Saturday, December 11, 2010

The reason why I love traveling

Two months ago, I traveled to France and Greece. It's too short a vacation but I enjoyed my travels very much. During my travels, I visited many great architectural sites and I learned many things from them. I will try to write about my travels.

However before talking about my trip, I would like to talk about an impression I had when I came back to Narita Airport in Japan. I was surprised because everywhere it's so clean and the trains are so punctual, but little bit noisy.


Clean
In Japan,it's so clean everywhere and the clothes which people wear are also clean. I felt everyone wear new clothes. When I came back to Japan, I was a little bit tired and had a big bag which was packed with 10 days worth clothes, so I felt that I'm visitter form a poor country.

Punctual

When I was waiting for a train to my hometown in the airport station, I was surprised the train pulled into the station just a minute before schedule and opened it's doors just 5 seconds before it.
I felt it is too punctual, No one cares about being a few seconds late, at least in France.

I heard someone complaining that Japanese people are always busy and not relaxed. I think the punctuality makes Japanese people busier. In Japan, If you are late, it directly means that you weren't ready. There are no excuses because public transportation is always punctual. If public transportation are not punctual, you always have a good excuse.

Noisy
I said that clothes which people wear were clean, but I felt some cloths didn't fit the owner's character in some cases. A young girl had a very expensive bag, A young boy was wearing pants which were too tight, An old man was wearing a very vivid color jacket. It made me little bit weary.
In the station the staff continually announced situations, "The train is coming" "The train is starting" "The next train is coming" I can't understand the reason why the staff announces everything despite every train is completely on schedule. I tried to remember my travels in quiet but I couldn't.

My travel was only 10 days, but I was awoke many things about my country. Traveling gave me many things not only about foreign countries but also about my country. This is the reason why I love traveling.

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