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."