http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30105 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30105 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/23624 1. You can get tickets to see TV recordings for free i.e. for Ricki Lake. You need often to apply early though.
2. On the same day, head down to Time Square and the TKTS booth and get theatre tickets half price.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/23624 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21362 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/21362 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20415 Show tickets, on the other hand, can cost you between $40-$200 per ticket, but don't despair, there are ways to get discount or half price tickets. Here are some tips:]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20415 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20202 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20202 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18900 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18900 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18897 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18897 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18854
Try and book online in advance as the queueing system for buying there is badly organised and can take hours.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18854 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18497 reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/e.

Worth writing down the journey details and the Romanian for 'first-class ticket' and handing it over - no English spoken at the train station when I was there. But the Lonely Planet guide came to the rescue.

Once you have found the platform watch out. The noticeboard flagged two separate trains - one to Targa Mures and one to Bucharest. The Bucharest train stops at Sighisoara.

But the trains appear to arrive joined as one - late. So it can be confusing.

What seems to happen is that the first-class carriage is always carriage three.

If you are on the same train as me be prepared for 50 year-old rolling stock in first class.

The scenery is fantastic. Ranging from the awesome pollution of Copsa Mica to shepherds and their flocks.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18497 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16832 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16832 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16174
Tickets can be bought at most metro stations, you will need to ask for the wallet and card from the ticket desk, then attach a passport-sized photo and you have free travel from Monday to Sunday. As this is a weekly pass, aimed at Parisian commuters, be careful with the dates, it runs from Monday to Sunday.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16174 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15084 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15084 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13364
It works particularly well if you buy the ticket at the Baptistery as the queues there are shorter (and it opens earlier than the Duomo itself).

You then have time to look at the Baptistery, and walk round to the west end of the Duomo for the opening time of 10:30.

There is a priority entry system for ticket-holders, so if you time it well you can get into the Duomo before the main rush starts and have a few moments to appreciate the scale of the building in peace.

Despite the impression given by the map which comes with the ticket, the St Bernard Oratory is right over the other side of town by the Basilica of St Francesco. However the remainder of the sites are all clustered around the Duomo itself.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13364 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13292 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13292 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11470 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11470 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10336
So, if the tour/ticket desk where you're staying can't book you a ticket for the day or time you want to travel it's definitely worth asking at another hotel - they may find you the ticket you want from someone else.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10336 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9147 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9147 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2658 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2658 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2114 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2114 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1755
I asked, using my basic French vocabulary for the cheapest ticket available. Three minutes later, I was in the 'Gods', in a packed Bastille, watching opera with Paris glitteraty ... for €5, yes FIVE EUROS. It was fantastic. I recommend anyone gambles!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1755