Shanghai and EXPO – 2010
Our first look into the big city and historical sights inside Shanghai 
World Expo – what can we say? Gongshow. Crowded, people, large pavilions, money, world trade, globalization… and long queues… did i mention it was screaming hot that time of year too?
We had a couple of full on days at the expo – visited a lot of the countries pavilions, and really tried to just enjoy the whole affair, rather than being caught up in trying to see everything. We had been on the road for about 3-4 months, and our travel-weary souls were beginning to feel it
We travelled with mum and dad on this 5 day tour package out of Hong Kong…. they are pretty easy to travel with, and we saw some really cool sights, as well as being exposed to some nice sales/measures to help us part with our yuan Jade bracelets, silk duvets, chinese medicine, tea, jade dragons, BBQ Insects to name a few.
yum – Shanghai Dumplings.
The tour was run by Wing on Travel, in Cantonese, so i caught about 20% of what was going on… poor wee Mel, left with a crappy translator – me….. Well organized tho, with great food places, and hotels…. We’d do it again for another city in China for sure!
Photos by Victor Gin, Aug 30, 2010 – Our tour to Shanghai and the World Expo 2010
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