EXPO DAY 3

The subway system here in Shanghai is super fast and so clean!!!

The China pavilion is monumental.  It's one of the few structures that will stay permanently after the EXPO ends in October.  The exhibitions are well designed and starts with some digitally advanced multimedia presentation of the evolution of modern day china.  They've really come a LONG way in such a short amount of time.  Then it goes into a bit of history and the finally finally the future.  China is taking some impressive steps to improve the quality of living of their citizens including alternative energy and a more green environment.

EXPO DAY 2

Was at the Expo today from 10am to 10pm...exhausted!!

Can't take pictures in the majority of the interiors of the pavilions.  I do have some video.  Stay tuned for youtube uploads when I get back to the states.

The most impressive pavilion today is Spain.  Even without the GIANT life-like baby, their video presentation was outstanding and entertaining.

Taiwan pavilion was also good.  They only allow 4,000 visitors/day, we were lucky to be able to see it at all.  There is a tea tasting and the most amazing 5D video show along with smell and feel (wind, heat, etc)

The Japanese industry (sorry, no photos) was also good.  A lot of nice technological advanced video presentations.

Tomorrow, China pavilion.

Off to get a massage.  feet hurts!

EXPO DAY 1

We spent about 8 hours at the EXPO today and barely chipped the tip of the iceburg.  Did I mention how genius they are about LED lights?  

Visited the future pavilion.  It was all about creating a better and more efficient/environmental future.  Actually...that's the theme of the entire EXPO.  Very optimistic!!  I thought the whole thing could be converted into a night club.

Then went to some city pavilions.  Taipei (not to be biased) had some amazing technologically advanced presentations.  3D tv really exists...WITHOUT glasses!!!!  so does holographic projections.  The states are totally behind.

Ate a bunch of junk food and went and stood in line for 50min for the coca-cola show.  Eh...  tho.. did u know that coke is best enjoyed at almost frozen.  and if u twist it open and close...swish it around a couple times...it's slushy?  SO YUMMY!!!

today was just the practice run....more expo tomorrow....going to the big pavilions.....

Hangzhou to Shanghai

Hangzhou
Ballroom dancing in the park at 6am
Taoist temple where they told me I was an old maid.

Shanghai
Supermarkets here are AMAZING
Night scene

Hangzhou

West lake in the morning...so pretty.
China Academy of Art - nicest art school I've ever seen.
"Impression West Lake" directed by Zhang Yimou - the entire show was actually on the lake.  Yup...the dancers actually were dancing on the water.  It's quite amazing what they can do with LED lights!

Shanghai

Day started at 50 Moganshan Road Art Center.  Visited some really cool galleries.  Then had some yummy lunch at Jean George at 3 on The Bund, followed by a stop at the Shanghai Art Gallery...where I saw some blow up plastic pieces by Anish Kapoor...seems like the thing to do these days...  Then we went to some really touristy marketplace in a really old part of Shanghai.  That was intense.  It turns out that the next week of our trip falls on the Dragon Boat Festival.  Most of China has the next week off....should be interesting.  We couldn't get a plane ticket to Hangzhou tomorrow, so instead we're making the 2 hours trip via car first thing in the morning.