Our next stop is Salem where it's well known for the Salem Witch Trials. After going for a talk on Salem Witch Trial which took place just on the previous Tuesday, I was really keen on visiting the place myself. That explains why our NY trip was so short.. haha didn't realise that the two clash!
Anyway it was definitely worth the sacrifice cos the Salem is the place to go for Halloween. Actually Salem Witch Trials is not related to Halloween at all. Just that the history of Salem fits in to the whole atmosphere of Halloween. Salem Witch Trials were basically a series of hearings conducted in the Salem Village to prosecute people, mainly women, accused of witchcraft in the 1960s. Those who "confessed" and showed redemption were spared while those who kept quiet were hanged. A total of 19 of them were hanged. The outbreak of accusations started when girls contracted peculiar diseases which were beyong explanation and "outstanding" women who didn't fit into the norm became obvious targets of such witchcraft accusations. Well, the truth was that there were no witch and these women obviously did not practise wtichcraft. Gotta say that the women who persevered were really strong. And the helpless feeling of having fingers pointed at them and yet not able to do anything about it must be really terrible.
Well well, enough of the sad stories and history.. As scary as the place may sound, it wasn't at all! Enjoyed myself at Salem.. going for haunted houses, the wax museum and the witching hour!
The kids were really adorable
The Witching Hour!
The Witching Hour was ok... turned out that the witch just walked round and round the fireplace.. chant and chant and chant. was expecting her to scream and say something totally alien..and POOF! the fireplace would burst into flames or sth.. hahah nahhh none of that happened.. too much imagination. haha
It was really funny in the haunted houses. Gotta admit that I was kinda scared..haha in the first haunted house at the Frankenstien's, Marta was walking right in front of our group but after getting frightened by frankenstiens several times, she started pushing me to the front. haha and yeah of course I was frightened when they jumped out in the dark. Reminds me of fright night. haha the haunted houses were pretty good, totally dark inside and the flashing white light throughout the whole walk just blinded us totally. haha. No need for Old Changi Hospital or Dragon Trail at Sentosa, just a house will do! Besides the Frankenstien's, we also went for the Witch Haunted House. Well I was scared, gotta admit that. haha but it was hilarious too cos Marta mistook a witch/ghost in the haunted house for me! I guess the lil witch/ghost was around the same height as me so she went to grab his/her arm and yeah the end result was of course another screaming experience. haha I think that witch enjoyed scaring Marta and he/she/it started chasing her in the haunted house.
Marta and her lil witch/ghost
We realised it's a "He"..he came out and talked to us after scaring us.. haha
Quite a friendly guy!
In the wax museum..
Woohoo.. happy halloweeeen!
Woohoo.. happy halloweeeen!
The end result..!
During the trip itself, Oana, the person-in-charge of this trip, was kind enough to buy us Candy Apples! Apparently, people eat it for halloween. well, Apple coated with caramel.. hmm thought it would be really sweet but turned out not bad.. kinda balanced out with the slightly sour taste of the apple :)
haha I love Halloween..cos we got candies and chocs chocs chocs! from our Professors..Sama like Children's Day! haha This was one of them.. cute huh? At first I was still thinking if I should eat it.. wahaha
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