Way back in 1986 I went to the World Expo in Vancouver British Columbia, the first and only world expo I've ever been to. The theme for that year was "World Transportation - World in Touch". There were 54 nations present all displaying various modes of transportation. The scene above features all kinds of boats from all over the world.
The Expo was opened by Prince Charles and Princess Diana (we weren't there for that) but, the day we were there, Margaret Thatcher did a fly-over on the Concord and we did see that. That was quite an impressive aircraft making a circle over the city.
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I don't think they do world fairs or expos any more. We went to the 1964 New York World's Fair. It was a big deal.
A picture worthy of study for its history. So many details in this wonderful picture.
The next will be in 2015 in Milan, Italy and will be about how to feed the planet...
I just checked on the web after reading Dave's comment.
You have been to a part of my country that I have not be to myself before.
I bet that was interesting. Were Mom and Dad there too? Love all the boats.
Okay, I give up: is that first picture a painting?
What a fascinating event this most have been. Haven't seen "CCCP" for the USSR for a long time.
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