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I'm the living example
of "better late than never."
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Until a few years ago,
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my life was steady, predictable,
reassuringly repetitive.
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But my recent adventures
have changed all that.
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So what's next for me?
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Now that I'm considered
something of a traveler,
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I've challenged myself
to complete my own bucket list
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before actually kicking the bucket.
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I did a lot of research,
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kept an open mind…
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Who's going hiking in the Amazon?
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…and came up with a list of my own.
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Take a look at this.
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Welcome to London!
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Never felt more like a tourist.
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These are some of the greatest…
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…once-in-a-lifetime travel experiences
you can have.
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Don't take this the wrong way,
but this is a horrible ride.
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Tick that off the bucket list.
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- This is my first time in Ireland.
- Of course, I've been here before.
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- Yep. Once.
- Once or twice.
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- Once.
- Once.
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Whether they should be
once in my lifetime…
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Oh!
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…is another matter.
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Whoo-hoo!
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- But I'd like to think…
- Whoa!
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…I've gotten a little bit bolder…
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It's hard to believe I'm actually here.
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…a little bit braver…
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What a save!
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Course I work well under pressure.
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…so this could be
my most memorable trip yet.
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Was getting drunk with Prince William
on your bucket list?
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- That's the bucket.
- That's the bucket, is it?
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I've never
experienced anything quite like this.
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India's always been on a bucket list
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for, you know,
any kind of seasoned traveler.
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I know a lot of people
who have come to India and say
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that you've gotta…
you've gotta put that on your bucket list.
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And that's why,
despite being partial to my own company,
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I've listened to those people and come
to the most populated country on Earth.
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If this was a movie set,
somebody would be saying,
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"Okay, you know what, too much commotion.
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We gotta cut it back.
It's gotta be more real."
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I've traveled more than 7,000 miles
to the biggest state in India,
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Rajasthan.
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Also known as the Land of Kings,
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it's celebrated for its painted cities,
ancient forts and bustling markets,
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making it a must-see
for first-timers like me.
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It's hard to believe I'm actually here.
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My journey starts in Jodhpur.
A city that's over 500 years old.
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- Hey!
- Abish.
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Eugene. Welcome to India.
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- How are you doing?
- How are you?
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- I am good.
- So nice to see you.
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Abish is my local guide here.
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And just the man to help me
make sense of my new surroundings.
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- How was your walk?
- Brought new meaning to the word "crowd."
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Yes.
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India is not comfortable
but then you get comfortable with it.
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And when you go back, you have
a very different perspective of the world.
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It's not comfortable,
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- but you get comfortable with it.
- Yeah.
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All right, this is kind of what I thought
would probably have to happen.
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The reason I was like this might be
a good place for you to start off
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is throw you in the deep end
and ask you to learn how to swim.
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Over the past five centuries,
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this city grew up around a landmark
that's pretty hard to miss.
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That is the Mehrangarh Fort of Jodhpur.
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Built in 1459.
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- Oh, my God. It's massive!
- Yeah.
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It's still owned by the royal family.
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Sitting 400 feet above the city,
its name means "Fort of the Sun."
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Which is pretty apt
considering it's right next to a desert.
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- I can show you the market if you want?
- Yeah.
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This entire market that's right
under Mehrangarh Fort
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is the Sardar Market.
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- All right, yeah.
- You get everything there.
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- Do you wanna check it out?
- Let's take a look.
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This is like a sensory overload
of colors, of spice, of people, of faces.
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Every point's a slight bit of negotiation
and excitement, you would learn so much.
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I would say this is definitely
more colorful than Canada.
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It is. It is.
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If there's one thing Jodhpur is known for,
what would that be?
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I'd say textiles.
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Take a look at this.
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These are all the kind of textiles
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specifically to Rajasthan,
the state we're in.
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The color you encounter here
is much more vivid
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than in any kind of pictures
that I've seen.
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When you're on the street encountering it,
it kind of explodes.
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And it's not just the colors here
that pack a punch.
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This is cumin.
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This is… rice.
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- Cumin rice.
- Yeah, cumin.
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- Mint tea.
- Smell slowly.
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Now, this, slowly smell it.
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Whoa! What is it?
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It's like, uh, VapoRub. It's…
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It's what you put on your chest
when you get a cold.
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- This is good for digestion…
- Oh, yeah.
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- …immunity, and the whole body relax.
- Yeah.
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There's a lot to take in
down here at street level.
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So to really get a sense of this city,
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Abish wants to take me
to his favorite viewpoint.
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We're gonna be taking an auto-rickshaw.
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Try to relax.
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- Try to relax?
- Yeah. That's the key.
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A mix between a New York taxi
and a tricycle,
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these rickshaws make roughly 200 million
trips around the country every day.
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- Couple of pro tips for you.
- Yeah.
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Number one, always hold the railing,
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- right leg or left leg on this.
- Yeah.
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And every now and then
that you get a bump,
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put your hands down and engage your core.
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A little bit of an up and down.
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All right.
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Who is our driver?
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- Oh, it's Bablu. Bablu Ji, namaste.
- Bablu.
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- Namaste.
- Namaste. How are you?
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- Wow!
- Whoa, that was close.
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Almost hit that woman.
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Don't take this the wrong way, Bablu,
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you're an excellent driver,
but this is a horrible ride.
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Across on the streets,
you'll see a lot of animals as well.
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Cows are very revered
in this part of the country.
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Like in Toronto,
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- pedestrians have rights to cross first.
- Yeah.
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Here, animals have rights to cross first.
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So, where do they go?
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They roam the streets
and then they go back.
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- Yeah, look at them.
- Oh, they're…
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They go back to their homes.
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Cows are considered sacred
in Hinduism, India's biggest religion.
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And despite the oncoming traffic,
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they appear to be way more relaxed
than me.
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- Okay, that was the worst part.
- Yeah.
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I'm getting the hang of it.
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- Whoo! Thank you, sir.
- Yeah.
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The last person to rattle my bones
like that was my chiropractor.
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We're here.
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But we've made it to the old town.
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This colorful maze of winding streets
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is the reason that Jodhpur
is also known as the blue city.
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- That's the fort I was telling you about.
- Wow, yeah.
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So, why the blue?
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Blue keeps the temperature really cool.
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This is the desert, after all.
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The blue is also to kind of signify that
a priestly community called the Brahmins,
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they used to live
in this part of the town.
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- Also one of the best spots…
- Wow.
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…in the city to get this.
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I would imagine. Unless you're up
at the palace, you know?
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- Which is… I don't know.
- Okay, you got me there.
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Hey, this is all
that I could afford, okay?
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I'm not royalty to get you up here.
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Have you seen something like this?
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I have never seen a city in color
like this.
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And Jodhpur is so much bigger a city
than I actually thought it was.
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I wasn't expecting a blue city.
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But I can see, and feel,
why it was the color of choice.
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Summer temperatures here
regularly top 100 degrees Fahrenheit,
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so I'm heading to my hotel to cool off.
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I've been here half a day, really,
you know?
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And I'm just having a hell of a time.
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I'm looking so forward to
getting to experience what the culture,
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what the people,
and what life is like here.
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And it seems that
for the old kings of India, the Maharajas,
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life was pretty good.
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I mean, just take a look at
where I'm staying.
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The Bal Samand Lake Palace.
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Overlooking one of India's first
man-made lakes, carved out of solid rock.
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The palace itself was built by the
Maharaja of Jodhpur in the 17th century.
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- Hello. Thank you.
- Welcome, sir.
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We have set some traditional welcome
for you. Please come.
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By the looks of the welcome party,
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I think they were expecting someone
a bit more royal than me.
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Thank you.
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- Thank you.
- Most welcome.
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- Hello, Mr. Eugene.
- Hi.
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So, this is the Bal Samand Lake Palace.
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This was the summer palace
of the royal family of Jodhpur.
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And now they have converted this place
to be a hotel.
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- This is really nice.
- Yes.
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I know when I was driving up,
I didn't know if this was a mirage.
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Just beware of the monkeys.
We have some lot of monkeys here.
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- They are not harmful, but…
- Mm-hmm.
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…just beware of the monkeys.
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- Don't get too close.
- Yes. Yes.
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- Okay.
- Have a nice stay with us.
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- Thank you, thank you.
- Thank you.
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After being converted from
a royal residence into a luxury hotel,
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the palace's doors and gardens
have been open to guests
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hoping to escape the desert heat in style.
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I gotta say, I'm enjoying this space,
I'm enjoying the quiet.
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It's kind of right now a little surreal.
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No more calls, we have some monkeys.
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Wow, cute. Hi, kids!
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My Indian adventure
is off to a grand start.
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And my evening plans
aren't too shabby either.
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Abish has invited me to a party
with some well-to-do friends of his.
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That's if I can get past
the local security guard.
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- Eugene!
- Abish.
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You're all dressed up to go dancing.
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You look great as well.
Let me make you meet my friends.
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- Yeah.
- Ajit…
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Cousins Uday and Ajit
are part of Rajasthan nobility.
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Wow, this is great.
Now, whose place is this?
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- It's his place.
- His place.
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Which probably explains
this impressive party.
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So, how long have you lived here, Uday?
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I've grown up here.
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But my family's presence has been here
for the last 600 years.
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And, when I say 600 years, I think
I'd be the 18th or 19th generation.
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What did your family do?
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The family owed its allegiance
to the Maharaja of Jodhpur.
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Our great grandfather and his parents,
they collected taxes for the Maharaja.
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Noble privileges were abolished
in the 1970s
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but many families
continue their traditions.
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Which in this case,
means one heck of a celebration
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for the fresh-faced guest of honor.
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- This is the guest of honor.
- The guest of honor?
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- Yeah, that's he, him.
- This is the guest of honor?
225
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Tonight is all about formally welcoming
little Rudra Veer to Jodhpur.
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This is his first trip here,
which is the ancestral home.
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So, that's why
it's a very important homecoming.
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- That's a big one! So, he…
- It is a big one.
229
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Yeah.
230
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I totally get it, I totally get it.
231
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Look at you. What a big boy!
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Do you have grandchildren?
233
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Yes, I have one grandson
who's turning three.
234
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Oh, wow.
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And it wasn't that long ago
I was holding him…
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- Yes, you look like a natural.
- …just like this.
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Would anybody mind
if I take him home with me?
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Mr. big boy.
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I'm not sure RV will remember this party,
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but in a selfish kind of way,
I hope he remembers me,
241
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as we toast his good fortune.
242
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Very nice.
243
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India's noble families
aren't the only ones living well.
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India is the world's
fastest growing economy,
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with over 30,000 new millionaires
added last year alone.
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And, one day in,
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I feel like I'm getting a glimpse
into just how varied life is here.
248
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Tell me about Rajasthan.
249
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Does it have
its own distinctive personality?
250
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So, you break the word Rajasthan,
it means "Place of Kings".
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It had its own army, it's own currency,
its own judicial system.
252
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As you move in India,
the culture changes, from state to state.
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And you know,
to give you an idea how diverse it is,
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you know, when you move,
you have a different dialect.
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100 kilometers in each direction,
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food changes, people change,
language changes.
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So, it's almost like a nation
within multiple nations.
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Some estimates put the number of
dialects here at almost 20,000.
259
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If anything, is there one thing
that binds the country together?
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What is very special about India,
constitutionally,
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is the secularism of India.
262
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The majority religion
in the country is Hinduism.
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- Hindu? Yeah.
- Yes, Hindus.
264
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And, yet, we still have
a very large Muslim population,
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we have a very large Christian population,
we have Jews, we have everyone.
266
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- But cricket is the dominant religion.
- Really?
267
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Each state has its own team, you know?
268
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And you belong to the state,
you support your team completely.
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It's a religion.
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Cricket is unfamiliar territory for me,
271
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but that's been
the story of this trip so far.
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That was amazing.
273
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And, after an evening
at the hottest house party in town,
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I'm ready to explore more of this city
tomorrow.
275
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- Wow.
- Thank you.
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I had a great sleep last night.
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Hear this?
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Birds chirping.
That's… That's all I heard.
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And it was music to my ears.
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When it came to luxury, India's Maharajas
knew what they were doing.
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But this morning, I'm swapping the green
of the palace gardens
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for the blue of Jodhpur's old town.
283
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- Abish. How are you?
- I am good.
284
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This is the most quiet
I've heard this city.
285
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- This country is beautiful…
- Wow.
286
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…'cause you find moments of, like,
calm in, like, extreme hectic places.
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Oh, that's a pandit, that's like a priest.
288
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That is pandit.
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About 1.1 billion people in India
are Hindu.
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That is Ganesh Ji.
291
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Ganesh is the god that you pray to
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when you start on, like, a new endeavor
or, like, a new adventure.
293
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Which is why you'll find local
shrines like this all over the country.
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Giving people a chance to connect
with their spirituality on the fly.
295
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I'm gonna ask the priest, if you're
comfortable with it, for a small blessing.
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Sure, that would be very nice.
297
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Yeah, you'll have to just sit down,
298
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but you'll have to take the shoes off,
if that's all right?
299
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- Shoes off and sit down?
- Shoes off and sit down.
300
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- All right, I can do that.
- There you go.
301
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This is the prasada,
which is the blessing that you take back.
302
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Oh, there's another thing!
This coconut needs to be broken.
303
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What is the significance
of breaking the coconut?
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The water that comes out of it is used
as blessing to be sprinkled back on you.
305
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- I see. All right, so you…
- Okay.
306
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One, two, three…
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You've been blessed, you broke a coconut,
you've got prasada to eat.
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- Wow.
- No obstacles in your way.
309
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- How do you say, "Thank you" in India?
- Dhanyavaad. Dhanyavaad.
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Dhanyavaad, dhanyavaad.
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Was that good?
312
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- Oh, okay.
- What'd they say?
313
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There's an error. You need to make sure
it comes all the way down.
314
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You just released it and you threw it.
315
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- You take what you can get, I guess.
- Yeah.
316
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I think to get a blessing, to get rid
of all the obstacles that are ahead of me.
317
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I… You know, I think it's a good thing.
318
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- Look at that.
- Wow, what's this?
319
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So this is a form of cricket
called gully cricket.
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Gully means an alleyway.
321
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Oh.
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Back in the 18th century,
when India was part of the British Empire
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and a major source of trade,
324
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British sailors introduced locals
to the game.
325
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- That gentleman is the bowler.
- Yeah.
326
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Whoa! Good catch!
327
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- That's good.
- There you go.
328
00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:41,910
- I mean…
- That's hard.
329
00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:46,080
This is a good place to be actually.
You know, right now, this--
330
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Oh, that's so funny.
331
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India gained its independence in 1947,
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but cricket was here to stay.
333
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The last game of the season
was watched by 169 million people.
334
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Whoa!
335
00:19:01,220 --> 00:19:02,390
That is a sixer.
336
00:19:02,470 --> 00:19:06,390
That's 41 million more
than the last Super Bowl.
337
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This is how you show it.
338
00:19:08,730 --> 00:19:10,690
- Whoa!
- Wow, that's a six.
339
00:19:10,770 --> 00:19:13,020
What is that?
What's the sign for it? Well done.
340
00:19:13,900 --> 00:19:18,820
One of the biggest teams in the state
you're in is called the Rajasthan Royals.
341
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- The Rajasthan Royals?
- Yes.
342
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Like kids playing street hockey back home,
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these local games are where dreams
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of becoming a sporting superstar
take hold.
345
00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:32,420
- Kids, I'm watching you guys…
- Hi.
346
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…and you're really, really, really good.
347
00:19:35,090 --> 00:19:41,890
Anybody here want to be
a professional cricket player?
348
00:19:42,550 --> 00:19:43,550
I want to be.
349
00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:46,390
This is good.
Any budding actors in the group?
350
00:19:49,140 --> 00:19:52,020
- No.
- Wow, everybody wants to be a cricketer.
351
00:19:52,100 --> 00:19:54,360
Uh-huh. Well, not necessarily a cricketer
352
00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,820
but anything but acting
is what I'm getting.
353
00:19:56,900 --> 00:19:58,610
Well, let's play. Let it rip.
354
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Spin.
355
00:20:01,860 --> 00:20:03,370
Whoa!
356
00:20:03,450 --> 00:20:06,410
There was apparently some spin on the ball
357
00:20:06,490 --> 00:20:08,950
and made it kinda difficult to hit.
358
00:20:10,710 --> 00:20:12,120
Oh, that's good. Run.
359
00:20:12,210 --> 00:20:15,710
There might be a bit more to it
than I would have thought.
360
00:20:18,670 --> 00:20:19,720
- Out.
- Out?
361
00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,590
I gotta say I lost out to…
to a better man.
362
00:20:26,010 --> 00:20:28,390
I'm feeling a little red-faced,
363
00:20:28,470 --> 00:20:31,310
only this time I can't blame the sun.
364
00:20:33,150 --> 00:20:36,650
So I'm heading back to my hotel
for a little R & R.
365
00:20:37,900 --> 00:20:41,780
Before embarking on the next leg
of my Indian adventure.
366
00:20:48,370 --> 00:20:49,580
- Hi.
- G'day.
367
00:20:49,660 --> 00:20:50,660
Australia?
368
00:20:50,750 --> 00:20:51,870
Kiwis.
369
00:20:52,460 --> 00:20:53,920
- New Zealanders.
- New Zealand?
370
00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:55,380
Fellow first-timers?
371
00:20:55,460 --> 00:20:57,210
No, been here seven times.
372
00:20:57,290 --> 00:20:58,630
- Seven times?
- Yeah.
373
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So can I ask the very first time you came,
the very first time,
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did you love it as soon as you got here?
375
00:21:06,390 --> 00:21:09,390
For me, it was a sense of coming home.
376
00:21:09,470 --> 00:21:11,850
We don't know what's happening
in the next five minutes.
377
00:21:11,930 --> 00:21:13,140
We have no plan every day.
378
00:21:13,230 --> 00:21:15,060
We don't know where
we're staying.
379
00:21:15,150 --> 00:21:16,480
And that's part of the magic.
380
00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,820
And that's why we're now on our seventh.
381
00:21:18,900 --> 00:21:23,240
This is what I'm here to try and achieve.
382
00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:27,160
I mean, honestly, to experience India
383
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the way a seasoned traveler would. And--
384
00:21:31,950 --> 00:21:34,580
Stretch that comfort zone a little bit?
385
00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:38,130
Stretch the comfort zone is…
which is what I'm trying to do.
386
00:21:38,210 --> 00:21:40,750
Have you got many plans
or are you just winging it?
387
00:21:41,300 --> 00:21:43,010
I'm taking the train.
388
00:21:43,090 --> 00:21:45,130
- Ooh, we haven't done that.
- Okay!
389
00:21:45,220 --> 00:21:46,470
- You haven't done that?
- Nah.
390
00:21:46,550 --> 00:21:48,760
We haven't gone on any public transport.
391
00:21:48,850 --> 00:21:49,850
Well, where have you been?
392
00:21:50,850 --> 00:21:51,930
You're braver than us.
393
00:21:52,020 --> 00:21:54,270
Can't come to India
without taking the train.
394
00:21:54,350 --> 00:21:56,100
Take some risks today, right?
395
00:21:56,190 --> 00:21:57,350
Take some risks today.
396
00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:59,690
That's my middle name. Risk taker.
397
00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:09,910
What was interesting this morning,
the couple saying,
398
00:22:09,990 --> 00:22:12,950
you know, stretch your comfort zone
and taking risks…
399
00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:16,420
It's easier to say
than it actually is to do,
400
00:22:16,500 --> 00:22:19,460
but I'm trying my damnedest to do that.
401
00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:24,880
And, to be honest, I can't think of
a better way to stretch my comfort zone…
402
00:22:24,970 --> 00:22:26,470
We're here.
403
00:22:26,550 --> 00:22:29,140
…than catching a train to Jaipur.
404
00:22:29,220 --> 00:22:31,640
This state's capital city
405
00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:36,690
and home of one of its most popular
cricket teams, the Rajasthan Royals.
406
00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:42,570
I'm looking for the Jodhpur-Jaipur Express
407
00:22:42,650 --> 00:22:44,610
which is leaving at four o'clock.
408
00:22:44,690 --> 00:22:46,650
So I have to find the platform.
409
00:22:46,740 --> 00:22:48,740
Yeah, means nothing to me.
410
00:22:50,660 --> 00:22:53,830
Jodhpur Station was opened in 1885
411
00:22:53,910 --> 00:22:57,370
and serves nearly 50,000 people every day.
412
00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,960
Yeah, there it is, four o'clock.
Got it, platform five.
413
00:23:01,630 --> 00:23:02,630
We're off.
414
00:23:02,710 --> 00:23:06,010
It's amazing what you can do
when you put your mind to something.
415
00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:10,930
This is the closest I've come
to actually feeling like a traveler.
416
00:23:16,180 --> 00:23:19,850
Most trains here
give you the option to stand, sit,
417
00:23:19,940 --> 00:23:22,770
or put your feet up on a fold down bed.
418
00:23:22,860 --> 00:23:23,860
Excuse me.
419
00:23:23,940 --> 00:23:26,110
Abish has reserved us a spot.
420
00:23:26,190 --> 00:23:30,660
Though to find him,
I'll have to rely on my uncanny intuition…
421
00:23:30,740 --> 00:23:32,320
Carriage 2AC…
422
00:23:32,410 --> 00:23:33,580
Haven't found it yet.
423
00:23:33,660 --> 00:23:34,830
Excuse me.
424
00:23:34,910 --> 00:23:35,990
Excuse me.
425
00:23:37,870 --> 00:23:38,910
This can't be right.
426
00:23:39,750 --> 00:23:40,960
Do you speak English?
427
00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,210
- Yeah.
- Carriage 2AC?
428
00:23:43,290 --> 00:23:44,920
- Go straight.
- Go straight.
429
00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,090
- Mmm.
- Okay.
430
00:23:46,170 --> 00:23:47,420
Thank you. Thank you.
431
00:23:47,510 --> 00:23:48,510
Hey.
432
00:23:48,590 --> 00:23:50,130
- Abish.
- Good to see you.
433
00:23:50,220 --> 00:23:51,760
Glad you're here.
434
00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:54,810
After tracking down Abish,
435
00:23:54,890 --> 00:23:59,270
I'm looking forward to taking in the view
from the comfort of our sleeper cabin.
436
00:24:01,140 --> 00:24:02,190
I'm excited.
437
00:24:02,270 --> 00:24:04,520
At the age of 78, I'm growing up.
438
00:24:06,070 --> 00:24:07,530
Jaipur here we come.
439
00:24:12,030 --> 00:24:17,910
To reach Jaipur, we need to travel
nearly 200 miles east across Rajasthan.
440
00:24:21,790 --> 00:24:25,000
This right here,
is how you really see the country.
441
00:24:26,210 --> 00:24:29,550
Whether you're rich, whether
you're poor, everybody gets on the train.
442
00:24:29,630 --> 00:24:33,010
Friendships are made,
romantic comedies are started,
443
00:24:33,090 --> 00:24:34,550
family rivalries go through,
444
00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:38,560
so like this is quite integral
to all of our upbringing.
445
00:24:39,180 --> 00:24:43,940
When you think about the fact
this country has 1.4 billion people,
446
00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:46,770
there's so much difference.
447
00:24:46,860 --> 00:24:49,900
After we won the independence,
and the borders were drawn,
448
00:24:49,990 --> 00:24:53,110
there was this idea
that everyone came up with.
449
00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,200
We are not taught that we are one nation.
450
00:24:55,740 --> 00:24:58,490
We have been told that unity and diversity
451
00:24:58,580 --> 00:25:01,330
is what we are taught in school
from the very beginning.
452
00:25:01,410 --> 00:25:05,250
So it is in a way high contrast,
high contradiction,
453
00:25:05,330 --> 00:25:06,960
major differences.
454
00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:09,630
And I don't know how,
455
00:25:09,710 --> 00:25:13,510
but a national identity
still stays strong.
456
00:25:19,850 --> 00:25:22,850
I've been a fan of train journeys
since I was a kid.
457
00:25:22,940 --> 00:25:25,100
And one of the best things about them is
458
00:25:25,190 --> 00:25:27,520
that you can get up and nose around.
459
00:25:29,730 --> 00:25:30,730
Finally!
460
00:25:30,820 --> 00:25:31,940
Royals fans?
461
00:25:32,030 --> 00:25:33,860
- Yes.
- Yes.
462
00:25:33,950 --> 00:25:35,700
That's… So am I.
463
00:25:36,450 --> 00:25:37,660
- Please.
- Oh, yeah.
464
00:25:37,740 --> 00:25:40,830
Turns out, the Rajasthan Royals
have a game tonight.
465
00:25:40,910 --> 00:25:46,040
And their dedicated fans will watch them
play from pretty much anywhere.
466
00:25:46,120 --> 00:25:49,040
Have you ever been to a Royals game?
467
00:25:49,710 --> 00:25:51,840
Yeah, we watched a match.
468
00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:53,010
What do I need to know?
469
00:25:53,090 --> 00:25:55,680
Halla Bol. That's it.
470
00:25:56,510 --> 00:25:57,970
- Yeah, that's--
- Halla Bol?
471
00:25:58,050 --> 00:26:00,390
Yeah. Halla Bol
is like you're cheering it.
472
00:26:00,470 --> 00:26:03,060
- And that's the motto of…
- All right.
473
00:26:03,140 --> 00:26:05,140
- Of Rajasthan Royals.
- Halla Bol is a cheer?
474
00:26:05,230 --> 00:26:07,060
Yeah, from Rajasthan Royals.
475
00:26:07,150 --> 00:26:11,230
- Halla. Shout out loud. Yeah.
- Halla Bol. Yeah. Okay. All right.
476
00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:12,990
Well, pleasure meeting you both.
477
00:26:13,070 --> 00:26:15,650
- So nice hanging out with you.
- Hope you have a nice time.
478
00:26:15,740 --> 00:26:17,070
- Good luck to you both.
- Thank you.
479
00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,630
You don't often get
an open door on a train
480
00:26:30,710 --> 00:26:32,800
but it's kind of nice,
get a little fresh air.
481
00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,680
Anybody that knows me would be saying,
"I can't believe you're there."
482
00:26:39,010 --> 00:26:40,010
Because…
483
00:26:42,310 --> 00:26:46,440
you know, it's a country I never honestly
thought I would ever get to.
484
00:26:47,770 --> 00:26:50,270
It's taken three years
to get me to this point
485
00:26:50,360 --> 00:26:55,320
and so far it's been amazing,
a lot of fun.
486
00:27:02,120 --> 00:27:05,200
Five hours and one Halla Bol later,
487
00:27:05,290 --> 00:27:07,330
we've finally arrived in Jaipur.
488
00:27:08,790 --> 00:27:10,670
- We made it.
- Well, we're here.
489
00:27:10,750 --> 00:27:12,380
- We made it.
- Which way?
490
00:27:12,460 --> 00:27:13,920
That should be the exit.
491
00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:17,930
And once I've found somewhere
to recharge my batteries,
492
00:27:18,010 --> 00:27:22,550
I can't wait to see what this iconic city
looks like in the daylight.
493
00:27:29,140 --> 00:27:30,270
Jaipur.
494
00:27:30,350 --> 00:27:32,770
At almost 300 years old,
495
00:27:32,860 --> 00:27:36,150
it's a relatively young city
by India's standards.
496
00:27:37,740 --> 00:27:40,740
Now named as a UNESCO World Heritage site,
497
00:27:40,820 --> 00:27:44,490
it's also considered
the gemstone hub of the world.
498
00:27:44,580 --> 00:27:45,950
- Hey.
- Abish.
499
00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:48,210
- Welcome.
- Slept like a baby.
500
00:27:49,410 --> 00:27:52,880
I'm looking forward to getting
a sense of the place for myself,
501
00:27:53,380 --> 00:27:56,630
and Abish has agreed to give me
a whistle-stop tour.
502
00:27:57,460 --> 00:28:00,220
That statue over there
that's of Mahatma Gandhi.
503
00:28:00,300 --> 00:28:01,300
Oh, there it is.
504
00:28:01,390 --> 00:28:02,970
Known as the father of the nation.
505
00:28:03,050 --> 00:28:06,680
Also very popular for round glasses,
much like yourself.
506
00:28:06,770 --> 00:28:07,770
Those are…
507
00:28:07,850 --> 00:28:09,520
Those are Gandhi's glasses.
508
00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:10,850
Those are Gandhi's glasses.
509
00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:17,440
Rajasthan has this interesting tradition
where each city does their own color.
510
00:28:17,530 --> 00:28:20,110
Jodhpur was blue, Udaipur is white,
511
00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:23,570
Jaisalmer is the gold city
and Jaipur is pink.
512
00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:28,790
When the British royals visited
here in 1876,
513
00:28:28,870 --> 00:28:31,040
the locals put on quite the show.
514
00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:34,960
When Prince Albert had come to Jaipur,
515
00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:37,340
they had painted the entire city
in this color
516
00:28:37,420 --> 00:28:40,010
because it's the color
of hospitality, welcoming.
517
00:28:40,090 --> 00:28:43,760
So when he came in, he saw the color
and he said, "Wow, pink city!"
518
00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:45,470
And then the name stuck.
519
00:28:45,550 --> 00:28:48,640
Well, that kept the painters happy
I guess back then, didn't it?
520
00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:49,980
It did.
521
00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:56,230
At the city's heart is the Hawa Mahal
or Palace of the Winds.
522
00:28:56,770 --> 00:29:02,150
Built in 1799, it's a five story
architectural masterpiece.
523
00:29:02,780 --> 00:29:05,740
There are a lot of very stunning things
to look at here.
524
00:29:06,580 --> 00:29:10,000
I'd be happy to spend all day
looking around the city
525
00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:12,660
but I've got an important appointment
to keep.
526
00:29:12,750 --> 00:29:13,750
It's beautiful.
527
00:29:15,420 --> 00:29:19,550
Abish has set up a meeting for me
with the Rajasthan Royals.
528
00:29:19,630 --> 00:29:24,590
Presumably to get some tips after
getting struck out by a ten-year-old.
529
00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:28,470
Eugene, if I was in your place,
I would be so damn excited.
530
00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:30,970
I think I've prepped you enough.
What does this mean?
531
00:29:31,060 --> 00:29:32,060
Six.
532
00:29:32,140 --> 00:29:33,480
Yeah, absolutely right.
533
00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:35,020
So very excited.
534
00:29:35,100 --> 00:29:36,610
Am I gonna see you later or…
535
00:29:36,690 --> 00:29:37,770
Yeah, of course.
536
00:29:40,190 --> 00:29:43,990
The Sawai Mansingh Stadium
is the team's home ground.
537
00:29:44,610 --> 00:29:48,660
Wow. It's really something, isn't it?
It's my first cricket stadium.
538
00:29:48,740 --> 00:29:52,540
And with over 15 million followers
on social media,
539
00:29:52,620 --> 00:29:55,000
the Royals are a pretty big deal.
540
00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:57,540
Halla Bol, my friend. Halla Bol.
541
00:29:58,170 --> 00:30:02,590
So it's the perfect place for this rookie
to brush up on the basics.
542
00:30:04,010 --> 00:30:06,260
- How are you?
- I am good.
543
00:30:06,340 --> 00:30:07,970
Welcome to the Royals' home…
544
00:30:08,050 --> 00:30:09,220
- Thank you.
- …in Jaipur.
545
00:30:09,300 --> 00:30:13,980
Yaggi is a former player here and
now puts the fielders through their paces.
546
00:30:14,060 --> 00:30:16,980
I know you are 78,
but you looking like 50.
547
00:30:17,690 --> 00:30:18,940
- Oh!
- You're looking young.
548
00:30:19,020 --> 00:30:20,570
- You're looking young.
- Wow.
549
00:30:20,650 --> 00:30:23,030
So can we start with the activation first?
550
00:30:23,110 --> 00:30:24,400
- Sure.
- Okay.
551
00:30:25,030 --> 00:30:26,910
This is for your hammies and the back.
552
00:30:26,990 --> 00:30:28,990
- Yes, I'm… I'm feeling the hammies…
- Three…
553
00:30:29,070 --> 00:30:30,120
- …and the back.
- …four.
554
00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:31,740
So now the most important thing…
555
00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:33,950
- Yeah.
- The throwing one. So you stay here,
556
00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:35,040
hold it and throw.
557
00:30:35,580 --> 00:30:37,880
Two, three.
558
00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:39,080
- I think you're ready.
- Oh, boy!
559
00:30:39,170 --> 00:30:40,670
I think you're ready for the fielding now.
560
00:30:40,750 --> 00:30:41,880
Yeah, but I'm a lefty.
561
00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:42,960
Oh!
562
00:30:44,130 --> 00:30:46,720
Yaggi's clearly got his work cut out.
563
00:30:47,260 --> 00:30:50,180
And a convoy of coaches, pink, of course,
564
00:30:50,260 --> 00:30:53,680
means the players have arrived
for their own training session.
565
00:30:54,350 --> 00:30:58,350
Eugene, I want to introduce one
of our fastest bowler,
566
00:30:59,100 --> 00:31:00,520
Jofra Archer.
567
00:31:00,610 --> 00:31:03,480
He is one of the fastest in the world.
568
00:31:03,570 --> 00:31:07,490
Something tells me I should have
spent a little more time warming up.
569
00:31:07,570 --> 00:31:09,740
- Nice to meet you.
- Wow, nice to meet you.
570
00:31:09,820 --> 00:31:11,280
- Wanna come and play some cricket?
- Yeah.
571
00:31:11,370 --> 00:31:14,080
Well, I'm gonna let you go in for a bit.
572
00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:17,330
Does it matter to you
whether somebody is a lefty?
573
00:31:17,410 --> 00:31:19,330
Actually, I prefer bowling
at left-handers.
574
00:31:19,420 --> 00:31:22,500
I've got better stats against left-handers
than right-handers.
575
00:31:22,590 --> 00:31:25,260
Well, that's not gonna do me
much good, is it?
576
00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:29,220
Jofra also plays for England.
577
00:31:29,300 --> 00:31:34,930
And with them he won cricket's
greatest accolade: the World Cup in 2019.
578
00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:37,680
Give me an idea of what to expect.
579
00:31:38,940 --> 00:31:40,350
Oh, that's all right.
580
00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,820
I gotta let you get some confidence first
before I really turn it up.
581
00:31:44,650 --> 00:31:49,700
When it really matters,
he can bowl a ball over 90 miles an hour.
582
00:31:50,450 --> 00:31:52,120
One more, that was close.
583
00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:56,040
But for now, he's going at my kinda speed.
584
00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:00,870
No, you gotta use the bat!
585
00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:02,880
- You need to hit it.
- This is heavy.
586
00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:04,500
No pressure.
587
00:32:08,380 --> 00:32:11,430
- Was that good?
- Yeah, very good. Very good.
588
00:32:11,510 --> 00:32:14,970
I've got to go back to training now,
Eugene, but it was lovely to meet you.
589
00:32:15,060 --> 00:32:17,140
And I'll catch you
before we leave the ground today.
590
00:32:17,220 --> 00:32:18,230
- Oh, great. Great.
- All right.
591
00:32:18,890 --> 00:32:21,270
While Jofra gets in some real training,
592
00:32:21,350 --> 00:32:24,900
it's my chance to meet head coach,
Rahul Dravid.
593
00:32:24,980 --> 00:32:27,940
Basically cricket's answer to Babe Ruth.
594
00:32:28,030 --> 00:32:30,070
I hope he did not see my batting.
595
00:32:31,070 --> 00:32:33,700
Because, you know,
it's not really that impressive.
596
00:32:33,780 --> 00:32:37,120
In fact, I'm hoping
nobody sees my batting.
597
00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:39,160
- Rahul.
- Hey, Eugene.
598
00:32:39,250 --> 00:32:40,500
How are you?
599
00:32:40,580 --> 00:32:44,250
Rahul is regarded as
one of the greatest batsmen of all time.
600
00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,630
And a fully fledged national hero.
601
00:32:47,710 --> 00:32:49,010
Did you see me out there?
602
00:32:49,090 --> 00:32:51,590
- Yeah. I saw you're pretty good, yeah?
- Yeah, me and Jofra.
603
00:32:52,130 --> 00:32:54,180
Are you… It's easy to take him on?
604
00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:56,010
Well, you know,
605
00:32:56,100 --> 00:32:58,640
I don't know if you noticed,
I did get a hit…
606
00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:00,390
Not many people can claim
to have done that, so…
607
00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:05,110
I was gonna say, you know,
it's not that he needs more work, but…
608
00:33:05,190 --> 00:33:07,980
if I can get a hit off him,
you may want to keep him after practice.
609
00:33:09,150 --> 00:33:10,900
Yeah. I hope you've got some understanding
610
00:33:10,990 --> 00:33:13,450
of what is a beautiful game
in this country.
611
00:33:13,530 --> 00:33:17,490
Yeah. Now I can honestly say,
in terms of cricket, this is my team.
612
00:33:17,580 --> 00:33:20,040
Absolutely, we've got
one more supporter, one more fan.
613
00:33:21,830 --> 00:33:25,000
I'm just picking up sports teams
every which way.
614
00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:27,880
In Spain I've got Real Betis.
615
00:33:28,380 --> 00:33:30,710
Aston Villa in England, of course.
616
00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:33,220
And, of course, the Royals here.
617
00:33:33,300 --> 00:33:37,350
I'm just… I'm getting quite global
in my fandom.
618
00:33:37,430 --> 00:33:42,230
Eugene, now that you're a Rajasthan Royals
fan we've got a special T-shirt for you.
619
00:33:42,310 --> 00:33:44,390
Hopefully you'll wear it with pride
watching our games.
620
00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:46,360
Oh, yeah! Look at this.
621
00:33:46,940 --> 00:33:49,820
Quite the memento to remember
my visit here.
622
00:33:51,900 --> 00:33:54,570
And as I take it all in from the stands,
623
00:33:54,660 --> 00:33:57,990
I'm reminded again of the kids
I played gully cricket with.
624
00:33:58,620 --> 00:34:01,790
And their dreams of playing
for a team like this.
625
00:34:03,330 --> 00:34:05,330
How do you do, Eugene? I'm Kumar.
626
00:34:05,420 --> 00:34:06,420
Kumar.
627
00:34:06,500 --> 00:34:09,840
After captaining the Sri Lankan
national team
628
00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:11,630
and coaching the Royals,
629
00:34:11,710 --> 00:34:15,010
Kumar Sangakkara is now
their Director of Cricket.
630
00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:17,970
What do you think it is about cricket
631
00:34:18,050 --> 00:34:21,890
that has played to everyone
across this country?
632
00:34:21,970 --> 00:34:25,640
It's a sport that's come out
of British colonialism in India.
633
00:34:25,730 --> 00:34:27,770
We managed to take it and make it our own.
634
00:34:27,860 --> 00:34:31,730
So India will have its own
really Indian brand of cricket.
635
00:34:31,820 --> 00:34:33,480
And it's just united people
636
00:34:33,570 --> 00:34:38,070
across demographics
of age, religion, ethnicity, and politics
637
00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:39,160
since we got our independence.
638
00:34:39,240 --> 00:34:43,000
And it serves a much larger purpose
at times than just what you see here.
639
00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:47,960
It's pretty amazing. I don't know
if that really applies to any other sport
640
00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:50,130
where it's that unifying.
641
00:34:50,210 --> 00:34:54,840
You'll find that wherever you go in India,
cricket is part of its soul.
642
00:34:56,380 --> 00:35:00,930
The importance of cricket isn't
something I knew about before coming here.
643
00:35:01,850 --> 00:35:06,980
And I've got to say, it's not the first
time I've been bowled over on this trip.
644
00:35:07,060 --> 00:35:08,730
Welcome. How was it?
645
00:35:08,810 --> 00:35:10,520
Well, you know,
646
00:35:10,610 --> 00:35:14,820
you'll be thrilled to know
I had a great time.
647
00:35:14,900 --> 00:35:16,650
I gotta hit off Jofra
648
00:35:16,740 --> 00:35:19,360
and my body got a hit off him as well.
649
00:35:19,450 --> 00:35:22,030
Are you glad that you came to India?
650
00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:23,490
I am glad that I came.
651
00:35:23,580 --> 00:35:24,580
You said the other day,
652
00:35:24,660 --> 00:35:28,330
it's not comfortable
but you get comfortable with it.
653
00:35:29,290 --> 00:35:32,880
Which, you know,
I thought was kind of spot on.
654
00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:34,710
- You're 78…
- Yeah.
655
00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:36,840
I'm 38. We've got generations between us.
656
00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:39,510
You took a trip all the way to India…
657
00:35:39,590 --> 00:35:43,470
Kudos to you, but I don't know what…
I mean, I don't know, it's inspiring.
658
00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:47,730
I've realized how the fast pace
of life here
659
00:35:47,810 --> 00:35:53,070
sits alongside unexpected moments
of serenity and spirituality.
660
00:35:53,900 --> 00:35:58,320
And I'll be returning home
having made a new friend in Abish.
661
00:35:59,150 --> 00:36:00,740
It's been a fun hang with you.
662
00:36:00,820 --> 00:36:03,030
That was truly… six.
663
00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:04,120
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
664
00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:05,330
- Six!
- Yeah!
665
00:36:05,410 --> 00:36:07,080
Yes, sir.
666
00:36:07,750 --> 00:36:12,000
So now I've got just one adventure
left on my bucket list
667
00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:15,800
and this last one is happening
much closer to home.
668
00:36:19,470 --> 00:36:22,720
Take a look at this. Vancouver, Canada.
669
00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:25,100
We're here in my own backyard.
670
00:36:25,180 --> 00:36:27,720
- Next on my bucket list…
- Whoo-hoo!
671
00:36:27,810 --> 00:36:29,310
Eugene Levy.
672
00:36:29,390 --> 00:36:30,520
Michael Bublé.
673
00:36:30,600 --> 00:36:31,690
- Hey. I'm really nervous.
- Ha!
674
00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:33,730
Oh!
675
00:36:33,810 --> 00:36:35,360
Yeah, that was fun.
676
00:36:36,020 --> 00:36:37,820
- That can't hurt you. No.
- It can't hurt you?
54667