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Every exhibition needs some lighthouses!

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That's all from the local stamp show.....next up Yeosu Expo 2012.

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Expo 2012 - Yeosu. The theme was 'The Living Ocean and Coast'

Here's the scene near the entrance

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Three amigos from Shanghai Expo 2010....off to view Expo2012

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There were almost 100 countries represented, each with a pavillion, or a spot in a joint pavillion. They were showcasing their culture and their efforts to protect the ocean and environment. Of course they were also selling there art and craft products.

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Uruguay and the ocean



Uruguay cafe

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A bronze statue found at the bottom of the ocean



For sale

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Algeria

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The Barbary Coast

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Algeria also used stamps to illustrate their country

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Cambodia...one of my favourite pavillions



Carving a statue

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One completed earlier



Through the jungle

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From the ancient to the new

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Pakistan

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Walking between exhibits I spotted this guy floating in mid-air...

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France. The Eiffel Tower underwater surrounded by.....robot sharks!



Some underwater equipment


France's pavillion seemed a little 'spaced -out'

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The German, Russian, and Korean Pavillions were the most crowded, so we didn't get a chance to go inside. However the very thoughtful Germans did put a few kegs of beer outside for enjoyment of the passers-by



Also some Italian, beer, wine and ice-cream went down well....after a Korean buffet.....and Turkish falafel....and some Indian snacks....well we had to try many countries' foods or we may have appeared biased

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Some Stamps from Nepal

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Nigerian statures 2 or 3 metres tall

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Inside The Netherlands pavillion they had some video displays of their Great Navigators.



From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hendrick Hamel (1630 – 12 February 1692) was the first Westerner to write and experience first-hand in the Joseon Dynasty era in Korea (1666). He later wrote "Hamel's Journal and a Description of the Kingdom of Korea, 1653-1666", published after his return to the Netherlands.

Hendrick Hamel was born and died in Gorinchem. He was a bookkeeper with the Dutch East India Company (the VOC). In 1653, while heading for Japan on the ship 'De Sperwer' (the Sparrowhawk), he was shipwrecked on Jeju Island off the southern coast of Korea along with thirty-five of his crewmates. 36 of the 64 members of the crew survived the shipwreck, and the men were promptly taken into custody and sent to Seoul (where the king was Hyojong of Joseon, who ruled from 1649 to 1659). They were forbidden to leave the country, but they were given some freedom to move and mix with the different classes of Korean society.

After thirteen years, Hamel and seven of his crewmates managed to escape to Japan, and from there to the Netherlands. In 1666, three different publishers published his report, describing their improbable adventure and giving the first detailed and accurate description of Korea to Europe.

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Some Dutch Master painting.....probably not the originals

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Musical performances from Angola

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After some German beer, a kaleidoscopic journey through Switzerland was fun!

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Turkey

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The Australian Pavillion was small but fun



A kind of a didgeredoo forest

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Between Pavillions beneath the massive video screen in the sky

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A few more stops on tour



A pair of candlesticks from Uganda....a bargain, so the salesman assured me! You can see them beside my Japanese saki jug, Korean bowl and Mongolian silhouette card.

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Monaco, a small exhibition, but the only one I found selling stamp related products




Mini sheet and postcards. You can also see a little travel cup advertising Expo Milan 2015.

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Weary travellers' last picture before home. Hope you enjoy the brief tour around Yeosu. If you search for expo2012 on Youtube you'll find a lot of videos of the event, especially the Big-O Show ( a musical laser light and water show). You can see the 'big-o' in the very first picture of Yeosu 2012.
Here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7jNVOHsVLc

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HI;scotsmanAbroad Thanks very lots for your very nice photos they are very interesting**Continue your tour and have fun with your friend
Friendly::Johnny B. good...

Thanks ScotsmanAbroad, that looks like a fantastic event. The photo's are great.

ScotsmanAbroad,

Thanks for sharing those photos.

Any chance you will visit North Korea and bring back some images from there?