00:30First morning in Hanoi we are going to this coffee shop recommendation I got so far we're just enjoying the sights and the smells and the sounds we're kind of in the thick of it we're in the thing in the old corner and yeah just a lot of motorbikes a lot of amazing looking food
00:50okay a lovely subscriber told me that this coffee shop is a hidden gem and I love me some hidden gems so naturally I had to start strong for my first coffee in Vietnam
01:05oh that's great thank you so much the coffee is at the bottom you can try the beef first and then just cook the coffee with the bean
01:14thank you beautiful that's great oh my god
01:19and then I said do it with the coffee
01:24wow
01:26it's insanely good
01:28so I realized I didn't even explain what I got I got an egg cream coffee they take egg yolk and whip it up with sweetened condensed milk and add it to espresso a little mocha chocolate powder on top probably one of the best things I've ever tasted
01:49and here we are
01:55and here we are
01:57got my hook my chicken hook
01:59now I'm going to dress it up with all the garlic in the world
02:02you want some?
02:03nothing
02:04alright I swear it's cooler on the inside but that's what we're saying
02:08actually it's cool on the outside it has its own charm
02:10alright we are out walking around again after going back to the Airbnb to rest for a little bit after the pho and the walking around and the chaos
02:22we're just meandering until we get to the Hanoi Hilton which is the POW prison or it was a POW prison during the Vietnam War
02:28but for now we got little ice cream cones which converted to what 80 cents each?
02:33yes
02:34everything here is very cheap
02:35it's awesome
02:36alright in about the amount of time it took us to eat those teeny tiny little ice cream cones
02:45we got another dessert
02:47or another dessert station popped up
02:49and anyway I've never ever had these
02:51I've seen them all over social media
02:53I don't know where they originate from TBH
02:56they're strawberries crystallized in like a hot sugar mold
03:02really?
03:03yeah
03:04wow
03:05I mean obviously really good
03:08the strawberries themselves are really good too
03:10mmhmm
03:11hey there
03:12a lot of sanding my back kind of hurt
03:26and we need a little refreshment
03:28I like to try weird things
03:30so I got this melon milk soda
03:32it is so good
03:34if you like pea lime lacroix or limoncello lacroix which kind of has that creamy flavor
03:40you would love this
03:41and it's zero calories now
03:46we just got a drink
03:48coming out with some friends for a couple hours
03:50and now
03:51probably just meander and find a food spot
03:53well we'll see
03:54decided
03:55chicken
03:57chicken
03:59cucumber
04:00in my belly
04:01edamame
04:02in my belly
04:03fantastic
04:06it's a wet wipe
04:07wet wipe
04:08what's up vlog?
04:21we're going to get banh mis
04:22since we've done pho
04:24we're going to do bun cha later today
04:26hang on let me cross the road here
04:28so for now
04:29we're going to do
04:30banh mis
04:31street banh mis
04:32it's going to be awesome
04:33what's up vlog?
04:34we got our banh mis
04:35this one mysteriously has a bite taken out of it already
04:38not very cool of the people who made them
04:40it was me
04:41I took the bite
04:42soaking it in
04:43wipe on a stick
04:45wipe on a banh mis
04:47cheers
04:50Taylor
04:51Taylor
04:52I didn't like
04:53I didn't like that moment
04:55alright
04:56we just walked down this cute little alleyway
05:00the crowded area is right over there
05:01but it's actually half line over here
05:02anyways
05:03we're going to another hidden coffee spot
05:05go straight and turn left
05:07okay we didn't actually end up getting a coffee here
05:10because somehow they didn't have the classic Vietnamese style coffee we were wanting
05:14but I'm just so into these hidden nook and cranny coffee shops
05:18and still wanted to show you
05:20yeah
05:26I walked into a little ceramic shop and everything here is hand painted
05:34like everything
05:36then I thought this was funny
05:38I can't get away
05:40we're at the train street
05:41where a train sometimes comes directly through
05:43you know I'm not sure one day they come by given that they're putting seating directly on the track
05:47yeah I say no one's not scheduled now
05:49let's go
05:50but it's pretty cool
06:07alright this is B-52 Lake
06:09that's a B-52 bomber
06:11that was shot down during the Vietnam War
06:14the chaos leading up to the train
06:22everyone getting their orders
06:30okay the train is coming in like 2-2 minutes
06:32and she just asked us to angle our legs this way
06:35because it comes this close to us
06:37I heard the rumble
06:39I don't see it
06:41it's getting smushed
06:43it's getting smushed
06:44yeah it's Korean
06:45okay
06:46alright
06:47we used to do that as a kid
06:48or me and my brother
06:53oh my god
06:54jedi
07:01has
07:02he's
07:04haed
07:06the
07:07haed
07:09oh my god
07:12haed
07:13haed
07:15It's so hot look at that. We got the coin in Korea and we smashed it in Vietnam. That's really cool.
07:40Okay, it was hard to tell in the video, but I'm not kidding. It probably came to like what here? Probably about a foot away. Wow
07:50Crazy
07:52So after the train we walked back down because we were here earlier and I found him
07:59I went to store to store and asked if you've seen this puppy and he said yes, he's sleeping right here
08:07Most wanted puppy
08:10Lua
08:12Puppy teeth
08:14Puppy teeth
08:16Puppy belly
08:18Tremontal
08:20Okay, we were having a very hospitable experience. We came looking for Lua
08:25And we found her. I thought she was a he and then I investigated further. She is a she
08:31She wants to play and then the shop owner came and brought us some black bean sprouts just to munch on while we play with his puppy
08:39I'm happy
08:41I'm happy
08:43Luua
08:45Luua
08:47It was about in this moment
08:49After the train rushing by and playing with the puppy and crossing these chaotic streets that I realized
08:55Hanoi reminded me of why I love New York
08:57And I thought jaywalking in New York was bad
08:59It's got that same wild energy that keeps you on your toes
09:03But set against a completely different cultural background
09:07In some ways I felt right at home and in other ways I couldn't have felt farther from home
09:11All right
09:13After that very exhilarating
09:15Experience
09:17Which woke me up because I think my jet lag was hitting kind of bad like an hour ago
09:21Now we're going to oh my god, I hope we get in
09:23It's food shop, but
09:25It's where Anthony Bourdain and Obama eat together and I have no sense of if we'll be able to get in or if it's gonna be an insane line
09:33Or you need to get a reservation three months in advance. I don't know. Guess we'll find out
09:37Here we are. Oh my god. It looks not that creepy
09:43That was easy. Here's the Obama
09:45All right guys
09:47Just walked right in. No problem. New York can never
09:49So we got the traditional food chow. This is what Obama got but uh
09:55Not quite as hungry as he was
09:57So take a look
09:59My mom while I was in the bathroom just read that I guess you take the noodles dip it into the sauce
10:03I'm gonna add obviously
10:05A lot of this garlic
10:07Let's see what it's all about
10:11Start small. I'm gonna try it just for the flavor
10:13Flavorful
10:15Here's when Anthony Bourdain and Obama are here
10:19And now me
10:33Alright we are in the bus on the way to Halong Bay
10:49Got some coffee. Got a little hotel breakfast this morning. Normally I'm against hotel breakfast
10:53Like I like to go out in the city and not waste one of my meals on not getting kind of authentic city thing
10:59But it was really good
11:01Coated like unlimited perfectly ripe cut mango
11:05Incredible
11:23Got it. That's a vlog
11:25Here we are in Halong Bay
11:27Here is mother
11:29Alright we are in the caves
11:31I haven't really thought to film because it is so touristy
11:33Like we are basically waiting in line
11:35But this is a little bit more open
11:37And it is really really cool what it is
11:39This is huge cave system
11:41On one of the islands
11:43On one of the islands
11:47Yeah
11:55What is it?
11:57Hey Taylor
11:59I'm relaxing
12:01Mother enjoying a Vietnamese beer
12:07Living life
12:09Pretty good
12:11I have myself some club soda
12:13That is the turtle of Halong Bay
12:23This is the other one
12:25This is the other one
12:27The other one
12:29That is the other one
12:30The other one
12:31The other one
12:32I have to go out
12:33Alright I am about to go climb one of these tall mountains in Halong Bay
12:41All right, I'm about to go climb one of these tall mountains in Halong Bay to get a panoramic
12:53view at the top.
12:54I know it's a lot of steps up and very, very steep, but I hope and I think there's going
12:59to be enough people in line where it just kind of moves slow and won't be too hard.
13:03Anyways, let's see.
13:11And there's my mom.
13:18She didn't join me for this one, but it was awesome.
13:23Let's get back on the boat.
13:24We're at the end of our cruise.
13:25This is a sunset party.
13:27We got some snacks.
13:29These are really, really good.
13:30And then about a three hour drive back to Hanoi once we jog.
13:34It's been really, really nice.
13:36We highly recommend coming to Halong Bay if you're in Hanoi.
13:40It's like a day long thing.
13:41We could make it longer, but we did the day long thing.
13:43I don't know what else to say.
13:44They kind of, they kind of did it all with me.
13:48Well, I don't really get a good outro for Vietnam video, but here we are in the airport,
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