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.
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
yield one. water spinach, i think that s called, right? water spinach. that s the most common vegetable for vietnamese people in summer time. yes. mm-hmm. yeah. what kind of fish are these? little fish. yeah. ha long fish. ha long fish. yeah. it s delicious. [bleep] good fish. this is a pretty prime piece of real estate. they ve lived here how long? for many generations. this old grandma is 78 years old and, uh, she said that her grandparents lived here before this all became, like, a big tourist attraction. is their situation protected by the state? they re allowed to live here by special because they ve been here so long? actually, the government now is in fact reaching them to move back to shore because that s better for the children s education.
[ dog barking ] ha: the people that are living on floating villages, they re just generally nice and willing to open their home to others and anthony: they basically farm oysters. ha: yeah, yeah. anthony: a lot of pearls for sale in ha long bay and in vietnam. they come from places like this. it takes over a year to grow each pearl, and there s no guarantee an oyster will even yield one. water spinach, i think that s called, right? ha: water spinach. that s the most common vegetable for vietnamese people in summertime. anthony: yes. mm-hmm. ha: yeah. anthony: what kind of fish are these? little fish. [ laughter ] ha: yeah, ha long fish. anthony: ha long fish. ha: yeah. anthony: it s delicious. good fish. this is a pretty prime piece of real estate.
sale in ha long bay and in vietnam. they come from places like this. it takes over a year to grow each pearl, and there s no guarantee an oyster will even yield one. water spinach, i think that s called, right? ha: water spinach. that s the most common vegetable for vietnamese people in summertime. anthony: yes. mm-hmm. ha: yeah. anthony: what kind of fish are these? little fish. [ laughter ] ha: yeah, ha long fish. anthony: ha long fish. ha: yeah. anthony: it s delicious. good fish. this is a pretty prime piece of real estate. they ve lived here how long? ha: for many generations. this old grandma is 78 years old and she said that her grandparents lived here before