並べなかった大阪万博2025　涙😢

人生２度目の大阪万博、楽しみにして約１ヶ月前から傾向と対策を練った私。しかし、当日待ち受けていた現実は、「入場自由」なパビリオンでも並べなかった。次から次へとPlan2, Plan3まで崩れていき、ついには、意気消沈　orzもちろん、めげずに４０分くらいなんのそのって待てば、違う結果もあったかもしれないけど・・・・炎天下のくたびれた人達が集まるトイレ近くのエリアでは、夫婦喧嘩している人や、グタ~っとなった人達が多くて、はい、私達もその仲間と化したわけです。夫は、術後１週間の無謀なチャレンジでしたから、それも、今一つ頑張れなかった要因です。よく頑張ったよ、我が夫！身体壊さず帰路に着いたのは、ラッキーなことでした。早朝、入場直後は、Plan1~3に変えて、ポルトガル館楽しみました。それでも１５分は並んだかな。もう一つだけ楽しめたのは、近畿大学の養殖のお魚レストラン。　あとは、〜ゾーンに片っ端から立ち寄ったこと。お土産屋さんは３時間待ちになってたのでパス。大屋根リングに上がるエスカレーターも１５分待ちくらい。座るところも見つからず、持っていった椅子に座ってみるも「ここで座らないでください」と言われドローンショーも「待ったとしても、強風で中止の可能性がある」と言われ、引きずる足で退場。ホテルに泣く泣く戻り、夜の道頓堀を散歩。傾向と対策、甘かったな。入場自由のところも長蛇の列だと言うことをもっと考えておくべきだった。2027年の国際園芸博覧会でリベンジかな。でも、また、大阪には行きますよ！This was my second time going to the Osaka Expo, and I’d been getting ready for it for about a month—checking trends, making plans, the whole thing.But the reality that hit me on the day was… even the “no-reservation-needed” pavilions had lines so long I couldn’t even get in. One by one, Plan A, Plan B, Plan C… all fell apart. In the end, I was totally drained. orzSure, maybe if we’d waited 40 minutes here and there, things might’ve turned out differently…But honestly, in the blazing heat, surrounded by exhausted people around the toilets—couples arguing, people melting on the ground—we basically became part of that crowd.And my husband? It was only a week after his surgery, so this crazy challenge didn’t help either. He really did his best though. The fact that we made it back without him getting sick was actually pretty lucky.Right after the gates opened early in the morning, we changed our whole plan and went to the Portugal Pavilion instead. I think we still waited about 15 minutes, but it was fun.Another thing we enjoyed was the restaurant run by Kindai University with their farmed fish. After that, we just wandered through different zones, stopping wherever we could. The souvenir shop had a 3-hour wait, so nope.Getting up to the big roof ring? Around 15 minutes. No seats anywhere. We tried sitting on the little chairs we brought, but were told “You can’t sit here.”And the drone show? We were told it might get canceled because of strong winds even if we waited… so we slowly dragged ourselves out of the venue. We ended up going back to the hotel and later took a sad little walk around Dotonbori at night.Guess our whole strategy was too optimistic. I should’ve expected huge lines even for the “free-entry” spots.Maybe we’ll go for a rematch at the 2027 International Horticultural Expo.But still—we’ll definitely go back to Osaka again!#大阪万博2025 #並べない万博 #想定外 #甘かった #OsakaExpo #Oyoneco