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Originally Posted by headquarters
I live in the western part of Norway , and have to say that Oslo isnt really a nice city .
Its kind of bland/ dirty and has some major areas where junkies and prostitutes congregate .This doesnt really improve it any .
As for giving advice - it all depends on how old your sister and brother in law are and what they like to do .
I guess there are some places where the locals go that could be nice to go to ,taking in the sight of the locals etc .
Please be fore warned of prices though . A beer is around 10 US dollars at a pub .A tolerable meal at a sit down restaurant around 35 dollars .
Have them ask for specific activities - will try to get them an answer .
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I beg to differ.....
10 USD for a beer my ass.... It all depends of where u go...I usually pay about 29NOK for 0,5l of beer at the pub i frequent...and yes its filled with alcoholics from 8 in the morning to 3:30 after midnight. But then again I wouldn't get a clown to fix my toilet. (And they probably have the best beer in oslo cuz they sell so much...never stale beer hehe...Apart from that u can buy bottled beer and go into one of the many parks...here u can use a one-time grill and eat food/drink beer etc...
As for the nature there is a lot of it around ; personally I keep myself to centre of town. But if you're into hicking Oslo has millions of possibilities.
Expenses:
Yes it's expensive - and thank god for that. We who live here earn a good deal to so it balances nicely out - but then again you can live rather nicely if you know where to look.
Junkies:
3500-7000 heroin addicts makes oslo Heroin-capitol of Europe. But then again you should rather stay away from gangs of Somalis since they even mug their own kind...a Somali friend of my actually got mugged by a bunch of Somalies a couple of weeks back. It all comes down to how you behave...usually at night...there are places you shouldn't be basically. Personally I wouldn't live anywhere else.
Regarding food at restaurants:
You can get a decent meal for 100NOK (no drink) - coincidently not far from the pub that sells the cheap beer (100m)
If you wan't the best value for money venture to east parts of oslo - If you're loaded travel to the west side.
I can deliver links,photos,maps or phonenumbers for those interested.
-General Pain