Happy Street

2 May 2010 - We have not heard much of the Dutch Pavillion at the Shanghai Expo. I don't know if that's a good or a bad sign. but in "Hello Kitty land" the theme "Happy Street" seems appropriately chosen. It is constructed in a figure eight - the lucky number in Chinese culture. It is mainly composed of a 400 meters pedestrian street, lined by 26 small houses. Built completely on stilts, the street looks like a roller-coaster. The idea is to give the visitors an impression what it means to live under sea-level, but I am somewhat worried that people think Holland is a theme-park. But maybe that is the point!!?

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