Awesome Signs v4.0

In Vietnam, the signs are awesomely specific.

"Hoi An Department of Managing and Gathering Swallow's Nests"

"Charity Box for Especially Difficult Children"

KK's Diamonds
Who's got two pointer finger's and a sign? This Sam!

P.S. "Awesome Signs," a CIGAWW original creation, is now a worldwide sensation, with many cheap imitations flooding the net.

Romper Room

Matching rompers is totally the move. So hot right now...

It's like there's a party in my mouth...

...and everyone's invited!

Vietamese food is our favorite so far, and our favorite spot in Vietnam is Highway 4. For those passing through Hanoi, ch-ch-check it out. Our fantabulous host Natalie ordered for us, yet again, so we have no idea what we ate. But it was all delicious, as was the fruit flavored rice rice.

Hanoi street food is also worth a shout out. This hole in the wall spot was another Natalie recommendation. They only serve one noodle dish, which is brought out the second you sit down. So once again, it was the blind eating the blind.

Hanoi Polloi

Hanoi is a bustling metropolis. There are 4.5MM people and 3MM scooters in the city. Entire families ride on scooters, all at once. It's incredible. We saw a dude with two huge kegs strapped to the back of his moped. It was inspirational.

We found one traffic light, but it doesn't seem to impact much.

From what we can tell, the rules of the road are: Scooters must avoid vehicles and pedestrians. Pedestrians must avoid vehicles. It's ok to drive backwards on the highway. At four way intersections, the largest vehicle must barrel through at high speeds to clear the way for scooters.

Tossed in Translation

Scaraoke, round 2, in Hanoi.

Spice Girls, Wannabe: "If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get rid of my friends..."

More scaraoke awesomeness:

And big ups to our awesome Hanoi host Natalie, seen here with her enoutage. She hooked us up big time. Here's hoping she joins us at GSB next year :)

Amateurish Theater

In Hanoi, we re-created the city's creation myth. Shockingly, this was the one thing we've done in Vietnam which hasn't gotten us scolded by Communist Party soldiers. They're soooo uptight.

From Frommers:

"Le Loi, the first king of a united Viet people, asked the powers in heaven to help him vanquish the Chinese in the 2nd century A.D. His answer came from a giant turtle that rose from the depths of Hoan Kiem Lake and offered him the sword that he would use to drive the Chinese out. (Vietnamese history is full of valiant tales about driving the Chinese out.) When Le Loi returned to the lake to give thanks, the turtle rose again out of the water and took a firm jaw hold of the sword and dragged it to the watery depths, a sign that the citizens could lay down their arms and the city would prosper in peace."

Awesome Signs, v3.0

Our Halong Bay boat: the "Long Junk"

9 ladies simultanously, with no prior discussion: "That's my motto"
They also sell other brands and moral attitudes.