What I Learned on My Fall Vacation
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The document is a travelogue by Jennifer Berk about her fall vacation visiting Tokyo, Japan; Beijing and Xi'an, China from October 17th to November 1st, 2008. Over the course of her trip, she learned that art belongs everywhere, from bathroom chickens to ice cream cones; that choosing words carefully is important when visiting different places; and that learning requires patience such as when restoring cultural artifacts or doing pottery research. She also found that technology solves changing problems, everything can be measured in various ways, and that enjoying simple pleasures like colors, quiet moments, and local cuisine are valuable aspects of travel.
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What I Learned on My Fall Vacation
- 1. What I Learned on My Fall Vacation by Jennifer Berk Tokyo, Japan; Beijing and Xi’an, China October 17 to November 1, 2008
- 2. Start with structure Tokyo International Forum building, Toyko
- 3. Start with structure 17-Arch Bridge, Summer Palace, Beijing
- 4. Start with structure Ceiling, Water Cube, Beijing
- 5. Art belongs everywhere Bathroom chicken, Maruzen, Tokyo
- 6. Art belongs everywhere Vanilla ice cream as delivered by the Emperor Hotel, Beijing
- 7. Choose your words Visitops Rules [sic], toboggan down from Great Wall, Mutianyu
- 8. Choose your words Made in China restaurant napkin, Beijing
- 9. Detail counts at any size Gold dragon, Forbidden City, Beijing
- 10. Detail counts at any size Dragon statue, Summer Palace, Beijing
- 11. Learning requires patience Restoration area, Terracotta Warriors pit 1, Xi'an
- 12. Learning requires patience Pottery research gallery, Forbidden City, Beijing
- 13. Technology solves changing problems Antique machines, curio market, Beijing
- 14. Technology solves changing problems Watching the game on the tiny screen, Tokyo Dome stadium, Tokyo
- 15. Everything can be measured Four-star toilet, Forbidden City, Beijing
- 16. Enjoy the quiet Tokyo International Forum building, Toyko
- 17. Enjoy the quiet Along the canal north of the Forbidden City, Beijing
- 18. Enjoy the quiet Concert in park outside city wall, Xi'an
- 19. Enjoy the colors Ramen, Tokyo
- 20. Enjoy the colors Mascot dolls on rim of stadium, Bird's Nest (Olympic stadium), Beijing
- 21. Enjoy the colors Dried fruit, Muslim street, Xi'an
- 22. Credits Jennifer Berk jcberk@gmail.com @jcberk All images from http://www.flickr.com/ photos/jcberk/sets/72157611798247069/