Oslo„Oslo is the capital of and most populous city in Norway. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III,
the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V around 1300. [...] After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, the city was moved closer to Akershus Castle during the reign of King Christian IV and renamed Christiania in his honour. It was established as a municipality (formannskapsdistrikt) on 1 January 1838. Following a spelling reform, it was known as Kristiania from 1877 to 1925, when its original Norwegian name was restored. [...] Oslo is considered a global city and ranked „Beta World City“ in studies performed by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network in 2008. It was ranked number one in terms of quality of life among European large cities in the European Cities of the Future 2012 report by fDi Magazine. [...] In 2009, however, Oslo regained its status as the world‘s most expensive city. A survey conducted by ECA International in 2011 placed Oslo 2nd after Tokyo.“ source: Wikipedia Oslo vibrates. Under the surface. The stuff you see on the surface are the millions of thousands of construction areas and building sites. The city center is like... exploding. But people don‘t seem to care. They are all just ‚cool‘, ‚relaxed‘ and unimpressed. Besides this they are all superdressed, perfect-looking people. Sometimes even (the few) homeless and beggars are more chique then all the ordinary travellers :D. Yeah, Oslo offers a wide range of stuff to see. I recommend the art museums and I guess the other museums a little outside are worth more than a look. I chose the wiking ship museum, which has been really impressive. Seeing the things they have put in the ship as pieces of grave furniture really is interesting. On the other hand you can enjoy totally new architecture in Oslo. Or maybe you better call it the future of architecture, so clean and... futuristic. On the contrary there are Grønland and Grünerløkka, which represent some sort of alternative, different and maybe not that clean lifestyle. Much more relaxed, not as clean as in the futuristic parts of Oslo ( ...though in other cities you couldn‘t consider them unclean). Travel to Oslo because of the different faces of the city!
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