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>> anthony: wow. lin and i came here for another show what feels like a lifetime ago. back then i got to meet his son, min, whos apparently grown up. >> lin: these are pictures of you and him. >> anthony: whoa. >> lin: 15 years ago. 14 years ago. >> anthony: oh, my god. look at my hair. ♪ its changed a little bit. like, over 8 million people are coming to ha long bay now? >> lin: yeah, every year. tourists. >> anthony: all of this is protected, right? you cant do anything with -- on these rock...

It was something luxurious 30 years -- >> hai: yeah. >> lin: -- ago. >> anthony: right. >> lin: and now its for everyone. >> hai: yeah. >> lin: its not expensive. ten thousand dong. >> anthony: so, thats -- >> hai: 40 cents. >> lin: 40, 45 cents. >> anthony: 45 cents a beer. >> both: yeah. >> anthony: ill have another. i can afford that. ♪ the countrys changed so much. when i first came, bicycles and motorbikes. now lot of cars. >> lin: more cars. >> anthony: you know, look, money. >> lin: yea...

Until we are drunk. >> anthony: oh, well, okay. we must, we must. >> lin: cheers for friendship. >> anthony: lin din. my oldest friend in vietnam from the very beginning. many happy memories, my friend. weve been to saigon, can tho, nha trang -- he was my original minder for vietnams ministry of foreign affairs. we became, in spite of his official responsibilities, fast friends. >> hai: one, two, three -- ba, yo! welcome back. welcome back. cheers. >> anthony: lin has brought me to a great and p...

A nap, sunset, maybe some more drinks. and what about dinner? >> lin: one for you. >> anthony: oh, thank you sir. >> lin: cheers, my friend. >> anthony: cheers. so, were eating some squid. >> lin: tons of squid. >> anthony: tons of squid. >> lin: we tried to get as many tons as possible. >> anthony: cue the majesty of the squid. at night this time of year, the bright lights of ha long bays fishing boats are unmistakable. >> lin: they can only caught the squid in the evening. the light attracts t...

>> anthony: its a maze of narrow streets and alleyways behind the old french cathedral. vendors set up stools and its happy hour in hanoi. [ crowd chatters ] ♪ >> anthony: every doorway, every window, a little slice of life. ♪ a story all its own, lives lived, being lived, caught for a second, a moment, then gone. >> lin: in vietnam, sometimes, to be truly friend -- to be friendly -- >> hai: yeah. >> lin: -- we have to drink

>> anthony: oh yeah. those are cute little squid. oh, those are going to be tender. whoo. mm. oh, yeah. the tentacles are the best. >> man: to catch the squid is a very hard job. >> lin: they work all the night. >> man: all the night. >> lin: they work all the night. the light it turn on all the night. >> anthony: right, and then sleep all day? >> lin: yeah. >> anthony: its got to be hot out there, man. sleeping in the day. >> lin: cheers for the day. >> anthony: cheers for the day. [ bottles cl...

Friends. >> hai: one, two, three -- ba, yo! welcome back. welcome back. cheers. >> anthony: lin has brought me to a great and proud and uniquely hanoi tradition -- bia hoi. bia hoi refers to the roadside joints where locals gather to consume keg-dispensed, freshly brewed draft beer. ah, thats good. >> lin: its not strong at all, my friend. just like between 3 to 4%. >> anthony: ah, so we need to drink a lot. >> lin: yeah. >> hai: yeah. >> lin: cheers for hanoi beer. [ horns honking ]

We must, we must. >> lin: cheers for friendship. >> anthony: lin din. my oldest friend in vietnam from the very beginning. many happy memories, my friend. weve been to saigon, can tho, nha trang -- he was my original minder for vietnams ministry of foreign affairs. we became, in spite of his official responsibilities, fast

Now for the rest of the day -- try to do a little as possible. a nap, sunset, maybe some more drinks. and what about dinner? >> lin: one for you. >> anthony: oh, thank you sir. >> lin: cheers, my friend. >> anthony: cheers. so, were eating some squid. >> lin: tons of squid. >> anthony: tons of squid. >> lin: we tried to get as many tons as possible. >> anthony: cue the majesty of the squid. at night this time of year the bright lights of ha long bays fishing boats are unmistakable. >> lin: they ...

Behind the old french cathedral. vendors set up stools and its happy hour in hanoi. [ crowd chatters ] ♪ >> anthony: every doorway, every window, a little slice of life. ♪ a story all its own, lives lived, being lived, caught for a second, a moment, then gone. >> lin: in vietnam, sometimes, to be truly friend -- to be friendly -- >> hai: yeah. >> lin: -- we have to drink until we are drunk. >> anthony: oh, well, okay.