Oslo says » walking http://www.oslosays.com A glimpse of the town Wed, 05 May 2010 12:15:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 shhh…the islands are very nice! http://www.oslosays.com/2010/05/islands-in-oslo/ http://www.oslosays.com/2010/05/islands-in-oslo/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 11:49:58 +0000 admin http://www.oslosays.com/?p=296 Now about the islands: A bit of a secret we keep from you tourists, actually. If you manage to find Vippetangen – a hidden quay about a kilometer east of the town hall, you will find the ferries leaving for the islands in the inner fjord. 

Hovedøya is the closest, just five minutes away. Here you will find the ruins of an old cistercian monastery, and also buildings and cannons from the time when the island was a part of the city’s defense. In a small cafe you can by simple sandwiches and a beer. The nature is wonderful, and you can have a long stroll. Most people come for the bathing during summer. 

Also for bathing: Gressholmen and especially Langøyene. Then there is Nakholmen, Lindøya and Bleikholmen – all islands with several cottages. Not so much for outsiders like you and me, but it is certainly possible to get off the boat to have a look, especially at Lindøya, where there is plenty of space.

More to come about the islands later on!

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Yep. When the much discussed new opera was opened in 2008, very few could have guessed that the building would be a lot more crowded on the outside than on the inside. On a daily basis, you will always find dozens of people walking around on the roof, and on a sunny Saturday you can count your company by the hundreds. The building, designed by the Snøhetta architecture company, is really quite spectacular, located in the old harbour area which is now subject to an enormous development project.

Not that there isn’t any opera lovers inside the building, though. Tickets are hard to get. The safest bet for a visitor is to show up at the entrance the same day for unclaimed tickets.opera2

 

The pictures are from a concert this week, arranged by Oslo Jazz Festival, with Antony and the Johnsons.

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