After these presentations of Bergen, it’s the moment for you to discover the Norwegian Capital: OSLO! This green city counts a number of inhabitants of a little bit less than 650 000 on an area of 454 km². One of the important features of this city is that the business center is located in a beautiful area at the seaside. And if you walk further away, you can discover some charming residences.
Now, I would like to introduce you some of the very famous places of this city.
> First, the Royal Palace !
In this palace from the 19th century lives the current Norwegian monarch: Harald V. He has been named king in 1991. In Norway, the king is the symbol of the unity of this country and he is also the head of the “Den norske kirke” (Church of Noway).
Every day, at 1:30 PM, you can see the Changing of the Guard. In appearance very strict, you can get a smile out of this militaries if you dare to approach them…
> The Storting, the Parliament > The Operahuset I Oslo
> The Vigeland Park
With more than 200 sculptures designed by the same artist, Gustav Vigeland, this park is one of the most popular tourist attractions. The common point of all this sculptures of life-size humans is nudity.
And if it’s raining, don’t worry! The peninsula Bigdoy is something for you then! Indeed, you can visit lots of museums as for example the Norwegian Folk Museum, The Kon-tiki Museum or again the Viking Ship Museum. Thus Oslo is a very cultural capital.
Concerning the population, the most striking characteristic is probably… their calm nature! It is not a capital like all the others. The people take time to help you to find your way or to wait the green light to cross on the zebra crossing.
And if they want to get away from the city center after just ten minutes of boat ride in the fjord, they can unwind on one of the island of Oslo.
To finish, my source of pride in visiting this city was to see “French meals”on the front window of some restaurant…Would the French cook be well seen in Olso ?
In another article, I will continue with the Oslo to Bergen railway, considering it is seen as Europe’s best train journey. So STAY CONNECTED!
