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 <H4>Venue and Accommodation</H4>
 
 The plan is to host the conference at the
-<A HREF="http://english.ctrip.com/hotels/nanjing-hotel-detail-66456/nanjing-hanyuan-mansion-center-of-academic-exchange/">Hanyuan Hotel</A>, which is in easy
+<A HREF="http://english.ctrip.com/hotels/nanjing-hotel-detail-66456/nanjing-hanyuan-mansion-center-of-academic-exchange/">Hanyuan Hotel</A>, which is inexpensive and in easy
 reach from the city centre (see <A HREF="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Hanyuan+Mansion,+20+Tongwei+Road,+Xuanwu,+Nanjing,+Jiangsu,+China,+210095&hl=en&ll=32.029617,118.838768&spn=0.204033,0.292854&sll=32.010405,118.824692&sspn=0.204076,0.292854&t=m&z=12">here</A> at Google Maps). It has the usual amenities for hosting
-conferences (Wifi, conference rooms, etc) and has links to neighbouring universities.
+conferences (Wifi, conference rooms, etc) and has links to neighbouring universities. There is also
+the possibility to use lecture rooms for free in Xingyuan's university at the other side of the road.
 
 <center>
-<table style="width: 50%">
+<table style="width: 75%">
 <tr>
 <td>
 <img src="pics/hotel1.jpg" alt="hotel" width="98%" height="21%" border=0>
@@ -152,9 +153,12 @@
 <td>
 <img src="pics/hotel2.jpg" alt="hotel" width="98%" height="21%" border=0>
 </td>
+<td>
+<img src="pics/hotel4.jpg" alt="hotel" width="98%" height="21%" border=0>
+</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
-<td colspan="2"><center><small>Hanyuan Hotel</small></center></td>  
+<td colspan="3"><center><small>Hanyuan Hotel</small></center></td>  
 </tr>  
 </table>
 </center>
@@ -181,17 +185,17 @@
 
 <p>
 Being in China, Nanjing offers the usual conveniences of good and
-affordable food. It has several
+affordable food. It has several excellent
 <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing#Museums">museums</A>
 and tourist <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing#Tourism">attractions</A>.
 In the nearby vicinity are touristic hotspots like
+<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangzhou">Yangzhou</A>,
 <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangzhou">Hangzhou</A>,
-<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangzhou">Yangzhou</A>,
 <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuxi">Wuxi</A> and
 <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzhou">Suzhou</A>.
 Travelling
 <A HREF="http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/visa.htm">visas</A>
-should not be difficult to obtain for participants.
+to China should be easy to obtain for participants.
 
 
 <H4>Timing and programme</H4>
@@ -206,9 +210,17 @@
 <H4>Excursion</H4>
 
 We have two possible destinations for an excursion in mind: one is to
-Yangzhou, and the other is more leisurly &#8212; a tour of Nanjing...
-
-
+<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangzhou">Yangzhou</A> (one 1h away
+from Nanjing by bus), and the other is a (more leisurely) tour of Nanjing and its
+attractions. The tour to Yangzhou would involve a walk around the Slender West Lake
+with its pavilions, the white Lotus Flower Pagoda and the Suzhou-style gardens.
+One the way we would visit the Daming Temple and the old Stone Pagoda of Yangzhou.
+The day would finish with a dinner in the well-known Fuchun restaurant.
+The best tour around Nanjing is to go to the Purple Mountains passing by the
+the Linggusi pagoda, the city wall and the Ming tombs
+(see pictures on the left). There is a wide selection of excellent restaurants
+around Nanjing's Confucius Temple for a conference dinner. If chosen, we would
+canvas for opinions about what participants would be most interested in.
 
 <H4>Finance</H4>
 
@@ -217,8 +229,8 @@
 
 <H4>Experience of the Programme Chairs</H4>
 
-Xingyuan and Christian are regular participants at ITP having had the good fortune to have
-papers accepted at all ITPs so far. Christian was a co-organiser of the TPHOLs conference
+Xingyuan and Christian are regular participants at ITP having had the good fortune of their 
+papers being accepted at all ITPs so far. Christian was a co-organiser of the TPHOLs conference
 in 2009 in <A HREF="http://isabelle.in.tum.de/nominal/activities/tphols09/">Munich</A>.