Oslo - One of the world's most expensive city

Oslo is rated one of the most expensive cities in the world. Here is a list of world's most expensive cities. The price of a meal in Oslo is double the amount compared to London. I was quite surprised with that, but I am not too sure if they earn twice as much as London for someone with similar job scope and experience.



This is the fortress and castle of Oslo. Well that is because the fortress is just next to the castle and apparently they are still using it for the military. The castle is just located 15-20 minutes walk from the famous Aker Brygge street.



It was pretty amazing to see this. You might be asking what's so great about that? The time I took this shot was at 12AM from the window of my hotel. The sun is still up eh?



Statue of naked humans can be seen throughout Oslo.



Just two statues? Wait till you see more photos of Vigeland Sculpture Park then you will definitely agree with me.



There are some statues of kids too. I think they might need to put some anti-bird spikes just so the statues can be free from bird's shit.



This is the Aker Brygge shopping centre. It is just right beside the pier.



This is the port for the water taxi which is about 5-10mins walk from Aker Brygge street. More photos coming up :)

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Opera House in Oslo

Didn't take us too long to get to our hotel from the National Theatre Station, of course with the help of the locals. Unlike some of the European countries, most people in Oslo speaks English which is great.



So here we are at the city centre of Oslo. The weather was great and many people were just chilling out at the park.



Get a day's travel pass and you are able to travel around by trains, trams, buses and boats.
Besides, you can also hire a bicycle to go around.



I am attracted to colours, that is how this building caught my eyes.



Its green! Let's cross...oh wait..that's for the vehicles.



This is the Opera House of Oslo which is located next to the coast. Notice the stairs? It is actually the roof of the opera house.



The interior of the opera house, mainly made of wood. I guess its for better sound absorption.



That is where the theatre halls are located.



This is the roof top of the Opera House. You can easily walk up the slope.



This is how you make full use of the glass windows. If you look straight into the window you will be able to see through, however if you look from the side you will get a complete reflection of the other side. Sometimes it good to play around with angles :)

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Oslo, Norway

Finally, I have got a bit of time to post some Oslo photos. We landed in Torp airport which is about 2 hours from Oslo by train. Took a free shuttle from the airport to the train station. The shuttle bus normally comes about 10 minutes before the train departs.

A single journey train ticket from Torp to Oslo city centre is 199 NOK (Norwegian Krone) which is about £20.



The weather was great when we were there, blue skies and dramatic clouds were everywhere.



This is a good thing about being far away from the city. You'll get to see more green than buildings.



A field of wheat? This place is just next to the train station. Didn't get to spend much time there as the train arrived very shortly when we got to the train station.

More photos coming up tonight.

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