Oslo and brown cheese
Well, after staying in hostels and moving around every 2 days, it was nice to just hang out in Oslo with friends of mine. I know Turid and Johan from my days at Queen's and QCF and now that they have moved back to Norway, I took them up on their invitation to stay!!
I have been learning about Norway, their royal family, regional differences in spoken Norwegian, local favourite foods such as brown cheese, the geological terrain of fjords and mountains and 'flat' lands, and a sport called handball (I watched the Norwegian womens team win the European championship). We also reminisced some old times by visiting Oslo's micro-brewery where I tried a beer called Julebrygg (Christmas brew). As Turid's blog says, the nachos weren't as good.
I had a chance to explore downtown Oslo by myself and took many pictures of whatever caught my eye. I didn't have a map, but I managed to find the royal palace:
Later in the week, we went to see the Oslo statue park. There are over 100 statues of people in all stages of life. It was stunning. Below are Turid and Johan imitating the most famous statue behind them; a 2 year old boy having a temper tantrum.
Brown cheese. A favourite Norwegian food. Gross to some, delicious on bread to others... earlier run-ins with this cheese left me totally grossed out, but now that I know the proper way to serve it, it's tasty!!!
And as a final proof why I am beginning to think that Oslo and Norway are just the coolest places ever, below is a picture of a metro stop. There are two LARGE park-like areas within the Oslo city limits. Both provide trails for hiking, biking and cross-country skiing in the winter. and they are both accessible by subway ...hmm emigrating to Norway perhaps?
I have been learning about Norway, their royal family, regional differences in spoken Norwegian, local favourite foods such as brown cheese, the geological terrain of fjords and mountains and 'flat' lands, and a sport called handball (I watched the Norwegian womens team win the European championship). We also reminisced some old times by visiting Oslo's micro-brewery where I tried a beer called Julebrygg (Christmas brew). As Turid's blog says, the nachos weren't as good.
I had a chance to explore downtown Oslo by myself and took many pictures of whatever caught my eye. I didn't have a map, but I managed to find the royal palace:
Later in the week, we went to see the Oslo statue park. There are over 100 statues of people in all stages of life. It was stunning. Below are Turid and Johan imitating the most famous statue behind them; a 2 year old boy having a temper tantrum.
Brown cheese. A favourite Norwegian food. Gross to some, delicious on bread to others... earlier run-ins with this cheese left me totally grossed out, but now that I know the proper way to serve it, it's tasty!!!
And as a final proof why I am beginning to think that Oslo and Norway are just the coolest places ever, below is a picture of a metro stop. There are two LARGE park-like areas within the Oslo city limits. Both provide trails for hiking, biking and cross-country skiing in the winter. and they are both accessible by subway ...hmm emigrating to Norway perhaps?
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