There are lots of people at Expo 2010. Luckily for us it drizzled rain all day yesterday or we might have experienced this.
Rain is no problem. Henry had folding umbrellas for each of us when we met for breakfast (less than $3 each). It's 20 degrees (68°F), so it is the most comfortable I have been Shanghai.
We went on a tour bus so we could see the Chinese pavilion. About the only way to see it. The tour guide did an amazing job of herding us from the bus we arrived on, through security, onto and off of two packed Expo buses and to the pavilion.
Yes, it is big.
During the day we passed a sign by a queuing area that said "Wait from here 9 hours." That's for Saudi Arabia, the prime draw. And that was not the end. Japan & the US are also big draws. The US pavilion is reportedly pretty lame. Just a few videos.
Yet we walked right into the Libya exhibit. Very nice portrait of Qaddafi. (And not much else).
As you would expect, these things are big PR exhibits. The Greek exhibit sure made me want to go back.
Today we are going to visit the commercial area across the river. Hopefully a little more interesting than some of the countries.
Amazingly they have enough food and bathrooms for all these people.
I'm even more amazed at how well they designed that place.
Best pavilion we saw? General Motors.
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