MyOslo Profile for
sb1380
Living in Oslo
Age: 26-35
Oslo Live Festival
This is one of the newest music festivals in Oslo - the first Oslo Live Festival was in 2008. It was a big success because of all the grat artists tha...
Ekeberg area, so much more than just a hill!
You can start with a visit to EKT Rideskole which is a farm. The easiest way to get there is by bus or tram. The easiest way to get back to the centre...
Picasso in Oslo
The Norwgian artist Carl Nesjar made som important art pieces together with Pablo Picasso in 1956-71. The pieces are made in concrete and are located ...
Topics: Attractions
Fish shops
Many confuses Oslo with Bergen, so they come to Oslo searching for the fish market. The fish market is on the harbour in Bergen, about eight hours fro...
Topics: Shopping
Solli Bowling
A nice place to go bowling is at Solli Bowling located near to the royal palace and the harbour (Aker Brygge). This is a special place; on ground floo...
Topics: Activities, Children/Family
Catch your own traditional Norwegian dinner!
We eat a lot of fish in Norway, I especially love the mackerel, and I like catching it myself! It is possible to fish mackerel without a boat, for exa...
Fiskekort/fishing permit
In some of my other texts I have written about the forest surrounding Oslo and things to do there like fishing. To fish in Oslo you need to have a fis...
Topics: Nature, Outdoor activities
Frognerseteren and Holmenkollen area 3
The Holmenkollen area is extremely popular in the winter time. Everybody goes skiing here whether its cross country or slalom, snowboard etc. The subw...
Frognerseteren and Holmenkollen area 2 summer
Now the Holmenkollen area is also a perfect place hiking or mountain biking. If you have little time you can walk from Frognerseteren restaurant to th...
Topics: Nature, Outdoor activities
Frognerseteren and Holmenkollen area
If you read a guidebook about Oslo, Holmenkollen will be listed as one of the main attractions in the city. Usually people want to see the ski jump, b...
Ladegården 2
After a nice visit to Ladegården, to get there you can either walk from the city centre or take tram 19/18 Ljabru and get off at St. Hallvards plass, ...
Topics: Restaurants
Bispegården/Oslo Ladegård
Oslo is an old city and the oldest part is the area called Gamlebyen (east to the city centre). Here you can find ruins of Medieval churches and monas...
Topics: Attractions
Mini golf Ekeberg
In addition to the traditional sightseeing tours, attractions etc, you can also do other things like play minigolf. Take tram 19 Ljabru from outside t...
Topics: Outdoor activities
Østmarka Forest II
Beside taking a bath in a lake in Østmarka, I like to hike and sleep in Østmarka. In the summer it is great taking a walk deep into the forest with ba...
Østmarka Forest
In the summer it can get quite hot in Oslo. When you feel the need for a bath you can visit one of many, but small, beaches in the city. You can also ...
Topics: Nature, Outdoor activities
Akershus Castle and ghosts!
Down by the harbour you find the Akershus fortress. Protected by canons and walls you also find the Akershus castle in the fortress area. This is a sm...
Topics: Attractions
Nordstrand bad
Oslo can be quite warm in the summer, so warm that you feel the need for a bath, and then, obviously, a beach. One of the best beaches in Oslo is Nord...
Topics: Nature
Torshovdalen
Many people don't know that we have a beautiful, but small valley here in Oslo. East to the Grünerløkka-area you find the small Torshovdalen where you...
Topics: Outdoor activities
Cinemas for a rainy day!
When it rains I love going to the cinema. My favorites are Ringen cinema and Gimle Cinema. Ringen is a brand new cinema wit vibrating seats, sofas, an...
Topics: Activities
Norwegian food
I love Norwegian food, specially the dishes my grandmother used to make me. In an area called St. Hanshaugen north to the city centre in Oslo, you fin...
Topics: Restaurants
Shopping at Løkka
When I want to buy something special I go shopping at Grünerløkka. There you can find many small shops owned by young designers and vintage shops etc....
Topics: Shopping
Lazy sundays
On Sunday afternoons I usually don’t do anything but relax. A good place to do this is at Kontraskjæret. This is the small park area at Akershus Festn...
Friday afternoon and evening in Oslo
A perfect Friday afternoon and evening in Oslo is to eat out, that means not necessarily at an expensive restaurant, but in one of the many smaller re...
Kafé Utsikten
One of the best views of Oslo is from The Ekebergrestauranten situated on a hill southeast to the centre of Oslo. From here you can see the whole city...
Topics: Nature, Outdoor activities
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Christian Krogh - Norwegian Painter and writer. Satue along Karl Johans gate, at the square called Dasslokket (toilet cover).
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