boats and cars

This weekend saw us head off to Vivocity for a gentle stroll around the madness that is shopping. We had heard that a tall shop had docked in Singapore following a journey from Sweden, so we were intrigued. Could a tall ship make it this far? Of course, they did it in the spice trade days…could a tall ship make it to Singapore now, in the middle of busy shipping lanes and the South China Sea? Apparently so.

We were amazed when we turned a corner at Vivocity to be greeted by the suitably majestic Swedish Ship Götheborg. It was quite an impressive sight, and had been docked in Singapore since New Year’s Eve, when they arrived. Inside Vivocity there was a small exhibition on Sweden and famous Swedes (no mentioned of Graham Taylor, funnily enough, although I guess technically he was a turnip), and some nice pictures of Götheborg in days of yore.

Later that day we headed over the Bugis to test out some carrot cake (we devised a whole series of criteria, actually – all very scientific – and the results are on Elena’s blog). Whilst we were there we saw a few cars for sale. Cars in Singapore are traditionally very expensive (the New Mini goes for around $120,000), so when I saw that the Chevrolet was on sale for $21,000 I had to sit in it and check it out! Quite a nice car, and ideal for a small country like Singapore. However, I would fear for anyone over 5’6”, as I was in the back when I put the seat back far enough to be comfortable (listen to me; I’ve come over all Jeremy Clarkson).