0:06 Kaji mosh
0:10 I do have a car but I only really use it
0:12 to go to the supermarket or to visit
0:14 friends who live out of town
0:17 I use public transport whenever possible
0:20 there's so much traffic on the road
0:23 already and I don't want to add to that
0:26 the bus is the most convenient form of
0:29 Transport for me as there's a bus stop
0:31 very close to my apartment
0:34 bus fares are expensive but I have a bus
0:38 pass which makes it cheaper I buy a pass
0:41 once a month and then I can use the bus
0:45 as many times as I want buses are
0:48 Greener now than in the past they are
0:51 quieter they use less Fuel and create
0:58 two Elise
1:01 I work mostly from home but once or
1:03 twice a week I have to travel to another
1:06 city for work it's about an hour from
1:07 where I live
1:10 I have a choice between taking the bus
1:12 or the Train the bus is much cheaper
1:14 than the train but the journey is much
1:17 slower as there are often bad traffic
1:19 jams on the motorway so I take the train
1:22 the trains are reliable they usually
1:24 leave on time and they're quite comfortable
1:25 comfortable
1:27 it's expensive but the train fares are
1:30 much cheaper if you book in advance
1:31 I find traveling by train quite
1:33 enjoyable except when it's really
1:42 3. Aldo
1:46 I live in a big city and as in many big
1:49 cities there's a lot of traffic
1:52 traveling by car is very slow and it's
1:55 really hard to find parking spaces in
1:57 the city center
2:00 public transport is good
2:03 but it gets very crowded and you often
2:05 can get a seat
2:08 it's also very expensive
2:12 that's why I Go Everywhere by bike
2:15 luckily I live in a city which is very
2:17 good for cycling
2:20 for example the main roads have special
2:23 cycle Lanes to be honest though I
2:26 usually avoid the main roads and cycle
2:28 in the quietest streets because they are
2:38 audio 7.2 accommodation
3:17 audio 7.3 accommodation
4:05 here I am in Tokyo it's 11 p.m and I'm
4:09 standing outside a manga kisser what you
4:13 might ask is a manga kisser well kisser
4:16 is a Japanese word for Cafe and manga
4:18 are Japanese comic books and this is
4:20 where I'm going to stay the night
4:22 but don't worry I've done my research
4:25 and according to my guidebook manga
4:27 cafes are a good choice if you're
4:29 looking for somewhere cheap to spend the night
4:30 night
4:34 manga cafes are everywhere in Japan
4:36 in the past they were places where you
4:38 could go to Read Manga for a few hours
4:40 and Escape The Busy streets
4:43 now they have become something different
4:45 they offer internet access and computer
4:48 facilities as well as manga books
4:51 they're open 24 hours and they sell food
4:52 and drinks
4:55 people often use them as a cheap form of
4:57 accommodation you pay per hour for your
4:59 time in the cafe but it's much less
5:02 expensive than a hotel so
5:03 so
5:05 I'm gonna stay the night in a manga kisser
5:06 kisser
5:09 well as they say you have to try
5:11 everything once
5:18 so here we are inside the cafe
5:20 there are walls and walls of manga books
5:23 displayed from floor to ceiling there
5:24 are thousands of them
5:28 I haven't seen anything like this before
5:30 according to the guidebook manga is
5:33 popular with men and women of all ages
5:35 in Japan not just teenagers
5:37 they are a very important part of
5:40 Japanese culture and manga artists are
5:42 very respected
5:44 there are quite a lot of people here
5:47 some look like Travelers but a lot of
5:48 people are local
5:51 some are reading but most people are
5:53 watching videos and playing games on computers
5:54 computers
5:57 nobody's serving food but if I need
5:58 something to eat there are loads of
6:00 vending machines
6:03 wow there's an enormous choice
6:07 all kinds of soft drinks pot noodles Ice Cream
6:14 so I'm now outside my room
6:16 I'm just
6:18 taking off my shoes
6:20 everyone leaves their shoes outside the room
6:21 room
6:24 and now I'm going to have a look inside
6:27 well it's not exactly a room
6:30 it's tiny and the walls only reach as
6:33 high as my shoulder and the bed's not
6:36 really a bed but a kind of long flat
6:39 seat like a bench
6:41 but there's a blanket
6:44 it's not exactly five-star accommodation
6:47 but I've got my own personal private
6:50 space and that's what matters
6:52 I think I'm going to sleep very well in here
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7:06 looking for somewhere cheap to spend the night
7:12 two
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7:36 five
7:39 nobody's serving food but if I need
7:41 something to eat there are loads of
7:48 six
7:50 everyone leaves their shoes outside the room
8:04 hi I'd like to check in please yes of
8:07 course do you have a reservation
8:12 my name's last Maya okay Mr Maya so
8:14 that's a double room for three nights
8:18 yeah that's right right so could you
8:21 fill in the registration form please and
8:23 I'll just need to take a copy of your
8:27 passport and uh a credit card
8:31 okay thank you and um could you sign
8:35 here and here
8:39 right here's your key it's room two zero
8:43 six on the second floor thanks and
8:45 please could I just check a couple of
8:47 things about the room yes of course
8:48 go ahead
8:52 is Wi-Fi available in the room yes it is
8:55 and is there a charge for it no it's
8:58 free of charge to all our guests okay
9:01 that's great oh and will I need a code
9:05 yes you'll find the code on the desk in
9:08 your room okay thanks oh yeah and what
9:10 time's breakfast
9:12 breakfasts between 7 and 10 in the main
9:15 restaurant on the ground floor okay
9:17 thanks very much that's great you're
9:27 hi there we've got a room booked in the
9:29 name of Rodriguez please could we check
9:31 in sorry what was the name again Rodriguez
9:33 Rodriguez
9:36 Carmen Rodriguez just a second let me check
9:38 check
9:41 yeah yeah I've got the booking here but
9:44 I'm afraid you're a bit early oh the
9:46 room's not quite ready yet check-ins at
9:50 two o'clock oh I see so so
9:52 um could you come back around two and
9:54 your room will be ready then okay no
9:57 problem but is there somewhere we can
10:00 leave our luggage we've got quite a lot
10:01 of stuff
10:03 yes you can leave it behind reception
10:05 I'll get someone to help you with that
10:07 okay thanks
10:09 Andy will be safe there yeah yeah
10:11 someone will be here all the time okay
10:14 so we'll check in later then when we
10:17 come back yeah that's fine oh and there
10:20 can I just ask you what time is checkout
10:23 you have to vacate the room by 10.
10:27 checkout is 10 a.m quite early then yeah
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10:56 could you fill in the registration form please
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11:53 I'd like to check in please the name's Samson
11:54 Samson
11:58 okay Mr Sampson that's a single room for
11:59 two nights
12:01 could you fill in the registration form
12:04 please of course is Wi-Fi available in
12:07 the room yes but there's a small charge
12:10 for it I see and what time is checkout
12:12 you have to leave your room by 11 am
12:15 okay great
12:18 room 604 I'll get someone to help you
