Crowds in the days before the closing .. and visitors wishing to extend the exhibition
The last hours of queues at the "Expo Dubai" with the slogan: We will not miss the opportunity
Visitors waited for long hours in order not to miss seeing the pavilions of the "Expo Dubai".
Photography: Eric Arrasas
Alice and her husband Andy.
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The Argentine family visits Dubai for the first time.
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Marta Wiatzek during their tour of the exhibition.
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Photography: Najeeb Mohamed
Photography: Najeeb Mohamed
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All the destinations and arenas at Expo 2020 Dubai were filled with large numbers of visitors of different ages and nationalities, to enjoy the last hours of the international exhibition, which reached its conclusion today, after six months full of millions of guests and thousands of distinguished events.
Over the past period, and specifically since recent weeks, the queues in front of the wings were the most prominent snapshot in the global event, as "Emirates Today" monitored a great insistence by crowds not to miss the opportunity to view the largest number of suites, despite the long waiting hours to enter most destinations, Especially the ones that have witnessed a great turnout since the beginning of the global event, and were famous for their frequent rush of visitors, most notably: the pavilions of the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, China, Switzerland and South Korea.
A number of visitors expressed an unattainable wish, which is that the visit to the pavilions be extended for additional days, or that the "Dubai Expo" remains open permanently, to be a "witness to the times", and a landmark of the fixed landmarks that abound in the UAE in general, and Dubai in particular. Private, knowing that the “Expo Legacy” will be a city that belongs to the future.
son's desire
For his part, Argentine Axel said: "He is visiting Dubai for the first time with his family, which consists of his wife (Gabi) and their two children (Nico) and (Maski), noting that the desire of their eldest son (Maski) to obtain seals as many wings made them A great determination to stand in queues for long hours, in order to have the opportunity to explore what these pavilions offer, while at the same time obtaining his own stamp in the “Expo passport.”
Axel explained: "This is the first time we visit the UAE, and there is no doubt that Dubai's hosting of the global event (Expo 2020) was one of the things that motivated us on this beautiful journey."
He added: "The surprise is that we did not expect this big crowd, and we felt that we could have come to Dubai last February, but we postponed the trip to this month, and despite that we feel great enjoyment, and we have the opportunity to visit a large number of pavilions before the conclusion of the exhibition."
benefit
For her part, the Belgian Alice and her Indian husband Andy expressed their wishes that the "Expo Dubai" be extended for at least a week, so that they benefit from their trip to the Emirates in the best possible way.
Alice said: “We are coming to Dubai for the first time, me and Andy, and today we are on our first visit to (Expo 2020), and after our arrival at the World Exhibition, we felt that we would lose something big, because we came late, as we found a great demand from visitors to enter the various pavilions participating in the exhibition. International event.
And she continued, "I expect that we need seven days - at the very least - to complete the visit to all the suites, but we will do our best to visit as many of them, while we will postpone our plans to visit other tourist attractions starting from tomorrow, Friday."
first destination
For their part, the Polish couple Jatzek and Marta confirmed that they feel very happy after they arrived in Dubai, the day before yesterday, and after heading from the airport to the hotel, "Expo 2020" was their first destination on this trip.
Marta explained that "they were scheduled to come to Dubai next week," noting that when they learned that the end of the exhibition would be soon, they decided to advance the date of the trip to get the opportunity to visit this historic event.
She added: "We could not have missed this opportunity, and we are undoubtedly happy that we succeeded in reaching, the day before yesterday, to Dubai, and I agreed with my husband that we are ready to endure this great crowding, and that we are determined to visit as many suites and enjoy the last hours of (Expo 2020).
• Wholesale visitors to "Expo 2020 Dubai" lined up in front of several pavilions, representing distinguished destinations, and they came at the top of the list of favorite pavilions.
Alice:
“I expect that we will need at least seven days to complete a visit to all the wings, but we will do our best to visit as many of them.”
Axel:
"We did not expect this big crowd, and we felt shortened that we could have come to Dubai last February."
Marta:
"I came with my husband, and we agreed that we would bear the great crowds, in order to visit the largest number of suites."
happy endings
Visitors to "Expo 2020 Dubai", whom "Emirates Today" met the day before yesterday, agreed that they had already missed a lot, because they did not come to the international exhibition early, expressing their happiness at the same time that they joined the global event before its conclusion to be part of its happy endings. .
Some of them raised the slogan: “Better late than never.”