my name is Josie and I'm in Hanoi my name is Josie welcome back to my Channel or welcome if
you are new here today we're in Hanoi it is my very first time we are walking around the old
quarter I would like some breakfast the thing I want most of all is some egg coffee it actually
isn't really what I expected so we're gonna try and find that today oh I fell and then we're
going to show you our amazing hotel that's located right in the middle of all of this amazing stuff
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so if you've been watching my Vietnam series we started in Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City we went up
to Hoi An then we spent some time in Danang and then now we're here in Hanoi it's so different
I I wasn't sure what to expect like at all had no idea but I'm actually really liking it this
is my first walk out it's kind of like my first impressions really but it is really cool it's
busy but it's also got like some street food it's got kind of everything we like in a town really
so you can get egg coffee all over Vietnam and I've specifically not had it because I
know that it's really popular here in Hanoi so I've not had a coffee yet I've been waiting to
have it here so I can't wait to find a place today to try it for the very first time we're
gonna look for one but we're gonna explore the city on the way so I saw a sign that says Roti
up here I know it's not probably traditional Vietnamese breakfast or food but I really
liked it when I was in Malaysia and Indonesia so party oh they look the exact same as Roti boy
oh I am so excited what flavors do they have they have matcha and cheese matcha
and chocolate salted egg chocolate and then cheese
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uh cheese and salted egg please yes please yes
and 20 000 each so 100 so forty forty yeah cheers
they look exactly like it I'm so excited 60. come on thank you like I said this probably
isn't traditional Vietnamese but when I was in Malaysia I was obsessed and they look almost
exactly the same they're like a big puff of bread um and they normally have the fillings like hidden
on the inside and I had one of these every morning when we were in Kuala Lumpur so I'm super excited
to try this didn't expect to find them here I did not expect to find them in Vietnam that's for sure
it's really similar this one though the inside the cheese is like a thick custard whereas in
the other one it was kind of like melted butter if that made sense so it's a little bit thicker
both with the bread and the inside I'm surprised I'm glad I found this in Vietnam brick soft and
melt inside crunchy and crispy outside now I don't know if I want to taste Rick the outside the same
so something interesting I've noticed is that we're walking around these different streets
and each one is kind of looks like it's for a different thing like there's so many paint shops
on their street we went past another street that had so many Tech things like phone cases
like internet routers and things like that so each Street must have like different supplies
I just watched I just watched those dogs attack a little school boy so our lovely friend Gene
from our hotel she's been looking after us and she actually told us this is the place to go
she said this is the local place this is where she goes for egg coffee now we're in this local
really local Street everyone's staring at me vlogging and we're gonna find some egg coffee
so we're gonna find some egg coffee here oh okay sorry yeah hi oh hi can I please could
we get two of the espressos the eggs yeah these 130 000. you don't make it don't mix it yeah so
just like yes so I just drink it like with this yeah okay and don't mix just okay thank you okay
so she told me to just kind of like use the spoon and I can see that it's only sort of like half of
the cup it's only sort of 50 full this actually isn't really what I expected I'm assured that
other places have them like looking different in every place or something slightly differently
like anything else but this isn't really what I picture give it a go it smells like coffee oh
what is that that is the best thing I've ever had the most similar thing I can
think of is an avocado where it has coffee in the bottom and has like a little bit
of ice cream frothy and soft and cloudy it kind of tastes like drinking a cloud
oh I'm so bored why did I wait three weeks to drink this that is quite possibly the best take
on a coffee honestly that coffee was so good it was honestly more like whipped fluffiness
than actual coffee but it was amazing now we're just walking through here everything is within
a walking distance today which is so handy but something really cool is all of these like back
streets all of these like little Alleyways with all the street food people and little chairs just
eating on the side of the road it is so cool I love the little chairs here the other thing here
is these massive buildings they always go up so high and they're so thin and narrow and it is so
cool and they create these Alleyways that are just absolutely beautiful to walk through very
French looking or feeling and that's obviously the colonization but they've got that big like I
don't know how to describe it but it goes out like that rather than straight up you know what I mean
well speaking of France we're just walking we came across this like
big French and stuff inspired building it's a it's massive what's it called is this the name
oh Hi how are you good how are you it looks massive no thank you
it looks massive what is it that can't be right what does
it look like well it's a Catholic building and we know that nah Hanoi
what is it open oh six o'clock open okay thank you oh that's a Christmas tree oh [Applause] I
was just I was just looking at the thing and then I realized Michael look at all these Christmas
tree on the ground like right in front of me and it's right above me I've been to Paris I
don't really remember it though it was about 10 years ago so hey hey so it was a really
long time ago so I don't really remember oh it's okay we're just walking do it yeah
it's okay it's okay thank you thank you so fun fact in Australia we actually
celebrate Christmas with all these Christmas trees and all of the like things that come
with Christmas Gatherings and things like that even though Australia is now mostly
not Christian which I didn't know until the other day when Michael told me that
so another thing I'm noticing are these like Parisian balconies overlooking the streets
here where you walk this is just a cool City I'm getting such a good vibe from here I'm just really
liking it it's nice to just walk around we don't really have a map right now we're just exploring
so one thing which I did not expect is this beautiful this Lake right here in the middle
of this massive City and it's so tranquil I don't know if you can see it look behind me
it's all like I can hear birds like chirping it's really relaxing and peaceful here even
though the road is right there you can still hear the cars but I can hear the birds as well
and it is a nice place to people are just sitting people probably have picnics people are probably
walking along here for their exercise it's a really good place to do all that foreign
it's been a pleasure just walking around and exploring this city it's so pretty
so stunning and really interesting to walk through oh back to you yeah yeah
yes please and a cook and the Coca-Cola yeah
ciao
come on
listen to this I'm gonna put it right in front of the microphone but
this is the crunchiest spot me that I've had so far the crunchiest just so beautiful it's so nice
to sit here in this beautiful warm weather in this beautiful country and be able to sit here
and just see everyone Drive see people push the little rickshaws past see people walk past with
their fruits it's just really nice to sit here and soak in and enjoy looking at a country like
this from the side of the road so just a short walk down that street and this is our hotel the
La Siesta in Vietnam the luxury Boutique it is in the middle of absolutely everything it is a
gift to stay we're gonna stay here anyway or somewhere like this because they actually she
told us yesterday number one on TripAdvisor at the moment so if you're looking for a place to
stay in Hanoi you probably have already seen this so let's show you the inside we absolutely love
it let's go oh beautiful so this is one of the best if not the best place that we have stayed
on the road for the entire 12 months we've been away if you know my channel you know I'm
I'm a bit of a budget traveler so I don't often break the bank but staying in an amazing place
like this this every now and again just to have a little treat and a little bit of luxury is really
awesome actually the day we got here I actually hit 100K subscribers 100 000 so this has been
like my little treat even though it is a gift and it is a treat for me this has been amazing so you
walk in it's actually two stories you walk in the door and you have this massive spiral staircase
all the way up to the top floor which we'll get to in a second on the right that's the left on
the left it's somewhere you can put your bag so they're completely out of the way so many
times we're traveling and there's literally nowhere to put your bags Okay so we've come
through here and the roof's a little bit low but remember that's because you have two stories in
this one apartment State this is the shower it is sort of like a closet shower it's very different
because normally you'd have a bathroom right with like a toilet a shower and a kitchen a kitchen
what I think of vanity all in one spot if I'm having a shower sometimes Michael needs to go to
the toilet or vice versa so it's good to have it separate for us and then on this side on the right
you have the toilet room actually random but the toilet paper is really nice and it's like 10 ply
or something it's amazing so after that you have this amazing vanity it's out in the open luxurious
marble amazing tapware everything's like that 1920s it's so modern and new like the entire hotel
but just like that rich old school Rich if that makes sense especially just a little cabinet you
open it and it's got all your like wine glasses your coffee you have a working desk which for
us is essential as you can see we've already put that to good use Michael and I were having this
argument he thinks there's three balconies in this place I think that's two and a half so tell me
what you think is this a balcony or is it a half balcony I think it's a half one but you can still
one of the best things out this place let's go this way so this is I think the best balcony
it is an outdoor bar with all your conditioner shower body gel all of that stuff let's go look
upstairs so this is upstairs tell me something that screams luxury more than a chandelier
what this bed is massive this is big it is comfy these two nights that were here are gifted but
we're actually staying here another couple of nights because this bed is so amazing obviously
from our own pockets that's how much we love staying and sleeping in this bed artwork above
it is really nice very quaint the bedside tables are very cool amazing amount of light especially
because there's windows on each side of this apartment then you have yet another balcony on
the other side of the apartment to look over the city so not only do they have a beautiful
room but they have beautiful common areas a massive breakfast selection with cold meats
fruits eggs your way we got to enjoy a few of the amazing things you can do in this hotel like the
Spa where we were treated to an hour massage are what felt like 50 course dinner showing
off some of Vietnam's finest foods with more than exceptional service we then went upstairs and we
were treated to a cocktail and some finger food to see La siesta's Rooftop Bar at night after dinner
we ended up paying ourselves to stay a few more nights after the gifted stay and this is what a
cheaper room in the hotel looks like and we're really happy with the quality of this type of
room as well but one of the best things is being up here basically on the top the very highest
point of Hanoi this has been such a great day thank you to the last Siesta for working with
me it's been such an amazing stay here and as you know we ended up staying a couple of nights on our
own money anyway so this has been awesome such a great place to look out over the city and just
enjoy our travels sometimes we work so hard I kind of forget to just enjoy where I am and this is a
great place to do it so if you haven't already make sure you do like and subscribe I'm loving
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