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Heya TLers,
Planning to travel to Oslo this coming easter. Any natives or past travelers got any good travel advice? Advice I'm looking for is mainly what to do/see that would give me a good idea of what Oslo/Norway is about. Any special places that would not be found in your usual travel guides. The "hidden garden" so to speak.
And how about food? When I travel, I usually seek out places where the everyday man eats. I detest eating in restaurants centered on tourists so none of that. So let me know your favorite place to eat and what you usually order.
And for Norwegians, this is your chance to be patriotic (if you care to be lol). Tell me what you like most about Norway etc so that I too may perhaps experience your opinions when there.
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A few years ago, I went on a camping trip to Norway with some friends. We were driving randomly through the southern part of the country.
Larger Cities we went to: Oslo (beautiful city, but sooo expensive, Holmenkollen was great), Bergen (epic stinky fish market) and Trondheim. Personally, I loved just driving through the amazing landscapes...just epic. (I really envy you Norwegians for living in such a beautiful country!)
As for special places...well, I don't really remember most of the names. Ringøy was nice, because it was very calm there and you could go hiking for hours and hours without ever meeting someone on your way.
But pictures say more than words:
+ Show Spoiler +![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/CPOy1AF.jpg) can't say where this little creek was...somewhere in the woods  ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/4OyVBMt.jpg) pretty sure that this is Kjellfossen ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/hTxGqht.jpg) Holmenkollen (I'm a huge ski jumping fan, so this is like Mekka for me.) ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/5dF5GVz.jpg) View over Oslo from Holmenkollen
Have a nice trip!
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I don't think you could get a sense of Norway in general by visiting Oslo, but of course you could learn a lot about Oslo!
Unfortunately I'm not sure what you could go see that's off the beaten tourist path. I've never been a fan of being a tourist myself, and whenever I visit anywhere I usually just pursue my interests within that city. If I were you I'd just go to central Oslo and wander around a bit, and take in the city. I'm sure you could get directions back to your hotel if you ever get lost, and I don't think you'll risk wandering into a 'bad' neighbourhood. I'm terrible with restaurants, unfortunately. I usually eat at chain restaurants, if I do eat at restaurants at all.
I think most of what makes me proud of my country isn't specifically in or about Oslo, though, it's about where I live (on the countryside [Akershus fylke, to be exact, just outside Oslo]) and the country in general.
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