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Sazova Parkı in Eskişehir.
This park outside of Eskişehir have many attractions such a fake children's castle, aquarium, zoo, a scaled pirate ship and many more. It also hast a small train that get us around the park, which just costs 3 TRY (0,50 USD).
We sat down in that park to eat. Saeli brought candy for eating as lunch, for some reason. I like to eat a meal that feels ‘complete', not just dessert; so I took my salty and sweet sandwiches.
When we finished visiting the park, we bought 2 bus tickets in the park. We weren't going to risk ourselves this time! So we waited in a bus stop outside the park, located in the highway, for about 15 minutes. The first bus that stopped by, was going to take us to the downtown of Eskişehir. The ticket costed 6 TRY (1 USD) each.
Foodmarket around Eskişehir.
When we stepped outside the bus, We walked back again to the bus station around. Before anything else, a Turkish tee was necessary to continue. We stopped at a book store in front of the river and I found a book about the Bremen Musicians. I bought it for my English student so she could practice reading and understanding. Later, Saeli and I stopped in a Café to drink at least two tees since we have walked a lot and we were thirsty!
Ahhh… the candies.
I stopped at a candy store in the streets of Eskişehir, near from a mosque called Nalbant Camii. If I'm correct, it was called Cem Şekerleme Gıda. I had the objective clear in mind: the Turkish Delight or Lokum is a MUST in every trip. They are simply delicious and I just can't one piece. Of course, variety is crucial when enjoying this sweet meal.
I ordered 2 kinds of Turkish Delight at 16 TRY /Kg (2,67 USD) and in the corner of my eye, I also spotted two of my favorite candy that I have tried here as well, the Çakıl taşı (or as I like to call them “little stones”) and the trio of chocolates (black, white and coffee), at 65 TRY /Kg (10,87 USD) and 70 TRY /Kg (11,70 USD) respectively.
Çakıl Taşı 
Lokum
Temiz İş Kuru Kahve. Eskişehir's delight.
Among the streets in downtown of Eskişehir, there were hundreds of stores opened and crowds come and go. We found one in particular interesting: Temiz İş Kuru Kahve. From coffee from many countries around the world to teas, oils, honey and other special ingredients.
What I like from many many Turkish food stores, is the fact that they let try a food before buying, just to be sure that you are making the correct purchase. I have done this with olive, marmalade, cheese, salami and list goes on. This store was no exception. We tried coffee and tee and we LOVED it. Needless to say, we bought some to try it at home.
The owner of the store also has a coffee mill or grinder, with a pair of bells attached. The machine makes a cool sound when it's working. The owner heared us speaking in Spanish and he said hello. Saeli talked to him and he asked about where we were from and we talked about 10 minutes. Later, he gave us a little present: a bag of Turkish coffee; a kind gesture to foreigner. We bought also tee and we were happy to visit this place.
Let's go back.
After we spent a whole day in Eskişehir, we looked around and walked for 10 minutes looking for a place to eat. We wanted chicken since Saeli doesn't like meat. We found Donas, which is a fast food place where we ordered chicken dürüms of each one, with an accompanying Ayran (non-thick salty yogurt), for a total of 33 TRY (5,51 USD).
After a day in Eskişehir, we returned happy to Ankara in the same high speed train. As we returned, I wrote what we did on my small notebook, before falling sleep. It was a lovely visit.
Summary of Expenses in Eskişehir (2 travellers).
| Reason | Price (TRY) |
| Train | 75 |
| Breakfast at Mono Coffee | 45 |
| Little train at Sazova Parkı | 6 |
| Bus Ticket back to the city | 7 |
| Tea x4 | 10 |
| Book (The Bremen Musicians) | 5 |
| Donas (Dürüm Fast Food) | 33 |
| Lokum | 21 |
| Tea at Temiz İş Kuru Kahve | 10 |
| SUMMARY | 212 |
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