Posts tagged with ‘oslo’

And there goes Autumn

Nov 8, 2005 | 11 comments
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After a long hiatus I am back in Prague, and it's feeling good. Norway was a fantastic country to stay in. The countryside was, to use a ropey-old expression, drop-dead gorgeous. The people were very friendly, and I enjoyed myself a lot. Living in a hotel for so long did have its downsides, and I don't miss that at all, but I succumbed to a reward scheme and have earned myself enough points to stay somewhere lovely.

My previous impressions of Oslo were more or less accurate, but I will update them here. The most important thing is that yes, Norway is indeed an expensive place. Even compared to London. When you look at simple items such as a stick of chewing gum or a can of coke, and find that they are up to five times more expensive, you start to take notice.

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Exploring Oslo

Sep 20, 2005 | 5 comments

So I've had a few days experience of Oslo and my thoughts so far are:

  • It's full of shiny new people and things
  • It's very clean
  • Oslo has big traffic congestion problems
  • Norway has a lot of laws
  • The hotel has free wi-fi access in all rooms - nice!
  • It is expensive, but no more so than London
  • I've not seen a fish anywhere (although I think they are just hiding out of sight)
  • People get called Odd and Even
  • I met an old Odd guy who says his father tried to assassinate Trotsky when he was living here in Norway

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