1 00:00:07,007 --> 00:00:08,800 [whimsical music plays] 2 00:00:08,884 --> 00:00:12,304 I'm the living example of "better late than never." 3 00:00:13,096 --> 00:00:15,140 Until a few years ago, 4 00:00:15,224 --> 00:00:20,562 my life was steady, predictable, reassuringly repetitive. 5 00:00:23,732 --> 00:00:26,902 But my recent adventures have changed all that. 6 00:00:26,985 --> 00:00:29,821 So what's next for me? 7 00:00:29,905 --> 00:00:33,116 Now that I'm considered something of a traveler, 8 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,453 I've challenged myself to complete my own bucket list 9 00:00:36,537 --> 00:00:38,914 before actually kicking the bucket. 10 00:00:38,997 --> 00:00:41,583 I did a lot of research, 11 00:00:41,667 --> 00:00:43,210 kept an open mind… 12 00:00:43,293 --> 00:00:46,880 - Who's going hiking in the Amazon? - [animals chittering] 13 00:00:46,964 --> 00:00:50,425 …and came up with a list of my own. 14 00:00:50,509 --> 00:00:51,593 Take a look at this. 15 00:00:51,677 --> 00:00:53,554 [fireworks exploding] 16 00:00:53,637 --> 00:00:56,098 - [tour guide] Welcome to London! - [cheering] 17 00:00:56,181 --> 00:00:58,267 Never felt more like a tourist. 18 00:00:58,350 --> 00:01:00,978 These are some of the greatest… 19 00:01:01,562 --> 00:01:02,729 [exclaims] 20 00:01:02,813 --> 00:01:06,733 …once-in-a-lifetime travel experiences you can have. 21 00:01:06,817 --> 00:01:09,862 Don't take this the wrong way, but this is a horrible ride. 22 00:01:09,945 --> 00:01:10,946 [laughs] 23 00:01:11,029 --> 00:01:12,781 Tick that off the bucket list. 24 00:01:12,865 --> 00:01:15,450 - This is my first time in Ireland. - Of course, I've been here before. 25 00:01:15,534 --> 00:01:17,286 - Yep. Once. - Once or twice. 26 00:01:17,369 --> 00:01:18,912 - Once. - Once. 27 00:01:18,996 --> 00:01:21,206 Whether they should be once in my lifetime… 28 00:01:21,290 --> 00:01:22,833 - [crowd cheering] - Oh! 29 00:01:22,916 --> 00:01:23,959 …is another matter. 30 00:01:24,042 --> 00:01:25,586 Whoo-hoo! 31 00:01:25,669 --> 00:01:27,129 - But I'd like to think… - Whoa! 32 00:01:27,212 --> 00:01:28,630 …I've gotten a little bit bolder… 33 00:01:28,714 --> 00:01:30,966 It's hard to believe I'm actually here. 34 00:01:31,049 --> 00:01:32,759 …a little bit braver… 35 00:01:32,843 --> 00:01:33,886 What a save! 36 00:01:33,969 --> 00:01:35,846 Course I work well under pressure. 37 00:01:35,929 --> 00:01:40,100 …so this could be my most memorable trip yet. 38 00:01:40,184 --> 00:01:42,394 Was getting drunk with Prince William on your bucket list? 39 00:01:42,477 --> 00:01:44,688 - That's the bucket. - [chuckles] That's the bucket, is it? 40 00:01:44,771 --> 00:01:46,356 [chuckling] 41 00:01:53,739 --> 00:01:56,825 [Indian folk music plays] 42 00:01:56,909 --> 00:01:58,869 [horns honking] 43 00:02:00,078 --> 00:02:02,539 [Levy] I've never experienced anything quite like this. 44 00:02:03,916 --> 00:02:05,876 India's always been on a bucket list 45 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:08,377 for, you know, any kind of seasoned traveler. 46 00:02:08,461 --> 00:02:10,756 I know a lot of people who have come to India and say 47 00:02:10,839 --> 00:02:14,343 that you've gotta… you've gotta put that on your bucket list. 48 00:02:16,470 --> 00:02:20,516 And that's why, despite being partial to my own company, 49 00:02:20,599 --> 00:02:26,021 I've listened to those people and come to the most populated country on Earth. 50 00:02:27,981 --> 00:02:30,817 If this was a movie set, somebody would be saying, 51 00:02:30,901 --> 00:02:32,319 "Okay, you know what, too much commotion. 52 00:02:32,402 --> 00:02:35,447 We gotta cut it back. It's gotta be more real." 53 00:02:38,659 --> 00:02:43,247 I've traveled more than 7,000 miles to the biggest state in India, 54 00:02:44,164 --> 00:02:45,541 Rajasthan. 55 00:02:46,458 --> 00:02:48,669 Also known as the Land of Kings, 56 00:02:48,752 --> 00:02:55,592 it's celebrated for its painted cities, ancient forts and bustling markets, 57 00:02:55,676 --> 00:02:58,554 making it a must-see for first-timers like me. 58 00:03:00,347 --> 00:03:02,641 It's hard to believe I'm actually here. 59 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:09,273 My journey starts in Jodhpur. A city that's over 500 years old. 60 00:03:09,898 --> 00:03:11,191 - Hey! - Abish. 61 00:03:11,275 --> 00:03:13,193 Eugene. Welcome to India. 62 00:03:13,277 --> 00:03:14,778 - How are you doing? - How are you? 63 00:03:14,862 --> 00:03:17,531 - I am good. - So nice to see you. 64 00:03:17,614 --> 00:03:19,783 Abish is my local guide here. 65 00:03:19,867 --> 00:03:23,871 And just the man to help me make sense of my new surroundings. 66 00:03:24,454 --> 00:03:27,207 - How was your walk? - Brought new meaning to the word "crowd." 67 00:03:27,291 --> 00:03:28,500 Yes. [laughs] 68 00:03:29,251 --> 00:03:33,422 India is not comfortable but then you get comfortable with it. 69 00:03:33,505 --> 00:03:38,051 And when you go back, you have a very different perspective of the world. 70 00:03:38,135 --> 00:03:39,428 It's not comfortable, 71 00:03:39,511 --> 00:03:41,305 - but you get comfortable with it. - Yeah. 72 00:03:41,388 --> 00:03:44,808 All right, this is kind of what I thought would probably have to happen. 73 00:03:44,892 --> 00:03:47,644 The reason I was like this might be a good place for you to start off 74 00:03:47,728 --> 00:03:50,564 is throw you in the deep end and ask you to learn how to swim. 75 00:03:50,647 --> 00:03:51,982 [laughs] 76 00:03:52,065 --> 00:03:53,901 [joyful music playing] 77 00:03:54,943 --> 00:03:56,737 Over the past five centuries, 78 00:03:56,820 --> 00:04:00,866 this city grew up around a landmark that's pretty hard to miss. 79 00:04:01,742 --> 00:04:06,496 That is the Mehrangarh Fort of Jodhpur. 80 00:04:07,372 --> 00:04:09,583 Built in 1459. 81 00:04:09,666 --> 00:04:12,127 - Oh, my God. It's massive! - Yeah. 82 00:04:12,211 --> 00:04:13,879 It's still owned by the royal family. 83 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:20,010 [Levy] Sitting 400 feet above the city, its name means "Fort of the Sun." 84 00:04:20,093 --> 00:04:23,680 Which is pretty apt considering it's right next to a desert. 85 00:04:24,181 --> 00:04:26,350 - I can show you the market if you want? - Yeah. 86 00:04:26,433 --> 00:04:30,020 [Abish] This entire market that's right under Mehrangarh Fort 87 00:04:30,103 --> 00:04:31,230 is the Sardar Market. 88 00:04:31,313 --> 00:04:32,898 - All right, yeah. - You get everything there. 89 00:04:32,981 --> 00:04:34,650 - Do you wanna check it out? - Let's take a look. 90 00:04:37,903 --> 00:04:44,576 This is like a sensory overload of colors, of spice, of people, of faces. 91 00:04:44,660 --> 00:04:49,081 Every point's a slight bit of negotiation and excitement, you would learn so much. 92 00:04:49,164 --> 00:04:52,626 [Levy] I would say this is definitely more colorful than Canada. 93 00:04:52,709 --> 00:04:53,919 [Abish] It is. It is. 94 00:04:54,545 --> 00:04:58,674 If there's one thing Jodhpur is known for, what would that be? 95 00:04:59,174 --> 00:05:01,218 Um, I'd say textiles. 96 00:05:01,301 --> 00:05:02,553 Take a look at this. 97 00:05:02,636 --> 00:05:04,221 These are all the kind of textiles 98 00:05:04,304 --> 00:05:06,974 specifically to Rajasthan, the state we're in. 99 00:05:07,558 --> 00:05:11,228 The color you encounter here is much more vivid 100 00:05:11,311 --> 00:05:14,606 than in any kind of pictures that I've seen. 101 00:05:15,607 --> 00:05:20,028 When you're on the street encountering it, it kind of explodes. 102 00:05:20,112 --> 00:05:23,240 And it's not just the colors here that pack a punch. 103 00:05:24,575 --> 00:05:25,742 [Abish] This is cumin. 104 00:05:25,826 --> 00:05:26,827 [speaking Hindi] 105 00:05:27,411 --> 00:05:29,538 [seller] This is… [stammers] …rice. 106 00:05:29,621 --> 00:05:31,248 - Cumin rice. - Yeah, cumin. 107 00:05:32,165 --> 00:05:33,834 - Mint tea. - Smell slowly. 108 00:05:33,917 --> 00:05:35,377 Now, this, slowly smell it. 109 00:05:35,460 --> 00:05:36,837 [Abish] Whoa! [stammers] What is it? 110 00:05:37,588 --> 00:05:41,008 - It's like, uh, VapoRub. It's… - [laughs] 111 00:05:41,091 --> 00:05:44,761 It's what you put on your chest when you get a cold. 112 00:05:44,845 --> 00:05:46,555 - [seller] This is good for digestion… - Oh, yeah. 113 00:05:46,638 --> 00:05:49,558 - …immunity, and the whole body relax. - Yeah. 114 00:05:53,187 --> 00:05:56,023 There's a lot to take in down here at street level. 115 00:05:56,648 --> 00:05:58,859 So to really get a sense of this city, 116 00:05:58,942 --> 00:06:02,279 Abish wants to take me to his favorite viewpoint. 117 00:06:04,323 --> 00:06:05,908 We're gonna be taking an auto-rickshaw. 118 00:06:06,783 --> 00:06:07,784 Try to relax. 119 00:06:07,868 --> 00:06:10,162 - Try to relax? - Yeah. That's the key. 120 00:06:10,245 --> 00:06:11,914 [adventurous music playing] 121 00:06:11,997 --> 00:06:15,167 [Levy] A mix between a New York taxi and a tricycle, 122 00:06:15,250 --> 00:06:20,714 these rickshaws make roughly 200 million trips around the country every day. 123 00:06:21,924 --> 00:06:23,467 - [Abish] Couple of pro tips for you. - [Levy] Yeah. 124 00:06:23,550 --> 00:06:24,843 Number one, always hold the railing, 125 00:06:24,927 --> 00:06:27,137 - right leg or left leg on this. - Yeah. 126 00:06:27,221 --> 00:06:29,431 And every now and then that you get a bump, 127 00:06:29,932 --> 00:06:31,934 put your hands down and engage your core. 128 00:06:32,017 --> 00:06:33,936 [grunts] A little bit of an up and down. 129 00:06:34,019 --> 00:06:35,020 [Levy] All right. 130 00:06:38,565 --> 00:06:39,816 Who is our driver? 131 00:06:39,900 --> 00:06:42,444 - Oh, it's Bablu. Bablu Ji, namaste. - [Levy] Bablu. 132 00:06:42,528 --> 00:06:44,571 - Namaste. - [Abish] Namaste. How are you? 133 00:06:44,655 --> 00:06:46,073 - [Levy] Wow! - Whoa, that was close. 134 00:06:46,156 --> 00:06:47,658 [Levy] Almost hit that woman. 135 00:06:47,741 --> 00:06:49,535 Don't take this the wrong way, Bablu, 136 00:06:49,618 --> 00:06:53,080 you're an excellent driver, but this is a horrible ride. 137 00:06:53,163 --> 00:06:54,206 [laughs] 138 00:06:56,542 --> 00:06:59,628 [Abish] Across on the streets, you'll see a lot of animals as well. 139 00:06:59,711 --> 00:07:02,214 Cows are very revered in this part of the country. 140 00:07:02,714 --> 00:07:03,966 Like in Toronto, 141 00:07:04,049 --> 00:07:07,052 - pedestrians have rights to cross first. - Yeah. 142 00:07:07,135 --> 00:07:09,471 Here, animals have rights to cross first. 143 00:07:09,555 --> 00:07:11,473 [Levy] So, where do they go? 144 00:07:11,974 --> 00:07:13,976 They roam the streets and then they go back. 145 00:07:14,059 --> 00:07:15,602 - Yeah, look at them. - Oh, they're… 146 00:07:15,686 --> 00:07:17,104 They go back to their homes. 147 00:07:18,105 --> 00:07:22,651 [Levy] Cows are considered sacred in Hinduism, India's biggest religion. 148 00:07:23,277 --> 00:07:25,737 And despite the oncoming traffic, 149 00:07:25,821 --> 00:07:28,490 they appear to be way more relaxed than me. 150 00:07:29,074 --> 00:07:31,743 - [Abish] Okay, that was the worst part. - Yeah. 151 00:07:31,827 --> 00:07:33,036 I'm getting the hang of it. 152 00:07:35,539 --> 00:07:37,916 - [Abish] Whoo! Thank you, sir. - [Levy] Yeah. 153 00:07:38,709 --> 00:07:43,172 The last person to rattle my bones like that was my chiropractor. 154 00:07:43,755 --> 00:07:45,090 We're here. 155 00:07:45,174 --> 00:07:48,010 But we've made it to the old town. 156 00:07:48,844 --> 00:07:51,221 This colorful maze of winding streets 157 00:07:51,305 --> 00:07:55,392 is the reason that Jodhpur is also known as the blue city. 158 00:07:56,894 --> 00:07:59,938 - That's the fort I was telling you about. - Wow, yeah. 159 00:08:01,190 --> 00:08:03,025 So, why the blue? 160 00:08:03,650 --> 00:08:05,819 [Abish] Blue keeps the temperature really cool. 161 00:08:05,903 --> 00:08:07,571 This is the desert, after all. 162 00:08:07,654 --> 00:08:13,535 The blue is also to kind of signify that a priestly community called the Brahmins, 163 00:08:13,619 --> 00:08:16,038 they used to live in this part of the town. 164 00:08:16,121 --> 00:08:17,539 - Also one of the best spots… - Wow. 165 00:08:17,623 --> 00:08:18,916 …in the city to get this. 166 00:08:19,499 --> 00:08:22,669 I would imagine. Unless you're up at the, uh, palace, you know? 167 00:08:22,753 --> 00:08:25,464 - Which is… I don't know. - Okay, you got me there. 168 00:08:25,547 --> 00:08:27,382 Hey, this is all that I could afford, okay? 169 00:08:27,466 --> 00:08:29,927 - [laughs] - I'm not royalty to get you up here. 170 00:08:30,010 --> 00:08:31,470 Have you seen something like this? 171 00:08:31,553 --> 00:08:35,182 [Levy] I have never seen a city in color, uh, like this. 172 00:08:35,265 --> 00:08:42,063 And Jodhpur is so much bigger a city than I actually thought it was. 173 00:08:44,024 --> 00:08:46,568 I wasn't expecting a blue city. 174 00:08:46,652 --> 00:08:50,989 But I can see, and feel, why it was the color of choice. 175 00:08:52,366 --> 00:08:56,828 Summer temperatures here regularly top 100 degrees Fahrenheit, 176 00:08:56,912 --> 00:08:59,790 so I'm heading to my hotel to cool off. 177 00:09:00,290 --> 00:09:03,085 I've been here half a day, really, you know? 178 00:09:03,168 --> 00:09:05,087 And I'm just having a hell of a time. 179 00:09:06,296 --> 00:09:11,510 I'm looking so forward to getting to experience what the culture, 180 00:09:11,593 --> 00:09:14,221 what the people, and what life is like here. 181 00:09:15,347 --> 00:09:19,685 And it seems that for the old kings of India, the Maharajas, 182 00:09:19,768 --> 00:09:21,395 life was pretty good. 183 00:09:21,979 --> 00:09:24,231 I mean, just take a look at where I'm staying. 184 00:09:27,568 --> 00:09:29,987 The Bal Samand Lake Palace. 185 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:35,993 Overlooking one of India's first man-made lakes, carved out of solid rock. 186 00:09:39,705 --> 00:09:44,877 The palace itself was built by the Maharaja of Jodhpur in the 17th century. 187 00:09:46,837 --> 00:09:48,964 - Hello. Thank you. - Welcome, sir. 188 00:09:49,047 --> 00:09:51,550 We have set some traditional welcome for you. Please come. 189 00:09:52,593 --> 00:09:54,386 [Levy] By the looks of the welcome party, 190 00:09:54,469 --> 00:09:58,557 I think they were expecting someone a bit more royal than me. 191 00:09:58,640 --> 00:09:59,683 Thank you. 192 00:10:00,893 --> 00:10:02,186 - Thank you. - Most welcome. 193 00:10:04,730 --> 00:10:06,023 - [manager] Hello, Mr. Eugene. - Hi. 194 00:10:06,106 --> 00:10:07,691 So, this is the Bal Samand Lake Palace. 195 00:10:07,774 --> 00:10:11,236 This was the summer palace of the royal family of Jodhpur. 196 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,614 And now they have converted this place to be a hotel. 197 00:10:14,239 --> 00:10:15,657 - This is really nice. - Yes. 198 00:10:15,741 --> 00:10:19,620 I know when I was driving up, I didn't know if this was a mirage. 199 00:10:19,703 --> 00:10:22,331 Just beware of the monkeys. We have some lot of monkeys here. 200 00:10:22,414 --> 00:10:24,208 - They are not harmful, but, uh… - Mm-hmm. 201 00:10:24,291 --> 00:10:25,584 …just beware of the monkeys. 202 00:10:25,667 --> 00:10:28,170 - [stammers] Don't get too close. - Yes. Yes. 203 00:10:29,046 --> 00:10:30,589 - Okay. - Have a nice stay with us. 204 00:10:30,672 --> 00:10:31,882 - Thank you, thank you. - Thank you. 205 00:10:33,634 --> 00:10:37,846 After being converted from a royal residence into a luxury hotel, 206 00:10:38,347 --> 00:10:41,767 the palace's doors and gardens have been open to guests 207 00:10:41,850 --> 00:10:44,770 hoping to escape the desert heat in style. 208 00:10:46,730 --> 00:10:50,734 I gotta say, I'm enjoying this space, I'm enjoying the quiet. 209 00:10:53,195 --> 00:10:55,405 It's kind of right now a little surreal. 210 00:10:58,367 --> 00:11:00,577 No more calls, we have some monkeys. 211 00:11:00,661 --> 00:11:02,663 Wow, cute. Hi, kids! 212 00:11:06,917 --> 00:11:10,128 My Indian adventure is off to a grand start. 213 00:11:11,338 --> 00:11:14,424 And my evening plans aren't too shabby either. 214 00:11:15,425 --> 00:11:20,138 Abish has invited me to a party with some well-to-do friends of his. 215 00:11:20,639 --> 00:11:24,309 That's if I can get past the local security guard. 216 00:11:24,893 --> 00:11:26,979 [traditional music playing] 217 00:11:31,024 --> 00:11:33,485 - Eugene! - [Levy] Abish. 218 00:11:34,736 --> 00:11:37,656 - [chuckles] - You're all dressed up to go dancing. 219 00:11:37,739 --> 00:11:39,992 You look great as well. Let me make you meet my friends. 220 00:11:40,075 --> 00:11:41,076 - [Levy] Yeah. - Ajit… 221 00:11:41,159 --> 00:11:45,706 Cousins Uday and Ajit are part of Rajasthan nobility. 222 00:11:45,789 --> 00:11:48,750 Wow, this is great. Now, whose place is this? 223 00:11:48,834 --> 00:11:49,918 - It's his place. - His place. 224 00:11:50,002 --> 00:11:53,797 [Levy] Which probably explains this impressive party. 225 00:11:54,590 --> 00:11:56,633 So, how long have you lived here, Uday? 226 00:11:56,717 --> 00:11:57,801 Uh, I've grown up here. 227 00:11:57,885 --> 00:12:01,555 But my family's presence has been here for the last 600 years. 228 00:12:02,264 --> 00:12:07,561 And, when I say 600 years, I think I'd be the 18th or 19th generation. 229 00:12:07,644 --> 00:12:09,479 What did your family do? 230 00:12:09,563 --> 00:12:12,316 The family owed its allegiance to the Maharaja of Jodhpur. 231 00:12:12,399 --> 00:12:17,696 Our great grandfather and his parents, they collected taxes for the Maharaja. 232 00:12:18,780 --> 00:12:22,409 [Levy] Noble privileges were abolished in the 1970s 233 00:12:22,492 --> 00:12:25,120 but many families continue their traditions. 234 00:12:25,204 --> 00:12:28,957 Which in this case, means one heck of a celebration 235 00:12:29,041 --> 00:12:31,376 for the fresh-faced guest of honor. 236 00:12:31,460 --> 00:12:33,170 - This is the guest of honor. - The guest of honor? 237 00:12:33,253 --> 00:12:36,381 - Yeah, that's he, him. - This is the guest of honor? 238 00:12:37,132 --> 00:12:42,804 Tonight is all about formally welcoming little Rudra Veer to Jodhpur. 239 00:12:42,888 --> 00:12:46,016 This is his first trip here, which is the ancestral home. 240 00:12:46,099 --> 00:12:48,602 So, that's why it's a very important homecoming. 241 00:12:48,685 --> 00:12:50,646 - That's a big one! So, he… - It is a big one. 242 00:12:50,729 --> 00:12:52,481 - [Rudra coos] - Yeah. 243 00:12:54,316 --> 00:12:57,486 - [family laughs] - I totally get it, I totally get it. 244 00:12:59,696 --> 00:13:01,198 [speaks indistinctly] 245 00:13:01,281 --> 00:13:03,408 Look at you. What a big boy! 246 00:13:03,492 --> 00:13:04,660 Do you have grandchildren? 247 00:13:04,743 --> 00:13:08,622 Yes, I have one grandson who's turning three. 248 00:13:08,705 --> 00:13:09,748 Oh, wow. 249 00:13:09,831 --> 00:13:13,210 And it wasn't that long ago I was holding him… 250 00:13:13,710 --> 00:13:15,879 - Yes, you look like a natural. - …just like this. 251 00:13:15,963 --> 00:13:18,465 Would anybody mind if I take him home with me? 252 00:13:18,549 --> 00:13:19,550 [family laughs] 253 00:13:19,633 --> 00:13:21,844 [chuckling] Mr. big boy. 254 00:13:21,927 --> 00:13:24,888 I'm not sure RV will remember this party, 255 00:13:24,972 --> 00:13:28,684 but in a selfish kind of way, I hope he remembers me, 256 00:13:28,767 --> 00:13:31,186 as we toast his good fortune. 257 00:13:31,270 --> 00:13:32,563 Very nice. 258 00:13:32,646 --> 00:13:36,358 India's noble families aren't the only ones living well. 259 00:13:36,942 --> 00:13:39,945 India is the world's fastest growing economy, 260 00:13:40,028 --> 00:13:44,449 with over 30,000 new millionaires added last year alone. 261 00:13:44,533 --> 00:13:46,118 And, one day in, 262 00:13:46,201 --> 00:13:50,873 I feel like I'm getting a glimpse into just how varied life is here. 263 00:13:50,956 --> 00:13:52,374 Tell me about Rajasthan. 264 00:13:52,457 --> 00:13:56,378 Does it have its own distinctive personality? 265 00:13:56,461 --> 00:14:00,799 So, you break the word Rajasthan, it means "Place of Kings". 266 00:14:00,883 --> 00:14:04,761 It had its own army, it's own currency, its own judicial system. 267 00:14:04,845 --> 00:14:08,682 As you move in India, the culture changes, from state to state. 268 00:14:09,183 --> 00:14:12,352 And, uh, you know, to give you an idea how diverse it is, 269 00:14:12,436 --> 00:14:15,480 you know, when you move, you have a different dialect. 270 00:14:16,023 --> 00:14:17,608 100 kilometers in each direction, 271 00:14:17,691 --> 00:14:20,569 food changes, people change, language changes. 272 00:14:20,652 --> 00:14:25,199 So, it's almost like a nation within multiple nations. 273 00:14:25,282 --> 00:14:30,245 [Levy] Some estimates put the number of dialects here at almost 20,000. 274 00:14:30,329 --> 00:14:36,210 If anything, is there one thing that binds the country together? 275 00:14:36,293 --> 00:14:40,172 What is very special about India, constitutionally, 276 00:14:40,255 --> 00:14:42,424 is, uh, the secularism of India. 277 00:14:42,508 --> 00:14:45,469 The majority religion in the country is Hinduism. 278 00:14:45,552 --> 00:14:46,637 - Hindu? Yeah. - Yes, Hindus. 279 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:50,265 And, yet, we still have a very large Muslim population, 280 00:14:50,349 --> 00:14:54,728 we have a very large Christian population, we have Jews, we have everyone. 281 00:14:54,811 --> 00:14:58,398 - But cricket is the dominant religion. - [Levy] Really? 282 00:14:58,482 --> 00:15:00,984 Each state has its own team, you know? 283 00:15:01,068 --> 00:15:04,112 And you belong to the state, you support your team completely. 284 00:15:04,696 --> 00:15:05,989 It's a religion. 285 00:15:06,073 --> 00:15:07,324 [Indian folk music plays] 286 00:15:07,407 --> 00:15:10,327 [Levy] Cricket is unfamiliar territory for me, 287 00:15:10,410 --> 00:15:13,288 but that's been the story of this trip so far. 288 00:15:13,372 --> 00:15:14,706 That was amazing. 289 00:15:15,332 --> 00:15:19,336 And, after an evening at the hottest house party in town, 290 00:15:19,419 --> 00:15:22,714 I'm ready to explore more of this city tomorrow. 291 00:15:23,215 --> 00:15:25,551 - Wow. - [Abish] Thank you. 292 00:15:25,634 --> 00:15:29,221 - [Indian folk music plays] - [birds chirping] 293 00:15:33,100 --> 00:15:34,810 I had a great sleep last night. 294 00:15:35,519 --> 00:15:36,520 Hear this? 295 00:15:36,603 --> 00:15:38,480 [birds chirping] 296 00:15:38,564 --> 00:15:41,191 Birds chirping. That's… That's all I heard. 297 00:15:42,860 --> 00:15:45,821 And it was music to my ears. 298 00:15:45,904 --> 00:15:47,072 [upbeat music playing] 299 00:15:48,824 --> 00:15:53,036 When it came to luxury, India's Maharajas knew what they were doing. 300 00:15:54,037 --> 00:15:57,624 But this morning, I'm swapping the green of the palace gardens 301 00:15:57,708 --> 00:16:00,169 for the blue of Jodhpur's old town. 302 00:16:00,669 --> 00:16:03,881 - Abish. How are you? - [Abish] I am good. 303 00:16:03,964 --> 00:16:07,134 [Levy] This is the most quiet I've heard this city. 304 00:16:07,217 --> 00:16:08,468 - [Abish] This country is beautiful… - Wow. 305 00:16:08,552 --> 00:16:14,391 …'cause you find moments of, like, calm in, like, extreme hectic places. 306 00:16:14,474 --> 00:16:15,684 [bell ringing] 307 00:16:15,767 --> 00:16:18,353 [whispering] Oh, that's a pandit, that's like a priest. 308 00:16:18,437 --> 00:16:19,938 - [priest chanting] - That is pandit. 309 00:16:20,022 --> 00:16:23,901 [Levy] About 1.1 billion people in India are Hindu. 310 00:16:24,401 --> 00:16:25,527 [Abish] That is Ganesh Ji. 311 00:16:25,611 --> 00:16:28,071 Ganesh is the god that you pray to 312 00:16:28,155 --> 00:16:31,241 when you start on, like, a new endeavor or, like, a new adventure. 313 00:16:31,825 --> 00:16:35,829 [Levy] Which is why you'll find local shrines like this all over the country. 314 00:16:36,496 --> 00:16:41,168 Giving people a chance to connect with their spirituality on the fly. 315 00:16:41,251 --> 00:16:45,506 I'm gonna ask the priest, if you're comfortable with it, for a small blessing. 316 00:16:45,589 --> 00:16:47,341 Sure, that would be very nice. 317 00:16:47,424 --> 00:16:49,635 [speaking Hindi] 318 00:16:49,718 --> 00:16:51,094 Yeah, you'll have to just sit down, 319 00:16:51,178 --> 00:16:53,013 but you'll have to take the shoes off, if that's all right? 320 00:16:53,096 --> 00:16:55,015 - Shoes off and sit down? - Shoes off and sit down. 321 00:16:55,098 --> 00:16:56,391 - All right, I can do that. - There you go. 322 00:16:56,475 --> 00:16:58,810 [priest speaking Hindi] 323 00:17:17,412 --> 00:17:20,040 [Abish] This is the prasada, which is the blessing that you take back. 324 00:17:20,123 --> 00:17:23,210 Oh, there's another thing! This, uh, coconut needs to be broken. 325 00:17:23,292 --> 00:17:27,589 What is the significance of breaking the coconut? 326 00:17:27,673 --> 00:17:32,094 The water that comes out of it is used as blessing to be sprinkled back on you. 327 00:17:32,177 --> 00:17:35,472 - I see. All right, so you, uh… - [Abish] Okay. 328 00:17:36,014 --> 00:17:38,559 One, two, three… 329 00:17:39,059 --> 00:17:41,144 - [pandit chanting in Hindi] - [exclaims] 330 00:17:43,105 --> 00:17:46,525 You've been blessed, you broke a coconut, you've got prasada to eat. 331 00:17:46,608 --> 00:17:48,360 - [Levy] Wow. - No obstacles in your way. 332 00:17:48,443 --> 00:17:51,071 - How do you say, "Thank you" in India? - Dhanyavaad. Dhanyavaad. 333 00:17:51,154 --> 00:17:52,739 Dhanyavaad, dhanyavaad. 334 00:17:52,823 --> 00:17:54,825 - Was that good? - [speaking Hindi] 335 00:17:56,535 --> 00:17:57,953 - [Abish] Oh, okay. - What'd they say? 336 00:17:58,036 --> 00:18:01,957 There's an error. You need to make sure it comes all the way down. 337 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,877 You just released it and you threw it. 338 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,254 - You take what you can get, I guess. - [laughing] Yeah. 339 00:18:07,337 --> 00:18:08,338 [Indian folk music plays] 340 00:18:08,422 --> 00:18:12,634 I think to get a blessing, to get rid of all the obstacles that are ahead of me. 341 00:18:12,718 --> 00:18:14,469 I… You know, I think it's a good thing. 342 00:18:15,429 --> 00:18:17,014 - [Abish] Look at that. - [Levy] Wow, what's this? 343 00:18:17,097 --> 00:18:19,975 [Abish] So this is a form of cricket called gully cricket. 344 00:18:20,058 --> 00:18:21,518 Gully means an alleyway. 345 00:18:21,602 --> 00:18:22,603 [Levy] Oh. 346 00:18:23,187 --> 00:18:27,399 Back in the 18th century, when India was part of the British Empire 347 00:18:27,482 --> 00:18:29,735 and a major source of trade, 348 00:18:29,818 --> 00:18:33,363 British sailors introduced locals to the game. 349 00:18:33,947 --> 00:18:35,699 - That gentleman is the bowler. - Yeah. 350 00:18:35,782 --> 00:18:37,659 Whoa! Good catch! 351 00:18:37,743 --> 00:18:39,161 - That's good. - There you go. 352 00:18:39,244 --> 00:18:41,914 - I mean… [laughing] - That's hard. 353 00:18:43,165 --> 00:18:46,084 This is a good place to be actually. You know, right now, this-- 354 00:18:46,168 --> 00:18:47,169 Oh, that's so funny. 355 00:18:47,252 --> 00:18:48,253 [kids clamoring] 356 00:18:48,337 --> 00:18:51,673 [Levy] India gained its independence in 1947, 357 00:18:51,757 --> 00:18:54,051 but cricket was here to stay. 358 00:18:54,134 --> 00:18:59,223 The last game of the season was watched by 169 million people. 359 00:19:00,057 --> 00:19:01,141 [Abish] Whoa! 360 00:19:01,225 --> 00:19:02,392 That is a sixer. 361 00:19:02,476 --> 00:19:06,396 [Levy] That's 41 million more than the last Super Bowl. 362 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:07,481 This is how you show it. 363 00:19:08,732 --> 00:19:10,692 - Whoa! - Wow, that's a six. 364 00:19:10,776 --> 00:19:13,028 What is that? What's the sign for it? Well done. 365 00:19:13,904 --> 00:19:18,825 One of the biggest teams in the state you're in is called the Rajasthan Royals. 366 00:19:18,909 --> 00:19:20,911 - The Rajasthan Royals? - Yes. 367 00:19:20,994 --> 00:19:22,579 [yells] 368 00:19:22,663 --> 00:19:25,415 [Levy] Like kids playing street hockey back home, 369 00:19:25,499 --> 00:19:27,626 these local games are where dreams 370 00:19:27,709 --> 00:19:30,921 of becoming a sporting superstar take hold. 371 00:19:31,004 --> 00:19:32,422 - [Levy] Kids, I'm watching you guys… - Hi. 372 00:19:32,506 --> 00:19:35,008 …and you're really, really, really good. 373 00:19:35,092 --> 00:19:41,890 Anybody here want to be a professional cricket player? 374 00:19:42,558 --> 00:19:43,559 I want to be. 375 00:19:43,642 --> 00:19:46,395 This is good. Any budding actors in the group? 376 00:19:47,229 --> 00:19:49,064 [Abish speaks Hindi] 377 00:19:49,147 --> 00:19:52,025 - [kid] No. - Wow, everybody wants to be a cricketer. 378 00:19:52,109 --> 00:19:54,361 Uh-huh. Well, not necessarily a cricketer 379 00:19:54,444 --> 00:19:56,822 but anything but acting is what I'm getting. 380 00:19:56,905 --> 00:19:58,615 Well, let's play. Let it rip. 381 00:19:58,699 --> 00:19:59,700 Spin. 382 00:20:01,869 --> 00:20:03,370 - Whoa! - [kids groan] 383 00:20:03,453 --> 00:20:06,415 There was apparently some spin on the ball 384 00:20:06,498 --> 00:20:08,959 and made it kinda difficult to hit. 385 00:20:10,711 --> 00:20:12,129 [Abish] Oh, that's good. Run. 386 00:20:12,212 --> 00:20:15,716 There might be a bit more to it than I would have thought. 387 00:20:16,425 --> 00:20:18,594 - [kids cheering] - [Levy groans] 388 00:20:18,677 --> 00:20:19,720 - Out. - [Levy] Out? 389 00:20:19,803 --> 00:20:22,598 I gotta say I lost out to… to a better man. 390 00:20:22,681 --> 00:20:24,850 - [cheers] - [kids cheer] 391 00:20:26,018 --> 00:20:28,395 [Levy] I'm feeling a little red-faced, 392 00:20:28,478 --> 00:20:31,315 only this time I can't blame the sun. 393 00:20:33,150 --> 00:20:36,653 So I'm heading back to my hotel for a little R & R. 394 00:20:37,905 --> 00:20:41,783 Before embarking on the next leg of my Indian adventure. 395 00:20:44,036 --> 00:20:45,495 [Levy sighs] 396 00:20:46,872 --> 00:20:47,873 [sighs] 397 00:20:48,373 --> 00:20:49,583 - Hi. - G'day. 398 00:20:49,666 --> 00:20:50,667 Australia? 399 00:20:50,751 --> 00:20:51,877 Kiwis. 400 00:20:52,461 --> 00:20:53,921 - [both] New Zealanders. - [Levy] New Zealand? 401 00:20:54,004 --> 00:20:55,380 Fellow first-timers? 402 00:20:55,464 --> 00:20:57,216 No, been here seven times. 403 00:20:57,299 --> 00:20:58,634 - Seven times? - [guest 1] Yeah. 404 00:20:59,218 --> 00:21:03,680 So can I ask the very first time you came, the very first time, 405 00:21:03,764 --> 00:21:06,308 did you love it as soon as you got here? 406 00:21:06,391 --> 00:21:09,394 For me, it was a sense of coming home. 407 00:21:09,478 --> 00:21:11,855 We don't know what's happening in the next five minutes. 408 00:21:11,939 --> 00:21:13,148 We have no plan every day. 409 00:21:13,232 --> 00:21:15,067 [guest 1] We don't know where we're staying. 410 00:21:15,150 --> 00:21:16,485 [guest 2] And that's part of the magic. 411 00:21:16,568 --> 00:21:18,820 And that's why we're now on our seventh. 412 00:21:18,904 --> 00:21:23,242 This is what I'm here to try and achieve. 413 00:21:23,325 --> 00:21:27,162 I mean, honestly, to experience India 414 00:21:27,246 --> 00:21:31,875 the way a seasoned traveler would. And-- 415 00:21:31,959 --> 00:21:34,586 [guest 2] Stretch that comfort zone a little bit? 416 00:21:35,087 --> 00:21:38,131 Stretch the comfort zone is… which is what I'm trying to do. 417 00:21:38,215 --> 00:21:40,759 Have you got many plans or are you just winging it? 418 00:21:41,301 --> 00:21:43,011 I'm taking the train. 419 00:21:43,095 --> 00:21:45,138 - Ooh, we haven't done that. - Okay! 420 00:21:45,222 --> 00:21:46,473 - You haven't done that? - Nah. 421 00:21:46,557 --> 00:21:48,767 We haven't gone on any public transport. [laughs] 422 00:21:48,851 --> 00:21:49,852 Well, where have you been? 423 00:21:50,853 --> 00:21:51,937 You're braver than us. 424 00:21:52,020 --> 00:21:54,273 Can't come to India without taking the train. 425 00:21:54,356 --> 00:21:56,108 Take some risks today, right? 426 00:21:56,191 --> 00:21:57,359 Take some risks today. 427 00:21:57,442 --> 00:21:59,695 - That's my middle name. Risk taker. - [guest 2 laughs] 428 00:21:59,778 --> 00:22:01,154 [birds chirping] 429 00:22:01,238 --> 00:22:02,990 [uplifting music playing] 430 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:09,913 [Levy] What was interesting this morning, the couple saying, 431 00:22:09,997 --> 00:22:12,958 you know, stretch your comfort zone and taking risks… 432 00:22:13,041 --> 00:22:16,420 It's easier to say than it actually is to do, 433 00:22:16,503 --> 00:22:19,464 but I'm trying my damnedest to do that. 434 00:22:20,007 --> 00:22:24,887 And, to be honest, I can't think of a better way to stretch my comfort zone… 435 00:22:24,970 --> 00:22:26,471 We're here. 436 00:22:26,555 --> 00:22:29,141 …than catching a train to Jaipur. 437 00:22:29,224 --> 00:22:31,643 This state's capital city 438 00:22:31,727 --> 00:22:36,690 and home of one of its most popular cricket teams, the Rajasthan Royals. 439 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:42,571 I'm looking for the Jodhpur-Jaipur Express 440 00:22:42,654 --> 00:22:44,615 which is leaving at four o'clock. 441 00:22:44,698 --> 00:22:46,658 So I have to find the platform. 442 00:22:46,742 --> 00:22:48,744 Yeah, means nothing to me. 443 00:22:48,827 --> 00:22:50,579 [announcements, indistinct] 444 00:22:50,662 --> 00:22:53,832 [Levy] Jodhpur Station was opened in 1885 445 00:22:53,916 --> 00:22:57,377 and serves nearly 50,000 people every day. 446 00:22:58,003 --> 00:23:00,964 Yeah, there it is, four o'clock. Got it, platform five. 447 00:23:01,632 --> 00:23:02,633 We're off. 448 00:23:02,716 --> 00:23:06,011 It's amazing what you can do when you put your mind to something. 449 00:23:06,803 --> 00:23:10,933 This is the closest I've come to actually feeling like a traveler. 450 00:23:16,188 --> 00:23:19,858 Most trains here give you the option to stand, sit, 451 00:23:19,942 --> 00:23:22,778 or put your feet up on a fold down bed. 452 00:23:22,861 --> 00:23:23,862 Excuse me. 453 00:23:23,946 --> 00:23:26,114 Abish has reserved us a spot. 454 00:23:26,198 --> 00:23:30,661 Though to find him, I'll have to rely on my uncanny intuition… 455 00:23:30,744 --> 00:23:32,329 Carriage 2AC… 456 00:23:32,412 --> 00:23:33,580 Haven't found it yet. 457 00:23:33,664 --> 00:23:34,831 Excuse me. 458 00:23:34,915 --> 00:23:35,999 Excuse me. 459 00:23:37,876 --> 00:23:38,919 This can't be right. 460 00:23:39,753 --> 00:23:40,963 Do you speak English? 461 00:23:41,046 --> 00:23:43,215 - [passenger] Yeah. - Carriage 2AC? 462 00:23:43,298 --> 00:23:44,925 - [passenger] Go straight. - Go straight. 463 00:23:45,008 --> 00:23:46,093 - [passenger] Mmm. - Okay. 464 00:23:46,176 --> 00:23:47,427 Thank you. Thank you. 465 00:23:47,511 --> 00:23:48,512 Hey. 466 00:23:48,595 --> 00:23:50,138 - Abish. - Good to see you. 467 00:23:50,222 --> 00:23:51,765 [Levy] Glad you're here. 468 00:23:52,641 --> 00:23:54,810 After tracking down Abish, 469 00:23:54,893 --> 00:23:59,273 I'm looking forward to taking in the view from the comfort of our sleeper cabin. 470 00:24:01,149 --> 00:24:02,192 [Levy] I'm excited. 471 00:24:02,276 --> 00:24:04,528 At the age of 78, I'm growing up. 472 00:24:04,611 --> 00:24:05,988 [train whistle blows] 473 00:24:06,071 --> 00:24:07,531 [Levy] Jaipur here we come. 474 00:24:07,614 --> 00:24:10,325 [upbeat music playing] 475 00:24:12,035 --> 00:24:17,916 To reach Jaipur, we need to travel nearly 200 miles east across Rajasthan. 476 00:24:21,795 --> 00:24:25,007 This right here, is how you really see the country. 477 00:24:26,216 --> 00:24:29,553 [Abish] Whether you're rich, whether you're poor, everybody gets on the train. 478 00:24:29,636 --> 00:24:33,015 Friendships are made, romantic comedies are started, 479 00:24:33,098 --> 00:24:34,558 family rivalries go through, 480 00:24:34,641 --> 00:24:38,562 so like this is quite integral to all of our upbringing. 481 00:24:39,188 --> 00:24:43,942 When you think about the fact this country has 1.4 billion people, 482 00:24:44,568 --> 00:24:46,778 there's so much difference. 483 00:24:46,862 --> 00:24:49,907 After we won the independence, and the borders were drawn, 484 00:24:49,990 --> 00:24:53,118 there was this idea that everyone came up with. 485 00:24:53,202 --> 00:24:55,204 We are not taught that we are one nation. 486 00:24:55,746 --> 00:24:58,498 We have been told that unity and diversity 487 00:24:58,582 --> 00:25:01,335 is what we are taught in school from the very beginning. 488 00:25:01,418 --> 00:25:05,255 So it is in a way high contrast, high contradiction, 489 00:25:05,339 --> 00:25:06,965 major differences. 490 00:25:07,049 --> 00:25:09,635 And I don't know how, 491 00:25:09,718 --> 00:25:13,514 but a national identity still stays strong. 492 00:25:13,597 --> 00:25:16,350 [Indian folk music plays] 493 00:25:19,853 --> 00:25:22,856 [Levy] I've been a fan of train journeys since I was a kid. 494 00:25:22,940 --> 00:25:25,108 And one of the best things about them is 495 00:25:25,192 --> 00:25:27,528 that you can get up and nose around. 496 00:25:28,153 --> 00:25:30,739 - [cheers] - [cheers] Finally! 497 00:25:30,822 --> 00:25:31,949 Royals fans? 498 00:25:32,032 --> 00:25:33,867 - [fan 1] Yes. - Yes. 499 00:25:33,951 --> 00:25:35,702 - That's… So am I. - [laughs] 500 00:25:36,453 --> 00:25:37,663 - [fan 2] Please. - [fan 1] Oh, yeah. 501 00:25:37,746 --> 00:25:40,832 [Levy] Turns out, the Rajasthan Royals have a game tonight. 502 00:25:40,916 --> 00:25:46,046 And their dedicated fans will watch them play from pretty much anywhere. 503 00:25:46,129 --> 00:25:49,049 Have you ever been to a Royals game? 504 00:25:49,716 --> 00:25:51,844 Yeah, we watched, uh, a match. 505 00:25:51,927 --> 00:25:53,011 What do I need to know? 506 00:25:53,095 --> 00:25:55,681 Halla Bol. That's it. [laughs] 507 00:25:56,515 --> 00:25:57,975 - [fan 2] Yeah, that's-- - Halla Bol? 508 00:25:58,058 --> 00:26:00,394 Yeah. Halla Bol is like you're cheering it. 509 00:26:00,477 --> 00:26:03,063 - Uh, and that's the motto of… - All right. 510 00:26:03,146 --> 00:26:05,148 - Of Rajasthan Royals. - Halla Bol is a cheer? 511 00:26:05,232 --> 00:26:07,067 [fan 1] Yeah, from Rajasthan Royals. 512 00:26:07,150 --> 00:26:11,238 - Halla. Shout out loud. Yeah. - Halla Bol. Yeah. Okay. All right. 513 00:26:11,321 --> 00:26:12,990 Well, pleasure meeting you both. 514 00:26:13,073 --> 00:26:15,659 - [fan 2] So nice hanging out with you. - [fan 1] Hope you have a nice time. 515 00:26:15,742 --> 00:26:17,077 - Good luck to you both. - Thank you. 516 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:19,329 [uplifting music playing] 517 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,632 [Levy] You don't often get an open door on a train 518 00:26:30,716 --> 00:26:32,801 but it's kind of nice, get a little fresh air. 519 00:26:33,802 --> 00:26:37,681 Anybody that knows me would be saying, "I can't believe you're there." 520 00:26:39,016 --> 00:26:40,017 Because… 521 00:26:42,311 --> 00:26:46,440 you know, it's a country I never honestly thought I would ever get to. 522 00:26:47,774 --> 00:26:50,277 It's taken three years to get me to this point 523 00:26:50,360 --> 00:26:55,324 and so far it's been amazing, a lot of fun. 524 00:26:55,407 --> 00:26:57,159 [uplifting music continues] 525 00:27:02,122 --> 00:27:05,209 Five hours and one Halla Bol later, 526 00:27:05,292 --> 00:27:07,336 we've finally arrived in Jaipur. 527 00:27:08,795 --> 00:27:10,672 - We made it. - Well, we're here. 528 00:27:10,756 --> 00:27:12,382 - We made it. - [Levy] Which way? 529 00:27:12,466 --> 00:27:13,926 [Abish] That should be the exit. 530 00:27:14,009 --> 00:27:17,930 [Levy] And once I've found somewhere to recharge my batteries, 531 00:27:18,013 --> 00:27:22,559 I can't wait to see what this iconic city looks like in the daylight. 532 00:27:25,479 --> 00:27:28,148 [Indian folk music plays] 533 00:27:29,149 --> 00:27:30,275 [Levy] Jaipur. 534 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:32,778 At almost 300 years old, 535 00:27:32,861 --> 00:27:36,156 it's a relatively young city by India's standards. 536 00:27:37,741 --> 00:27:40,744 Now named as a UNESCO World Heritage site, 537 00:27:40,827 --> 00:27:44,498 it's also considered the gemstone hub of the world. 538 00:27:44,581 --> 00:27:45,958 - [Abish] Hey. - Abish. 539 00:27:46,041 --> 00:27:48,210 - Welcome. - Slept like a baby. 540 00:27:48,293 --> 00:27:49,336 [horns honking] 541 00:27:49,419 --> 00:27:52,881 I'm looking forward to getting a sense of the place for myself, 542 00:27:53,382 --> 00:27:56,635 and Abish has agreed to give me a whistle-stop tour. 543 00:27:57,469 --> 00:28:00,222 That statue over there that's of Mahatma Gandhi. 544 00:28:00,305 --> 00:28:01,306 [Levy] Oh, there it is. 545 00:28:01,390 --> 00:28:02,975 [Abish] Known as the father of the nation. 546 00:28:03,058 --> 00:28:06,687 Also very popular for round glasses, much like yourself. 547 00:28:06,770 --> 00:28:07,771 - [laughs] - [Abish] Those are… 548 00:28:07,855 --> 00:28:09,523 Those are Gandhi's glasses. 549 00:28:09,606 --> 00:28:10,858 Those are Gandhi's glasses. 550 00:28:10,941 --> 00:28:11,942 [Levy laughs] 551 00:28:12,484 --> 00:28:17,447 Rajasthan has this interesting tradition where each city does their own color. 552 00:28:17,531 --> 00:28:20,117 Jodhpur was blue, Udaipur is white, 553 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:23,579 Jaisalmer is the gold city and Jaipur is pink. 554 00:28:25,205 --> 00:28:28,792 [Levy] When the British royals visited here in 1876, 555 00:28:28,876 --> 00:28:31,044 the locals put on quite the show. 556 00:28:32,921 --> 00:28:34,965 When Prince Albert had come to Jaipur, 557 00:28:35,048 --> 00:28:37,342 they had painted the entire city in this color 558 00:28:37,426 --> 00:28:40,012 because it's the color of hospitality, welcoming. 559 00:28:40,095 --> 00:28:43,765 So when he came in, he saw the color and he said, "Wow, pink city!" 560 00:28:43,849 --> 00:28:45,475 And then the name stuck. 561 00:28:45,559 --> 00:28:48,645 Well, that kept the painters happy I guess back then, didn't it? 562 00:28:48,729 --> 00:28:50,397 - [laughs] It did. - [laughs] 563 00:28:51,523 --> 00:28:56,236 At the city's heart is the Hawa Mahal or Palace of the Winds. 564 00:28:56,778 --> 00:29:02,159 Built in 1799, it's a five story architectural masterpiece. 565 00:29:02,784 --> 00:29:05,746 There are a lot of very stunning things to look at here. 566 00:29:06,580 --> 00:29:10,000 I'd be happy to spend all day looking around the city 567 00:29:10,083 --> 00:29:12,669 but I've got an important appointment to keep. 568 00:29:12,753 --> 00:29:13,754 It's beautiful. 569 00:29:15,422 --> 00:29:19,551 Abish has set up a meeting for me with the Rajasthan Royals. 570 00:29:19,635 --> 00:29:24,598 Presumably to get some tips after getting struck out by a ten-year-old. 571 00:29:24,681 --> 00:29:28,477 [Abish] Eugene, if I was in your place, I would be so damn excited. 572 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:30,979 I think I've prepped you enough. What does this mean? 573 00:29:31,063 --> 00:29:32,064 Six. 574 00:29:32,147 --> 00:29:33,482 [Abish] Yeah, absolutely right. 575 00:29:33,565 --> 00:29:35,025 [Levy] So very excited. 576 00:29:35,108 --> 00:29:36,610 Am I gonna see you later or… 577 00:29:36,693 --> 00:29:37,778 Yeah, of course. 578 00:29:37,861 --> 00:29:40,113 [upbeat music playing] 579 00:29:40,197 --> 00:29:43,992 [Levy] The Sawai Mansingh Stadium is the team's home ground. 580 00:29:44,618 --> 00:29:48,664 Wow. It's really something, isn't it? It's my first cricket stadium. 581 00:29:48,747 --> 00:29:52,543 And with over 15 million followers on social media, 582 00:29:52,626 --> 00:29:55,003 the Royals are a pretty big deal. 583 00:29:55,087 --> 00:29:57,548 Halla Bol, my friend. Halla Bol. 584 00:29:58,173 --> 00:30:02,594 So it's the perfect place for this rookie to brush up on the basics. 585 00:30:04,012 --> 00:30:06,265 - How are you? - I am good. 586 00:30:06,348 --> 00:30:07,975 Welcome to the Royals' home… 587 00:30:08,058 --> 00:30:09,226 - Thank you. - …in Jaipur. 588 00:30:09,309 --> 00:30:13,981 [Levy] Yaggi is a former player here and now puts the fielders through their paces. 589 00:30:14,064 --> 00:30:16,984 I know you are 78, but you looking like 50. 590 00:30:17,693 --> 00:30:18,944 - Oh! - You're looking young. 591 00:30:19,027 --> 00:30:20,571 - You're looking young. - Wow. 592 00:30:20,654 --> 00:30:23,031 So can we start with the activation first? 593 00:30:23,115 --> 00:30:24,408 - [Levy] Sure. - [Yaggi] Okay. 594 00:30:25,033 --> 00:30:26,910 This is for your hammies and the back. 595 00:30:26,994 --> 00:30:28,996 - Yes, I'm… I'm feeling the hammies… - Three… 596 00:30:29,079 --> 00:30:30,122 - …and the back. - …four. 597 00:30:30,205 --> 00:30:31,748 So now the most important thing… 598 00:30:31,832 --> 00:30:33,959 - Yeah. - The throwing one. So you stay here, 599 00:30:34,042 --> 00:30:35,043 hold it and throw. 600 00:30:35,586 --> 00:30:37,880 Two, three. 601 00:30:37,963 --> 00:30:39,089 - I think you're ready. - Oh, boy! 602 00:30:39,173 --> 00:30:40,674 I think you're ready for the fielding now. 603 00:30:40,757 --> 00:30:41,884 Yeah, but I'm a lefty. 604 00:30:41,967 --> 00:30:42,968 Oh! [laughs] 605 00:30:44,136 --> 00:30:46,722 [Levy] Yaggi's clearly got his work cut out. 606 00:30:47,264 --> 00:30:50,184 And a convoy of coaches, pink, of course, 607 00:30:50,267 --> 00:30:53,687 means the players have arrived for their own training session. 608 00:30:54,354 --> 00:30:58,358 Eugene, I want to introduce one of our fastest bowler, 609 00:30:59,109 --> 00:31:00,527 Jofra Archer. 610 00:31:00,611 --> 00:31:03,488 He is one of the fastest in the world. 611 00:31:03,572 --> 00:31:07,492 [Levy] Something tells me I should have spent a little more time warming up. 612 00:31:07,576 --> 00:31:09,745 - Nice to meet you. - Wow, nice to meet you. 613 00:31:09,828 --> 00:31:11,288 - Wanna come and play some cricket? - [Levy] Yeah. 614 00:31:11,371 --> 00:31:14,082 Well, I'm gonna let you go in for a bit. 615 00:31:14,166 --> 00:31:17,336 Does it matter to you whether somebody is a lefty? 616 00:31:17,419 --> 00:31:19,338 Actually, I prefer bowling at left-handers. 617 00:31:19,421 --> 00:31:22,508 I've got better stats against left-handers than right-handers. 618 00:31:22,591 --> 00:31:25,260 Well, that's not gonna do me much good, is it? 619 00:31:25,344 --> 00:31:26,345 [chuckles] 620 00:31:26,887 --> 00:31:29,223 [Levy] Jofra also plays for England. 621 00:31:29,306 --> 00:31:34,937 And with them he won cricket's greatest accolade: the World Cup in 2019. 622 00:31:35,521 --> 00:31:37,689 Give me an idea of what to expect. 623 00:31:37,773 --> 00:31:38,857 [grunts] 624 00:31:38,941 --> 00:31:40,359 Oh, that's all right. 625 00:31:40,442 --> 00:31:43,820 I gotta let you get some confidence first before I really turn it up. 626 00:31:44,655 --> 00:31:49,701 [Levy] When it really matters, he can bowl a ball over 90 miles an hour. 627 00:31:50,452 --> 00:31:52,120 - [Jofra groans] - [Levy] One more, that was close. 628 00:31:53,163 --> 00:31:56,041 But for now, he's going at my kinda speed. 629 00:31:56,625 --> 00:31:57,626 [grunts] 630 00:31:58,126 --> 00:32:00,879 [groans] No, you gotta use the bat! 631 00:32:00,963 --> 00:32:02,881 - You need to hit it. - This is heavy. 632 00:32:02,965 --> 00:32:04,508 No pressure. 633 00:32:06,635 --> 00:32:08,303 [groans] 634 00:32:08,387 --> 00:32:11,431 - Was that good? - Yeah, very good. Very good. 635 00:32:11,515 --> 00:32:14,977 I've got to go back to training now, Eugene, but it was lovely to meet you. 636 00:32:15,060 --> 00:32:17,145 And I'll catch you before we leave the ground today. 637 00:32:17,229 --> 00:32:18,230 - Oh, great. Great. - All right. 638 00:32:18,897 --> 00:32:21,275 [Levy] While Jofra gets in some real training, 639 00:32:21,358 --> 00:32:24,903 it's my chance to meet head coach, Rahul Dravid. 640 00:32:24,987 --> 00:32:27,948 Basically cricket's answer to Babe Ruth. 641 00:32:28,031 --> 00:32:30,075 I hope he did not see my batting. 642 00:32:31,076 --> 00:32:33,704 Because, you know, it's not really that impressive. 643 00:32:33,787 --> 00:32:37,124 In fact, I'm hoping nobody sees my batting. 644 00:32:37,207 --> 00:32:39,168 - Rahul. - Hey, Eugene. 645 00:32:39,251 --> 00:32:40,502 [both] How are you? 646 00:32:40,586 --> 00:32:44,256 Rahul is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. 647 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,634 And a fully fledged national hero. 648 00:32:47,718 --> 00:32:49,011 Did you see me out there? 649 00:32:49,094 --> 00:32:51,597 - Yeah. I saw you're pretty good, yeah? - Yeah, me and Jofra. 650 00:32:52,139 --> 00:32:54,183 Are you… It's easy to take him on? 651 00:32:54,766 --> 00:32:56,018 Well, you know, 652 00:32:56,101 --> 00:32:58,645 I don't know if you noticed, I did get a hit… 653 00:32:58,729 --> 00:33:00,397 Not many people can claim to have done that, so… 654 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:05,110 I was gonna say, you know, it's not that he needs more work, but, uh… 655 00:33:05,194 --> 00:33:07,988 if I can get a hit off him, you may want to keep him after practice. 656 00:33:08,071 --> 00:33:09,072 [laughs] 657 00:33:09,156 --> 00:33:10,908 Yeah. I hope you've got some understanding 658 00:33:10,991 --> 00:33:13,452 of what is a beautiful game in this country. 659 00:33:13,535 --> 00:33:17,497 [Levy] Yeah. Now I can honestly say, in terms of cricket, this is my team. 660 00:33:17,581 --> 00:33:20,042 Absolutely, we've got one more supporter, one more fan. 661 00:33:21,835 --> 00:33:25,005 I'm just picking up sports teams every which way. 662 00:33:25,088 --> 00:33:27,883 In Spain I've got Real Betis. 663 00:33:28,383 --> 00:33:30,719 Uh, Aston Villa in England, of course. 664 00:33:30,802 --> 00:33:33,222 And, of course, the Royals here. 665 00:33:33,305 --> 00:33:37,351 I'm just… I'm getting quite global in my fandom. 666 00:33:37,434 --> 00:33:42,231 Eugene, now that you're a Rajasthan Royals fan we've got a special T-shirt for you. 667 00:33:42,314 --> 00:33:44,399 Hopefully you'll wear it with pride watching our games. 668 00:33:44,483 --> 00:33:46,360 Oh, yeah! Look at this. 669 00:33:46,944 --> 00:33:49,821 Quite the memento to remember my visit here. 670 00:33:51,907 --> 00:33:54,576 And as I take it all in from the stands, 671 00:33:54,660 --> 00:33:57,996 I'm reminded again of the kids I played gully cricket with. 672 00:33:58,622 --> 00:34:01,792 And their dreams of playing for a team like this. 673 00:34:03,335 --> 00:34:05,337 How do you do, Eugene? I'm Kumar. 674 00:34:05,420 --> 00:34:06,421 Kumar. 675 00:34:06,505 --> 00:34:09,842 After captaining the Sri Lankan national team 676 00:34:09,925 --> 00:34:11,635 and coaching the Royals, 677 00:34:11,717 --> 00:34:15,013 Kumar Sangakkara is now their Director of Cricket. 678 00:34:15,889 --> 00:34:17,975 What do you think it is about cricket 679 00:34:18,058 --> 00:34:21,895 that has played to everyone across this country? 680 00:34:21,978 --> 00:34:25,649 It's a sport that's come out of British colonialism in India. 681 00:34:25,732 --> 00:34:27,775 We managed to take it and make it our own. 682 00:34:27,860 --> 00:34:31,737 So India will have its own really Indian brand of cricket. 683 00:34:31,822 --> 00:34:33,489 And it's just united people 684 00:34:33,574 --> 00:34:38,078 across demographics of age, religion, ethnicity, and politics 685 00:34:38,161 --> 00:34:39,161 since we got our independence. 686 00:34:39,246 --> 00:34:43,000 And it serves a much larger purpose at times than just what you see here. 687 00:34:43,083 --> 00:34:47,963 [Levy] It's pretty amazing. I don't know if that really applies to any other sport 688 00:34:48,045 --> 00:34:50,132 where it's that unifying. 689 00:34:50,215 --> 00:34:54,844 You'll find that wherever you go in India, cricket is part of its soul. 690 00:34:54,928 --> 00:34:56,304 [uplifting music playing] 691 00:34:56,388 --> 00:35:00,934 [Levy] The importance of cricket isn't something I knew about before coming here. 692 00:35:01,852 --> 00:35:06,982 And I've got to say, it's not the first time I've been bowled over on this trip. 693 00:35:07,065 --> 00:35:08,734 Welcome. How was it? 694 00:35:08,817 --> 00:35:10,527 Well, you know, 695 00:35:10,611 --> 00:35:14,823 you'll be thrilled to know I had a great time. 696 00:35:14,907 --> 00:35:16,658 I gotta hit off Jofra 697 00:35:16,742 --> 00:35:19,369 - and my body got a hit off him as well. - [laughs] 698 00:35:19,453 --> 00:35:22,039 Are you glad that you came to India? 699 00:35:22,122 --> 00:35:23,498 I am glad that I came. 700 00:35:23,582 --> 00:35:24,583 You said the other day, 701 00:35:24,666 --> 00:35:28,337 it's not comfortable but you get comfortable with it. 702 00:35:29,296 --> 00:35:32,883 Which, you know, I thought was kind of spot on. 703 00:35:32,966 --> 00:35:34,718 - You're 78… - Yeah. 704 00:35:34,801 --> 00:35:36,845 I'm 38. We've got generations between us. 705 00:35:36,929 --> 00:35:39,515 You took a trip all the way to India… 706 00:35:39,598 --> 00:35:43,477 Kudos to you, but I don't know what… I mean, I don't know, it's inspiring. 707 00:35:44,645 --> 00:35:47,731 [Levy] I've realized how the fast pace of life here 708 00:35:47,814 --> 00:35:53,070 sits alongside unexpected moments of serenity and spirituality. 709 00:35:53,904 --> 00:35:58,325 And I'll be returning home having made a new friend in Abish. 710 00:35:59,159 --> 00:36:00,744 It's been a fun hang with you. 711 00:36:00,827 --> 00:36:03,038 That was truly… six. 712 00:36:03,121 --> 00:36:04,122 - Yeah. - Yeah. 713 00:36:04,206 --> 00:36:05,332 - Six! - Yeah! 714 00:36:05,415 --> 00:36:07,084 - Yes, sir. - [laughs] 715 00:36:07,751 --> 00:36:12,005 [Levy] So now I've got just one adventure left on my bucket list 716 00:36:12,089 --> 00:36:15,801 and this last one is happening much closer to home. 717 00:36:19,471 --> 00:36:22,724 Take a look at this. Vancouver, Canada. 718 00:36:22,808 --> 00:36:25,102 We're here in my own backyard. 719 00:36:25,185 --> 00:36:27,729 - Next on my bucket list… - Whoo-hoo! 720 00:36:27,813 --> 00:36:29,314 Eugene Levy. 721 00:36:29,398 --> 00:36:30,524 Michael Bublé. 722 00:36:30,607 --> 00:36:31,692 - Hey. I'm really nervous. - Ha! 723 00:36:32,568 --> 00:36:33,735 Oh! 724 00:36:33,819 --> 00:36:35,362 Yeah, that was fun. 725 00:36:36,029 --> 00:36:37,823 - That can't hurt you. No. - It can't hurt you? 726 00:36:37,906 --> 00:36:39,366 - [screams] - [laughs]