FAO tyke-norway (or anyone else for that matter).

Do you know anything about Oslo; what to do, cool places to go, stuff the guide books don't tell you etc? My daughters just booked a city break there and I want to show her how clever her dad is by knowing all about Oslo (blagger)

 

I wen to Oslo

In 1980 on a business trip. The park in the city centre is interesting for its nude statues, otherwise the only thing I remember was the price of beer in the bars - extortionate. Oh and the the fact that because the trip was early July, it never went properly dark. Quite a shock when you come out of a club at 1 in the morning and its lighter than when you went in!

 

don´t know much about oslo. i live closer to trondheim.
but here is some links
http://www.vigeland.museum.no/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo
http://www.visitoslo.com/en/

Pubs
http://www.oslopubs.com/
http://www.scotsman.no/
http://www.dubliner.no/

Concerts
http://www.blaaoslo.no/


Cricket (here they play cricketmatches)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekebergsletta

Football
Oslo have 2 teams in the norwegian Tippeliga. Both are ****. FC Lyn and Vaalerenga.
They play their matches at Ullevaal.

Huk: one of the beaches in Oslo both textile and nudebeach.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Huk,_Oslo_-_bay_with_beach.jpg

Shopping
The shopping street in Oslo is Karl Johan Street.
There is a shopping centre near by called Oslo City
http://www.oslocity.no/


Transport
http://www.trafikanten.no/ (bus and train info)
http://www.nsb.no (train)
http://www.sporveien.no/180/ (bus and tram)
Nor-Way (bus)

 

Thanks for the links, I'll pass them on.

 

when's she going?</p>

if it's summer, Vigeland Park (the one with the naked statues) is a nice place to visit, the royal palace in the centre, the shopping is quite nice and there's a few H&amp;M type shops for us girlies with quite nice things in (even though a lot of it is still 80s fashion )</p>

The harbour is quite nice too for a wander and an ice-cream on a sunny day. The new opera house is open now too, though they were still building it when I went. I used to just like having a wander around the streets when I got the chance.</p>

if it's winter - take loads of jumpers and some non-slip shoes!!</p>

don't expect a big pub/club scene -from what I saw, it was more subdued, more emphasis on eating and drinking rather than just boozing, although there are some quite funky pubs (and some more less funky )</p>

but regardless, at anytime of year, take loads of money 'cos it's v expensive... hope she has a good time, I used to enjoy going there and would like to go back one day.</p>