Early 4.30 am start this morning for a 5.30 am departure to Oslo airport. The group is split into two uneven parties – 150 or so on a chartered 737 from Oslo to Longyearbyen (a […]
Today is my last day in Oslo, so has been designated ‘catch up on museums day’, focusing on the Norwegian and Arctic heroes – Amundsen, Heyerdahil and Nansen. The Kon-Tiki, Fram and Viking Museum are […]
Today is an expedition to find the sister salon of the spa in the Grand Hotel, Oslo. They can’t fit me in for a manicure before I leave, but their sister spa in Majorstuen can. […]
Sunday in Oslo feels like a lazy day. It takes until 10.30 for me to make it to breakfast, and all I want to do afterwards is go back to bed. By 1pm, I decide […]
Today seems to be a good day to visit the Royal Palace, Oslo. Getting a ticket to the English-speaking tour is a bit of a shambles. Only ‘left-over’ tickets are sold at the Palace gates, and […]
It’s been 10 years since I was last in Oslo. My last visit was in winter, for a two week stint on the Hurtigruten ship Nordkapp, traveling from Bergen to Kirkenes and back again. I […]
