The Shanghai EXPO Blues
June 25, 2010
I have to say I’m really disappointed in the Expo. Super. Was bored to tears. The architecture of the buildings is interesting (for the most part, many were just so-so), but the long queues were exhausting and when you get in, there’s really nothing much to see.
Everything is so visual that you might as well just watch it on tv or better yet, surf the internet for more in depth information. Nine (9) out of 10 of the pavilions are just gigantic video screens showing videos of the past and the present. Even if they are huge- really, Yawn!
I don’t know about this … a giant baby to culminate the experience inside Spain’s EXPO building.
The only ones I liked were Turkey (cool artifacts), Morocco (fantastic building and real artifacts), Iran (crazy bomb-like equipment on display) and the African Pavilion because there was no queue and you can kinda run around the different places without the heat, the crowd, and the incessant pushing and shoving.
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July 2nd, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Sorry to hear that. How was the Singapore’s booth? Presumably they have one in the first place. I would have thought that the participating countries would have included performances that are representative of their countries’ culture. Who knows? It might be that the organizers are big on having a ‘uniform’ display layout.
July 14th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Hey long time no hear! Yes they do have performances, but these are few and far between, a hit and miss because they don’t announce beforehand where and when they will be except if you are in and around the area already. And you can bet that if there is something going on, the queue there will be even longer!