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 ticket at the metro station and then take Line 2. The good thing
 about this option is that metro travelling in Shanghai is
 pretty easy for foreigners as all stations are signed out in 
-letters. Overall
-the journey time of this option is around 2h. So unless
-you really want to sample the feeling of travelling for 7
-minutes at 415 km/h, we recommend Option 1 by bus. 
+letters. 
+
+
+
+
+Overall the journey time of this option is around 2h. So
+unless you really want to sample the feeling of travelling for
+7 minutes at 415 km/h, we recommend Option 1 by bus.
 \end{itemize}
 
 \subsection*{From Hong Qiao Train Station to Nanjing Nan via
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 will need to show your passport in order to buy a ticket. The
 ticket will cost around 135 RMB and looks like this:
 
-The G-Number (G42 above) stands for the train number. Then
-there is the coach number and seat number. The ticket above is
-for second class (-\ -). For the short duration of the trip
-there is no real need to buy a ticket for first class.
+\begin{center}
+\includegraphics[scale=0.3]{travel_guide/ticket.jpg}
+\end{center}
+
+\noindent The G-Number (G42 above) stands for the train
+number, which identifies the train also on the large displays
+at the hall. Below is the date and departure time, 2015-08-12
+and departure time 10:28. To the right is the coach number
+(14) and seat number (09C). Just below is the sign that the
+ticket above is for second class (-\ -). For the short
+duration of the trip there is no real need to buy a ticket for
+first class. On the top right-hand corner is the platform
+signed out (10A).
 
 Next you have to wait for your train on the main concourse of
-the station. On the main display the platform of your train
-will be displayed 30 minutes before departure. Assuming you
-have some time, rest for a moment and take in the atmosphere
-of a typical Chinese train station\ldots nothing like what you
-can experience, for example, at Clapham Junction during
-rush-hour.\footnote{Trivia, in case you did not know: Clapham Junction
-supposedly is the biggest train station in Europe in terms of
-passengers and rail tracks.}
+the station. On the main display, the platform of your train
+will be displayed 30 minutes before departure in case it is
+not on the ticket. Assuming you have some time, rest for a
+moment and take in the atmosphere of a typical Chinese train
+station\ldots Once you know the platform, go to the gate. Be
+careful, the gates are nestled between the shops and might be
+easily overlooked. For each platform there are two gates
+labelled `A' and `B', respectively. `A' stands for the front
+of the train and `B' for the rear -- you know which one to go
+from the coach number on your ticket. When the gates are
+opened for train you need to show again your passport
+verifying that it is you who is travelling on the ticket. The
+journey to Nanjing Nan takes around 1h.
 
-Once you know the platform, go to the gate. Be careful, the
-gates are nestled between the shops and might be easily
-overlooked. For each platform there are two gates labelled `A'
-and `B', respectively. `A' stands for the front of the train 
-and `B' for the rear -- you know which one to go from your 
-ticket.
+\subsection*{Nanjing Nan Railway Station to the Hanyuan Hotel}
+
+Like in the section for travelling from Nanjing Lukou Airport 
+there are three option you can take. The only difference is 
+that the train station has a different taxi stand, which is 
+signed out at the station. At the taxi stand you need to take
+a yellow taxi that goes to ``Nanjing Downtown''.
 
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 \chapter{Conference Programme}
 
 
+\section{Schedule of the Excursion}
+
+On Wednesday afternoon there will be the traditional ITP
+excursion, this time to a Chinese garden in Yangzhou and the
+Slender West Lake. You might like to not a few points:

\begin{itemize}
\item The conference session will end at 11:30, and you 
+  should finish lunch no later than 12:20 in order to get 
+  to the hotel lobby.
\item Boarding the shuttle bus is at 12:30 sharp!
+\item The first leg of the bus journey takes roughly 40 minutes 
+  to Ge Yuan Garden (meaning Bamboo Garden). This is a
+  small garden in traditional Chinese style. We will be there
+  for approximately 1h.
+\item After Ge Yuan, we are going to board the shuttle bus again 
+  for Slender West Lake. We are going to enter the Slender West 
+  Lake area from its North Gate. The walking tour at Slender 
+  West Lake will be lead by two guides speaking English.
+\item After the walk, we will board boats which will bring
+  us to the South Gate of the lake.
\item The banquet restaurant (named Lion 
+  Pavilion) is located on the campus 
+  of Yangzhou University. It  will take us 5 minute walk 
+    from the South Gate to get there.
\item We expect that the shuttle bus brings us back starting 
+  around 21:30 and we should be back in the hotel by 23:00.
+\end{itemize}
+
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