Shanghai Expo

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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 two things - I like Cuban rum and I have got to visit Cuba.

I took photos of the outside of the pavilions. Hope you enjoy them.

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Photos

Entrance
near the Yaohua metro station

Expo2010
Lifesize statue

Expo Culture Center
Looks like a big spaceship

Inside Pacific Islands Pavilion
I read a hilarious book about Kiribati Island, so I had to visit their exhibit. The book is The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Martin Troost. It is a true story of his experience when he lived there for two years. Hilarious.

Lupu Bridge
For 80 RMB you can climb this bridge. I did it with a school group so it was free for me, but I don't think it's worth 80 RMB.

I think
this is something called Happy Town OR the Netherlands Pavilion? Not sure.

UK Pavilion
This is just the top. For some reason, they built a ridiculous wall around theirs and you can't see the entire building unless you wait in line for hours!

Italy Pavilion
It is much, much larger than the picture shows. I really wanted to see this one, but the line was huge and people were practically camped out.