Country Info
- Oslo
- Capital
- Norwegian Krone (NOK)
- Currency
- 4,503,440
- Population
- NO
- Country Code
Oslo Slideshow
Oslo
Travel Blogs from Oslo, Norway
Into Norway
An overnight train ride (complete with our own WC and shower!) takes us into Norway, a country which has given us excitement, as well as a bit of apprehension throughout our trip, knowing the steep costs we may incur. However, in the end, things weren't ...
Oslo in the Summertime
... stop was the City Hall to see the renowned Storstein frescoes. An impressive building and impressive Storstein frescos depicting Norway and revolution. From outside the City Hall we took a short ferry to the peninsula Bygedoynes and saw the ...
Still in Norway
... back in Boulder for a few more weeks (or even months.) I have updated my last photo-album with pictures from the sky taken from the plane. I'll update my blog later on if I take any interesting photos here in Norway or when I go back to Boulder ...
Vikings R' Us
Yet another good journey, and with the scenery gradually becoming hillier and picturesk, we arrived at the big hostel. After checking in and after what would be called breaking and entering into someones room – twice – we made it to our ...
7 pounds a beer!
Arrived in Olso which is situated at the end of a 70-mile long fjord,(which is like a huge canyon)is Norway's capital & largest city, rich in culture and folklore with a fascinating Viking history. We went to Camilla's (a friend I met in Uganda) where we ...
Before trip, preparing...
Just finished creating this site. I am exited, trying to plan a little. Now, some parts are easy, like the what to pack and so on. Kinda have been thinking about that for a while now. Some things must be arranged, a trip to the doc, to renew ...
More Ships only older and newer!
... not able to enjoy the view. We did enjoy the breakfast buffet though. It was developed my the professional athletes of Norway, During breakfast we browsed through the travelers guide we had obtained from the front desk. Noticing that they offered a ...
Flying on to Bergen
... a sleep in as our flight to Bergen was a lunchtime flight. We had breakfast at the hotel then caught airport express train to Oslo airport. Very good airport train system, easy to use and fast. Ate lunch at the airport then boarded the flight which left ...
Independance from Sweden is sweet for Norwegians
May 17 is a special day to Norwegians. It is time to dress up, carry the flag, drink coffee, eat ice cream and party all night ...
Oslo - Capital City
Wenn man schon Norwegen bereist, dann doch bitte auch die Hauptstadt. Eine quirlige schoene Stadt mit vielen tollen Ecken und gemuetlichen Cafés, die aber wie so gut wie alles in Norwegen viel zu teuer waren. Also chillt man sich lieber mal ans Meer ...
Arriving St. Lucia
... at the port in Soufriere who took us out to the boat where we were going to spend the next 2 weeks. Heidi and Eyvind left Norway in their Bavaria 42 foot sailboat to sail around the world for 5 years!! Eyvind and my dad had worked together for Bavaria, ...
Hello 2009
... supper and due to his apartment being on the top floor (the lift had broken too-typical) we had the best views of Oslo's fireworks. Carl's godfather had folded up lottery tickets in the table name settings - I didn't win anything but ...
Oslo to Colorado...
I arrived safe and sound late on 4th of July, pretty exhausted after having spent the last day traveling. The trip was uneventful yet exhausting. I slept the whole time, and tried to relax during my flights... The guy next to me on the plane commented on ...
See you on Thursday
Just passing though, for now. Weather has taken a turn for the worse. Plane needed to be deiced before take off so it wouldn't freeze up mid air! Two crane things, with fire hoses attached. Like a car wash for a ...
Oslo
Det var i dag tidlig da jeg stod pakket som noe svćrt nćrliggende makrell i tomat pĺ bussen det slo meg at jeg for fřrste ĺr pĺ lenge, eller noen sinne egentlig, ikke irriterer meg grřnn over sleipt novemberlřv, spanking rain og en lat gradestokk ...
Week 4 - it's downhill from here!
... the Oslo City Bikes. Hans had gotten a card for using the bikes while he was here. It's a bit cheaper for Norwegian Oslo residents than tourists - and since he was Norwegian and I have an address in town, he qualified for the resident subscription ...
I left Canada for this?!
... is that although the Norwegian language is completely incomprehensible to my untrained ear, more or less all the citizens of Norway speak flawless English! Due to our limited budget, our tourist activities were limited...we saw the Akershus Slott [slott ...
Oslo sightseeing...did we miss anything?
... . I will write more at some stage but am finding computers hard to come by...a few hours later.... Will attempt to finish the Oslo section of our trip now. If that wasn't enough sightdeeing for the day we also wandered around the folkmuseum and the Nobel ...
Everyone loves a fjord
... Steph came in 1st, I came in 2nd, and Bernie bought us beer! As we were finishing up our race, the ship started to approach Norway through their famous Norwegian Fjord. There is a little crook in the country, kind of like the crook in a mitten between the ...
Scandinavia's Outhouse
... away. Finally, they finished, and I snapped back to reality. When I went outside, I talked to a guy from West Norway, living in Oslo over summer to be with his girlfriend. He told me that Norway is beautiful and that Oslo is a terrible ...
Oslo
... and sum up a whole country based on 2 days in one city (although there are apparently only 4 big cities in Norway): Experiences in Norway: 7.5/10. Oslo's 7 improved upon by a whole half point based on the beautiful scenery we saw on the train, and the ...
The long trip home
Thanks to US immigration I had to go home to Norway to obtain a visa from the Embassy in order to get back and continue with my treatment in Boulder. I hadn't really planned on going back before Christmas, but apart from having to fork out cash on an ...
Oslo - 6 months of wonderful travels is over
... family, friends and pick up my good job again. So I will cherish all my memories and also enjoy the "routine" life I have here in Norway. After all...it is quite good as well. Thank you for joining me on my trip, I hope you have found some enjoyment in ...
Első hét tele eseményekkel
Hali, ismét jelentkezem! Már többször akartam írni a héten, de mire ráértem, addigra már nagyon fáradt voltam. Nem mondanám, hogy keveset alszom, de eleget sem. Az első hét tele volt programokkal. De erre még visszatérek... Nos, ...
Strolling the streets of Oslo
... cafes, taking in the afternoon sun. I started off the day heading over to the Munch Museum. Edvard Munch is one of Norway's best known artists. His most famous work is "The Scream", and he left over 1000 paintings to the city of Oslo when ...
Humanity in Oslo
... , Sweden. Oslo is a beautiful city with a strong sense of humanity. It loves the arts, has a strong sense of it's contribution to the world, and values it's freedoms and civil liberties. We left Oslo for Bergen on a scenic train through the mountains. ...
Sharing the Moment
... mostly about the wedding and what everyone thought, meeting relatives and then looking to the future, including making plans to visit again. Norway is definitely a place that I can keep coming back to, it's a nice corner of the world. At the end of it ...
Trains through tunnels, valleys, and snow
... as up on hilltops. Flam had a bit more going on than Myrdal. Flam is located on the end of the Sognefjord, one of Norway's longest. The ferry boats can reach it, so there was a port there and several shops and cafes. I grabbed another ...