Shanghai, part 7: Canada and Beyond

At the World Expo, we took a stroll through flashy Canada.



It looked like it had a short line, but half of the zig-zags were hidden inside the building. Tricky folk, those Canadians.



I didn't really pay attention to all the "our country is great" stuff the exhibits were saying. I just took photos.



They had some bicyles that interacted with large screens. I'm not sure what that was about...



In the courtyard, Chinese staff wandered slowly, dressed as a fish, a fisherman, a tree, and butterflies.


Once back outside, we stopped by a restaurant that had an interesting name: Shanghai Old City God Temple Snack Kingdom.

Inside, I realized that all the English translations of the Chinese signs were obviously a collection of the worst translations ever found. They were trying too hard. It wasn't fun anymore.

Chunlin liked the food, though!


We then wandered through Europe again.




Aren't the EU and China flags awfully similar in design? I wonder if they were trying for that...

I wanted to see the UK Pavilion, but the line was very long.


The Netherlands Pavilion was much more accessible and photogenic.



Everybody enjoys sitting on sheep. That's what the World Expo is about: finding the little things that bring the world together, Dutch and Chinese, everybody.

More expo photos on flickr!