NBTD's Travels: OSLO (56 Pics)

NothingBetterToDo · August 15th, 2007, 09:14 PM

Places already visited

Amsterdam - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=500522
Copenhagen - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=501603
Berlin - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=510259

Oslo

So, having shown you all the places mentioned above. Its time to move on to the capital city of Norway. I had my expectations that Oslo would be an expensive city, surrounded by natural beauty, rather clean and efficient, with the superb services and quality of life you expect of every Scandinavian city.

And, to certain extents these expectations were accurate, the city was expensive (unfortunately), and it was surrounded by outstanding natural beauty - in a few minutes on the train you are out of the city and at the top of a peaceful mountain. And it did have very good public transport - buses, trams and metro running quite frequently for a pretty small city.

However, i was pretty surprised at the amount of beggars/druggies and alcoholics i saw on the streets of Oslo (in all honesty, it was far more than i have seen in any other city). And, like every city it has its grubby, run-down areas (although we are lead to believe these don't exist in Norway

)..

But, having said that - Oslo has is beautiful parts and is well worth a visit.

1. Arriving to Oslo by ship

2.

3.

4.

5.

6. Karl Johan Street - Oslo's main street

7.

8.

9.

10.

11. Is that Paris Hilton?...and James Dean? (if you look closely)

12.

13.

14.

15.

16. The Royal Palace

17. The Royal Guards

18.

19.

20. The University

21.

22. Moving down to the beautiful waterfront

23.

24.

25.

26. Oslo Town Hall

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37. Up in the mountains

38.

39.

40.

41.

42.

43. Back down to the city, and on to the surreal Vigeland Sculpture Park

44.

45.

46.

47.

48.

49.

50.

51.

52.

53.

54.

55

56. And finally, we got bored at the hotel (too expensive to go for a drink, but this was more fun

).....

NothingBetterToDo · August 15th, 2007, 09:15 PM

And a Pano from the Waterfront >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

nedolessej197 · August 16th, 2007, 02:03 AM

c c c cool

El_Greco · August 16th, 2007, 04:19 AM

Lovely city full of beautiful people (Scandinavians are beautiful arent they?) and some great architecture.The countryside is awesome.Did you visit fjords?
Nice pics btw

Oh...any pictures of those run-down areas?Would love to see them.

***Bond James Bond*** · August 16th, 2007, 05:08 AM

I'm glad NBTD had NBTD and took these pictures for us.

***Medo*** · August 16th, 2007, 09:54 PM

Great picture thread. I thoroughly enjoyed the pictures, especially the weird sculptures.

This one is hilarious

cmoonflyer · August 17th, 2007, 10:09 AM

Nice sets of pics - it is very beautiful and awesome , hope you to visit more places and bring more impressive pics !

nastyathenian · August 17th, 2007, 03:31 PM

Oslo has to be proclaimed the greenest capital in Europe

NothingBetterToDo · August 17th, 2007, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Greco

Lovely city full of beautiful people (Scandinavians are beautiful arent they?) and some great architecture.The countryside is awesome.Did you visit fjords?
Nice pics btw

Oh...any pictures of those run-down areas?Would love to see them.

Thanks

i went to Bergen too - 'The Gateway to the Fjords' so pics of that still to come.

Unfortunately i didnt get any pics of the more run-down areas, you will just have to make do with the nice parts of town

RETROMANIA · August 17th, 2007, 09:55 PM

During the summer, everybody is in the streets

WinoSoul · August 17th, 2007, 10:09 PM

Very beautiful!! Thanks for sharing!

Bristol Mike · August 17th, 2007, 11:33 PM

Beautiful pics there. You have upped my wantings to go to Oslo - looks like a lovely city!

adman · August 21st, 2007, 05:07 AM

NBTD, just catching up with this thread. What a gorgeous set of pics. Stunning

Thanks for posting them.

Delirium · August 23rd, 2007, 08:05 PM

I think most cities would kill for a location like this (provided cities were actual living entities

)

lovecharlie · August 23rd, 2007, 08:19 PM

Never seen that many photos of Oslo, dont know much about it, but at least now i know its a beautiful historic city, very nice!

August 15th, 2007, 09:14 PM	#1
NothingBetterToDo Better To Do Nothing Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 10,536 Likes (Received): 1	NBTD's Travels: OSLO (56 Pics) Places already visited Amsterdam - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=500522 Copenhagen - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=501603 Berlin - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=510259 Oslo So, having shown you all the places mentioned above. Its time to move on to the capital city of Norway. I had my expectations that Oslo would be an expensive city, surrounded by natural beauty, rather clean and efficient, with the superb services and quality of life you expect of every Scandinavian city. And, to certain extents these expectations were accurate, the city was expensive (unfortunately), and it was surrounded by outstanding natural beauty - in a few minutes on the train you are out of the city and at the top of a peaceful mountain. And it did have very good public transport - buses, trams and metro running quite frequently for a pretty small city. However, i was pretty surprised at the amount of beggars/druggies and alcoholics i saw on the streets of Oslo (in all honesty, it was far more than i have seen in any other city). And, like every city it has its grubby, run-down areas (although we are lead to believe these don't exist in Norway ).. But, having said that - Oslo has is beautiful parts and is well worth a visit. 1. Arriving to Oslo by ship 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Karl Johan Street - Oslo's main street 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Is that Paris Hilton?...and James Dean? (if you look closely) 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. The Royal Palace 17. The Royal Guards 18. 19. 20. The University 21. 22. Moving down to the beautiful waterfront 23. 24. 25. 26. Oslo Town Hall 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. Up in the mountains 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. Back down to the city, and on to the surreal Vigeland Sculpture Park 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55 56. And finally, we got bored at the hotel (too expensive to go for a drink, but this was more fun )..... __________________ My Pictures: London - Amsterdam - Copenhagen - Berlin - Oslo - Bergen - Prague - Dublin Last edited by NothingBetterToDo; August 16th, 2007 at 04:07 AM.

August 15th, 2007, 09:15 PM	#2
NothingBetterToDo Better To Do Nothing Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 10,536 Likes (Received): 1	And a Pano from the Waterfront >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> __________________ My Pictures: London - Amsterdam - Copenhagen - Berlin - Oslo - Bergen - Prague - Dublin

August 16th, 2007, 04:19 AM	#4
El_Greco I Like Palm Trees Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 16,758 Likes (Received): 271	Lovely city full of beautiful people (Scandinavians are beautiful arent they?) and some great architecture.The countryside is awesome.Did you visit fjords? Nice pics btw Oh...any pictures of those run-down areas?Would love to see them. __________________ My Photos : Lisbon\|Madrid\|Rome\|Naples\|London\|Rotterdam\|Fes

August 16th, 2007, 05:08 AM	#5
*Bond James Bond* Licence to kill. Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Apple Maggot Quarantine Area Posts: 6,996	I'm glad NBTD had NBTD and took these pictures for us. __________________ Please DO NOT "like" any of my posts or request "friend" status. I don't care if you like me, or my posts. Thank you. - If you do either of these more than once you will be put on my ignore list.

August 17th, 2007, 10:09 AM	#7
cmoonflyer Mainland Sea & Sky Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Changchun Posts: 6,254 Likes (Received): 8	Nice sets of pics - it is very beautiful and awesome , hope you to visit more places and bring more impressive pics ! __________________ We looked at mountains until dawn, and then when dawn came, it was too pretty for me - there was pink and blue and gold, in the sky, and on icy places, brilliant pink and gold flashes, and the snow was colored too, and I said," Oh," and sighed; and each moment was more beautiful than the one before; and I said, " I love you, Momma." Then I fell asleep in her arms. That was happiness then. - Harold Brodkey

August 16th, 2007, 02:03 AM	#3
nedolessej197 hello Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: sacramento, los angeles, bangkok Posts: 439 Likes (Received): 0	c c c cool

August 16th, 2007, 09:54 PM	#6
*Medo* Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London Posts: 18,436 Likes (Received): 108	Great picture thread. I thoroughly enjoyed the pictures, especially the weird sculptures. This one is hilarious

August 17th, 2007, 03:31 PM	#8
nastyathenian Metrophile Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Athens Posts: 2,049 Likes (Received): 27	Oslo has to be proclaimed the greenest capital in Europe

August 17th, 2007, 09:55 PM	#10
RETROMANIA 13.03.09.Dulce.Tentación Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Guadalajara,Mex / Charlotte NC Posts: 610 Likes (Received): 0	During the summer, everybody is in the streets __________________ AMERICA is Not a Country, it's the Whole CONTINENT

August 17th, 2007, 10:09 PM	#11
WinoSoul Affe Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Aracaju Posts: 2,756 Likes (Received): 1	Very beautiful!! Thanks for sharing! __________________ Farolandia- Aracaju- Sergipe- Brasil

August 17th, 2007, 11:33 PM	#12
Bristol Mike Rain + Cold = England Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 4,036 Likes (Received): 218	Beautiful pics there. You have upped my wantings to go to Oslo - looks like a lovely city! __________________ Ongoing Photo Threads: MADRID - YEAR ABROAD Recent/New Photo Threads: BURGOS, ARANJUEZ, SEGOVIA, CARDIFF, LONDON More Photo Threads Here

August 21st, 2007, 05:07 AM	#13
adman BANNED Join Date: May 2007 Location: 리버풀 Posts: 1,868 Likes (Received): 0	NBTD, just catching up with this thread. What a gorgeous set of pics. Stunning Thanks for posting them.

August 23rd, 2007, 08:05 PM	#14
Delirium Sexy Astronaut Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,947 Likes (Received): 98	I think most cities would kill for a location like this (provided cities were actual living entities ) __________________ Fierce.

August 23rd, 2007, 08:19 PM	#15
lovecharlie Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wolverhampton, England Posts: 727 Likes (Received): 0	Never seen that many photos of Oslo, dont know much about it, but at least now i know its a beautiful historic city, very nice! __________________ Beauty is in the detail.... My Photos On Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/22743973@N08/

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode