The best street food in India - We're back in Vizag!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 มี.ค. 2023
- We were travelling all over India at the end of last year, from Kochi at the very bottom of South India, to Mumbai in the middle of the west coast to our next destination on India's east coast: Andhra Pradesh state's biggest city Visakhapatnam. Vinod and I used to live in Vizag for 3 years. Vizag is where we started our life together in a live-in relationship and where we got married just before relocating to our current home in Kerala. So this is a very special vlog series for me, as we return to our old hometown for the first time since leaving. Though I think I was most excited about getting to visit the Vizag Food Street for a great selection of Indian street food stalls and my very favourite dosa in all of India!
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Johanna madam, I think, this city is witnessed to your stubborn, dedicated commitment to your love and relationship with Mr Vinod, from your earlier videos, for which Mr Vinod should considered himself extremely lucky because such love and commitment is rarely found even in India nowadays.
I always considered that Vizag also being called the city of destiny was a sign that I was MEANT TO win Vinod back there :')
Vizag is a beautiful city with ocean and Mountain View’s.
Hi I am from Vizag, lives in Canada. Thanks showing my city. We really miss vizag
It was really nice to listen to your explanation about not using a stroller in India , basically in our country we believe to keep our children close to not only us but close to our heart and touch as children are so tender and that I believe keeps a very strong bonding between the family, nice to see how both you and vinod are imbibing indian values to Annika, I remember my father too use to carry me on his shoulders and how I enjoyed being on top of the world there, I miss him so much as he is no more😢
I’d love to be able to use a stroller TOO though because it would make long walks so much easier in cities and towns 😊 it’s not really that we’re trying to imbibe indian values specifically to Annika, but the values from both of our cultures that we agree with and think are good things - it’s important to us to value both of our cultures in Annika’s upbringing 🙏😊
@@JohannaNorth I agree with you. Each culture has its uniqueness which needs to be respected and imbibed.
On the realistic front, our roads are not at all suitable for strollers. As Vinod rightly pointed out, there's hardly any space for pedestrians so the stroller remains a far fetched idea as of now. It's a delight to see Annika enjoying her time on her daddy's shoulders 😇😇😇
विनोद जी represent the culture of india धनयबाद
welcome to my homecity , vizag city of destiny 😍
Lovely video! I love your vids, the automatic subtitles made me laugh though! 😂
Hola hermosa familia! Me gusta sus videos soy de Mexico pero tengo un mes en Bombay india, me voy de regreso a mi país 😢voy con la mejor imagen de india nada que ver como la manejan en redes sociales ❤ con mucha facilidad digo que estaré de regreso 🙏🏽 saludos!
Gracias Margarita! I’m very happy that you have enjoyed your time in India, and of course my videos too 😊 I’d love to visit Mexico someday, I love the history of the region!
Vizag❤ city of destiny. My hometown😭 this city can be summarised in one word- peace. A resident of vizag can relate.
Wow👍👍 it’s so fun to be in India👍🥰🥰 love Anila❤️❤️
Recently We have visited Vizag and stayed in a hotel in front of RK beach, the view of evening/night is marvelous and in your video this view with Annika is really superb to watch, it seems that Annika loves dosa very much, your enjoyment in this place is really refreshing to watch and obviously sweet Annika in your video gives a real happiness❤❤
I hope you enjoyed Vizag to the fullest! I know it’s a very popular destination for Bengalis especially during Dussehra holidays, have bumped into so many on beach rd when we were still living there 😊
Love to watch you the beautiful family have great bond with my hometown Vizag.
Happy navratri to all
Gudi padwa
I dont think any other foreigner can immersively vlog Vizag like you unless they have stayed here long.
Thanks for bringing Vizag to vlogs it is not the to go tourist destination but has its own charm.
I quite regret not making vlogs already when we were living in Vizag and visiting a plethora of interesting places (like Rushikonda or Bheemili) and restaurants (there's a REALLY good biryani shack in Rushikonda) too!
Lovely place, good u enjoyed the street food and remembered your past.❤️
Very nice City in AP and very peaceful
My Favourite channel in TH-cam...
Annika is a sweetie............Bless her
There always seems to be a comforting experience associated with a place where a beginning has happened. So good that you were able to re-visit Johanna, & bring Annika along for the memorable walk-through. She appears to handle the busy activity very well. Love to you all. 💋❤
It's also just that the city is super familiar to me, since I was always walking around the city, pretty much everyday. I know all the street names, localities, where everything is and that's just a very nice feeling to have, not to have to search for anything, use maps or learn constantly. I can easily manage all aspects of daily life in Vizag alone without anyone's help and before writing this reply I didn't even realise how much I miss that feeling, since it's not that easy here where we currently live!
@@JohannaNorth I can certainly empathize with that realization / revelation Johanna. Perhaps you can store that little bit of a gem stone to assist in choices down the road. Sometimes it's wise to leave options on the table. That way you don't OVER commit to what seems convincing at the moment. I know you will be happy J. 💋❤
I am in love with your Vlog...someday will definitely like to meet little angel..❤❤❤❤
God bless u all. Loving the videos
The way vinod carry Annika on his head 😂😂 similar my dad use to do this to me. Whenever I see this I get the same feeling again
I doubt there’s a dad in the world who wouldnt do it to his little ones 🥰
Aww my love ANIKA is back again .. She is So Adorable !!😍
Wonderful Food and City Vlog about Vishakhapatnam. If possible, do visit two bucket list destinations near Vizag City- Araku Valley and Borra Caves. Take Care. Cheers😊
Hi johanna happy to see your family in my native stete
Nice to see Vizag
Appreciate your comment on carrying child on parents shoulder instead of pram . The child gets connected emotionally as well confidence of parents affection and protection.Indian
Parents in cities or remote villages, are seen carrying child sitting on sholders of parents.
India with huge population multi religion ,languages as well is in process of development . Roads are getting better,across the entire vast country . Your memories of Vizag recalled, appreciate your strong willingness and willpower to persuaded the goals set in your mind ..
Hi Johanna, thanks for letting me know about this city that I wasn't aware of until now, it seems like a pretty nice place and according to you this street food is the best and it makes me curious to try if I ever get to India, yes I know most street food is very delicious. Annika is having a great time and her charm is amazing to see. My regards to Vinod. I enjoyed watching. 🙏🙏🙏💓💓💓
Street food can often cause something that is called a ”Delhi belly” but i find dosa a very safe option in that sense 😋
Johanna, Yes! you're right and I agree that street food can make your stomach take on a life of its own for a few days. It happened to me.😃 Thanks for suggesting the best Dosa.🙏
Vizag is my hometown and have not been able to visit sine 2019. Feeling so good seeing my home.
Recently i visit AP city kadapa andhra pradesh is really a good place
Very nice to see vizag
Happy family Lovely couple cute Anika vizag beautiful city view Amayzing bro super video bro ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️👌👌👍
Enjoyed watching your video down memory lane! Seems like a good place for night life! Annika seems to enjoy the walk. A stroller may sound good for Annika, but, interms of safety, it is not advisable. The traffic don't stop for no one, end of story! You seem to enjoy your Dosa! Good on you. Have a great day! Keep safe. God bless.
I told Vinod i dont care if i dont get to visit anywhere else in Vizag as long as i get that dosa 😅😅❤
I love Annika's hair styled in an up do, she looks adorable. I love eating a dosa so it made me very hungry x
Happy time enjoying
i met vinod and annika at anjuna Beach goa
it was so nice meeting annika , she is shy in person than on camera...🥰
I must’ve been somewhere in the background filming something 😅 Annika can be sometimes a bit shy with new people 😊
@@JohannaNorth yes u were recording...😂
Welcome to Vizag
Glad to see you take a trip down memory lane Johanna, this time with your bundle of joy, Annika 😊
Wishing you and your family build lots of precious memories as you travel and allow us viewers to take in the sights and sounds of vibrant India as we journey with you 😊
It was a very special visit ❤
Yes so true the streets are too busy stroller is not possible
Back to ur videos after few months..
Arnika now big girl...
Nice family and children👶👧👦 and very beautiful video👍 jo
Nice video ❤ but U missed Vuda park,Tenneti park,Kailash giri, Simhachalam Temple, Araku,Rusikonda beach, Bhimili beach,light house,Sivaji park, Araku, Burracaves etc lots of Love from Vizag❤ many Foreigners (youtubers, Travellers) don't know about Vizag they just exploring North side of India mostly please share this to ur friends.
thanks for the vlog. Added Vizag to my wish list of places to visit..oh and leave the pram.. nothing like sitting on Daddy's shoulders..and gettin a prime view. Workout is included - for free :-). She's my kinda of girl.. dosa anytime, anywhere..
Johanna as per usual you have made a SUPER vlog whooop ❤ Thanku so much. Yes the West and East are completely different. As you and Vinod rightly said the infrastructure between the West and East is polar opposite and of course the child seat systems are completely different too. The West might appear safer with sidewalks for strollers and pedestrians and laws about child car seats but in my opinion the East is humbling and happier by far. Life isn't all about sidewalks and car seats and being wrapped up in cotton wool. At times I feel dead here in the UK. But in India I always felt alive. I feel that the West is so suppressed and India is very happy and free. I know India can have major pitfalls esp when it comes to law corruption but Annika is having a very happy childhood and a wonderful upbringing in India. Also I lived with an Indian family for a year in Gokarna and their little girl was like Annika. Re she was happy and free. Here in the UK kids always have to adhere to health and safety legislations and that's really restrictive for them. Kids are safe in India. Laws are so over the top in the West. Looking forward sto your next vlog lovely lady ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Johanna India has beautiful classical music - please,nplease play that as background music. Your vligs take me back to my dear country. Miss my country. And no, we love carrying our babies on our hips.
I can't use just any music as background music, due to copyright laws and rules, so I use these royalty free music services that have a very limited, if not non-existent, selection of classical Indian music. Sometimes I happen to find Indian style music that fits the video, but it doesn't happen that often unfortunately.
Hello Johanna Vinod and Annika 👧🏻🍀👋👋👋👋
Hello Helen ☺️👋
I currently live in US but I so much miss my hometown.
India is unique _;freedom!
#Vizag❤
Love Annika's chestnut colour curly hair😍
I'm replying to this comment since I don't want to engage with some hateful replies to your other comments. Hope they're not scaring you away from commenting and giving your opinion respectfully in the future too. I was always quite overwhelmed with the city noises too when we lived in Vizag, since I'm a person who loves (and requires!) some silence in day too. That's one of the best things about living in the jungle basically :')
A Good Night walk..❤
Nice dosa
Well that was very interesting about the car 🚘 seat it ok if you are happy Ik Johanna 👧🏻♥️🍀👋🍀👋🍀👋
Visakhapatnam it's an eamotion
Are there jobs there in IT?
Hello 🙏🏻, Good Morning everyone’s. 😁…………….Happy Navratri….🎉🙏🏻🤲🏼🤲🏼🤗❤️❤️❤️🇬🇧
Nice
welcome to vizag, feel at home.
It does feel like home indeed after 3 years of living there previously ☺️
Hey Johanna thanks for answering about the car seat
HI MY Annika .love to watch Johannes videos .
kailasagiri and rushikonda also superb madam please visit on vizag.
I’ve visited both multiple times when we lived there, but didnt have enough time or a car on this trip to visit. I do however mention them as tips on an upcoming video 😊
Welcome back to Visakhapatnam ☺️💪
Johanna ji 🙏 in, Vizag my sister house is there welcome ohh 😊 u talk telugu Jo .
I only remember one sentence of telugu anymore 😊 my priority has always been to learn Hindi
FYI - Geographically, Eastern coast of India is an emergent coast whereas Western coast of India is mostly submergent coast except Kerala which have a mix of both. That's the reason for wider coast in Vizag.
Unfortunately even the beaches in Vizag seem to be eroding though 😕 I think RK beach (vizag’s main beach) used to be wider
Car seat ???....We grew up seeing families packed into our old ,panting, wheezing Ambassador cars ,sometimes dozen at a time, children sitting on adults laps ,arms,legs and necks sticking out from every available space,nook and crevice available...we were all packed so tight that if one of us sneezed, all of us would have been crushed to death...
Stroller ???....well ! Some of our roads are so bad that instead of finding the odd pothole between the road, you'd be lucky to find bits of road between the zillion potholes...
Best laugh in a while 🤣🤣🤣
Good
Pls stay safe
Welcome back to Vizag, my in laws town. Hope it was much better than hustle bustle of Mumbai. Did you visit Araku valley with Annika if you can. One seashore to another 😅
We enjoyed Mumbai a lot too. The cities are very different and we enjoy different factors in both, so I don't want to compare which was better visit :) It was really nice to get back to Vizag, since I know where everything is there and got back to some things that I've missed a lot like the dosa! And the November winds were amazingly refreshing :D
We didn't go to Araku due to time constraints, and anyways I'm not sure about the safety situation there. We have some unfortunate experiences about that region.
@@JohannaNorth oh 😢sad to hear that.
Ahh the cat an mouse place, where it all began! 😀
So nice baby Annika
It’s VISHAKHAPATNAM, one of major ports of INDIA. VIZAG is British name since they can’t pronounce VISHAKHAPATNAM.
Vizag is capital of Andhra Pradesh
HAI. JOHANNA SIS🙂.... Did you miss vizag after Marriage? And what's you're favorite street food in India ?
No i didnt miss it really because we’ve had such a nice home in Kerala 😊 my fsvourite street food is dosa, and probably this one in Vizag 😋
@@JohannaNorth 😄NICE
It is the Old Jail Road food lane isn't it?
Yes, starting at the South Jail rd junction
Vinod and johanna plese visit hydrabad city also it is more developed than vizag
Can you bring Ocean to Hyd ?
We’ve visited hyderabad in 2019 😊 but it was very special to us to travel back to our old HOMETOWN, for the first time since we left!
for the algo
If not a stroller why not buy the type to carry her on your back? That way she is comfortable and your arms don’t ache carrying her!
Because she's not entirely comfortable in those baby carriers and wants to switch between running and being carried in the arms all the time. Plus it's super sweaty
am I happy, that I don't have to live in this city, because the noise level is so high, I would soon become physically ill, if I was there - even for a visit only! It also lloks too modern for me to like it.
I think it's good that there are different kinds of places for different kinds of people to enjoy :)
It all started here....
Safety first for Annika use a car seat no excuses for that you do long trip use the car seat buy a good seat in line
Acoustic pollution is overwhelming 🙆♀️🤦♀️
RIP.
@@18svd she is a racist.
What's your husband's profession? You never spoke about that.
Your memory
what are i doing
Vhar me jye Teri memory
If just joke 🤣???????????
It's not vizag. Pls use its real name it's vishakhapatnam
It depends on what you are comfortable with . I myself say I am from vizag instead of Visakhapatnam
She mentions it as Vishakhapatnam plenty of times, what are you talking about.
You were expecting changes in Vizag? Lol... We have the worst CM in the entire country right now. Forget development if the present CM doesn't spoil the state that itself is a great achievement for the Andhra people. Only CBN can save this state next year, assuming he will win the elections next year, else I can't see any development happening in the near future in Andhra Pradesh .
I don’t follow the AP politics much anymore since after our move we get the Kerala edition of The Hindu 😄 but I was expecting changes in the sense that while we were still living in Vizag and if we went away for travelling even for a month there wouldve been noticeable changes in that short time with new buildings, shops, restaurants etc cropping up! But very glad that my favourite things hadn’t changed, like the food street 😂
@@JohannaNorth, that must have been before 2019, I believe. After Jagan took over regime, we had 3 capitals in the state. One for the legislative, one for the executive, and one for the judicial system. Later on, when people went to court about this nonsense. It went on for around 3 and half years in the court and finally, this year court denied the state government against 3 capitals. Now, the state government is saying vizag is the capital. So in short, the government was just fooling around all these years without any development since 2019. All these years we had a clown in the name of CM in the state. It's a wonder that we are not yet bankrupted like Sri Lanka with all the debts in the state.
@@Praveen1991917 i think he came to power just before we relocated in oct-Nov 2019
@@Praveen1991917 Probably because Central Govt would bail them out. 🤷
I wish state economies could collapse like Sri Lanka so that people wake up and see unchecked socialism and populism without creating value for what it really is -- a scam.
Nijame bhayya🥲
Oh, Indian streets are so noisy and chaotic🙆♀️🤦♀️
I get dear Johanna when you say using a toddler stroller on Indian streets is a chimera.
Let us hope by the year 3,000 Indian infrastructure would be functional like those in the developed or underdeveloped Western countries. It is also a cultural issue that Indian streets remain still pretty much the same as they might have been 100 years ago. There's no systematic, functional and neat urban designed infrastructure can be found in Indian urban or suburban areas. I don't think it's about fund issues. I guess it's more about Indian cultural dilemma. Human safety is not at all the priority in India at any field of work.
Neither order can't be seen or felt in Indian streets.
Mine wants to be constructive criticism, so that future Indian generations open up on their views and give priority to human safety. I know Indian population is going to be the first over populated country in the world by 2024. Therefore, it's not easy to have an orderly streets with adequate infrastructure. But India could still learn from Chinese urban and suburban infrastructure and implement them on Indian streets.
So, when were you in India ?
It's better to be in an orderly chaotic country than in a western country with a loot or gun culture filled with colonialist/racist mentality.
We became independent just 75 yrs back with Western countries acting against us and supporting Pakistan until they found they were raising snakes in the backyard.
Atleast our external debt is not the highest in the world. All the developed and western countries have to pay trillions of dollars back at any point but you people aren't aware of it😂
Your comments bespoke of racism coupled with an anti India attitude. Just because you may be possessing a paler skin, gives you no right to make incorrect, presumptions based on delusion without any understanding of reality.
Open your mind without any hatred and quit following in the mindset of Hitler. We are an ancient civilization possessing far more knowledge that the entire human race. That every one goes through the ravages of the time cycle, which seems unknown to you is a reality.
When Europe was going through the dark ages, India was in her golden age .
May your mind come out of darkness that you seem to be in.
THANKS FOR COMPLIMANT.... IF U COME AT INDIA BE MY GUEST , I WILL TAKE CARE OF U... SEE THIS IS CULTURE OF 15000 YEARS OLD CIVILIZATION ... WE HAVE START USING TOILET 10000 YEARS AGO ... BY THE UR COUNTRYS WRITTEN HISTORY HOW MANY THOUSAND YEAR OLD.
I love annika hair in a bun so cute
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Do u earn a lot via youtube , how do u people have so much money to travel all the time , living in these expensive place