1,000? girl: 1,000. philippe: okay. done. now, this is breakfast. anthony: nearly 19 hours into our 10-hour trip, and the night express to bagan lurches and bounces onward over old and poorly maintained tracks. could have flown back to new york for breakfast. i i had time. what s in yours? philippe: carrots. root. anthony: i got potatoes in mine. philippe: how to make good food pretty. look at this. anthony: a bouquet of fish. philippe: indeed. so, this is it. this is the plain of bagan. anthony: out the window, the modern world seems to fade away, then disappear altogether, like the last century never happened, or even the century before that. we re traveling across the largest mainland nation in
okay, it s a ferris wheel, but the power source, not unusual for these parts, is not electric. it ain t gas. oh man, are you kidding me? it s human power. philippe: you have to see it to believe it. anthony: an absolutely insanely dangerous, closely choreographed process of first getting the giant, heavily-laden wheel in motion, and then getting it up to top speed and keeping it there. wow. look at this thing tilting out, too. philippe: that s the break. three guys the other way. anthony: note the footwear, by the way. and it s not just this one. every couple of blocks, bigger and bigger ferris wheels, each one with its own troop of acrobatic spinners. and sure, going for a ride is tempting, but cnn host implicated in death of four underage carnies. that s the thing just came off the hinges, and next thing you know it was rolling down the street and sending those kids flying. if i d had any idea, i never would have taken a ride, says bourdain. no, i don t think so.
philippe: the uh, that is the choice. so, that may be the signal to, uh, depart at some point. anthony: yeah. all aboard? whoa, we re moving. here we go. philippe: here we go. oh, that s it. we have reached our cruising, uh, speed. anthony: really? this is cruising speed, we think? philippe: just a bit. [ chuckles ] anthony: you could literally outrun this train. philippe: we could jog ahead, have a nice meal in some, uh, you know, recommended, uh, restaurant. anthony: we could catch up with it. philippe: it s like the digestive, uh, walk. there we go. this is stop number 1 of 75. anthony: heading north, the scenery opens up.
anthony: hello. philippe: how are you doing? anthony: it figures, doesn t it? philippe: yeah, it does. welcome to myanmar. anthony: philippe lajaunie, owner/proprietor of my old restaurant, les halles. it seems only natural that, uh, you d bee in burma, myanmar, at the same time as me. back before anything, before i wrote the book that changed my life from broke-ass utility-grade chef to whatever it is i am today, i d never been to asia until this guy sent m to japan and got me hooked on a continent. philippe: but there we go. anthony: oh, nice. chicken head. yeah. philippe: that is the perfect mood awakener. anthony: oh, yeah. philippe travels constantly. he s been bouncing around asia for decades. like all good travelers, he s relentlessly curious and without fear or prejudice. philippe: it s fantastic. anthony: it makes perfect
the longstanding industry practice of paying emts and paramedics to remain on-call during breaks and requires they receive fema level training and active shooters and natural disasters. vote yes on 11 to ensure 911 emergency care is there when you or your love one need it. philippe: so, you heard the sleeping car lost a wheel? anthony: the what?