Hei or Hej,
Whichever you prefer, they both mean hello in Norwegian. I decided late Thursday evening that I was gonna fly on Friday after work to Norway. Oslo to be more specific. I have always had a weird obsession with Norway although I have never actually visited so I decided it might be nice to actually see the capital and decide if it held up to my expectations. I must say that Scandinavia as a whole is an interesting area for me. I have always found it intriguing. So here is how my trip went. After a stressful day of work and rushing to the airport I finally was able to meet with my friend Kiki, oh wait, yeah my friend also decided thursday that she was gonna come with me so I didn't have to go alone. Always nice to have company if you ask me! Ok, back to the story: so we checked ourselves in at eight in the evening, boarded and a very short hour and half flight later we were in Norway! My first impression? Extremely dark. I couldn't see anything and it was not even ten, but Scandinavia is known for their dark winters. So it wasn't much of a surprise. It was drizzling as we made out way out of the airport to the train station. We bought ourselves our tickets and went on the search for our hostel. The city is surprisingly small and easy to navigate. We got to the hostel, checked in, dropped our stuff off and went right back outside to check the area out. We were situated in the popular area of Grünerløkka. The city is immaculately clean and in flawless condition, but that should be expected in the worlds most expensive city! Around one we decided to hit the hay because we wanted to get up early and see the city. We left the hostel around 8 am, where we were met by more rain. We decided to make our way to St. Hanshaugen, which is a park where you can see the city. Sadly, the rain was too hard to see the city but on the way there we got to see all the different styles of housing and that made the trip worth while. After that we decided to head down to the water and see the waterfront this city had to offer. We got there just in time, the rain decided to give up and leave and we were left at the water with the sound of birds migrating. The waterfront of Oslo is simply breath taking with views into the Oslofjord. We then made out way to the Opera House (Operahuset), which we then went to the top there and took photos from all corners. At that given point I realized the city lived up to my expectations. We then went around town and looked at stores and laughed about how expensive the city was. When I say expensive, I mean EXPENSIVE. A Whopper menu will run you about 14€/18$, a medium pizza about 24€/30. Oslo was sickening expensive but after research one would also see that they earn much much more than other countries. So that compensates for the price differences. We spent the rest of the day literally jumping on and off subways, trams and buses looking at all the stuff to see. Was never a dull moment! Sunday, was also raining but not so bad. We decided to take the ferry to GRESSHOLMEN - RAMBERGØYA and checked out the nature side of Oslo and that was probably the highlight for me. I saw so many amazing things from the norwegian houses to the city to the hills and mountains. Was definitely worth the two hours being stranded there. The rest of my sunday was spent winding down and enjoying the hostel. We flew back this morning, I landed into rain and was quickly reminded that it was time to go back to real life. It was a well needed runaway weekend to get away from all the stress I am having right now, but sadly the stress is back. I will post some pictures from the trip for you guys. As always, thanks for reading and feel free to comment.
mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Cory
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| From the island |
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| From the island |
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| Panorama from the Opera House |
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| in Karl Johans Gate |
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| in Holmenkollen |
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| A few of the bigger buildings |
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| A residential apartment building |
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| Downtown at the Sentralstasjon |
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