How to get to high speed train in Eskisehir?

Eskisehir has strong high speed train connections and train station can be accessed by tram from all important attraction points of city.

Two lines of Eskisehir’s award-winning tram system (Estram), SSK-Osmangazi and SSK-Otogar, is passing through Espark. Each lines has a frequency of 13 minutes and trams run from early morning to late night (Click for tram timetable).

Otogar (Main Bus Station)

Get on Otogar-SSK tram, get off at Espark stop, walk 400 mt.

High Speed Lines of Turkey – The Complete Guide

Osmangazi University

Get on Osmangazi-SSK tram,  get off at Espark stop, walk 400 mt.

There’s also a bus service between station and Osmangazi University, number 27 (black). But frequency is very low (Click for timetable)

Anadolu University

Get on Otogar-SSK tram in Otogar direction. There are two stops: Anadolu University and Eczacilik. 4 stops after Eczacilik and 2 stops after Anadolu University, you’ll reach Espark stop. Walk 400 mt from there.

Photo: Odunpazarı Municipality

Odunpazari Old Houses

You can reach to Ataturk Lisesi stop easily from Odunpazari Old Houses, Eskisehir’s one of the most famous attraction points (200 mt from Malhatun Square). Get on Otogar-SSK tram in SSK direction, get off at Espark stop, walk 400 mt.

City Center (Carsi)

Carsi (bazaar) area becomes the center for entartainment and cultural activities of Eskisehir, especially after Porsuk river had been rehabilitated. Get on one of the two tram lines, Otogar-SSK or Osmangazi-SSK in SSK direction. Get off after 2 stops, at Espark stop, and walk 400 mt.

Eskisehir Stadium

Eskisehir stadium will soon be replaced with a bigger one out of the city. Ones who follow the last games can get on Osmangazi-SSK tram in SSK direction from the Stadium stop, get off at Espark and walk 400 mt.

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How to Get to High Speed Train in Ankara?

There are several public transport alternatives to access to Ankara Train Station where both high speed trains and main line trains depart/arrive.

Ankara City Map. 

From/To Ankara Esenboga Airport

Distance is about 29 km. By taxi, it costs 75 TL (€ 25)*

Public Bus : Bus no 442-3. Departures every 20 minutes.

• Route and Timetable of Bus No: 442-3

Havas (Airport Shuttle) : Calls at Havas Terminal, 700 mt away from Ankara Main Train Station. Departs from airport 25 minutes after every landing.

• Havas Timetable

From/To Ankara Main Bus Station (ASTI)

Distance is about 5 km. By taxi, it costs 15 TL (€ 5)*

Ankaray : Closest station of Ankaray Light Metro is Tandogan, 800mt to Ankara Main Train Station by walk. Walking through underpass may be hard in rainy days. There’ll be a direct connection to Maltepe Station after High Speed Train Station is completed. It’s under construction next to Main Train Station.

• Ankaray Route Map
• Ankaray Timetable

Public Bus : Bus no 442-3. Departures every 20 minutes.

• Route and Timetable of Bus No: 442-3

From/To Points in City Center

Distance to Kizilay, city center of Ankara is 3 km. By taxi, it costs 10 TL (€ 4)*

Metro : Closest station of M1 Metro, giving service between Kizilay and Batikent, is Ulus, 750 mt to Ankara Main Train Station by walk.

• M1 Route Map
• M1 Timetable

Ankaray : Closest station of Ankaray Light Metro is Tandogan, 800mt to Ankara Main Train Station by walk. Walking through underpass may be hard in rainy days. There’ll be a direct connection to Maltepe Station after High Speed Train Station is completed. It’s under construction next to Main Train Station.

• Ankaray Route Map
• Ankaray Timetable

Suburban Train : Ankara suburban trains are calling at Ankara Main Train Station. Suburban trains are giving service between Sincan ve Kayas, every 5-20 minutes.

• Sincan-Kayas Suburban Train Timetable
• Kayas-Sincan Suburban Train Timetable

Public Bus : There are many public buses calling at Ankara Main Train Station.

• Route Maps and Timetables of Public Buses Calling at Ankara Main Train Station

* As of 08.12.2015, calculated by taksiyle.com

http://railturkey.org/2015/12/16/how-to-get-to-high-speed-train-in-ankara/

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Valencia Metro Map

Valencia Metro Map (click on the picture to see bigger) 

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Belgrade Maps Tips

Map of Tourism Information Offices

WALKING TOUR OF BELGRADE (up to 3 hours) - THE BELGRADE FORTRESS  - KNEZ MIHAILOVA STREET  - PRINCESS LJUBICA’S RESIDENCE - BELGRADE CATHEDRAL - THE SEAT OF THE SERBIAN PATRIARCH - “?” RESTAURANT - KOSANČIĆEV VENAC  - STUDENTS SQUARE - REPUBLIC SQUARE and TERAZIJE

THE BELGRADE FORTRESS is located on a hill overlooking the confluence of Sava River and the Danube. Over the centuries of sieges, battles and conquests, the fortress was repeatedly razed to the ground, rebuilt and restructered. The Belgrade Fortress consists of Upper Town, Lower Town and Kalemegdan Park. KNEZ MIHAILOVA STREET the main part of the pedestrian area between Terazije and Kalemegdan Park. Called after Prince Mihailo Obrenovic. PRINCESS LJUBICA’S RESIDENCE built in 1829 for the family of Prince Milos Obrenovic, and there lived his wife Ljubica and sons Milan and Mihailo. Today it houses a part of the ethnographic exhibition. BELGRADE CATHEDRAL the church built in 1845 dedicated to Archangels Michail & Gabriel, with tombs of some members of the Obrenović dinasty.  THE SEAT OF THE SERBIAN PATRIARCH accros the street of the Cathedral with Ecclestical Museum. “?” RESTAURANT built in 1825 got this unusual name as its last owner could not recall any batter. KOSANČIĆEV VENAC paved in cobbled stones having the look of the town from the first half of the 19th century. STUDENTSKI TRG square and park with several buildings of Belgrade University, Etnographic Museum and Kolarčev narodni univerzitet.  REPUBLIC SQUARE with the National Theatre, National Museum and the equestrian statue of Prince Mihail Obrenović. TERAZIJE the main squire called after the water level of the towers parts of the Turchish acquduct in existence there in the 18th century.

BELGRADE SIGHTSEEING TOUR (up to 3 hours)

ST. SAVA TEMPLE built where the remains of St. Sava were burnt by the Ottoman Turks in 1594. The construction began in 1936. As St. Sava Temple may host several thousand warshipers, it is one of the world largest Orthodox churces.
BELGRADE FORTRESS located on a hill overlooking the confluence of Sava River and the Danube. Over the centuries of sieges, battles and conquests, the fortress was repeatedly razed to the ground, rebuilt and restructured. The Belgrade Fortress consists of Upper and Lower Town and Kalemegdan Park.
THE PARLAMENT was built between 1907 and 1936 with the decoration of broze statues of men and hourses.
OLD PALACE built in 1882 as a private residence of King Milan Obrenović. Today it is Belgrade City Hall.
NEW PALACE built between 1911 and 1922 as a Royal palace of King Petra I Karađorđević. Today it is the Office of the Serbian President.
NATIONAL THEATRE built in 1869 with the efforts of Prince Mihailo Obrenović.
NATIONAL MUSEUM the oldest museum in Belgrade, situated in the building from 1903 and out of its treasure all the other Belgrade museums have been established.
TERAZIJE STREET the main squire called after the water level of the towers parts of the Turchish acquduct in existence there in the 18th century.
KRALJA MILANA STREET is the main street connecting Terazije and Slavija Square.
KNEZA MILOSA STREET one of the oldest and the most representative city streets, with Embassies, Ministries and the houses of wealthy citizens of the beginning of 20th century.
THE 25th of MAY MUSEUM, HOUSE OF FLOWERS built in 1975 as office with covered garden during Josip Broz Tito’s life, near his residence. According to his wish he was buried there. Today, there is a simple tomb of white marble.

- ST. SAVA TEMPLE
- BELGRADE FORTRESS 
- THE PARLAMENT
- OLD AND NEW ROYAL PALACE
- NATIONAL THEATRE
- NATIONAL MUSEUM
- KRALJA MILANA STREET
- TERAZIJE STREET 
- KNEZA MILOŠA STREET
- THE 25th of MAY MUSEUM

EXTENDED CITY TOUR (up to 5 hours)

NEW BELGRADE
- UŠĆE 
- SERBIA PALACE 
- ARENA 
- MODERN ART MUSEUM 

ZEMUN 
- MILLENNIUM TOWER 
- ST NIKOLAS CHURCH 
- KARAMATA FAMILY HOUSE
- THE CHURCH 
- SPIRTINA KUĆA 
- FRANCISCAN MONASTERY
- CHURCHES OF ST ARCHANGELS AND ST ROK

This tour includes: Belgrade sightseeing tour with NEW BELGRADE andZEMUN (Zemun a separate settlement throughout the centuries, but development of New Belgrade in the late 20th century joined them together in a continuous urban area) 

NEW BELGRADE

UŠĆE bussiness centre former seat of the Communist party of Yugoslavia, built between 1961 and 1965.
SERBIA PALACE former seat of the Yugoslav Goverment, built between 1947 and 1954.
ARENA one of the biggest sports complex hosting up to 25,000 spectators.
MODERN ART MUSEUM built 1961 and covering the development of the Yugoslav art from 1900 onwards, situated in a beautiful park of Peace and Friendship.

ZEMUN 

MILLENNIUM TOWER on Gardoš hill constracted in 1896 when the Hungaries of the Austrian Empire were celebrating a 1,000th anniversary of their comming to the Pannonian Plain.
ST NIKOLAS CHURCH the oldest one in the city constracted in 1742.
KARAMATA FAMILY HOUSE constracted in 1763 and lived in by the same family for almoust two and a half centuries.
THE CHURCH dedicated to the birth of Virgin Mary built in 1777 with richly decorated iconostasies.
SPIRTINA KUĆA family house from 1840, built pseudogotic stuly. Today is the Town museum.
FRANCISCAN MONASTERY built by the same order in 1739.
CHURCHES OF ST ARCHANGELS AND ST ROK constracted on the space of quarantine where people and goods had to wait before continuing there trip to prevent spreading of diseases from the East. 

RIVERS SIGHTSEEING TOUR (up to 2 hours)

This tour includes: two hours cruise on Sava and Danube rivers.

Where to Stay

http://www.mapavodime.rs/integration/user/tob/category/hostel/lang/en

Belgrade Walking Tour Map


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Belgrade sightseeing from open top bus BS Tours

Belgrade Sightseeing by Minibus

Sightseeing by walk ( Just 6 euro) 

Belgrade sightseeing with an "Open Top" bus

These are useful links about Belgrade Trip 

http://belgradecitycard.rs/home.html ( city card)

http://www.serbianheritagetours.com/#!belgrade-tours  (Private Tours)

http://www.explore-belgrade.com/

http://livinginbelgrade.com/....  

http://livinginbelgrade.com/virtual-tours-belgrade.php

http://www.guides-serbia.com/

http://baloncentar.com/ ( Baloon Tour) 

http://www.eurometronavodi.com/eng

http://www.turistvodic.info/2eng.htm (tour guides)

http://www.travelserbiabelgrade.com/en/excursions/boat-sightseeing.html (boat tours with dinner)

http://www.tob.rs/en/sightseeing_in.php?id=720 (Sightseeing by walk - 2,5 hours)
http://www.tob.rs/en/sightseeing_in.php?id=135 (Fruška gora and Novi Sad)

http://belguest.rs/

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Free Barcelona Maps and Guides

You can see orginal size if you click on the pictures.

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Prague Map guide

                                           Tramway map

                                            Region Map

                                             
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Budapest map

Budapest Maps

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Travel Tips For Paris

These are very useful travel tips for Paris.

How to go to Paris ?

* You should check skyscanner or expedia.com to find the best prices  if you go to Paris by plane. I offer you to book your flight three or four months ago.

How do you choose what hotel you stay in?

Paris has a wonderful metro network so you can choose a hotel or a hostel which is close to a metro station. We stayed at Ibis hotel 3* in Montmarte and it was nice and just 40 meters to metro station.(25 mins to Eiffel Tower) 

What is "zone" term in Paris? 

Paris and the surrounding area is divided into 5 circular zones for use in pricing public transportation passes.  Travel into the 5th and farthest zone is the most expensive, while zones 1-2, central Paris, are the least expensive.  Examples of popular destinations and their zones:

• Chateau Versailles & Orly Airport - Zone 4
• CDG Airport & Disneyland® Paris - Zone 5
• Fontainebleau - Zone 5

There is a map of zones.You can download it.

Which is the best and cheapest way for transportation in Paris ? 

Get a "Paris Visite" card use metro network limitless.

Organising your transport around Paris between attractions can be stressful and time consuming. That’s why every Paris Pass includes a Travelcard called the Paris Visite Pass. It's a great saving too - 1day Travelcard in Paris would cost you €9.75

The Visite Pass gives you unlimited access to the cities public transport network including:

• Paris Metro trains
• Paris RER over ground trains
• Bus network
• Trams
• SNCF Overland Suburban Trains
• The Montmartre Funicular
  
  
  TOP TIPWith a Paris Visite Pass in your hand you won’t have to queue up for travel tickets anywhere in Paris, saving you time and the hassle of carrying cash.
  
  

  WHERE TO BUY PARIS VISITE? Paris Visite pass can be purchased in all Paris Metro, RER, Transilien SNCF stations, bus terminal ticket counters, RATP Boutiques, RATP sales desks at Orly and CDG airports and Paris tourist offices. You can also buy your pass in certain travel agencies and tour operators abroad.

  Fares Adults Children Zone 1- 3 1- 6 1- 3 1- 6 1 Day 9.30 19.60 4,65 9.80 2 Days 15.20 29.90 7,60 14.95 3 Days 20.70 41.90 10.35 20.95 5 Days 29.90 51.20 14.95 25.60

  WHERE SPECIAL OFFERS Arc de Triomphe A breathtaking view of the Champs Elysées! 20% off admission fee Espace Dali Dali's World in the heart of the Montmartre district. Special Euro o 6.00 instead of Euro o 10.00 admission fee Museum of the quai Branly The dialogue place of cultures. Preferential tariff: 6 Euro o instead of 8,50 Euro o for the ticket to standing collections The Pantheon Temple of Great Men and Women - 20% off admission fee Opéra national de Paris Tthe Palais Garnier, the Temple of Opera and Ballet. Special Euro o 5.00 instead of Euro o 8.00 admission fee at Visite windows Castle of Auvers sur Oise Travel back to the time of the Impressionists! Special Euro o 10 instead of Euro o 12 admission fee, except on 5 April and 23-24 May 2009 Fontainebleau Castle Royal abode of the sovereigns of France. Euro 2.00 off admission fee Vincennes Castle The highest keep tower in Europe! 25% off admission fee Disneyland Resort Paris Tthe magic Mickey mouse festival is only waiting for you! - 20 % discount on the standard ticket (1 day / 2 parks) Grévin Museum Meet the Who's Who of Paris, with 300 wax figures 30% off admission fee Cité des Sciences A world of science to discover - Special Euro 6.00 admission fee to Explora exhibits (instead of Euro 8.00) Montparnasse Tower Enjoy the most beautiful of Paris from the top of the Montparnasse Tower! 35% off admission fee Galeries Lafayette The department store capital of fashion 10% off your purchases + 1 free shopping bag

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Amsterdam Guide

   Every city has a different and interesting story. We five friends said "Let's go to Amsterdam" and last month visited :) I can say easily that Amsterdam is a city of freedom.

   Almost every street has a sex shop and Amsterdam has also a special "Red Light District" which has the rooms for sex.

   Every street has a canal ( total more than 200 canals) and each canal has very lovely bridges. Amsterdam also is made for bicyles. You can go anywhere with a bike because thre is no hill in Amsterdam. You can see men which are in their suits or teenangers even very old people while riding a bike. The most transportation is riding bike so you must be very careful while walking.Dont walk on bike roads.People can hurt you!

So what can you do in Amsterdam? 

You can visit the museums like Van Gogh ot Anne Frank if you are interested in the art.You can drink very famous beers like Heineken while visiting museum of it and create your own beer for 6 euros. Do you want to see famous people ? So you can visit Madam Tussauds to see famous people's  waxwork.

After than you can take boat tour and see the old houses in Amsterdam from the boat. Tip: Get a card from Heineken Museum when you enter so from the port of Heineken Museum the boat tour for 15 mins will be free ;)

You can rent a bike to discover Amsterdam.( Just 14 Euros for 4 days)

                                                  Taking photo is not allowed but I did lol

Sex is legal at Red Light District but taking the photo is not allowed. This district also has coffees. (The coffeeshop  list) You also see blue lights on tht street but you must be careful about them :)

You can also visit flower market and get tulip seeds and see more than 1000 different cheeses. We got some and they are awesome.

                                                                   Cone of Potato



You can get a cone of potato as a snack from every corner. We got a big one every day!

                                                                      Voldenpark

You can rest in Voldenpark( A video about Voldenpark) which is the biggest park in Amsterdam.

                                                             They are really cheap

You can get cheap but wonderful bags (just 5 euros)  from second hand market ( Top 5 hand stores in Amsterdam)

Night Life

                                              I told you the rituel is really different lol

Supper Club is seems like a night club but it is not a night club. Supper means dinner in American English so you can get really good dinner which are served by wonderful girls.But I must warn you the dinner takes about four hours because it has some traditional rituels. I enjoyed it.

Eat&Drink

Our kebap or Italy's pizza are famous so what is famous in Amsterdam. Actually there is nothing which is famous in Amsterdam. I tasted waffles but honestly I can say it was better in Belgium.But I can offer you some coffee shops or restaurants which I enjoyed.

                                                                       Cafe De Jaren

Cafe De Jaren one of them. I hope you like it too.

                                                                       Caffe Esprit

                                                                      Caffe Esprit

You can go to Caffe Esprit if you want to rest for a while after a long shopping :) 

What can you buy as a gift ?

                                                                        Tulip seeds

                                                                    Funny T-Shirts!

You can buy a very interesting T-shirt,famous cheese or a diamond if you dont care about the money. Traditional shoes or tulip seeds also can be great gifts.

When should you go to Amsterdam ? 

I can go to Amsredam anytime but you can choose a date between May and September. I offer you to go on 31st March because of the queen's brithday. You can see many festivals cause of it. But you should book your hotel and flight early.

Shopping

Magna Plaza and De Bijenkorf are the famous stores at Dam Square. Albert Cuyp Market is one of the biggest market in Europe.You can go to Waterlooplein if you are looking for cheap but old fashion things. You will like it.

Maps

Useful Tips :

*You can rent a bike for 14 Euros for 4 days. (Just be careful and always lock it otherwise they can steal it)

*Get a Iamsterdam city card and enter more than 20 museum free and get discounts for restaurants or other stores.(59 euros for 3 days) 

*Get a map from a tourism information office.

*Dont leave Amsterdam without visiting hand stores.

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