Things to do in Norway

[weswood]

My sister and brother inlaw are going to Oslo for a work/vacation trip. Anything interesting there not in the tourists websites they should check out?

[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 .

[Stackmouse]

Originally Posted by headquarters

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 .

I'm planning on going to hike and climb around Jotunheimen in the summer, and I'm starting to think that maybe I should bring my own beer with me

(No, I'm not planning on drinking while driving or climbing or even hiking, but I need something to do on the days between :P)

[weswood]

They're in thier early 30's., jsut married in October so I guess the working girls is out...And Pete has random pee tests at work. I guess they won't be having any fun

They've been warned about the prices- Christi's company is based there (PGS..don't know what they do) so the company is footing 1/2 the bill, Pete's a tag a long.

I know they're going on a tour to a fjord by train, and talking about a viking museum.

I wa thinking maybe you knew the off the beaten track stuff- the local restraunt that's great, but not in any tourist info. For example, everybody has heard of the battle of the Alamo, but Santa Anna was defeated here in my little town of Baytown- we have a multi storey monument, witht the USS Texas drydocked across the street, and there's a great seafood restraunt just on the other side of the ship channel.

[pmulcahy11b]

Here's an idea of where my mind goes -- when I first read the title of this thread, my mind immediately filled in, "Things to do in Norway When You're Dead," like the title of that weird movie.

[headquarters]

Originally Posted by weswood

They're in thier early 30's., jsut married in October so I guess the working girls is out...And Pete has random pee tests at work. I guess they won't be having any fun

They've been warned about the prices- Christi's company is based there (PGS..don't know what they do) so the company is footing 1/2 the bill, Pete's a tag a long.

I know they're going on a tour to a fjord by train, and talking about a viking museum.

I wa thinking maybe you knew the off the beaten track stuff- the local restraunt that's great, but not in any tourist info. For example, everybody has heard of the battle of the Alamo, but Santa Anna was defeated here in my little town of Baytown- we have a multi storey monument, witht the USS Texas drydocked across the street, and there's a great seafood restraunt just on the other side of the ship channel.

I will get on it .The museum they are talking about is OK if you like that sort of thing -its got an authentic viking ship etc .

I will get back to you with a few recommendations .

[headquarters]

Originally Posted by Stackmouse

I'm planning on going to hike and climb around Jotunheimen in the summer, and I'm starting to think that maybe I should bring my own beer with me

(No, I'm not planning on drinking while driving or climbing or even hiking, but I need something to do on the days between :P)

I definently recommend bringing booze instead of beer -it weighs too much on a hike .

The country is wealthy ,its sort of isolated as fars the continent go and we are outside the Union .And we have a protectionist industry even when compared to other countries .The goverment tries to curb drinking by slapping taxes on alcohol .But who are they kidding ? We only eat less..

joke.


Norway has nature -thats where you should go if up here .The towns and cities are ok I guess,but if you want culture and architecture - other places are probably more vibrant .

Have a good hike .I can recommend the Setesdalsheiane ,Hardanger Vidda and Lyngsalpene as fars as hiking goes.Finmarksvidda is also awesome ,but dense with mosqitos in summer.(They are BIG) .

[General Pain]

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 .

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

[Marc]

We have Norway in my list of possible destinations (when money and our 13 months daughter allow it).

Regarding the money and prices, now I understand better the reason behind the horde of Norsemen and Saxons that invade our Mediterranean coasts in the summer... It's easy to distinguish them among the others... Red-toasted skin, dark glasses, not less than half a liter of beer in each drink consumption and life cycle automatically adjusted to ignore the morning hours.

[headquarters]

beg all you like - it still sucks you eastern swine!

Originally Posted by General Pain

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

[Targan]

Hmm, so Oslo - High prices, swarms of smack junkies, Somali mugger infested no-go zones, cold climate... I think I'll pass

[TiggerCCW UK]

Originally Posted by Targan

Hmm, so Oslo - High prices, swarms of smack junkies, Somali mugger infested no-go zones, cold climate... I think I'll pass

You should write travel guides I'm sure there's a lot more to Oslo than this, but nice summary.