through the river~

@Bspammer

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisG140907 There's no doors in the Greenwich tunnel when it's open, unless you mean the lift

4:40 Him saying sorry to an electric bicycle is a pure Grey moment

@dryroasted5599

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you said this. I thought he was apologizing to us, the viewers. "Damn right it's not my fault!"

@Vote_By_Mail

2 жыл бұрын

He didn't say sorry..?? Ugh why do I keep clicking your guys' moronic comments and expecting them to contain the thing you say they do smh...

Awesome video. it is beautiful and terrifying at the same time. I usually never leave comments, but after listening to the latest cortex, I just wanted to leave one just to represent the silent majority that loves Grey's videos but never leave comments.

@wthomas8383

3 жыл бұрын

As another silent majority member that loves Grey's videos but never leaves a comment, I'll place my comment as a reply to yours 😉.

@Cjcastres

3 жыл бұрын

@@matpk 🙄🙄

@christianbarrientos3002

3 жыл бұрын

I feel represented

@cee20.5

3 жыл бұрын

As another silent majority member that loves Grey's videos but seldom leaves a comment, I'll place my comment as a reply to yours as well 😉.

@salomaoserra6432

3 жыл бұрын

@@matpk jesus, way to read the room...

Grey: “I’m not missing autumn” Internet: “It’s almost spring...”

@firelaf1284

3 жыл бұрын

It's better than the Tesla video. That one was like a year old when he posted it. It's progress.

@hanneken4026

3 жыл бұрын

It might be an idea to put the (approximate) date it was filmed in the description, or if he's forgotten the date, put in "Filmed in October 2020 in London" or something like that...

@davidliu5

3 жыл бұрын

Unless you're Australian.

@MrNotCreatlve

3 жыл бұрын

His internet must run in the southern hemisphere

@johnathanhodskins5820

3 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say london is still locked up that hard?

"There is a unique thirteenth dragon you can find by going down that little street" London is an rpg confirmed

@gerwantofrivera3725

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't that dragon on Fleet Street?

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

3 жыл бұрын

The way Grey presents it, I think it might be.

@tobybartels8426

3 жыл бұрын

♫ A thirteenth dragon on Fleet … Street! ♫

@leonardolf6974

3 жыл бұрын

Sr. spike wings!

@mattd7927

3 жыл бұрын

Am from London, can confirm

Wow. I lived in London for five years and I've never seen it so empty. It's creepy, but fascinating. Thanks for sharing, and hit me up the next time you're in Amsterdam and I'll show you what a real bike ride is like. :)

@liputter

3 жыл бұрын

Great to see two of my favorite content creators share their passion

@epikmatrixerix6644

3 жыл бұрын

Grey speaks dutch too so it'll be great

@thingiezz

3 жыл бұрын

A real Dutch bikeride is going at Mach 7 and swear at everything and everyone that gets in your way or is slower than you, change my mind

@Fs3i

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it was weird. I only ever visited for a couple of weeks, it was like seeing an old friend, but an estranged one.

@prw56

3 жыл бұрын

Its suprising that there isn't some pinned comment about what bike he's using, I can tell its a gocycle, but no idea what model.

I left London almost 5 years ago having lived there my entire life. Seeing it so intimately actually brought tears to my eyes. That spot on the lake at Green Park where I asked out an ex. The statue in Hyde park where I first got drunk with my friends. Bridges I have vivid memories of walking across with classmates. The Greenwich observatory I used to go to every Saturday for my Astronomy GCSE. The road I used to walk down to the tube station on my way back from a part-time job and the pizza place on it even if it was closed. I miss London a lot now lol.

*Me:* "So strange to see the cities so empt-" _A single, solitary person walks by in the distance._ "...whoa, seeing people in the city is so strange."

@thisisnotdom

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair he seems to be doing this at like 7am. I can assure you, London is still pretty busy later in the day, especially on the weekend!

@bluejay313

3 жыл бұрын

Where were the people? Is it like this always? Don't people need exercise?

@dynamichunter843

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluejay313 this is why we have an obesity epidemic

@whirlwind872

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluejay313 "don't people need exercise?" As an American, all I have to say is LMFAOOOOO

@Harri_Jay_Kay

3 жыл бұрын

@bluejay313 No not at all. He clearly did this on a weekend very early in the morning. I work in a hospital in central London and it is always still busy all the time. First lockdown central was very deserted like in this video but hasn't been that way for a very long time. I'm moving soon and I'm looking forward to be able to walk to work from my new place because I'm tired I getting busy tubes twice a day (definitely no where near as busy as pre COVID tubes but still busy). This is interesting but it's in no way representative of London the majority of the time right now.

I had to leave London after losing my job to the pandemic. This is everywhere I used to live and work and walk. Thank you so much for that little gift. I loved it so much

@ashutoshsamantaray2572

3 жыл бұрын

Where are you now, and are you okay now?

@FuriousImp

3 жыл бұрын

Yes ditto. What are you up to now? Are you seeing/feeling any Brexit-related issues?

@loriwallace3222

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashutoshsamantaray2572 still not working, but my family are helping me out a lot. Living at my sisters house. I miss London a lot, but I feel very lucky to have the support I needed to get through it.

@loriwallace3222

3 жыл бұрын

@@FuriousImp I’m in Northern Ireland so we’re seeing a lot of Brexit related issues, not just with food and goods deliveries but also with an upsurge in paramilitary activity. The peace process in the north has always been quite fragile, and it wasn’t given a second thought in the brexit negotiations. It’s a bit scary in that way. Where have you ended up?

@FuriousImp

3 жыл бұрын

@@loriwallace3222 I live in Germany, in the heart of the "EUSSR". I first learned of this ridiculous expression as I tried to ask the rabid Brexiteers why they voted the way they did. Quite scary, how people have become so polarized. We in Germany get benefits, same as my home country of The Netherlands. Over there it's 90% of your paycheck. Here, it's 60%. The government really helps its people out. Quite fortunate. On the paramilitary activity - yikes! I'm so sorry to hear that. What would you say to Brexiteers who are blaming this abysmal Brexit result on the EU which, by the way, they were told wouldn't be happening?

7:20 Grey, those grooves on the side of the stairs are for your bike. So you can push it up rather than have to lift it.

@user-is2zv4sc6y

3 жыл бұрын

Is it? I mean... I guess if you tilted the bike a fair bit as you pushed it up, otherwise it seems the handlebars would catch on the railing.

@migsg7238

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-is2zv4sc6y I think the groove is at an angle to allow the bike to be tilted easily.

@cvrabie

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-is2zv4sc6y It's a bit deceiving from the video but there's plenty of space to the right. I pass this exact place often and people are using the ramp. It's a system commonly used in the UK as there's quite a lot of cycling commuters.

8:17 that grey head edit in the reflection though XD

@rafaelw4809

3 жыл бұрын

As the 69th like, even if it does not fit the theme of this channel, i feel obligated to say: nice.

When he showed the statues of the dragons, all I could think was Map Men, Map Men, Map Map Map Men.

@thomasharris9854

3 жыл бұрын

*map map map men men

@gfooo6112

3 жыл бұрын

men

@davidhood9712

3 жыл бұрын

men

@munjee2

3 жыл бұрын

Men

@munjee2

3 жыл бұрын

(I think he mentioned those markets before them)

10:06 there's a curious cat

@CGPGrey

3 жыл бұрын

! ! !

@ASLUHLUHCE

3 жыл бұрын

Aww

@rggonroblox9064

3 жыл бұрын

Rsefhvazixrigxifb htucofhcotjvotig MOSCOW BETtER THAN England

@EcceJack

3 жыл бұрын

Awww! :D

@iliapahalko512

3 жыл бұрын

@@rggonroblox9064 not really

London is so huge that this video made me feel like a tourist in my own city.

Grey's hardcore audience being like "I don't know why, but I just love his vlogs !" I personally value their authenticity :) I wish we could all take a nice walk in unpopulated cities ^^ would be fun

A fascinating glimpse that makes such a huge city feel more "real" somehow, even through the unrealness of being so empty of people. Thank you for sharing this.

@sundaynightdrunk

3 жыл бұрын

If you have any sort of VR, there's a tour of a bunch of major cities during initial lockdown when everyone pretty much avoided the streets. Amazing to see things like the Eiffel Tower completely devoid of anyone.

@thekamakaji

3 жыл бұрын

@@sundaynightdrunk what's that called?

@tobiaschaparro2372

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I also thought London was fake before this video.

@sundaynightdrunk

3 жыл бұрын

@@thekamakaji I can't remember at the moment, but it was probably in Oculus TV or one of the inbuilt Oculus things. Just searching for pandemic city tours will show you a bunch, many in VR.

I love this video so much. A little history, a little natural beauty, a little humor, a little social commentary, a little post- apocalyptic unease, a lot of being respectful to people by keeping their faces out of the video and really just a lot of sharing a feeling that I can totally understand. This is exactly what I didn't know I needed today. Thanks Grey!

@boomspdool

3 жыл бұрын

A bit of everything

Never thought I'd say this, but CGP Grey is my favourite vlogger. Also, London is absolutely alluring.

This was a happy find. I'm currently living in Canada and haven't been able to get home in over two years. The route you took from Hyde Park, to Embankment - even behind Globe House to find the 13th Dragon all the way to the east end is the exact route (like pin-point exact including commuting by bike!) I took for several years to work and to homes and friends over the years. This video touched a deep part of my heart thank you so much for escaping your home after 8 months and gifting us with this video.

I love that even to other people in his videos are only filmed from the back, or neck down... like they’re all that secretary from PowerPuff Girls.

@falconJB

3 жыл бұрын

I just assumed that they were also Grey.

@Nadia1989

3 жыл бұрын

Or that we're little kids

@TheDecimater1000

3 жыл бұрын

@@Theo_Caro I think grey just values his privacy, and is affording others the same respect. You could be right though.

@fernandocarrazzoni

3 жыл бұрын

Or Cow and Chicken parents.

@Jefafa73

3 жыл бұрын

You mean Ms. Bellum?

Grey, to his wife: "Okay honey, I'm going to go biking the morning, see you in a few hours!" *Grey, taking 5 detours and coming home in the evening* Mrs. Grey: Got curious again and began to wander through the forest of knowledge huh?"

@kennarajora6532

3 жыл бұрын

Got*

@mirzaahmed6589

3 жыл бұрын

Forest of adultery.

@edisontrent618

3 жыл бұрын

@@mirzaahmed6589 Go fill yourself with positive and wholesome entertainment, you need it.

@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347

3 жыл бұрын

@@mirzaahmed6589 Ya alright mate? you might've wandered through the wrong forest.

These little videos of Grey just going out into a empty world are so therapeutic.

I don't exactly know why, but this video touched something in me. I feel happy and sad at the same time, a strange sort of longing and regret of seeing a moment in time I'll never see. Strange. Thanks.

@bellyjellybean248

Жыл бұрын

Anemoia. Nostalgia for a time you've never known. I feel it too

@dshw

Жыл бұрын

@@bellyjellybean248 Thank you for the word! Didn't know that.

There's an eerie beauty in seeing these places once so full of people being so empty. A wonderful journey to ride along with you on

@closedcl8

3 жыл бұрын

Nerdwriter touched on that in his recent video. The emptiness reminded him of a famous painter, de Chirico, and his sparse yet serene style early in his career, a style that informed the surrealists.

@DeuZerre

3 жыл бұрын

All I could thionk of was "let's kill humanity to actually enjoy what humanity has achieved"

@kieranhurwood

3 жыл бұрын

It's even weirder for me. Before Christmas a lot of these places were my walk to uni (LSE) everyday!

@someguy2135

3 жыл бұрын

I got to tour my hometown of Las Vegas when it was even quieter during the "shut down." The casinos were all shut down and saw almost no pedestrians. There are videos (not by me) to see what it was like on KZread if you are curious to see it.

@5446isnotmynumber

3 жыл бұрын

Keep fearing the flu

2:46 I was like: “Hey, that’s the secret City of London.” then I was like “oh wait...” Sometimes I forget how much miscellaneous knowledge this man has given me.

@jasonacraft

3 жыл бұрын

I did the same thing lol

This is really nice! While I don't miss the pandemic at all, I do miss the calmness of my city during spring 2020 and early summer that years. While we didn't have enforced lockdowns in my country, people took it serious and the streets were mostly empty. I remember riding on public transport with 2 persons on a 1300 capacity subway in the mornings, the quietness of the empty stations only broken by pre-recorded messages from the speakers about the dangers of human contact. It was quite surreal, like a post apocalyptic movie.

London is such a beautiful city, especially in Grey’s camera. I wish I could go and see it for myself sometime after the pandemic.

"Oh hello Swan" I don't think that swan realizes how lucky they are to meet a faceless YT icon

@TheBluePhoenix008

3 жыл бұрын

That's where you're wrong. Grey doesn't realise how lucky he is to meet such an magnificent creature such as Swan-sama

@DanS044

3 жыл бұрын

Why do I always see you everywhere?! Do we have the exact same hobbies and interests?

@totalynotcatherine

3 жыл бұрын

@@DanS044 Nah, they're stalking you. I only know this because I'm stalking them.

@stinksorstonks1498

3 жыл бұрын

@@DanS044 Catherine is also stalking you. I know this because I am stalking them

@IRTG2006

3 жыл бұрын

You’re everywhere

Grey: "Im sorry National Maritime Meuseum." NMM: "We're not. You turned out great and we were part of it."

@CGPGrey

3 жыл бұрын

That's a nice thought.

@Randomguy-ys8yz

3 жыл бұрын

@@CGPGrey hello gray

@icantcomeupwithagoodusername24

3 жыл бұрын

@@Randomguy-ys8yz Grey

@lubba64

3 жыл бұрын

@@CGPGrey np dude you rock. dont let the self critic get you every time!

I was considered an essential employee. I remember the roads being empty on my way to work. Every police car i saw i was so scared i was going to get pulled over even though i had my essential letter. So glad things are kind of back to normal

@jpckuijer

Жыл бұрын

So London also had a lockdown in (early) fall of 2020? The quietness reminds me more of spring 2020 when roads in Berlin were really, really empty. I had really nice bike rides back then.

The crashing your bike because you can't decide what direction to go is so relatable.

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

3 жыл бұрын

Better than not going any direction at all.

@stevedotwav

3 жыл бұрын

I have done this and it's my reason why I always tell my dad I'm not getting a motorcycle license

@TerryTheNewsGirl

3 жыл бұрын

It is. Done it muself a few times.

8:38 _"but the result,_ _this feeling of being in an empty city_ _if you're the right kind of person_ _it's ethereal solitude."_ Oh it is. It very much is. I wish I could experience something like that.

@ferbfreeman9239

3 жыл бұрын

Walks/bike riding in the middle of the night are like this.

@Yoshiyosh

3 жыл бұрын

@@ferbfreeman9239 I unfortunately live in the most boring suburban sprawl with constant bustling, so it's hard for me to get that feeling

@omega5040

3 жыл бұрын

I experienced that by exploring town during the initial stages of the shutdowns, empty streets. Followed recently by this winter storm leaving empty streets with everything covered in white

@angolin9352

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could experience that, but the people in my city are morons who think pandemic is over because the government isn't forcing them to stay home anymore. Over half the people aren't even wearing a mask.

@omega5040

3 жыл бұрын

@@angolin9352 sounds like over here. Here in Texas we still got people claiming the pandemic is fake like my father in law.

The market visit made me so anxious for past Grey's wellbeing. Those tables were RIGHT next to each other! I got so itchy and wanted to scream, "we're in the middle of a pandemic!" even more than a year after this time. My 3 yr old son just got fully vaccinated this week (his last shot was two weeks ago) so it sort of feels less panicky now.....but man, knowing that you were in the past made me so freaked out, still

This truly is a historic snapshot. I've never seen so few people out and about in London. Heavy "I am Legend"-vibes. It's really really unsettling to see, but at the same time, really amazing. Clear views of all the important sights. A tourist's dream. Nothing but buildings and statues and monuments on the photo's.

this feels like an historical document

@takashi.mizuiro

3 жыл бұрын

voveve yeah

@bobmcbobbob1815

3 жыл бұрын

*a historical

@MK.5198

3 жыл бұрын

May as well be. this certainly is a historical time.

@4onen

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobmcbobbob1815 Actually english sucks -- h in historic or historical is ignored for deciding whether its "a" or "an", meaning "this is an historic occasion" is correct and "this is a historic occasion" is not. If we're going to get prescriptivist, I mean.

@LadyHestia101

3 жыл бұрын

feels like a post-apocalyptic movie

Grey biked through what is usually a crowded, traffic-packed city and the biggest risk he took on this bike ride was drinking coffee during it.

@AxxLAfriku

3 жыл бұрын

One thing! Just one thing! Please tell IT to me: WHY tf do I have so many fans even though no KZreadr is unprettier than I am? WORLDWIDE!!!! WHY??? Tell me, dear 2al

@strangejune

3 жыл бұрын

@@AxxLAfriku can you not

@diversitydeliverer7094

3 жыл бұрын

@@strangejune Yesn't

@jeffreypierson2064

3 жыл бұрын

I think his biggest risk was horse dung.

@hongsengchan9855

3 жыл бұрын

@@AxxLAfriku you’re just jealous that he has more subs that you

I'm definitely a "certain kind of person" - the whole time he's riding I'm thinking "man, I would have loved to do that, so peaceful".

saving this video in my favorites so that when little kids grow up and I tell the that everything stopped, I can prove it to them.

I love when you do stuff like this!

@mrkillerandminecraft

3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see you here!

@TheHorrorDevotee

3 жыл бұрын

As a former Londoner now stuck in Canada, I agree with you

@jesseduran6070

3 жыл бұрын

For the algorithm?

@rodripuertas

3 жыл бұрын

silence verified

@zEr-ne5ri

3 жыл бұрын

Wait you’re here too Nice to see you here

Absolutely love that he replaced his head with the stick figure head in the reflections. That’s some impressive attention to detail!

@benjasilva6300

3 жыл бұрын

That's great, were tho? Think I miss it

@bradycarpenter8624

3 жыл бұрын

Roughly 8:15 where you see the mirrored teardrop looking thing.

@JimCullen

3 жыл бұрын

He didn't do that in some much earlier vlogs and many people commented on it and shared the photos.

@bradycarpenter8624

3 жыл бұрын

@@JimCullen oh really? I never realized that. I may have to go back and watch (I’ve already been spoiled).

covid really was a long period of our lives when we were actually experiencing it. now that it’s over, i almost can’t believe that this really happened to us.

Ahhh. Past grey didnt know he had months of more lockdown to see london like that.

7:15 on the right side of the staircase there's literally a ramp designed to easily walk bicycles up the stairs.

@danny_rohde

3 жыл бұрын

Or just use the lift a few metres to the right ;)

@venoltar

3 жыл бұрын

I'm probably missing something since I've never been there, but from the video it looks like you'd have to dead-lift the bike over the fence at the top if you rolled it up that ramp, and that is before mentioning the difficulty of working around the posts on the way up without dropping it. I have trouble considering that to be "designed" with that use in mind. Plus that doesn't look like a typical bicycle, and is possibly substantially heavier than the size implies. Holding it several centimetres off the ground for a longer time with the ability to rest periodically is likely far more feasible than a single high lift.

@Hell_Jager

3 жыл бұрын

@@venoltar ethan means the ramp (slightly darker concrete) with the wheel sized divot running up the right side under the rail.

@venoltar

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hell_Jager Haha, wow, I totally missed that! Thanks for the clarification :)

@burnstick1380

3 жыл бұрын

Yes but its a step slope and not that comfortable to push the bike up. For me its easier and faster to just carry it to the top

As a Londoner, I can safely say that you picked some very scenic parts of the city, and the reality-shifting nature of a national lockdown brings out the beauty in the silence. Awesome to see my home explored while it's like this. Very cool!

Holy sh*t CGP grey went right by parents house lol. Thank you for showing off my home borough of Greenwich, and yes those tunnel buildings are indeed really under appreciated. I had no idea you used to teach at the National Maritime Museum and given the timeline of how old I am atm (18) and the fact that I've went to the Museum a LOT when I was a kid and even as a teen it is very possible you might have taught me 😂 or at least walked past each other. Hope you enjoyed Greenwich, you'll always have a fan from there 😂 even though I no longer permanently live there (Aerospace at Uni got me down south inSouthampton lmao).

This is beautiful. Also, thank you for walking and not cycling in our secret underground tunnel. - East London

@leddlwa

3 жыл бұрын

Bold move taking ownership of the Greenwich foot tunnel East London!

@faxmachine1162

3 жыл бұрын

@@leddlwa ah, the british. So wonderful.

@arbochelli

2 жыл бұрын

whats the problem, just cycle slowly

@SmokesKwazukii

Жыл бұрын

it was empty why would it matter at all

This video has given me a new appreciation for London. Despite living here I have always had a sort of distaste for the city. I'm kind of proud to live here now. Thank you grey

@user-eh1gc7xo7q

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m fed up with lockdown as is everyone else. But during the first one, I really learned to appreciate the peace everywhere.

@kaizokujimbei143

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-eh1gc7xo7q It's high time humanity became rural again.

Figures Grey would post the snow day video before the Autumn video.

@Orthiar

3 жыл бұрын

The snow day video was filmed a couple of years ago, so it still fits.

I don't why I love this video so much, but I love it all the same. Maybe I am that type of person, I miss the solitude of quarantine, but at the same time I miss the liveliness. I can't help but appreciate what will likely never come again. The solitude in a silent city with nothing.

I love the way Grey uses words

The shard: exists CGP Grey: BARAD-DUR!

@Etern1tyOne

2 жыл бұрын

It really looks the part, especially when the top part is illuminated in red(-ish) :D

Those "cargo ships" actually carry waste to landfill from Wandsworth recycling centre so nowhere particularly exciting unfortunately!

@Dalenthas

3 жыл бұрын

Everywhere is particularly exciting to the right kind of person.

@iwontliveinfear

3 жыл бұрын

I find that particularly exciting. Waste management is fascinating, mostly in its inefficiency.

At 10:28 you’ll see where the final battle of Thor the dark world took place

Grey: Must not enter enclosed spaces. **Enters enclosed spaces** Grey: Starting to be too many people outside. Need to get home. **Enters London's busiest Market** You're a wonderful man. Never change.

Grey's vlog was odly calming.

@tjibbeettema8759

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, they always are. I always get completely immersed in the road trip trough America in Bailey Blue.

Calling the Shard the Barad Dur really cracked me up. Also so sad that I didn't know about that tunnel when I visited last year! Great tour of London, Grey. Thanks for that

@Archgeek0

3 жыл бұрын

Hehehe, Grey thinks the Shard looks like Barad-Dur, does he? He should see a certain Devon Tower in Oklahoma City. On foggy days it gets a little more on the Angry Red Planet side, but when dark clouds swirl over the city, well, it's only missing the Eye. Which I'm not convinced isn't secretly up there.

It's like those fake vids where they pretend the city is empty, but actually real.

It was really enjoyable to see a wandering video where the videographer is present and giving a guided tour. Thanks for making this!

That swan has seen what Grey looks like

@maskedmalarky8706

3 жыл бұрын

He knows too much

@benhollanders7911

3 жыл бұрын

I have to, just search it up if you want, dont recomend it tho, kinda ruins the mystic

@Niwan8

3 жыл бұрын

Quick! We must search for the swan and ask him the way!

@SomeSpicyCheese

3 жыл бұрын

He's probably wearing a mask for the whole thing, so it's only a half-glimpse at best. The swan only knows a little more than us

@Corthate

3 жыл бұрын

We need to find that swan and either interrogate or silence it.

little did grey know, he had been inside for so long the evacuation of London was already underway

@connormacgregor9460

3 жыл бұрын

Get to the underground city To unlondon

I did not know what to expect from this particular CGP Grey video but I'm glad this is what we got. Just delightful!

Dude, I unironically love it when you post this kind of video. Your informative content is the reason I came here, I stay to see CGPGrey the person.

Damn, this would be a perfect time to shoot a post-apocalypse film.

@kiaanderson7665

3 жыл бұрын

watch 28 days later

@thekamakaji

3 жыл бұрын

In a way, we've lived through the apocalypse. The world of our past is dead and gone. What we live in is but something new

@confusedwhale

3 жыл бұрын

@@thekamakaji: Who says it's over yet?

@NeorecnamorceN

3 жыл бұрын

@@kiaanderson7665 oh, that one of my favorites! Hated 28 months later tho. Edit: or was it 28 weeks.... Eh, sucked either way haha

It feels weird seeing Grey biking on the exact same place I stood on some time ago

@0topon

3 жыл бұрын

same

@strangejune

3 жыл бұрын

He's following you! He's a ninja!

I always pictured London as the big and bustling city that it probably was pre-quarantine, but seeing the city like this feels oddly satisfying.

This brought me back to the early autumn in my city., when true lockdown first started in my country. Its nowhere near as big or as packed with different cultural expressions as London but its got a nice medieval center. I did a walk through the abandoned medieval streets, with the sun just barely poking through the buildings that almost seem to hang over the narrow streets. I would then walk to a park that ran alongside the old city wall, counting all the damaged parts and wondering which ones were caused by wars long gone. I did this walk almost every day for a month, every time wondering whether I would experience an abandoned city again. It really is ethereal solitude, like you said.

This all feels extremely 28 days later

@RaXXha

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, very much so!

@Sonic_Time_Traveler

3 жыл бұрын

Because it is.

@Sonic_Time_Traveler

3 жыл бұрын

Its the 28 years later

@ondrejmlynarcik9926

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thoughts when I was watching it.... so sad

@lonesnark

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sonic_Time_Traveler more like 58 weeks later

2020 CGP Grey: Spaceship you 2021 CGP Grey: Halp, I'm trapped with myself!

Incredible video, so eerie to see London so empty when it’s usually crowded & bustling. Very calming in a way, thanks for this Grey!

So eerie to see London like that, yet, so beautiful in her silence. Seeing this gives me small nostalgic pangs of missing the city. Had the opportunity to study abroad there for the last half of 2009, and as an American, I can say in all honesty it is my favorite city in the world. London is that place where you can live forever and never do nor see it all. The little nooks and crannies, like the path he never saw before, make it what it is. Also, the best transit system I've ever used. I wish we had that in America.

London is a beautiful city and its incredible seeing it so empty, so peaceful and I wished I could do the same as you.

@Litany_of_Fury

3 жыл бұрын

He's picked the nicer parts of the city for sure. My part of london never looks like any of this.

@pirozigzigwam8594

3 жыл бұрын

@@Litany_of_Fury Of course its the same with every city but I do think London is the city with the most to offer out of any I have been to (maybe tied with Vienna) and I've been to Berlin, Paris, New York, San Fran and many more.

@thisisnotdom

3 жыл бұрын

I can assure you it's not normally this empty. I walked around these areas last weekend and it was packed. It's probably because he's doing it early on a weekend (or perhaps about 10am on a work day?)

One of the best videos I've seen in a very long time for two reasons. 1. I'm from from US, never been to London, and I know nothing about the city. And 2. the vlog was very calming and nice to watch. Thanks CGP Grey!

@ruxiist

3 жыл бұрын

There's a reason why its one of the most visited cities in the world. There truly is a little bit of everything. Something for everyone to enjoy.

Damn, I wish I wasn't a nocturnal hermit during this time. Missed out on a once in a lifetime experience.

I love the kind of mind that can look at a tug pulling a barge of trash and wonder to what exotic locales the 'cargo ships' are going. 🙂 Thanks for the wonderful tour!

"Oh my gosh I can't believe this channel is only doing vlogs now" - Sincerely a Cortex listener

@ashgreninja7521

3 жыл бұрын

I was searching for someone who listened to Cortex

@gg1k

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashgreninja7521 same

@dcd2994

3 жыл бұрын

Podcaster Grey : I WILL NOT DATE MY VIDEOS WITH THIS PANDEMICNESS KZreadr Grey: Escaape from lockdown 😆😆

@ytgunawan

3 жыл бұрын

"cries in Tim"

I was like ‘why is he biking on the wrong side of the road?’ But then I realised UK

@safe-keeper1042

3 жыл бұрын

That still kinda doesn't answer the question, though :p .

@ddunfuh9239

3 жыл бұрын

@@safe-keeper1042 Uk drives on the left

@safe-keeper1042

3 жыл бұрын

@@ddunfuh9239 r/whoooosh

@captain61games49

3 жыл бұрын

Correction he was on the correct side your the ones on the wrong side

@whatevername4873

3 жыл бұрын

I just remembered how much I hate the roads there. I have no clue why, but driving on the other side of the road gave me the most wicked carsickness ever. I basically had to blindfold myself and curl into a ball for every ride

Watching this was like taking a breath of fresh air. Thanks, Professor Grey!

Grey, I know you'll never see this, but I just wanna say I'm a huge fan of your content. They're always so well thought out and well-made. I'm always so excited to see on my recommended page that there's a new CGP Grey video. Thank you for all the hard work you put in, and then choosing to upload it to a platform where it's entirely free. I feel like I've learned quite a bit watching your channel and it's epic to see the growth you've had. You deserve it.

Dang, I haven’t just sat and watched someone chill for months. Very relaxing grey! Keep it up!

My prediction is that this is the second vlog that Grey talked about in Cortex

@mikitenhusty5039

3 жыл бұрын

or the QnA

@MP-wy6nz

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikitenhusty5039 it looks like a fort, like castle grey is letting down the drawbridge?

@superrinusblick4222

3 жыл бұрын

he just uploaded an old vlog, thst would be a bit excessive

@MrDannyDetail

3 жыл бұрын

@@MP-wy6nz Pretty sure it's Tower Bridge in London?

@kehana2908

3 жыл бұрын

@piigle i third this

The ‘Novelty’ section of this ride is between St Katharine Dock and Limehouse. It’s a beautiful bike ride and you can stop at some nice riverside pubs along the way (when they reopen). I used to live in Wapping, I miss it a lot since I moved back to Aus a few years ago. This brought back lots of lovely memories ❤️

My introvert anxiety levels shot way up when you were inside that market, and I imagine that I was having some similar thoughts as you panned about the people sitting at those tables. I’d just about maxed out my levels when thankfully you announced “and I’m outta here”. 4 small words I’ve never been so pleased to hear whilst watching a video. Thanks for getting outta there.🙂🐿

1: The weather at the start is my favourite weather and watching this made me want to be outside for hours just walking around. 2: There's something really calming and beautiful about walking/biking around a quiet city that used to be so busy and now has the possibility of sometimes giving the feeling of being completely alone. Basically, I wish I was Grey in this video, and I loved waching it!

I am a huge fan of the background music.

@lucasleanza9762

3 жыл бұрын

this!^^

@monicaganderson9431

3 жыл бұрын

If you want to listen to it turn on the captions and find the artist and title of the song I bet you can find it somewhere on the internet

@CheeseSupremacy

3 жыл бұрын

@@monicaganderson9431 It’s in the description

Me and gray live very different lives. I had 6 weeks off work in April/may and have been working ever since spending around 45 hours a week in a store surrounded by people.

@RobertButler1

3 жыл бұрын

And I bet you didn't catch Covid either.

I have lived in London for a long time, and I can tell you that I find covid London marvellous. I would appreciate if we could reopen but the streets remain empty. Yet I understand that London is so fantastic because it has been an overcrowded melting pot for many generarions. You can't have it all

This was too painful for me to watch. I live in London and it symbolised to me the loss of so many things due to this pandemic. But this video will be gold in twenty years from now. To reflect back, and to show to people who haven't lived through this. Keep pushing everyone x

Sees autumn in video, Looks outside, Yup checks out, Grey's video releases are right on schedule :P In all due seriousness though, I love the content!

What a stunning and majestic city, London is! Only been once and I loved it. I'm from Porto, Portugal, and I gotta say, in a way, I'll miss those days of lockdown when I was walking my dog for hours on end in the city centre and although it was quite eerie, it was also so peaceful and beautiful - no loud noises, no traffic, just fresh carbon-monoxide-free air... Thanks for the vid. Love, from Portugal

I have been missing London something fierce lately, so thank you very much for portraying it in such a beautifully approachable way. I even spotted some of my old haunts, and it brought me great joy. Thank you, Grey!

What a wonderful way to experience a city i've never visited from a place on the other side of the Earth. Thank you for doing this.

Mans got a shock collar on

@RyakkiBaka

3 жыл бұрын

let's not kink shame.

@robw2379

3 жыл бұрын

One shade of Grey.

@closedcl8

3 жыл бұрын

Coincidentally, this is the exact description of his wardrobe.

@minhemil01

3 жыл бұрын

@Jonathan de Kock it's an airbag for a helmet. It's called a hövding

@TTidu

3 жыл бұрын

@Jonathan de Kock Looks like one of those bicycle airbags

"Ethereal solitude" - what a lovely combination of words

I never knew London was that beautiful. You made me want to come and see it by self.