[ 9/9 & 9/13 ]
I wasn't prepared for the crazy-ness of the expo experience. Pouring rain, thousands of people, 4 hour lines, rude old ladys and fists fights. Yeah, 50 year old women started a fight with a young man who was trying to stop her from cutting in line. Don't mess. Luckly security guards are pros at jumping over fences and came to the rescue. Besides some of the intensely awkward situations, the architecture and creativity of some of the pavilions were very pleasing to the eye.
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| Center core of the Expo (layers of shopping, dining, and circulation) |
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| Lifted circulation |
Thank goodness for these above ground circulation away from the mess below. The view of all the pavilions was awesome and no one to push us around.
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China
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Hong Kong
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| Hong Kong (inside) |
Hong Kong was one of the most fun pavilion to walk through. Line was short and the inside was interactive and fun. 3D intro presentation, photo booths, roof garden, and interesting spaces. We even got free stuff. Free is always good.
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Germany
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| Germany |
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| Germany (left), France (right) |
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UK Pavilion
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UK Pavilion inside [each strand has different seeds in them and also let light through to the inside]
UK was definitely the coolest pavilion there. From the outside it even looked like a rendering. Still can't imagine how much work went into making this awesome fuzzy looking object. Once you got inside it was like a cave full of glowing stars lined along the inside walls. Smallest but the coolest indeed.
Would I go back to Expo? NEVER. Would I go back to Shanghai? YES.
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