Our neighbors are Danish. I think I've mentioned it before. They are wonderful and I've really enjoyed getting to know them. Their teenage daughter has babysat for us a few times and she's wonderful with the kids. I'm lucky to have somebody living right next to us that can babysit for me! Whoo hoo.
Anyway, the other day when we were visiting, my neighbor mentioned that the Danish Seaman's Church was holding a Christmas Bazaar! I immediately asked her if I could come. How cool!
This weekend, Scott and I and the kids ventured over to the Danish Christmas Bazaar. The Danish Seaman's Church is housed in one of Singapore's old Black and White Bungalows. Here's a Wikipedia page with more information about the Black and White's: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_white_bungalow. They are homes that were built to house the expat families and the British Armed Forces between the 18th century and World War II. Some of them are still used as homes today. Others have been converted to business and in this example, a church.
The weather was great. The food was delicious (very Danish). The crafts were fun. We bought some ornaments for our tree and some Danish candy. There was a bouncy house for the kids and some crafts to do. Some of our other neighbors from The Chuan were there as well. It was really crowded, but we had a great time!
Danish flag on the flag pole!
Beautiful entrance.
Some of the lovely decor items.
A little Christmas tree with Danish Flags all over it!
Craft table!
Another view of the Church with a Carlsberg umbrella!
A side note... So far Scott's favorite beer here in Singapore is Carlsberg! Alcohol in general is very expensive. Carlsberg is one of the more affordable beers and 1 case costs about $50 (Singapore dollars, which is about $38 dollars. Sheesh. It's fun for me to have these little Danish things in our life here in Singapore. It makes the world feel a little smaller.
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