Expo Culture Center

Looks like a big spaceship

May 29th 2010
I visited the Pudong side of the Shanghai Expo today. It was unbelievably crowded and most of the pavilions had a 2-4 hour wait, so I didn't even bother going inside. I did visit the Pacific Islands joint pavilion, the Africa joint pavilion, and the Cuba pavilion though. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves, but I will say that I walked away from the Expo after 4 hours exhausted and knowing ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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Mary Lyons

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I don't have a nickname, so I decided to use my AT'03 trailname for this blog even though it has nothing to do with the Appalachian Trail. That is a whole different story. I started teaching internationally in 2006 and finally had the money to travel overseas after dreaming about it for many years. I started blogging on a different site so I could share my travels with friends and family. That site recently revamped its format and all my pictures disappeared! So I decided to start this blog after a friend recommended this site. I usually try to include some helpful travel info for people who a... full info

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