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goes by the name veron (english) or wanting (chinese). a definitive leo born august 1, 1984. a solo traveler. loves cats, coffee, sensual music, yummy food and technology. when she's not at her job as an IS developer for the government, she's likely to be out dining, or visiting an interesting art gallery or event.
the swedish ship gotheborg was an actual ship that sank off the coast of gothenburg in the year 1745. the ship, along with its cargo that was worth millions, had made its way from sweden to china and back again before it sank. in more recent times, a full-scale replica of the gotheborg was built to investigate the mystery behind this sunken ship.
the gotheborg replica reenacted the same journey that its ill-fated predecessor made more than 260 years ago. as part of a two year long expedition, it came to singapore too. in fact, it is now docked at the vivocity promenade!
the moment i saw pictures of the gotheborg in the press, i knew i had to see it for myself. i just HAD to!
check out that huge anchor! i’ve always wondered if those things hit any sharks or other sea creatures when the crew lower them into the water.
very ancient looking ship with those sails and all! i can almost see the pirates. love it!
one thing that surprised me a little is the ship’s figurehead. doesn’t it bear a striking resemblance with our very own merlion?
in order to maintain the character of the ancient ship which was built by hand, 20 tons of ropes and 2000 square meters of canvas had been handmade and sewn for this replica. almost every stitch was made exactly identical to the original. it’s incredible!
i’m really loving the vivocity promenade. barely two months back, it had played host to another cool ship, the doulos, which is the world’s oldest active passenger ship. and now this!
the gotheborg is open to the public until tomorrow, so you can go on board and explore a little. it would remain in singapore until the 14th. do not miss it!
external links
Official website: The Swedish Ship Götheborg
The Swedish Ship Götheborg Project
Wikipedia: East Indiaman Götheborg
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Great photos and right on about the merlion resemblance. I’ll have to ask Siva, who recently completed his stint on the Götheborg. View all comments by Kevin
Oh yeah! I saw his blog. I’m sure he would have lots to say! View all comments by Veron
Siva was telling me how the Swedes have a lion emblem too. Making it sea-like, the merlion comparison was inevitable. He noted how its more “like ours look like theirs” since they have a century-edge on us. He told me how the Yesterday.sg crew know about your interest in heritage. Combine with your web design skills and a lot can be done for our nation :) View all comments by Kevin
Haha Siva made a good point! Anyway I joined yesterday.sg some time last year, but have managed to contribute only a few articles since then. Better make it a 2007 resolution to do more! View all comments by Veron
Hey Veron, looking forward to your yesterday.sg articles!! Meanwhile, I will try to catch up on my blog at http://gotheborg.wordpress.com/ View all comments by Otterman
Looking forward to hearing your experience! You must, must, must share it with us! View all comments by Veron
Okay promise, promise! View all comments by Otterman
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