Hey what's up everybody, it's Cory here.
I'm down near the Old Quarter at the Long Bien Bridge.
And there's a cool station here, and I'm just going to kind of walk around and show you guys what this place looks like.
So looking down the tracks, you can see some people just walking across the bridge on the tracks.
And I'm technically just standing on the tracks as well.
And you can do that here.
So everyone is waiting. I'm just going to cross.
You can actually walk across the bridge, all the way that way. Let's go.
So I was reading online that this bridge started to be built in 1899, and then they finished it
in 1902, and then in 1903 it was officially opened.
It's a giant cantilever bridge. And it crosses the [Red] River here.
It's seem some damage through the years. It's been bombed multiple times.
Actually laser-guided missiles were first tested on this bridge.
And during the Vietnam War, yeah, they definitely blew it up.
So I want to say like more than half of the bridge is not the original piece of it.
But they're trying to do some restoration stuff and bring it back to it's "glory" days.
Let's walk across the bridge, see some of the views, check out some of the old rusty metal
See if we can find a sign by the company that developed the bridge.
And yeah, let's go!
A lot of rusty metal on this bridge.
It's funny, walking on this cement pathway here.
It's extremely thin. And if it broke, I would just fall straight through.
I would fall like a good 20 feet. At least. Down on to some cement.
I'd probably break my legs, my spine, and my neck.
So on one of the main beams here, is the plate, the metal plate that shows the company name.
Daydé & Pillé, I hope I said that right.
And from Paris. 1899 to 1902 was the construction period.
Earlier, we saw these guys.... Holy shit!
That was really cool.
We saw these guys from far away. Working on the tracks. I thought they were just normal people
walking on the tracks, but they're actually workers.
And he's heating up some iron bolts and then tossing them over there.
Did you see that? Here he goes again.
That's ridiculous! That's so ridiculous.
Alright, so I've walked down past some of these homes, here lining the side of the railroad track.
And if you look down, there's actually a little farm here.
There's a pig down there, rummaging through what looks like a bunch of bricks and stone.
This is a pig pen.
And this is literally Hanoi city. But it looks like farm land.
Like jungle farm land.
And then in the distance, you can see one of the other bridges, I don't know the name of it.
You can see it going across there.
Actually, I'm realizing that this entire area down here is a farm.
You can see they actually have like a proper pig pen.
Some piggies in there, eating and chilling.
I see some chickens. Looks like I see some geese?
Or something? Duck? Geese? Can you see them walking?
And there's a lot of fruit. I'm noticing papaya, avocado, banana trees.
I don't see any coconut but yeah, it's good to get out of the city and see some greenery like this.
Even though I'm literally like right at the edge of the city.
This railing kind of angles out and then it goes up.
So you feel like a little weird. Cause this is the edge, but you're kind of like overlooking the water.
There's a little "boat party" going on out there.
I wonder if they're like eating.
There's a fisherman walking to the water's edge, with some poles in hand.
Awww, on the other side is a fruit stand selling bananas.
Man, I'm on this side. Hopefully there's some food on this side.
Look at this dog on the handle bars.
Cruising.
He put the dog down, and the dog is going to I guess just run along side him.
Yeah, this guy is rowing with his legs.
Looks like he's going to the "boat party" I mentioned earlier.
I wonder what it is. Is it someone's home? Or is it just a resting place?
Do they trade goods there? What do they do?
Lots of banana trees!
Looks like they're burning some of the dead stuff over in the distance.
I see some little green bananas. And there's some papaya right there.
Man, lots of banana trees. It's great.
I haven't seen banana trees like this since the Big Island of Hawaii.
It's a lot.
Great landscape.
Alright, and we've reached the actual river. You can see it's a lot wider than that smaller tributary that we passed over earlier.
But this is the Red River, and it runs all around Hanoi.
Oh wow, look at this, there's a guy swimming in this muddy water with goggles.
And he's got like a little plastic bottle tied to him as a floaty. So I guess people know that he's there.
I wonder what he's going for. That current looks really strong.
There's another guy. Do you see him there?
Seems much younger, the other seems old, he had grey hair.
But that guy is also swimming against the current.
But he doesn't have a floaty, maybe it's just exercise.
Pretty serious exercise.
Yeah, this is a bit scary. If any one of these cement tiles broke, I'd fall straight through and go right into the river.
There's no safety mechanism or anything.
You can see the current is really strong. And here comes another guy.
I guess they're just going for a swim. It must be cool. It's really hot out right now.
Looks like he's got some kind of, he's on something. Styrofoam, something that's keeping him afloat, like a boogie board.
This guy is fishing, right from the bridge.
Man, look at those clouds!
It looks like it's raining a lot, way over there.
I live in that direction, where all that mass of rain and shadow are.
It's good to be out of that. Finally.
Alright, almost to the end of the bridge.
I've never been over on this side, ever.
So, it's kind of interesting to be over here.
So the railroad track, once you cross over, you can see the bridge ends and then it turns into
just a normal railroad track that cuts through the country.
Some little shops here, you can buy some sugar cane juice and stuff like that.
Some fruit vendors down here, below the bridge.
Nice looking fruit.
Ok, so I found the sidewalk that loops back up to the bridge, and goes back into the Old Quarter.
And so I'm just following it.
And it circles around this park which happens to have a mini amusement park for children over there.
There's a bouncy house, mini carousel, and stuff like that.
Alright, bridge entrance is right here. We're just going to walk right back.
The sun's popping out through a little hole in the sky.
Some rooftops. Heading back, there's the river, the Red River.
Wow, a lot of charcoal.
You guys, this has to be one of the most epic scenes I've seen in a long time.
Awwwww and the sun's going away.
You can see some debris here, collecting on the edge of this cement thing.
Alright, I came to a section here where there's some vendors selling some fruit. Let's see what they have.
Ok, those ladies weren't too happy with me filming, but at least they were nice enough to just
smile and tell me not to film.
Just a whole bunch more banana trees.
I found the banana vendor on the other side, but a lot of her bananas are really old.
So I'm not going to pick up any.
You can see this wooden ladder system that they just used with some wire to hold it into place.
That way they can get up there and do whatever kind of work they need to do.
But, yeah, that does not look safe.
And we've crossed back over to the Old Quarter.
And I made it before the rains actually came and knocked out my filming session.
Then the road curves down and goes out to the main street.
Alright guys, we made it back to the Old Quarter.
I really hope you guys enjoyed this video tour of the Long Bien Bridge.
It was really cool. This is something I've definitely wanted to check out since I moved here.
Whenever I thought about coming out to check it out, and get all my stuff ready,
it would just downpour like crazy. So I'm very happy that the weather broke long enough for me to come
check it out. And it looks like the clouds are rolling in so I do need to seek shelter or go home.
Cool down, grab a nice cool beverage, and edit this video for you guys.
If you guy shave any comments or questions, leave them down below. Thanks for supporting me
all across social media and Patreon. Love you guys!
See you in the next video, bye!
It's raining.
*loud cracking sound*
Oh shit
Alright, this is why I've been staying at home for many days in a row.
I went out to film, thought I could beat the rain.
I didn't. So I was on my Grab motorbike, going home.
And halfway on the ride, it just started downpouring. And now it's flooding.
And I'm actually going to have to walk through some of it, but I wanted to show you guys this.
I'm filming with my Samsung phone (S7 Edge), which is water resistant, but not water proof.
Rain is OK, but if I drop it in the ocean or into this flooded street,
it's not going to survive. Oh shit, I have to walk in this.
My shoes are completely screwed.
I am soaked!
Rainy season in Vietnam, it's real.
I'm going to run!
This is my street. I'm completely soaked.
Alright I made it home.
I'm soaking wet, completely top to bottom, all my hair, and clothes
and camera bag. Luckily inside is nice and dry.
But my shirt, completely soaking wet.
And
my pants, and my socks.
That, my friends, is why I've been staying home every single day.
Even out there, with a raincoat, I just got completely soaking wet.
Raincoat did not matter. Anyways, hope you guys enjoyed the video.
This was a random thing, filmed with my phone, putting it at the end of the video.
Just for some giggles. And uhh...
See you guys next time, bye!