The Gotheborg Ship Returns
June 10, 2007
“After two years of adventures on the high seas the East Indiaman Götheborg will return to its home port on 9 June. The tall ship is a replica of an East Indiaman that sank in 1745. “
It was a big event in Götheborg. It was largely publicized on posters along the streets. I didn’t know it’s such an important event until I heard that China President Hu Jintao and Swedish King and Queen are attending the event. A whole lot of people just stand around the canal and waited for the ship to return and dock. At the place where it docked, there’s celebrations going on with musical and dance performance.
See the Singapore flag? Apparently, it has stopped over at Singapore a few months ago, and hold some exhibition at Vivo city.
I had a lot of fun today because I’m not alone! I went with a Chinese female colleague and her friend. We three ladies talked a lot along the way and complained about the sun and weather. We walked a lot today, under the sun! =( I have became really dark now. I think it’s as hot as Singapore now… if not even hotter.
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egeus | June 11, 2007 at 8:35 am
some sun is good for you! =p
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seaotter | June 17, 2007 at 1:07 am
Oh you were there! Gosh, wish I was! Please post more photos, and see this blog. Thanks for poitin out the Singapore flag. Yeah it sailed HK to Singapore last December and I was on board!
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seaotter | June 19, 2007 at 1:20 am
Hey Carine,
can you send me thee high-res of that photo if you have it? I want to highlight and link back here from the Gotheborg blog.
So crazy to have discovered a Singaporean in Göteborg who highlighted this!
Email me at otterman@sivasothi.com please, thanks!
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seaotter | June 20, 2007 at 12:19 am
Hey Carine, thanks for the prompt response! I blogged it here.
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A Singaporean welcome for&hellip | June 20, 2007 at 11:06 pm
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