The theme of the Russian pavilion was the arctic north, being the country with the worlds largest ocean coastline, mostly which is made up of the arctic. The attendants were dressed in traditional blue and white, and spoke perfect korean. I dont know if they studied the language or just memorized scripts. After the first brief movie introducing us to statistics we are taken thru a fake ice tunnel to the second movie hall. The second hall is shaped like the contro...

International Pavilion B Ground Floor housed Belgium, Kazakhstan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lithuania, Argentina, Italy, Netherlands, France, Mexico Belgium ====== Colourfullly lit up on the outside with neon lights. Inside was a spinning exhibition of the Atomium and other landmarks. There was a chocolate sculpture and boxes of Belgian chocolates for purchase Kazakhstan ========= See seperate entry http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-e ntries/londone7/21/1...

International Pavilion A Ground Floor housed Sweden, Angola, Norway, Monaco, Romania, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uruguay, and Germany Sweden ====== Sweden has a flag bearer with a giant Swedish flag ushering people in. The outside has giant photos of Stockholm and outdoor activities. There were no movies inside and this was more of an exhibition hall. There were photos of the Royal Family and many outdoor activities. Norway & Switzerland ================= See sepe...

Angola had a large pavilion on the ground floor at a key intersection and at the base of the escalator which caught my eye. The outside is a giant architectural eye catching photo collage. I was then to find out the perks of having a press pass. A representative welcomed me and led me to the first viewing area. There are multiple tv screens showing different images introducing you to Angola's diverse economy and oil resources. Next there is a theatre viewing room...

Switzerland ========= For a landlocked country that has no oceans this was an interesting pavilion. The interior was all darkened with small floor to ceiling beams of light. The trick is to place your palm in the light to block the beam. Your hand then becomes a movie screen for the beam to project on and there were different images such as an infant baby and snow crystals. It was fun catching the images in your palm. There was a short movie about the alps which ...