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World Expo in Shanghai: going this year. Best pavilions to visit and why?

How was your experience? Plus do you have any photos of the expo? :-)

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1. To foreigners, the best pavilion is the China one.
2. As I sit here in Shanghai's Pudong airport in Shanghai I think I can be of assistance.. I visited the expo the past two days here is my 2 cents: UK - Very Simple and Artistic, a great place to visit and have a rest outside, also probably the coolest looking pavilion in the EXPO- Recommended Netherlands-Great set up- looks great the line moved fast and it was a fun one to visit Slokavia- small but u can take photos dressed in traditional Slovakian wears- slightly above average Greece- Live webcams looking at different parts of the country..that's it(besides a restaurant which is in every pavilion but I like greek food so who knows maybe its good for the food) Italy-Spectacular- The best that I visited at the expo, very artistic and very impressive. Ukraine- Good gift shop, great location for their restaurant, other than that I would say average China-Sorry China...this one is a BIT of a disappointment, exactly average just much bigger, I didn't get a reservation to go to the top so if you are visiting I would recommend getting a reservation.by FAR the largest pavilion and worth seeing for sure but don't set expectations too high. Canada- Fun, really good, great movie and interactive parts..Recommended Caribbean Community- very empty, one of the worst I visited, there is nothing there,, maybe they aren't fully set up yet? Ireland- Good..Above average, fast line, interesting look into the past present and future of Ireland- Recommended Monaco- Great- cool movie- one of the best at the Expo...lots of info on environment and F1 race in Monaco Denmark-Cool..take the time to rent a bicycle to bike around the pavilion, also they brought their most famous statue (the little mermaid) over..pretty cool Finland- cool exterior, crap interior France- big line when I went but above average, one section featured the smells of France where u can step into different tubes and smell the different smells of France Switzerland-Good, great incite into the Alps and the environment in Switzerland, also they have a chairlift that you can take around the top of the pavilion that gives a great view of the expo grounds. Czech-Good one centered around Hockey but impressive effort, recommended. Austria- a little bit of interactive part- small but good if the line isn't long i recommend it Spain- Very good, great movie, cool giant baby at the end that looks so real and is about 3 stories tall. Belgium-big and pretty cool, all about the EU, chocolate, cartoons, also has some interactive 3-D animation parts- green light Australia- Good, cool movie but only in Manderine and no subtitles, New Zealand - better than Australia in my opinion especially if the line is alot shorter Turkey- Interesting, brought some antiquities but a little below avg. Peru-not great Lithuania- Surprisingly good, small but cool interactive basketball exhibit-slightly above avg Croatia- Average Nigeria- small but cool because it has a market that you can actually bargain at Recommended- Canada, Italy, New Zealand, Austrailia, UK, Monaco, Switzerland, Ireland, Spain These are all the pavilions I made it to..other than this I heard Germany was good, USA had three short movies and that it, and Egypt was miss-able. Hope this Helps everyone who visits the Expo,, over all it is really cool and totally worth seeing, also if you are a foreigner show the passport of the country you are from and you will get in VIP (except USA) All the Best.