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\subsection*{Nanjing Nan Railway Station to the Hanyuan Hotel}
Like in the section for travelling from Nanjing Lukou Airport,
-there are two option you can take from Nanjing Nan. The only
+there are two options you can take from Nanjing Nan. The only
difference is that the train station has a different taxi
stand, which is sign-posted at the station. At the taxi stand
you need to take a yellow taxi that goes to ``Nanjing
@@ -580,12 +580,15 @@
to the hotel's registration desk from Thursday to Sunday. From
Monday, we will move the desk to the 6th floor where the
conference hall is. The registration desk is open from 9:00
-until 17:00, except on Thursday 20th when it will open from
-14:00 and on Monday 24th when it will be open from
-8:15. In case you arrive when our registration desk is closed,
-you can still check into the hotel simply by showing your
-passport and refer to ITP 2015. The hotel has a list of
-everyone who made a booking.\bigskip
+until 17:00, except on Thursday 20th when it will open from
+14:00 and on Monday 24th when it will be open from 8:15. In
+case you arrive when our registration desk is closed, you can
+still check into the hotel simply by showing your passport and
+refer to ITP 2015. The hotel has a list of everyone who made a
+booking. When you check into the hotel, they will ask for a
+deposit to be reserved on your credit card. You will get back
+this deposit at the end of your stay (assuming you do not
+trash your room). \bigskip
\noindent The Welcome Reception on Sunday 18:00 will be on the
1st Floor. Breakfast and lunches are served on the 1st Floor
@@ -653,7 +656,7 @@
(meaning giraffe) and situated behind the KFC.
\begin{center}
-\includegraphics[scale=0.05]{travel_guide/rest.jpg}
+\includegraphics[scale=0.045]{travel_guide/rest.jpg}
\end{center}
\noindent This area also contains a ``Mickey Mouse bakery'',
@@ -797,25 +800,30 @@
Surely you must have been to a Chinese restaurant in your home
town; but these restaurants have adapted a bit to Western
-tastes. Therefore be aware of a few different customs: in many
-restaurants in China, you, especially if you are in a large
-group, are expected to order many small dishes, similar to how
-you would order Tapas, and everybody in the group can then try
-all dishes. Similarly, the idea of getting for every member of
-your group a separate bill is \emph{not} supported by the
-Chinese way of eating out. If I remember correctly, for
-tax-reasons restaurants have to pay for every bill they hand
-out and thus under no circumstance will they give several
-bills\ldots{}you have to come up with your fellow
-dining-compadres with a way of how to split the bill amongst
-yourselves. As mentioned before, tip is not expected.
+tastes. Therefore be aware of a few different customs: tip is
+not expected. Also in many restaurants in China, you,
+especially if you are in a large group, are expected to order
+many small dishes, similar to how you would order Tapas, and
+everybody in the group can then try all dishes. Similarly, the
+idea of getting for every member of your group a separate bill
+is \emph{not} supported by the Chinese way of eating out. If I
+remember correctly, for tax-reasons restaurants have to pay
+for every bill they hand out and thus under no circumstance
+will they give several bills\ldots{}you have to come up with
+your fellow dining-compadres with a way of how to split the
+bill amongst yourselves. UPDATE: The rules about receipts have
+changed in the past few months and restaurants actually can
+give out more than one bill, as long as the amount on every
+bill adds up to the whole amount. However, it is unclear
+whether only ``upmarket'' restaurants are prepared to give out
+several bills, or whether this is a universal possibility. So
+far, we have only tried it in one instance. It is definitely
+still an alien concept to Chinese customs.
Many dishes in China are for carnivorous beings, but often
there are also completely vegetarian dishes---remember you
-will normally be ordering many small dishes. However, I cannot
-comment on vegetarian dishes---that is for food, as Tobias
-(Nipkow) remarked once. A completely vegetarian restaurant
-must be rare in China.
+will normally be ordering many small dishes. Completely
+vegetarian restaurants are rare in China.
\begin{itemize}
@@ -826,9 +834,9 @@
Station (the entrance of the restaurant is shown on the right).
\begin{center}
-\includegraphics[scale=0.19]{travel_guide/mapquanjude.jpg}
+\includegraphics[scale=0.16]{travel_guide/mapquanjude.jpg}
\hspace{5mm}
-\includegraphics[scale=0.2]{travel_guide/quanjude.jpg}
+\includegraphics[scale=0.17]{travel_guide/quanjude.jpg}
\end{center}
\item\textbf{If you are lazy / exhausted, but still want to
@@ -849,7 +857,29 @@
\hspace{5mm}
\includegraphics[scale=0.11]{travel_guide/tonweirest.jpg}
-\includegraphics[scale=0.3]{travel_guide/map6.jpg}
+\includegraphics[scale=0.27]{travel_guide/map6.jpg}
+\end{center}
+
+%In case you need it: this restaurant has a really free
+%wifi (no mobile needed)---wifi: dfyl128, password: 84865699.
+
+\item\textbf{Two other restaurants near the hotel}\hspace{3mm}
+On Houbiaoying Road (the ``big one'' in front of the hotel)
+are two restaurants next to each other---the entrances look
+like
+
+\begin{center}
+\includegraphics[scale=0.04]{travel_guide/huobiaorest1.jpg}
+\hspace{5mm}
+\includegraphics[scale=0.04]{travel_guide/huobiaorest2.jpg}
+\end{center}
+
+The one on the right (JiangYanLou 江宴楼) is specialised in
+fish/seafood dishes, while the other (YuPinZhouZhuang 御品周庄) is
+more general fare.
+
+\begin{center}
+\includegraphics[scale=0.35]{travel_guide/map7.jpg}
\end{center}
%In case you need it, the wifi-password in this restaurant is
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