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Back then i got to meet his son, min, who's 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. ♪ it's 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 can't do anything with -- on these rocks? >> lin: no. >> min: no. no. >> anthony: no. and how many of these islands? it's like 1,900 of these rocks out there? >> lin: 1,969. and this is a good number, you know? >> anthony:...

>> anthony: i like this boat. we're living a little larger than last time. last time the boat was not this nice. all the modern conveniences but the charms of the past. it fits perfectly with my over-romantic delusions and, in general, it does not suck. ♪ hello, gentlemen. >> min: hi, tony. >> anthony: how are you doing? >> lin: we're having some gin and tonic. >> anthony: gin and tonic, traditional vietnamese drink. well, not really, but all right. >> min: this is my first time trying this. >> anthony: yeah? >> min: yeah. >> lin: his first time. >> anthony: how old are you, anyway? wait a m...

>> 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. 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. we've been to saigon, can tho, nha trang -- he was my original minder for vietnam's 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 t...

>> lin: more cars. >> anthony: you know, look, money. >> lin: yeah. >> anthony: people are making money. business is good, right? >> both: yeah. >> anthony: i mean, much, much, much more tourism every year, yes? >> hai: yes, yes. people also enjoy life more. ♪ [ engines rev ] [ horns honk ] and get the samsung galaxy s9 free. ♪ bum-bum-bum-bum-bum you ok there, kurt? we're about to move. karate helps... relieve some of the house-buying... stress. at least you don't have to worry about homeowners insurance. call geico. geico... helps with... homeowners insurance? been doing it for years. i'...

Narrow streets and alleyways behind the old french cathedral. vendors set up stools and it's 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.