Jo & Simon in Shanghai

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June 3rd 2010

Published: June 3rd 2010

My friend Jo and her brother Simon came to visit Shanghai. It was quite an exhausting 6 days: waking up early everyday...taking the metro here & there...walking (tons of walking)...etc. etc.... 😊 Other than doing things around the city, we also took a day-trip to Hangzhou and we spent one day at the Expo too (We went into 18 or 19 pavilions that day). It was nice to have them stay wit... Read Full Entry

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on the way to get coffee

musical water fountain show

on the sidewalk: 2-D map of the area

a little pagoda out in the water

practising our diving positions..eheh

going back to Shanghai

the train was so new and super comfy. we were asked to move a few times cuz we technically weren't in the correct seats...BUT someone had stolen our seats first!!!

Taikang Lu--brunch at Kommune

delicious double latte

latte moustache

at brunch

G, Me, Lizzy, Simon, Jo

hole-in-the-wall restaurant

we ate at the family-run restaurant in the alley next to my compound. jo & simon tried some kung pao chicken, sweet & sour pork, shredded potato & green pepper, and shanghai bok choy with chinese mushrooms--I think they really enjoyed it!

Expo

in the line...to get in the line to get in the security-check line. (I heard there are no line-ups later on in the day. actually....I think it is just best to head to the Expo after lunch to avoid all these crazy crowds of people)

Expo--on the outside of the Hong Kong pavilion

picture of our reflection on the side of the HK pavilion

Expo--UAE pavilion

We waited over 90 minutes to get in. Then we were greeted by one of the princesses (on a screen) in Mandarin. Everyone filled out a ballot for a free trip to the UAE...I wonder who the winner will be?

Expo--inside the UAE pavilion

They had some really cool video presentations.

Expo--UAE in the background

Expo--Jordan Pavilion

some neat sand art-making...and we also got to try some dead-sea cleanser. these chinese ladies came up to me...trying to see if they could tell an immediate difference after I had used it. they could tell the difference on my skin (we just tried it on one hand)...but not on Jo

Expo--testing out some Dead Sea scrub

sea of umbrellas

Expo--inside the Nepal Pavilion

this pavilion was a little disappointing. it looked really cool...but in the end, there was nothing much to see. and the set-up was quite poor with their different artifacts just spread on the floor. and what's with the packing tape? could they not have used something more professional-looking?

Expo--North Korea Pavilion

Expo--Australia Pavilion

in the hallway, leading to the theatre

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