we're in old town in phuket thailand
we're going to show you the other side of phuket
there are so many amazing cafes and bars places to stay and places to shop here
and we're actually going to go check one of them out right now
there's an ice cream shop that i've been really excited to go and visit
let's go check it out
there's honestly just so much to look at
there are so many beautiful buildings absolutely everywhere
there's so much color everywhere you look
and just incredible little shops
i can see so many lovely clothes, little knick-knacks and just really really cool stuff
it's awesome
so one of the most noticeable things about old phuket town is the architecture
in the early 1800s phuket was a major hub for tin mining
people came from all over the world to be here
and that's what's reflected in the buildings we see today
a long time ago they started to crumble a little bit
so they got fixed right up and they added a bright lick of paint
and that's why it looks so colorful so beautiful and so instagram worthy
now let's go get some ice cream
so right behind me is soy rommanee
it's a really really beautiful street
like we're literally next to a cafe covered in flowers
i can't express how beautiful this is
but the really bizarre thing i wanted to tell you
is this used to be the red light district of old phuket town
it was also the main gambling area as well
how crazy is that
i wonder what it would have looked like then
probably a lot less flowers
we are just here to get some ice cream
but another reason a lot of people come here is for their instagram photos
it's pretty easy to see why
we've literally got a bright pink building right next to us
it's so aesthetically pleasing
it's really cool
this place is really popular
they've literally got numbers being called out for when it's your turn to go inside
we're number 85 and we're the next number
so we're going to taste that sweet sweet ice cream really really soon
could i get the one that's the black sticky rice with the pea flavor
yeah
so we're here at tori's ice cream shop
i've been so excited to visit this place
and it's really cool
mr torry is here right now
he came up with all the flavors and they look really delicious
i'm really excited about the building itself
it used to be an old publishing house and now it's an ice cream shop
how cool is that
so the ice cream i decided to order today is one of the specialties
it's called be ba ko moi
and it's made of butterfly peas and it's served with black sticky rice
i love sticky rice
i've never tried black sticky rice before so let's see how it all tastes
wow that's really nice
i've never tasted anything like that before
it's got the very distinctive texture
the very distinctive rice taste
and combined with the sweet it's really refreshing
and it's just so unusual
so this place used to be an old publishing house
and what i've just noticed which i think is so cool
is torrys has made its very own newspapers
i feel like that's such a good ode to the past you know
a real throwback
we just found this beautiful cafe that's selling gourmet street food
and i had to get one of the cheese tarts
i think this one is mango flavor
it's shaped like a little turtle
it's so cute it's kind of like a cross between a cheesecake and a cake
and the inside's all filled with mango
that's really good what a find
there are some really lovely shops all over old town
what i really love are the bright colors
like you walk down the street and the most amazing fabrics are there
just so colorful and so beautiful
as expected there's some really lovely beachwear here
they're are really nice cover-ups and lovely bikinis and other kinds of swimsuits too
i like this one so much
i really love fruit print and it's just so cool
oh they've got it in another color as well
that's cool
oh my gosh look at that
that's so cool it's the building from old phuket town ah
this is so on trend
there's literally an entire shop solely dedicated to tie-dye
this is kind of amazing
this one gives me kind of britney and justin at the grammys kind of vibes
i know it's not denim but look at that matchiness
the sarongs are really pretty up the top as well
oh my gosh and look at this
even the dressing room is made of tie-dye
that's so cool
something i've found really beautiful
are these flowers and fabrics that are just hanging on a lot of the shop houses
i don't know why they're all the way down this street in particular
but they contrast so nicely with the amazing colored buildings down here
one of the things you've got to come and see in old phuket town is the on on hotel
it might look familiar and that's because it's where leonardo dicaprio filmed the beach
how cool is that
leonardo stayed right there
the other exciting thing is we're actually staying there tonight
so make sure you subscribe to the channel and we'll show you a closer look at the hotel
there are so many beautiful buildings here
and so many incredible colors too
the building right behind me is one of the most popular instagram spots
it's pretty easy to see why
just look behind me
the building is that amazing ceno portuguese architecture
and it's bright yellow
you'll literally see this building all over different advertising campaigns for phuket
it's really beautiful
and the bright yellow contrasts so nicely with so many different colors
we've seen queues of people here this morning all lining up to get the shot
and to be fair i think it's worth it
it's really beautiful
this is another huge instagram location in old phuket town
there are people lining the streets just trying to get the shot
it's really beautiful here
you've got rows of the classic ceno portuguese buildings
and you've got string lights above us
the hills right in the background
it's so spectacular
i really love this krungsri bank building behind me
but there's another one i've got to show you
the kasikorn bank building is just it's just so good
another really amazing building in phuket old town is the kasikorn bank building
it just towers above everything else
what i really love is the top of the building
you can see these really beautiful grates
and they're such a great ode to that portuguese heritage
it's another really popular instagram spot
you'll see heaps of people just lining up on the street right here
posing outside it trying to get that incredible picture
and to be honest it's great
it's a really beautiful location
i completely understand it
and it's a great landmark like if you're not sure exactly where you're going
just keep an eye out and you'll find the kasikorn building
it's really beautiful
we were just walking down the road and we noticed
this little art gallery out of the corner of our eye
the artist invited us in and showed us some of his different works
which amazingly are all different woodcuts
you wouldn't believe it
like the detail that goes into these is just incredible
he's explained some of the process to us
and what i really loved
was seeing some of the pieces that focused on old phuket town
we were literally just down the road looking at some of the buildings in real life
and now we're here seeing the prints of them in woodcut
so cool what an awesome thing to find
there's so much amazing street art all over old phuket town
this one right behind me is a really famous thai artist
i've seen loads of his work throughout bangkok
and even at some hotels we've stayed at before
if you're looking for more of his stuff
he usually has kind of a bird theme
so just keep an eye out for giant cartoon birds
that's probably him
there's beautiful street art all over the city
this one behind me is of king bhumibol
it's a really popular place for taking photos
and we saw queues of people lining up for their instagram shots earlier
you're in thailand so of course there are loads of different street food options
right here there are loads and loads of different sweet treats
that you can try
little kanoms which is thai for snack
and they look really tasty
another awesome thing is this harry potter themed pub
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