The giant, mythical tortoise rallied himself from deep slumber at a depth far below the surface of the mysterious, murky waters of Lake Hoan Kiem positioned smack in the center of bustling Hanoi. The old turtle chuckled to himself...some locals didn't think he existed. But many of his adherents ascribed to him god-like powers. Truth be it, he reveled in this euphoria. A sub-surface crab had just clinched its pinchers into his leg. Ouch! So this magnificent tortoise knew what was real...
from: http://ezinearticles.com/?Bizarre-Hanoi-Impressions:-Vodka-Embalmed-Serpents-and-a-Mythical-Giant-Tortoise&id=5862939
