Back in March I visited Oslo, the capital of Norway. It was a pricey adventure, but a very unique one. I don’t think I’ll visit a city like it ever again, because you don’t see many places with frozen harbours.
Norway prides itself on its natural beauty. It’s their number one tourist attraction. The epic mountain ranges, fjords of the western coast and the Northern Lights are just a few to tempt you. Even so close to the city, you can admire rolling hills of pine trees, snow capped when the biting winter rolls around.
Viking history is alive and well here. Norway was very much the heart of Viking endeavours during their years of exploring and pillaging, having conquered a lot of Britain and travelled as far afield as North America. The Viking Ship Museum in Oslo has intact examples of ships excavated from around Norway, allowing you to appreciate the intricate detail and workmanship these vessels represent.
It looks very nice, but cold definitely comes to mind…
Definitely not the warmst place in the world, but nothing a thick jacket can’t fix!
It reminds me of my own country, Canada, during a hard and freezing winter… First time visitor by the way, and I will come back for sure! Love your blog, I’ll probably put it on my blog roll for friends to visit!
Funny because I am starting a serie of articles on “48 hours in…” (in french but, hey, what can I do, I was born in Québec…;))
Thanks for sharing those pictures!
Cool! We were there a few weeks ago, and, obviously, things looked very different in summertime. 🙂
I wonder what will happen to tourism now after what happened yesterday, it’s terrible what happened..
I hope they recover quickly and things get back to normal. Norwegian people are really laid back but are also so resolute. It’s a great city and an even more amazing country, so I’m sure people will return eventually.
Saw those pictures before what happened… A very dear friend of mine lives in Norway, can’t wait to have some news… Knowing the people of Norway, I’m sure they will “bounce back” but what a tragedy… My heart goes to them.
I’m a Brit and have lived up in Trondheim, central Norway for 12 years. Norway is a great country and despite the events of 22 July (or perhaps because of them) the people are a proud and strong bunch. They have coped extraordinarily well with this appalling tragedy. On a brighter note, the country offers experiences you will not find elsewhere and as such is one of the best propositions for adventurous travellers. Of course it’s not cheap but everyone knows that by now, right?
I’ve actually been to Trondheim and as far north as Mo I Rama. Definitely agree with you about how beautiful it is up there.
Hey, you know what? That means you’ve actually been further north than I have in all this time! But I’m planning to make up for it with a trip to Svalbard in the summer. I mean, if you’re gonna go north, why not really go north, right? Glad you liked it here – was it summer or winter BTW?
Was pretty much still winter when we went back in March 2011. Still lots of snow and ice around, enough to make the road trip pretty dicey!