0:00:02 > 0:00:04Are you ready for an amazing musical adventure?
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Then join Ed Petrie...
0:00:06 > 0:00:07HE IMITATES A MONKEY
0:00:07 > 0:00:11..and his CBBC mates for a bonkers song and dance around...
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Asia! Asia! Asia!
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Ed and Iain are your superstar DJs...
0:00:15 > 0:00:16- Yeehaw!- Woo!
0:00:16 > 0:00:20..so press play on the world's silliest playlist and we can go...
0:00:20 > 0:00:21# All over the place
0:00:22 > 0:00:24# All over the place
0:00:25 > 0:00:28# North, south, east, west On a bizarre quest
0:00:28 > 0:00:30# Me and my mates, all over the place!
0:00:30 > 0:00:33# It's true what you've heard, everything is absurd
0:00:33 > 0:00:35# Whatever we do is strange but true!
0:00:35 > 0:00:36# All over the place
0:00:37 > 0:00:39# All over the place
0:00:40 > 0:00:43# There's stuff to do in Asia that is totally ace
0:00:43 > 0:00:46- # And it turns up... - # ..all over the place! #
0:00:52 > 0:00:55# We've come to look at architecture
0:00:57 > 0:00:59# Here in the UAE
0:00:59 > 0:01:02# There's buildings you just don't expect, yeah
0:01:03 > 0:01:06# In Dubai and Abu Dhabi
0:01:06 > 0:01:09# Checking out some building bling
0:01:09 > 0:01:12# Build it, build it They like to build it, build it
0:01:12 > 0:01:14# They like to build it, build it They like to...
0:01:14 > 0:01:15# Great piece of engineering
0:01:15 > 0:01:18# Build it, build it They like to build it, build it
0:01:18 > 0:01:20# They like to build it, build it
0:01:20 > 0:01:23# Let's take a look around the city here
0:01:23 > 0:01:26# In Abu Dhabi is the Capital Gate
0:01:26 > 0:01:30# Is it me or is that building not straight?
0:01:30 > 0:01:33# Fear not, it's supposed to be like that, mate
0:01:33 > 0:01:35# It's got a reinforced core
0:01:35 > 0:01:37# Wow!
0:01:37 > 0:01:40# I bet building this sure wasn't easy
0:01:40 > 0:01:44# Leans even more than the Tower Of Pisa
0:01:44 > 0:01:47# Being in it would make me feel queasy
0:01:47 > 0:01:50# Meanwhile, in another city there's...
0:01:50 > 0:01:54# A skyscraper that really catches the eye
0:01:54 > 0:01:57# A vertical maze right here in Dubai
0:01:57 > 0:02:01# Styled by Adrian Fisher, famous maze guy
0:02:01 > 0:02:03# The balconies create a puzzle
0:02:03 > 0:02:08# Built from natural stone and incrust golden pyrite
0:02:08 > 0:02:11# The facade is covered in LED lights
0:02:11 > 0:02:15# That display all different colours at night
0:02:15 > 0:02:17# Checking out some building bling
0:02:17 > 0:02:20# Build it, build it They like to build it, build it
0:02:20 > 0:02:21# They like to build it, build it
0:02:21 > 0:02:23# They like to...
0:02:23 > 0:02:24# Great piece of engineering
0:02:24 > 0:02:27# Build it, build it They like to build it, build it
0:02:27 > 0:02:28# They like to build it, build it
0:02:28 > 0:02:32# Check this hotel in the city D
0:02:32 > 0:02:35# Burj Al Arab is probably the best yet
0:02:35 > 0:02:38# With its distinctive sail-shaped silhouette
0:02:38 > 0:02:42# Seven-star luxury is what you get
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- # It's built on a man-made island... - To
0:02:45 > 0:02:49# Stop the Burj Al Arab wobbling round
0:02:49 > 0:02:52# Concrete piles were driven into the ground
0:02:52 > 0:02:55# They keep it in place even in loose sand
0:02:55 > 0:02:58# And here's the office of the future
0:02:58 > 0:03:02# The first functional 3-D printed building
0:03:02 > 0:03:04# Hang on, this was printed
0:03:04 > 0:03:06# Are you kidding?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09# And this is only just the beginning
0:03:09 > 0:03:11# Dubai wants to print lots more buildings
0:03:11 > 0:03:13# Wow
0:03:13 > 0:03:16# Imagine having to buy that much ink
0:03:16 > 0:03:20# It doesn't quite work that way, I don't think
0:03:20 > 0:03:22# They used different materials to print
0:03:24 > 0:03:26# Checking out some building bling
0:03:26 > 0:03:28# Build it, build it They like to build it, build it
0:03:28 > 0:03:30# They like to build it, build it
0:03:30 > 0:03:31# They like to...
0:03:31 > 0:03:32# Great piece of engineering
0:03:32 > 0:03:35# Build it, build it They like to build it, build it
0:03:35 > 0:03:37# They like to build it, build it
0:03:37 > 0:03:39# They like to...build it. #
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Oh, I love a good boat ride.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49I've got loads of great photos, I've got you looking sick,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52you looking really sick, you hanging over the side.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Ed, Ed, Ed, it's our last day in Asia
0:03:54 > 0:03:56and you said we were going to spend it in Dubai.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58We are in Dubai.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59No, Dubai's over there.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01It's the best modern city, it's got the Burj Khalifa,
0:04:01 > 0:04:03the tallest building in the world.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Oh, yeah, I've got a picture of us at the top of that.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08You look well sick.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Iain, there's more to Dubai than tall buildings and fancy hotels.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14I'm going to show you the real Dubai.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17The old Dubai, which is even more amazing.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19OK, I'm listening.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Well, take these abras for instance.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24They've been ferrying people across the Dubai Creek for years.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Yeah, away from all the cool, modern stuff.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28I'm going to show you that when it comes to a place,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30the old stuff is the best stuff.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Like the Great Wall of China that Naomi and me visited,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34that's really old.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39# I'm a generic Mongolian marauder
0:04:39 > 0:04:42# Just looking for trouble by the Chinese border
0:04:42 > 0:04:44# I want to make my way into their territory
0:04:44 > 0:04:47# But there's just one thing that's stopping me
0:04:47 > 0:04:50# As you can tell by my nice attire
0:04:50 > 0:04:53# I'm an emperor of the Chinese Empire
0:04:53 > 0:04:56# And thanks to a plan from our warlords
0:04:56 > 0:04:59# We found a way to stop these Mongol hordes
0:04:59 > 0:05:02# We're going to build a wall Let's do it
0:05:02 > 0:05:05# I've got to find a way to get through it
0:05:05 > 0:05:07# The Great Wall of China
0:05:07 > 0:05:11# As walls go, there's nothing finer
0:05:11 > 0:05:14# Conceived in the 3rd century BC
0:05:14 > 0:05:16# And most of it built during the Ming Dynasty
0:05:16 > 0:05:19# The Great Wall of China
0:05:19 > 0:05:22# As walls go, there's nothing finer
0:05:22 > 0:05:25# Over 2,000 years to complete construction
0:05:25 > 0:05:28# It's got to be said It's quite an obstruction
0:05:34 > 0:05:37# Along the walls, towers are dotted
0:05:37 > 0:05:40# So barbarian raiders can be spotted
0:05:40 > 0:05:43# Its average height's eight metres tall
0:05:43 > 0:05:45# It really is proving a most troublesome wall
0:05:45 > 0:05:49# There are battlements on either side
0:05:49 > 0:05:52# And several of the towers vary in style
0:05:52 > 0:05:54# The slope and width depend on terrain
0:05:54 > 0:05:57# Getting over it's proving to be quite a pain!
0:05:57 > 0:06:00# The solution to our problem we found it
0:06:00 > 0:06:03# And it's much too far to go round it
0:06:03 > 0:06:06# The Great Wall of China
0:06:06 > 0:06:08# As walls go, there's nothing finer
0:06:08 > 0:06:12# I've discovered on closer inspection
0:06:12 > 0:06:15# It's not one wall, it's a collection
0:06:15 > 0:06:17# The Great Wall of China
0:06:17 > 0:06:20# As walls go, there's nothing finer
0:06:20 > 0:06:23# The mortar was mixed with sticky rice
0:06:23 > 0:06:26# That may well be true, yet it doesn't taste nice
0:06:26 > 0:06:29# The wall was breached by some enemies
0:06:29 > 0:06:32# The Manchu Qing who replaced the Ming Dynasty
0:06:32 > 0:06:35# Marched through the Shanhai Pass in 1664
0:06:35 > 0:06:38# Looks like someone forgot to close the door!
0:06:38 > 0:06:41# The Great Wall of China
0:06:41 > 0:06:43# As walls go, there's nothing finer
0:06:43 > 0:06:46# 9,000 kilometres from east to west
0:06:46 > 0:06:49# Of all the great walls, this is the best... #
0:06:49 > 0:06:50Arrgh!
0:06:50 > 0:06:52# The Great Wall of China
0:06:52 > 0:06:55# As walls go, there's nothing finer
0:06:55 > 0:06:58# An architectural marvel, an amazing place
0:06:58 > 0:07:02# Despite what you've heard, you can't see it from space. #
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Ha-ha-ha-ha!
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Right, Iain, here we are in the Al Fahidi district of Dubai.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11It's like stepping out of a time machine.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Ed, I've been in loads of time machines.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14Well, I've been in none.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16But how is this like that?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Well, this area was built in the 1900s by merchants
0:07:19 > 0:07:21and it's barely changed in 100 years.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Precious stones, souvenirs,
0:07:23 > 0:07:25there's all sorts of things you can haggle over.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Haggling? I am great at haggling. Watch this.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- How much is this?- 100. - Oh, I know your game.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36200 dirhams.
0:07:36 > 0:07:37300 dirhams.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40400 dirhams, final offer. Thank you.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Thankfully, Lauren and I did a lot better when we visited
0:07:43 > 0:07:45the floating market in Thailand.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48# Ready to go shopping, have you got the list?
0:07:48 > 0:07:50# There's quite a lot on it, hope there's nothing you've missed
0:07:50 > 0:07:52# I thought that we were going to shop in Bangkok
0:07:52 > 0:07:55# Instead it seems we're stood by a canal-side dock
0:07:55 > 0:07:57# Well spotted, Ed, I've brought you to Damnoen Saduak
0:07:57 > 0:08:00# We're going shoppin' here, OK, there's no turnin' back
0:08:00 > 0:08:02# A traditional market, but one thing worth noting
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- # Can you spot what it is? - # Hang on, it's floating!
0:08:04 > 0:08:07# This is such an amazing place
0:08:07 > 0:08:09# To do your shopping
0:08:09 > 0:08:12# Shop till you're dropping
0:08:12 > 0:08:14# There's so much to get There's so much to get
0:08:14 > 0:08:17# This is such an amazing place
0:08:17 > 0:08:19# To do some haggling
0:08:19 > 0:08:21# Come on, get paddling
0:08:21 > 0:08:23# There's so much to get, there's so much to get
0:08:23 > 0:08:25# Vendors travel in their boats from miles around
0:08:25 > 0:08:28# Whatever you're after, I'm sure it can be found
0:08:28 > 0:08:30# Boats jammed full of produce are lining the banks
0:08:30 > 0:08:32# I'll have a bunch of coconuts, please. Thanks!
0:08:32 > 0:08:35# Oranges, grapefruit, mango and cabbage
0:08:35 > 0:08:37# That's quite a lot of stuff, Ed You sure you can manage?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39# Onions, grapes, bananas and beans
0:08:39 > 0:08:42# Got to make sure you get your five a day greens
0:08:42 > 0:08:45# This is such an amazing place
0:08:45 > 0:08:47# To do your shopping
0:08:47 > 0:08:49# Shop till you're dropping
0:08:49 > 0:08:51# There's so much to get, there's so much to get
0:08:51 > 0:08:54# This is such an amazing place
0:08:54 > 0:08:57# It's got me thinking
0:08:57 > 0:08:59# Hang on, are we sinking?!
0:08:59 > 0:09:03# Think we're getting wet! Think we're getting wet! #
0:09:03 > 0:09:04Mm.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- Do I need this coffee! I'm exhausted.- Exactly.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10It's all that sightseeing we've been doing.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12We've been to the carpet shop, then went down to the road
0:09:12 > 0:09:15to the carpet shop and then there was the, erm...
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- Carpet shop.- Exactly. It has been nonstop.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Well, luckily in the Arabic world,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24coffee is considered a gesture of welcome and hospitality
0:09:24 > 0:09:26so it would be rude not to stop.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27In fact, this coffee museum
0:09:27 > 0:09:31celebrates different coffee-drinking cultures through the ages.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Well, it goes right through me. One cup...
0:09:33 > 0:09:35(and I need the loo.)
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- Oh, sorry, you've got to drink three.- What?!
0:09:38 > 0:09:40It's a local Bedouin tradition.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42It's only polite to drink exactly three cups.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- Any more or less is rude.- OK.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47I can do this.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49At least it's not a weird tradition,
0:09:49 > 0:09:51not like the one Jonny and I saw in Japan.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Ed, I need to go to the toilet.- Oh.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57By the way, there's a massive queue.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00This song's all about Namahage. You all right, Iain?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02I don't want to talk about it.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04# One way or another
0:10:04 > 0:10:06# We're gonna find out
0:10:06 > 0:10:08# Cos I've heard that they're really, really scary
0:10:08 > 0:10:10# They're called Namahage
0:10:10 > 0:10:12# We're gonna see them
0:10:12 > 0:10:14# And I've heard that they're really, really hairy
0:10:14 > 0:10:16# One way or another
0:10:16 > 0:10:17# We're going to hear them
0:10:17 > 0:10:20# Cos they say that they're really, really shouty
0:10:20 > 0:10:22# One way or another
0:10:22 > 0:10:23# They're gonna be here
0:10:23 > 0:10:26# I wish that we'd gone outy, outy, outy
0:10:26 > 0:10:31# Dressed in straw and a mask
0:10:31 > 0:10:34# They burst in
0:10:34 > 0:10:37# To your house to ask
0:10:37 > 0:10:42# What's been going o-o-on...? #
0:10:42 > 0:10:43Argh!
0:10:43 > 0:10:45# Here come Namahage
0:10:45 > 0:10:47# They wanna find out
0:10:47 > 0:10:49# To find out if we have been misbehaving
0:10:49 > 0:10:51# Here come Namahage
0:10:51 > 0:10:53# They wanna found out
0:10:53 > 0:10:55# To find out if we have been disobeying
0:10:55 > 0:10:57# Here come Namahage
0:10:57 > 0:10:59# They're gonna sit down
0:10:59 > 0:11:01# Sit down and have a talk to Mum or Daddy
0:11:01 > 0:11:03# Here come Namahage
0:11:03 > 0:11:04# They're gonna find out
0:11:04 > 0:11:06# To find out if we have been good or baddy
0:11:06 > 0:11:12# From their mountain they look
0:11:12 > 0:11:15# And write down
0:11:15 > 0:11:18# In their secret book
0:11:18 > 0:11:23# What's been going o-o-on... #
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Grr!
0:11:24 > 0:11:27# Nama, Nama, Nama, Namahage
0:11:27 > 0:11:30# Nama, Nama, Nama, Namahage
0:11:30 > 0:11:33# They're offered food and a traditional drink
0:11:33 > 0:11:35# Their visit causes the locals to think
0:11:35 > 0:11:38# They ponder the passing of the year
0:11:38 > 0:11:41# They're a force for good Not something to fear
0:11:41 > 0:11:44# They're orange and they're shrouded in mystery
0:11:44 > 0:11:47# Some say they are monsters, some say deities
0:11:47 > 0:11:50# It's believed they chase bad spirits away
0:11:50 > 0:11:53# When they leave, it's time to celebrate New Year's Day
0:11:53 > 0:11:56# There go Namahage
0:11:56 > 0:11:57# They came to find out
0:11:57 > 0:11:59# To find out if we have been working, working
0:11:59 > 0:12:01# There go Namahage
0:12:01 > 0:12:03# They'd be annoyed if
0:12:03 > 0:12:05# They found out that we have been shirking, shirking
0:12:05 > 0:12:07# There go Namahage
0:12:07 > 0:12:09# Until next year
0:12:09 > 0:12:11# We promise that we'll try to toe the line
0:12:11 > 0:12:13# There go Namahage
0:12:13 > 0:12:15# I think that next year... #
0:12:15 > 0:12:16We'll stick to Auld Lang Syne.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19GUITAR PLAYS AULD LANG SYNE
0:12:22 > 0:12:24NAMAHAGE ROARS
0:12:29 > 0:12:33# On the island of Hokaido
0:12:34 > 0:12:38# From about the end of June
0:12:40 > 0:12:44# You can witness this extraordinary sight
0:12:44 > 0:12:48# That's when the lavender's in bloom
0:12:48 > 0:12:52# Tomita Farm covers 12 hectares
0:12:53 > 0:12:57# By the Tokachi mountain range
0:12:58 > 0:13:04# In several fields with all varieties of flowers
0:13:04 > 0:13:07# You can watch the colours change
0:13:08 > 0:13:10# Let us take you down
0:13:10 > 0:13:13# Cos we're going to
0:13:13 > 0:13:16# Irodori Field
0:13:18 > 0:13:22# It's quite surreal
0:13:22 > 0:13:26# It will take your breath away
0:13:26 > 0:13:29# Because it looks like a rainbow
0:13:32 > 0:13:35# Lavender has many uses
0:13:37 > 0:13:40# From flavouring food through to perfume
0:13:42 > 0:13:46# It was used by ancient Romans in their baths
0:13:46 > 0:13:50# And in World War I to heal wounds
0:13:50 > 0:13:54# Let us take you down
0:13:54 > 0:13:56# Cos we're going to
0:13:56 > 0:14:00# Lavender fields
0:14:00 > 0:14:05# It's the real deal
0:14:05 > 0:14:09# Every shade of purple here
0:14:09 > 0:14:13# Even a lavender tractor... #
0:14:13 > 0:14:15This is fascinating, isn't it, Iain?
0:14:15 > 0:14:16You're telling me, Ed.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20This is the perfect place to play Arabic marbles.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24I don't think that's a very good idea.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26This is part of the old Dubai wall.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Really? Looks like the perfect place to play marbles.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Go on, Ed, just one game.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31It's an archaeological site.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33It's the last remaining remnant of the wall
0:14:33 > 0:14:35built to defend the city in 1800.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37You can't play marbles next to it.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40It's already fallen down. What's it even made of?
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Interestingly, it's made of coral and crushed seashells.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Now it's returning to the sand.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Quite poetic in a way.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Go on, Ed, just one game.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53(I won't tell anyone if you don't.)
0:14:53 > 0:14:56No, I'm not interested. I prefer cricket, which,
0:14:56 > 0:14:58as Michelle and I found out,
0:14:58 > 0:15:00is surprisingly popular in Sri Lanka.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01Play the clip.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- # Well, who'd have.. - Thought
0:15:03 > 0:15:04- # The most popular... - Sport
0:15:04 > 0:15:06# Was cricket? And Sri Lanka are great
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- # For quite a small... - Nation
0:15:08 > 0:15:09- # With a tiny... - Population
0:15:09 > 0:15:11# They always punch above their weight
0:15:11 > 0:15:12- # Kids play it in the... - Street
0:15:12 > 0:15:13- # Kids play it on the... - Beach
0:15:13 > 0:15:15# They play it almost anywhere
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- # And this is the... - Reason
0:15:17 > 0:15:18- # They do well every... - Season
0:15:18 > 0:15:21# And produce players with great flair, oh, yeah!
0:15:24 > 0:15:27# When Muralitharan began his bowling run
0:15:27 > 0:15:29# The batsman would quake with fear
0:15:29 > 0:15:31# The Sri Lankan bowler knocked 800 over
0:15:31 > 0:15:33# In a stunning international career
0:15:33 > 0:15:36# You can't call it luck when he won the World Cup
0:15:36 > 0:15:38# With Sri Lanka back in '96
0:15:38 > 0:15:40# But enough of this chatting, time to show off my batting
0:15:40 > 0:15:42# And my cricket-related tricks
0:15:42 > 0:15:43# I'll teach you to...
0:15:43 > 0:15:45# Bowl this way
0:15:45 > 0:15:47# Bat this way
0:15:47 > 0:15:49# Throw this way
0:15:49 > 0:15:51# And catch this way
0:15:56 > 0:15:59# Do you know the rules? Learned them all at school
0:15:59 > 0:16:01# Cos it's very easy to go wrong
0:16:01 > 0:16:03# I don't need you to show, I'm not stupid, you know
0:16:03 > 0:16:05# I'll pick it up as I go along
0:16:05 > 0:16:06# It's not as easy as it seems
0:16:06 > 0:16:08# There are two teams
0:16:08 > 0:16:10# One bats, one fields and they swap
0:16:10 > 0:16:12# And the point of cricket, to defend your wicket
0:16:12 > 0:16:14# Knock 'em over is the bowler's job
0:16:14 > 0:16:15# Like this!
0:16:19 > 0:16:21# You have to stand in front of these things called stumps
0:16:21 > 0:16:23# And the bowler delivers the ball
0:16:23 > 0:16:25# Then I have to hit that using this wooden bat?
0:16:25 > 0:16:28# Sounds easy, is that all?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30# Though I'm just a beginner, I'm a natural winner
0:16:30 > 0:16:32# Well, we'll soon see about that
0:16:32 > 0:16:34# What do you think about this? #
0:16:34 > 0:16:35'She'll probably miss.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36'Oh, that's gone for a six.'
0:16:36 > 0:16:37Howzat!
0:16:37 > 0:16:39# Bowl this way
0:16:39 > 0:16:42# Bat this way
0:16:42 > 0:16:44# Throw this way
0:16:44 > 0:16:45# And catch this way
0:16:51 > 0:16:53# Let's have a break in the club cafe
0:16:53 > 0:16:55# It's full of memorabilia
0:16:55 > 0:16:57# Established by James and Gabrielle Wright
0:16:57 > 0:16:59# From Melbourne in Australia
0:16:59 > 0:17:02# There's a signpost here that tells you how near
0:17:02 > 0:17:04# You are to famous cricket grounds
0:17:04 > 0:17:06# If you're in Colombo, pop in and say hello
0:17:06 > 0:17:09# It's a jolly nice place to look around
0:17:09 > 0:17:11# Bowl this way
0:17:11 > 0:17:13# Bat this way
0:17:13 > 0:17:15# Throw this way
0:17:15 > 0:17:18# And catch this way
0:17:18 > 0:17:20# You have to say
0:17:20 > 0:17:22# I'm not bad, eh?
0:17:22 > 0:17:26# I learned to play in just one day. #
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Beginner's luck.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34Iain, we can't come to old town Dubai without talking about wind.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Sorry, Ed, I had falafel for lunch.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38No, I meant these wind towers,
0:17:38 > 0:17:40otherwise known as barjeels.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42They were built sometimes five metres above the houses
0:17:42 > 0:17:44and they're used to keep them cool.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47I love this. Here comes the science-y bit.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51So, what happens is the warm, outside air is sucked naturally
0:17:51 > 0:17:55into the towers where it cools and is funnelled to the rooms below.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57It's the world's oldest form of air conditioning.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59(I read that on a plaque.)
0:17:59 > 0:18:00Well, if you like structures like this,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03you're going to love the water well that Chris and I visited in India.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Oh, I could go a glass of water, Ed. I am parched!
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Maybe not this water.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10# In Abhaneri, which is near Jaipur
0:18:10 > 0:18:12# Is this amazing place, but what's it for?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14# Well, listen up, there's a tale to tell
0:18:14 > 0:18:16# Of the incredible Chand Baori stepwell
0:18:16 > 0:18:18# A structure built into the ground
0:18:18 > 0:18:21# At the bottom of which, water can be found
0:18:21 > 0:18:23# Built by King Chanda, no less
0:18:23 > 0:18:25# And you'll find it in the city of brightness
0:18:25 > 0:18:27# Hey, Ed, hey, Ed, no more waiting
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- # Let's get down there - Is that wise?
0:18:33 > 0:18:38# Maybe, maybe we could treat it as a form of exercise
0:18:40 > 0:18:44# It was built way back in the 9th century
0:18:44 > 0:18:48# During the time of the Nikumbha dynasty
0:18:48 > 0:18:53# But there is just one thing we haven't mentioned yet
0:18:53 > 0:18:56# If we wanna take a look we've got to use those steps
0:18:56 > 0:18:58# Listen to me!
0:19:01 > 0:19:03BOTH: # Step left, step right
0:19:03 > 0:19:05# Just copy me, all right?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07# Down the steps
0:19:07 > 0:19:10# Have a drink
0:19:10 > 0:19:11# Fill the jug
0:19:11 > 0:19:13# Take a swim
0:19:13 > 0:19:14# You gotta climb those steps!
0:19:14 > 0:19:15# Wash your clothes
0:19:15 > 0:19:17# Have a chat
0:19:17 > 0:19:19# Say a prayer
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- # Then head back - You gotta climb those steps!
0:19:22 > 0:19:24# To find the water they had to dig deep
0:19:24 > 0:19:26# Over 3,000 steps, it's pretty steep
0:19:26 > 0:19:28# How far you went down varied through the year
0:19:28 > 0:19:30# In the rainy season, water could be up to here
0:19:30 > 0:19:32# It's five degrees cooler when you make it down
0:19:32 > 0:19:34# Well, we are 13 storeys below the ground
0:19:34 > 0:19:36# You can't drink it any more! That's bad luck
0:19:36 > 0:19:38# To make it worse, we've got to get back up
0:19:38 > 0:19:43# Hey, Ed, hey, Ed, could we have a rest in that pavilion?
0:19:46 > 0:19:47# I don't think so
0:19:47 > 0:19:52# It was built for royals, not civilians
0:19:54 > 0:19:57# We gotta keep on climbing till we reach the top
0:19:57 > 0:20:02# I'm not sure I can make it and I'm fit to drop
0:20:02 > 0:20:06# If we want to tone our thighs and quadriceps
0:20:06 > 0:20:07# We've got to take a deep breath
0:20:07 > 0:20:10# Chris, and start to climb these steps
0:20:10 > 0:20:11# Listen to me!
0:20:14 > 0:20:16# Step left, step right
0:20:16 > 0:20:18# Just copy me, all right?
0:20:18 > 0:20:21# Down the steps
0:20:21 > 0:20:22# Have a drink
0:20:22 > 0:20:24# Fill the jug
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- # Take a swim - You gotta climb those steps!
0:20:27 > 0:20:29# Wash your clothes
0:20:29 > 0:20:31# Have a chat
0:20:31 > 0:20:33# Say a prayer
0:20:33 > 0:20:34# Then head back
0:20:34 > 0:20:35# You gotta climb those steps!
0:20:35 > 0:20:36# Step left, step right
0:20:36 > 0:20:38# Or we'll be here all night
0:20:38 > 0:20:41# I've tried my best
0:20:41 > 0:20:43# I've got to stop for a rest. #
0:20:56 > 0:21:00# Kathakali is an old Keralan dance-drama
0:21:03 > 0:21:07# Entertaining Indians for centuries
0:21:10 > 0:21:14# Katha means story and kali means play
0:21:14 > 0:21:18# And we're attempting to learn it in a day?
0:21:18 > 0:21:21# It usually takes 13 years
0:21:21 > 0:21:22# So let's see
0:21:25 > 0:21:30# You tell the story using your facial expressions
0:21:33 > 0:21:37# Using muscles that you didn't know you had
0:21:40 > 0:21:44# There's nine emotions to convey
0:21:44 > 0:21:47# You can't speak, just use your face
0:21:47 > 0:21:52# I can just about pull off happy and sad
0:21:56 > 0:21:59# And they have to make us up
0:21:59 > 0:22:03# Hope you've not got plans It takes several hours
0:22:03 > 0:22:06# So many colours to choose
0:22:06 > 0:22:10# To make these pigments natural substances I used
0:22:10 > 0:22:13# And they have to dress us up
0:22:13 > 0:22:18# There's different characters ranging from good to evil
0:22:18 > 0:22:20# That's all that you need to know
0:22:20 > 0:22:25# If you're getting ready for the Kathakali show
0:22:28 > 0:22:32# You have to learn an elaborate sign language
0:22:36 > 0:22:39# Called Mudras, it has its own alphabet
0:22:43 > 0:22:47# And to enhance its clarity
0:22:47 > 0:22:50# Some characters have nails of steel
0:22:50 > 0:22:53# Are you ready to do this, Ed?
0:22:53 > 0:22:54# Not quite yet
0:22:58 > 0:23:02# Cos they have to make us up
0:23:02 > 0:23:06# And I have to say, it's a real improvement
0:23:06 > 0:23:09# Made from paste and paper shapes
0:23:09 > 0:23:13# Draws the attention to the eyes and inner face
0:23:13 > 0:23:16# And they have to dress us up
0:23:16 > 0:23:20# In elaborate costumes and headdresses
0:23:20 > 0:23:24# That's all that you need to know
0:23:24 > 0:23:28# And now we're ready, time to do our thing, let's go! #
0:23:28 > 0:23:29- Sh.- (Sorry).
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Shhhhh!
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Right, what have we got for lunch in Dubai?
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Camel kebabs, camel biryani, camel steaks...
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- Ooh, camel...- Hey-ey-ey, whoa.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46One, we are not eating Kenny the camel, OK?
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Two, give me as many camel facts as you can
0:23:49 > 0:23:50while I finish this milkshake.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54What? Oh, a camel can go for five days without water.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57A camel can run nearly 64km an hour.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01And, er... A camel's hump does not contain water as some people think
0:24:01 > 0:24:03but fat which it uses as a food reserve!
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Well-played, young Petrie.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Oh, by the way, that was made with camel milk.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15What? It's got more vitamin C, protein and iron than cow's milk.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18No?
0:24:18 > 0:24:19Still got the hump?
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Ha! Camel joke - HUMP.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22Shhh!
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Sorry, sorry.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Reminds me of when me and Vic went to that park in Japan,
0:24:27 > 0:24:30that was pretty quiet too.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Well, apart from the Elvis impersonators.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34And the cosplayers.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35And the samurai.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40# Come on down to Yoyogi Take a chance, chance, chance
0:24:40 > 0:24:44# Things might look a bit strange at first glance, glance, glance
0:24:44 > 0:24:48# But hang out with the greasers and just dance, dance, dance
0:24:48 > 0:24:52# Or throw some shapes in a samurai stance, stance, stance
0:24:52 > 0:24:54# You can't beat Yoyogi
0:24:54 > 0:24:56# In Tokyo
0:24:56 > 0:24:59# You can't beat Yoyogi
0:24:59 > 0:25:00# You just got to go
0:25:00 > 0:25:05# This place has quite a history
0:25:05 > 0:25:09# It was a parade ground used by the military
0:25:09 > 0:25:13# Back in the day, it was the site
0:25:13 > 0:25:17# Of Japan's first powered aircraft flight
0:25:17 > 0:25:22# And it hosted the Olympics back in 1964
0:25:22 > 0:25:26# Has there ever been a park that has been used so much before?
0:25:26 > 0:25:30# There's over 100 acres if you're fancying a jog
0:25:30 > 0:25:32# Or just come and browse the street art
0:25:32 > 0:25:34# Or simply walk your dog
0:25:34 > 0:25:38# Here in the park, anything goes
0:25:38 > 0:25:42# See fashionistas in all kind of clothes
0:25:42 > 0:25:47# Every weekend people put on their shows
0:25:47 > 0:25:48# Just imagine
0:25:48 > 0:25:50# Just imagine
0:25:50 > 0:25:52# Just imagine
0:25:52 > 0:25:56# Come and join a session of t'ai chi, chi, chi
0:25:56 > 0:26:00# Improve your fitness, strength and flexibility
0:26:00 > 0:26:05# Street musicians everywhere you go, go, go
0:26:05 > 0:26:08# Performers dressed up in a kimono-no-no
0:26:08 > 0:26:10# You can't beat Yoyogi
0:26:10 > 0:26:13# Come on down to Yoyogi Take a chance, chance, chance
0:26:13 > 0:26:16# I guarantee your life will be enhanced-hanced-hanced
0:26:16 > 0:26:18# You can't beat Yoyogi
0:26:18 > 0:26:22# I'll go and get my superhero pants, pants, pants
0:26:22 > 0:26:25# You'll have to warn the viewers in advance-vance-vance
0:26:25 > 0:26:27# You can't beat Yoyogi
0:26:27 > 0:26:29# I love being in Yoyogi
0:26:29 > 0:26:31# You can't beat Yoyogi
0:26:31 > 0:26:34# I love being in Yoyogi
0:26:34 > 0:26:37# You can't beat Yoyogi. #
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Yeah, turns out that park wasn't so peaceful after all.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Not like this place.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43Yeah. Can you believe, Ed,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Dubai is surrounded by desert but to build their office blocks
0:26:46 > 0:26:49and hotels, they've still got to ship sand in from overseas?
0:26:49 > 0:26:53- What?- Yeah, apparently this stuff, too salty to build on.
0:26:53 > 0:26:54Oh.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- Gutted!- Gutted!
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Well, anyway, mate, I love modern Dubai but I've got to admit,
0:26:59 > 0:27:01the old parts of town were really nice.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Well, you can't get much older than the desert
0:27:03 > 0:27:05and where better to end the series?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08The sun, the sand and a peaceful journey home.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Yeah, about that...
0:27:10 > 0:27:12There are some parts of modern life that are a little bit better.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- Yeehaw!- Woo!
0:27:18 > 0:27:21ENGINE REVS
0:27:21 > 0:27:23BOTH: Woohoo!
0:27:23 > 0:27:24And don't worry, viewers,
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- we'll be back for our tour of Asia part two next year!- Great!
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Ed, where are the brakes on these things?!
0:27:31 > 0:27:33I don't know, Iain! It looks like we're going...
0:27:33 > 0:27:36BOTH: All over the place!
0:27:36 > 0:27:37Ahhh!
0:27:39 > 0:27:43You've been watching the songs on All Over The Place Asia!
0:27:49 > 0:27:51HORN HONKS