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...available in Paris until after October's auto show. London hotels are so packed that companies in need of space for executives cozy up to room clerks by treating them to elaborate lunches. Greek hotelmen are braced for a 30% increase in tourism this summer. The lure of Expo 70 has not only jammed Japanese hostelries, but contributed to a squeeze in Singapore, 3,000 miles away...
...Fuller has constructed a work as idiosyncratic as his famous geodesic dome, an ego projection that seems at once flamboyant and sterile, like a pavilion at an Expo...
Samurai Valor. Logistical problems are practically a world's-fair tradition, and Japan's has its share. Expo '70's biggest headache is overpopulation. The guards display samurai valor in coping with the surging crowds, but their methods may be disquieting to the Occidental. If the unsuspecting visitor fails to respond quickly enough to their directions, bellowed through bullhorns, he stands in danger of being trampled by the fast-moving Japanese, who are accustomed to reacting promptly-and in large groups -to orders from guards. There are long lines-and as much as a five-hour...
Little Innovation. Although walking is recommended, the footsore and weary fairgoer will have some difficulty replenishing spent energy. The food is generally better than it was at Expo 67, but the lines are once again a problem at the better restaurants (Belgian, French, Russian) and the service ranges from indifferent to abominable. Main-course prices usually run from $2.50 to $7. The most economical bets are the snack restaurants, where imitation hot dogs made from fish are only 20?, tempura noodles 35?, roast eel 56?, fried chicken 84? and a Mongolian burger (thin barbequed steak...
...innovation. Many visitors have complained that they saw little that was basically different from what was presented at Montreal in 1967. Such observations from world travelers matter little to the Japanese, who are enjoying Asia's first world's fair to the fullest. In any case, Expo '70 is well worth the trip for the Westerner who has never seen a world's fair-or Japan. The crowds may sometimes be unnerving, but they are part of the fun. If anyone wanders astray, there is a smoothly functioning lost-and-found center to guide him back...