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Do you smell that . Motorbike exhaust, fish sauce, incense, the faraway smell of something . Is that Pork Grilling over charcoal . Vietnam. It could be no place else. Listen to me. Listen to me. There is no other way to see this city, hanoi, than from a motorbike or a scooter. To do otherwise would be to miss it all. It is one of the great pleasures of my life to join the river of people rushing through the streets. Vietnam. It grabs you and doesnt let you go. Once you love it, you love it forever. Ive been coming here since 2000, the first time id been in this part of the world, and its held a special place in my heart and my imagination since. I keep coming back, i have to. Vietnam has changed since last time i was here. Its changing every minute. But some things, for now, anyway, remain the same. Important things, like this stuff. Thats going to be good bun oc, first meal in hanoi, and its something they do here better than anywhere else. Okay. Im officially in hanoi now. Mm. Magic.
we go up this beautiful mountain, this incredible town, back to the 12th century, people charge up the hill to the beautiful church to take the walk at michael coreleone. now and forever more, it will be sort of the godfather theme park, where they are just playing the godfather theme over and over. most are disgusted by it. imagine not waking up every day as one bus after another field with japanese tourist go up there. look, michael coreleone got married there, it is so fantastic! [ laughter ] is one of the most beautiful places in europe, a place whose roots are very much the town where i live, but somehow, i ve never been able to get it right. to tell the story, any story of sicily. it is the biggest island in the mediterranean, two main towns of palermo and catania on opposite sides. i ve done a show in palermo before, it was an epic goat rodeo, a failure of humiliating scale. this time, i was going to get it right. there is the sicily we know from films, an provoc
do you smell that? motorbike exhaust, fish sauce, incense, the faraway smell of something? is that pork grilling over charcoal? vietnam. it could be no place else . listen to me. listen to me. there is no other way to see this city, hanoi, than from a motorbike or a scooter. to do otherwise would be to miss it all. it is one of the great pleasures of my life to join the river of people rushing through the streets. vietnam. it grabs you and doesn t let you go. once you love it, you love it forever. i ve been coming here since 2000, the first time i d been in this part of the world, and it s held a special place in my heart and my imagination since. i keep coming back, i have to. vietnam has changed since last time i was here. it s changing every minute. but some things, for now, anyway, remain the same. important things, like this stuff. that s going to be good! bun oc, first meal in hanoi, and it s something they do here better than anywhere else. okay. i m official
of streets. you can only get there by boat. incredibly, they built it. over a millennium or two, venice becomes the center of a world trading empire. six, spices, ideas and money. lots of it. the venetians lived between earth and water. it shaped their character. salty, wise, and of never seen anybody do that before. i am stanley tucci. i am italian on both sides. i m discovering how the foods in each of these is unique as the people in the past. how are you? good. surrounded by wetland. these beepers are hunters and gatherers. that is perfectly balanced. wow. wow. vc the c brought him to the venice is the capital of the region. it is flat, versatile and damp. sheltered in the west by the dolomites, and in the east, by the sea. 117 islands sit in the salty back, the lagoon. venice is the largest. no food is grown here. it all comes in from the outside. i want to eat what venetians eat in the places they go to eat it in. a friend from here says