1/2 day at the expo

arrived in shanghai on saturday, 4 september 2010 and bought the evening pass to enter the world expo area after 5p.m. cost me rmb90. a whole day's ticket is rmb160. for day's ticket, dad and uncle pek bought senior tickets at rmb100 as they are 60 and above.

on average there are more than 250,000 visitors daily at the expo....and this figure is on the low side. on one of the days we did not go as we knew it was the teacher's day in china, the number of visitors reached 500, 000 (half a million!!). we were lucky as on the days we went, there were only around 250,000. phew! and at some pavilions, the queuing time was more than 4 hours. my longest queuing time was 2 hours. so now if you tell me to queue for something, i can take it easily as i have queued much longer.

volunteers are everywhere to help you so it was very convenient.

food here was generally expensive and most pavilions have their own restaurants. we did not go to those. we bought bread and fruits and just snacked along. you can bring empty bottle and there are water stations everywhere.

security was tight. even at their metro stations, you need to have your bag scanned. they will open your bag and tell you to test the liquids you bring. i tested my sunblock on my arm and i had to show them all batteries i brought for my camera. they did not find my eye drop, i am sure they would make me put it into my eye too.

these are the ticket counters.

they call this forest of flags. can you find malaysia's?

and art sculpture greets you when you enter from gate 6. there are so many gates which you can use to enter depending on which road you get off.

the majestic china pavilion.

hong kong pavilion which is really lousy. there is nothing to see inside. wasted my time only queuing 20 mins. but they gave you a small fan.

the urban planning centre halls. did not go inside. urban developers and architects will surely learn a lot since the theme is better city, better life. they do emphasize on energy saving and clean environment.
hungary pavilion. no queuing.
inside hungary pavilion.

ukraine pavilion was closed that day.

norway pavilion. looks nice from outside but nothing to see from inside.

denmark pavilion.

the famous mermaid statue brought all the way from denmark.

finland pavilion.

inside finland pavilion.

turkey pavilion. they sell their beef kebab at rmb50=rm25. but the chinese were buying like it was so cheap.

turkey brought a lot of their exhibits from museums.

sweden pavilion.
i like. they adhere to the theme and show living in a simple yet modern non-cluttering lifestyle.


ireland pavilion.
most pavilions have lcd displays so it is mostly viewing video clips. notice any famous faces on the photos??

estonia pavilion...did not go.

inside latvia pavilion. their main attraction is the wind tunnel...u know like the one they have in genting highlands? they will put their acrobats and do flying stunts inside. well, we have seen it so it was not impressive to us.

so on the first day, i visited 8 pavilions only but had sort of mapped out the area a bit for the real adventure the next 4 days. so definitely more pictures as we go on the real walk the next day.