Oslo Off The Beaten Path

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The peninsula Bygdoy is home to many museums of Oslo. These are all located at the eastern side of Bygdoy, whereas the less touristy west side offers excellent sandy beaches and lovely rocky bays. The coastline is often referred to as Paradise Bay (Pardisbukta).

Directions:
Bygdoy can be reached by the public ferry no. 91 from the Radhuskaien or by bus no. 30.

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Just above the famous Holmenkollen ski jump arena a nice Norwegian wooden chapel (Holmenkollen Kapell) can be found.

In summer time it is a bit hidden in the forest. It is well worth-seeing and as it is located on a little hill, the area around the chapel offers panoramic views of Oslo's city centre.

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The bridge was originally built from wood. That was around 1875 and in 1937 four sculptures in Bronze was added. These sculptures have their origin in our Norwegian fairy tales. These are Peer Gynt, Little
Freddy with the Fiddle Katie Woodencloak(Cinderella) and the white bear king Valemon.

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The industrial revolution in Norway started at the Aker River around 1840. The river gave us the power to form the new industry.

Before we could ever use the electricity, the fabric buildings had to be placed near the river place. A growing town meant more work and markets. The first fabrics made cloths paper and miller

Even if there was a flourishmen of industry around the river , most of the workers lived in poverty. Their salary was low and almost no family could live on only one income.

Most children in the working class families had to work outside home. Being a worker at the age of 10 was not unusual. The fabrics was a loudly place to be, it was dusty and full of pollution. And because of bad sanitation, all kind of sicknesses flourished. As a consequence of that , the kids did not have enough time for school work and sleep. in 1829 a new law finally came. A law which made it clear that kids under the age of 12 were not allowed to work at any fabric and they're were not allowed to work more than six hours each day.

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Walking along Akerselva( the Aker river).

The river is 8 km long, and forms an end to the Nordmarksvassdraget region which stretches 47 km from Puttungen in Jevnaker out to the Oslo fjord. The river finds many natural and manmade falls on its way towards the sea.

The Aker river has always symbolized a geographical separation between east and west part of town. Even now we still find this distinction when it comes to apartment taxes. But this separation is about to be dissolved

Want to see snakes, Spiders, and other disgusting creeps?. The reptile park in Oslo has a large collection

You can even hold your own snake if you dare to!!. And every Tuesday you're welcome to see the guard on duty feed the animal

prizes

adult 100,-
Student 85,-
child elderly 70,-
70,-

opening hours

10-18 every day included Sunday

address:

St. Olavsgate 2

A 10 minutes walk from Nationalteateret

If you're interested in physical theater, this could be the place for you. I have seen a lot of plays there. And they're good!!. . The language on the Scene is Norwegian sign language, but it's being interpreted into Norwegian by Norwegian Actors and Actresses.

It's really a great and different experience!!!.

Adress

Schleppegrells gate 32.. near Grünerløkka

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Come and visit Groruddalen (Grorud valley» it's a broad valley in eastern Oslo.
Oslo's boroughs, Bjerke in the west, Alna in the south, Grorud in the north, and Stovner in the east, lie within the valley.

I was born i Oslo and spent my childhood in different places in Groruddalen. It's a multicultural area, all types of people leave her, and there are big differences in social standards. It's an exciting , challenging place to live. There's a lot of unemployment , low-educated people and disability benefits. But housing is cheaper than average.

One of the best things about living in Groruddalen is the nature. The nature is close by. I remember having an elk family sleeping in the garden, and I often see elks five minutes from our house. When you're in Groruddalen you can go skiing to Lilloseter, 5 km from Ammerud and Romsås. It's a nice family trip that ends in Lilloseter and the cafeteria (remember to bring cash!) Vesletjern is a little pound that's very attractive for barbequing. My dog really likes the place too, there're always some restover to find, and the kids always have some sausages for her.

How to get there ?

Groruddalen is served by several motorways and rail lines running along the valley. In the south of the valley is the European route E6 highway and the subway lines nr 5 Vestli and nr 2, 3 Ellingsrudåsen
The central valley is served by Norwegian route 163