Piccadilly Circus, All Change!
By Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21504)
London, England
April 12, 2017 12:29pm CST
Instead of ordering by post, I went into town for a couple of maps. Turned out I only needed one, so I saved £5.99 there. Mind you, it cost £6.20 for the train.
To make the most of it, I went and had a look at Piccadilly Circus where the iconic advertising screens are switched off as they get replaced with a giant curved 4K screen. Adverts in Hi-Def, deep joy!
Something I was not expecting on Piccadilly Circus was a mythical Bubba Gump shrimp restaurant!
A bit of an amble along Carnaby Street, probably not quite the centre of young fashion it was in the 60s and finished up on Oxford Circus. The street layout of which has changed since I worked on its Underground Station Way back in 1999.
To wrap the day off, there was an al fresco lunch on the roof of Temple Tube Station watching the boats on the Thames.
I had my trusty video camera with me and had some fun, all the same I don't Steven Spielberg has anything to worry about!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIFo1V9nrxY
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Apr 17
I visited Carnaby Street in the late 70s and it was touristy then. So they are just flying Bubba Gump banners and there is no restaurant?
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Apr 17
@Ronrybs If only to have experienced Carnaby Street in the swinging 60s with all the hot birds in mini's.
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@Ronrybs (21504)
• London, England
13 Apr 17
@JohnRoberts Yes, for sure! I like the original Italian Job, swinging London would be a thing to see. I was ten in 67, not the age to appreciate it!
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
13 Apr 17
oh I do remember hearing about Carnaby Street in the 60s. It was a place I wanted to visit SO badly! So much fashion being set in those days. And my poor parents hated all of it! lol I love your video. Really makes me want to travel there and wander around! I think you did a rather good job of it!
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
20 Apr 21
Oh how I miss it Ron..you have no idea
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
20 Apr 21
@Ronrybs A good while ago..I miss England as a whole.
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
13 Apr 17
We have Bubba Gump here, but I've never been there.
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
13 Apr 17
@Ronrybs - It's quite popular.
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
13 Apr 17
@Ronrybs - They opened them shortly after the movie. I've heard it's good. I just prefer to support locally owned restaurants whenever I can.
@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
13 Apr 17
I like how you made the best of the day since you were there already
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
12 Apr 17
Wow, thanks so much for the tour!! I've always wanted to go to London! Love the flower boxes, your streets are so clean! 
Is that a clown leaning out the window at about 1:14? That was kind of creepy! 
Is that a clown leaning out the window at about 1:14? That was kind of creepy! 1 person likes this
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
23 Apr 17
Oh so lovely Ron. Wow things have certainly changed there then.
A 4K curved advert now..thats something but adverts.
A lovely day you had then will go see the video now and sub.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
12 Apr 17
I am looking forward to watching this. now to see how to open it I was able to view it
now to see how to open it I was able to view it1 person likes this
