expo 2005 photo essays
- weekly report from the World Exposition in Aichi, Japan

Week twenty-three (August 28, 2005)

· A trip around the Global Commons (Global Common 6 - Asia II)

Countries in Global Common 6: Thailand, Indonesia, Pacific Islands Pavilion (Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu), Brunei, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Laos, Philippines, New Zealand, Singapore, Australia

Global Common 6 overview

Global Common 6 entrance

Finally we arrive at Global Common 6 and have almost traversed the whole Expo area. This Common hosts most of Southeast Asia and also Oceania (Australia and Newzealand). The most outstanding pavilions are Australia with a great bar and restaurant and a nice presentation and of course the great Singapore pavilion (my favorite). Also nice: Laos and Vietnam, and Thailand, which was completely renewed after Thai visitors deemed the presentation not worthy of their country and complained (no joke).

· Thailand pavilion

New Thailand pavilion

Parade boat (Thailand)

· Indonesia pavilion

Indonesia pavilion

Dragon statue (Indonesia)

· Pacific Islands pavilion

Pacific Islands

Pacific Islands

Kiribati merchandise (Pacific Islands)

Bad-tempered masks (Pacific Islands)

· Vietnam & Brunei pavilions

Vietnam pavilion

Brunei pavilion

· Cambodia pavilion

Cambodia pavilion

Angkor Wat (Cambodia)

· Lao pavilion

Lao pavilion

Temple (Laos)

· Philippines pavilion

Philippines pavilion

Wooden Maze (Philippines)

· New Zealand & Malaysia pavilions

Newzealand pavilion

Malaysia pavilion

· Singapore pavilion

Singapore pavilion

Library (Singapore)

Herbs gallery (Singapore)

Mascot lion (Singapore)

· Australian pavilion

Australia pavilion

Platypus (Australia)

Nature wall (Australia)

Movie pillars (Australia)

· Next week: Day of Reckoning