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Oslo is the capital and largest city
in Norway. The Greater Oslo Region, makes
up the third largest urban area in
Scandinavia, after Stockholm and
Copenhagen.
Tourists are attracted to Oslo to
explore the restaurants, cafe's, marina
area, historic buildings, Norwegian
Monarchy history, many museums, famous
sculptor park and a large amusement park
a few miles outside the city. There is
also a of Ski Resort close to the
City..
The currency in Norway is the Krone,
10 Kroner (NOK) is worth about £1.
Beer
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There are many restaurants &
cafe's in Oslo no more expensive than in
the UK, but alcohol is always more
expensive, about 60 Kroner or £6 per
drink. The national drink is akevitt, a
fiery spirit flavoured with herbs.
Flights take about 1 hour 40 minutes
between UK Airports and Oslo
Airports.
Oslo
Gardermoen Airport for British
Airways flight from London Heathrow
is situated about 29 miles north of Oslo.
Regular Trains
between the Airport and Oslo. Regular
Buses run
between the Airport and Oslo. There is
taxi information desk in the Arrivals
Hall for fixed rate prices. Information
for International Flights visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_Airport,_Gardermoen.
Ryanair
provide regular flights between Oslo
Sandefjord Airport Torp and Dublin .
Edinburgh
. Glasgow/Prestwick . Liverpool
. London/Stanstead .
Oslo
Sandefjord Airport Torp is situated
about 68 miles south of Oslo close to the
town of Sandefjord.
The Torp Express bus service shuttles
people between the Oslo Bus Terminal and
Torp Sandefjord. The bus schedule
corresponds with Ryanair's flights. The
bus stops at Skøyen, Lysaker,
Høvik, Asker and Kjellstad. The trip
costs about NOK 130 each way for adults
and takes approximately 2 hours. Bus
schedule information is available online
at www.torpekspressen.no or by
calling: +47177 or +4781500176. The bus
fare has to be paid by Norwegian currency
(NOK) or credit cards (Visa, MasterCard,
Diners or AmEx).
CarHire at Oslo Airports Torp can be
booked through CarTrawler who will scan the
best available deals from CarHire
companies based at Oslo s Airports.
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The main street in Oslo is the
Karl Johans gate (Karl Johan
Street), named after King Karl
Johan.
This street connects the main
railroad station in Oslo and the
Royal Palace, as seen in the
distance.
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The Royal Palace in Oslo was
built in the first half of the 19th
century as the Norwegian residence
of Norwegian and Swedish king
Charles III.
The Royal Palace is now used as
the official residence of the
present Norwegian Monarch, King
Harald V, who has reigned since
17 January 1991.
The crown-prince and his wife
reside at Skaugum in Asker
Municipality outside Oslo, the
three princesses of Norway live on
estates in Oslo, Fredrikstad and
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Oslo Cathedral (Oslo domkirke)
was finished in 1697. It is
located at Stortorvet square, a
short distance north of Karl
Johans gate (Oslo's high
street).
Oslo Cathedral is the main
church for Oslo bishopric as well
as parish church for downtown
Oslo. The Royal Family and the
Norwegian Government use the
cathedral for public events like
weddings and funerals.
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Christiania Torv, (square) is a
beautifully preserved medieval
square, Oslo's market square in the
middle ages, centre of the Old
Town.
Around the square are several
historic buildings, oslo's original
town hall (now the theatre museum),
and the garrison hospital, the
oldest building in oslo.
Just a block down Kongens gate
is the engbret cafe, the oldest
restaurant in the city. Christiania
Torv is also a pleasant place to
have lunch in one of it's outdoor
cafes.
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The Oslo Opera House is the seat
of The Norwegian National Opera and
Ballet, and the national opera
theatre in Norway. The building
lies in Bjørvika, in the
center of Oslo, just south of the
Central Train Station.
The architects were the
Norwegian firm Snøhetta who
were also the architects of the
Bibliotheca Alexandrina (the
Library of Alexandria) in
Egypt.
The Opera House was finished in
2007 with the opening event held on
12 April 2008. King Harald V of
Norway opened the Opera House that
evening at a gala performance
attended by national leaders and
royalty.
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Oslo is sometimes referred to as
"Tigerstaden", "The city of
tigers". To symbolize this, a
really large bronze tiger has been
placed in front of the main railway
station. It is a popular meeting
place: "We meet by the tiger!"
The name Tigerstaden for Oslo
seems to have come from a poem by
the Norwegian poet
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
from 1870 called "Sidste sang"
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The Storting (Stortinget) is the
Norwegian Parliament in the middle
of Karl Johansgate in the City
Centre.
The Storting building was
completed in 1866 to the design of
the Swedish architect Emil Victor
Langlet.
It is possible to take a guided
tour of the Storting, also in
english. Approximately 25,000
people visit the Storting and get
guided tours each year.
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Vigeland Sculpture Park is a
part of Frogner Park, located in
Oslo, about 2 miles northwest of
the city centre. The park covers 80
acres (320,000 m2) and features 212
bronze and granite sculptures
created by Gustav Vigeland.
Vigeland personally sculpted
every figure out of clay and
individual craftsmen were
contracted to fabricate the pieces
into what they are today.
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The Viking Ship Museum is
located at Bygdoy in Oslo. It is
part of the Museum of Cultural
History of the University of Oslo,
and houses the Viking ships from
Tune, Gokstad, and Oseberg.
The museum displays the Viking
Age Oseberg ship, Gokstad ship,
Tune ship, and finds from the Borre
mound cemetery and elsewhere.
The Bygdoy Peninsula is located
across the harbor from downtown
Oslo. Visitors can either enjoy a
short ferry trip across the harbour
to the Bygdoy Peninsula or they can
catch a bus from the Oslo city
centre.
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Akershus Fortress is an old
castle in the centre of Oslo, built
to protect the city, it has also
served as a prison.
The earliest parts of the castle
were built in the late 1290s, for
King Håkon V. It was
constructed in response to an
attack on Oslo by the Norwegian
nobleman, Earl Alv Erlingsson of
Sarpsborg.
The fortress has never been
successfully captured by a foreign
enemy. It surrendered without
combat to Nazi Germany in 1940
after the Norwegian government
evacuated the capital in the face
of the unprovoked German assault on
Denmark and Norway.
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Several people were executed
here by the German occupiers. After
the war, eight Norwegian traitors
who had been tried for war crimes,
and sentenced to death, were also
executed at the fortress.
Akershus fortress is still a
military area, but is open to the
public daily until 9pm. In addition
to the castle, the Norwegian Armed
Forces museum and the Norwegian
Resistance museum can be visited
there.
Many of the Norwegian Royalty
have been buried in the Royal
Mausoleum in the castle.
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Tusenfryd is an amusement park
at Vinterbro, Norway. The park is
located 15 kilometers south of
Oslo.
TusenFryd's healthy revenue
allows the park management to build
new rides almost every year.
Tusenfryd is also one of Norway's
largest employers of youths.
It was officially opened on 11
June 1988, and took 18 months to
build. As of 2004, TusenFryd
averaged 445,000 visitors a
year.
Buses depart from Oslo Bus
Station on all park operating days.
Single fare about: children 25
kroner, adults 40 kroner.
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