Welcome to the City of Brotherly Love!

OKI encourages you to introduce color to your visit, and to your classrooms

With OKI’s Calendar Creator it’s easy to manage your schedule through the convenient, downloadable template. This helpful feature is available free of charge on OKI’s website. We’ve adapted it to help you plan your “free” time during your upcoming stay in Philadelphia for ISTE 2011. Go to OKI’s Customized Planning Calendar page and download the template in the left side bar under “Directions” and start planning your stay in Philadelphia.

Have you ever eaten an authentic Philly cheese steak? If your answer is no [gasp!], why not experience for yourself if Geno’s is better than Pat’s, or whether you prefer Jim’s to Tony Luke’s? Philadelphia boasts a variety of unique culinary experiences (cheese steaks, soft pretzels and Tastykakes, to name a few), and notable landmarks such as Love Park, Logan Square, Independence Hall, or the famous Rocky statue on the grounds of the world-renowned Philadelphia Museum of Art.

With so much to see (and so much to eat) in so little time, you’ll want to plan your down-time carefully in order to experience the all the sites and tasty adventures the City of Brotherly Love has to offer.
Philadelphia is known for its vibrant and energetic atmosphere. Sites such as South Street, the Comcast building’s LED screen display, the Italian Market, Boathouse Row, Chinatown, and the Reading Terminal Market are all excellent representations of Philly’s colorful culture. Of course, there are plenty of options from which to choose.

Here are a few suggestions:

• Go mini-golfing and have a burger at Square Burger in Franklin Square Park

• Check out a Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park – home games are being played June 24-26 and 28-30

• Discover the Philadelphia Zoo – the nation’s oldest zoo

• Enjoy free soup at lunch at McGillan’s which dates back to 1860 as the oldest bar in the city

• Visit Olde City – featuring Independence Hall, the National Constitution Center, the Betsy Ross House and, of course, the Liberty Bell – and re-discover American History

• Experience medical oddities at the Mütter Museum, discover America’s oldest natural history museum at the Academy of Natural Sciences, and learn about what makes the world go ‘round at the Franklin Institute – all located in the city’s Museum District

• Indulge your senses and your appetite at the Reading Terminal Market, located just a short walk from the convention center

• Whether you like yours “wit” or “witout”, here are some of the city’s best cheese steak purveyors: Geno’s, Pat’s, Jim’s or Tony Luke’s. Debate amongst yourselves…

To view a customized map on Google Maps which includes all of all the sights (and tastes…) mentioned within this blog, click here: http://tinyurl.com/3qvh5mm.

Check out phillyfunguide.com or uwishunu.com for detailed information on how to add some color to your trip to Philadelphia, then stop by OKI booth #725 to learn about OKI’s printing solutions and how you can add some color to your school’s classrooms. Be sure to ask OKI’s Philadelphia-area natives for tips to make the most of your visit…and the most of technology in your school!