Endelig gjestene fra USA kommer. Vi har ventet et år for familien min å besøke oss her i Oslo. Selvfølgelig vi har flyttet til USA for jule og vi ofte skype og sender email. Men vi gleder oss til å vise hvordan Norge virkelig er. Det er helt umulig å forklare akkurate hvordan det er å bo her i et fremmed land, som også følger så liknende noen områder i California. De forskjellene er både finurlig og åpenbar som man må oppleve direkte for å forstå fullstendig. Dessverre er en uke ikke nok tid for å se alt som Oslo og Norge tilby, hvor penne de sesongene er, og hvor forunderlig de landskapene er. Jeg ønsker at jeg kunne vise gjestene alle de utrolig steder som vi har sagt over de siste tolve måneder blant annet Molde og Lofoten. For å kjenne Norge inn og ute må man sykle eller gå for mange timer og dager. Nå at vi har nettop flyttet tilbake fra en sykkel tur drømmer jeg om å gå ute igjen snart for å oppdage enda mer.
Finally guests from the US are coming. We have been anticipating these family visits for a year. Of course we have been keeping up through skype, emails, the blog and our Christmas trip to California. But, we have been missing everyone so much and itching to show how Norway really is. It's entirely impossible to explain exactly what it is like to live in a foreign country that also feels in some ways like places we know back home. The differences are both subtle and blatant, but you have to experience it in person to gain some insight. Unfortunately one or two weeks simple isn't enough to see everything Oslo and Norway have to offer, how beautiful the seasons are, and how amazing the landscape is. I wish we could take the guests to all of the unbelievable place we have seen over the last twelve months especially Lofoten and Molde. To really know Norway in and out you really have to smell the air and feel the terrain by bike or on foot over days and months. Now that we have made it through one bike tour, I'm dreaming of the next adventure where can discover even more.
I alle fall kan jeg anbefale mange aktiviteter omkring her som er enkelt, vakre og billige. Jeg ber at det blir fint været om helgen når vi flytte til en hytte med søstera mi. Man kan aldri regne på været har enda om sommeren. Mens vi var i Lofoten var det over 30 grader med sol! En plutselig varmbølge. Men nå er det kjølig og overskyet. Regn er forventet i morgen, men avisen lover at vi skal ha varm vær tilbake snart nok.
In any case, I can recommend many activities in this general area that are easy, beautiful and cheap. I went into this in an earlier blog as well. I pray that we will have good weather this weekend because my sister is coming into town and we are staying at a cabin. You can never count on the weather here, but it can surprise you, despite forcasts. While we were in Lofoten it was over 90 degrees with sun in Oslo! A sudden heat wave. But now it's rather chilly with overcast skies. Rain is predicted for the morning, but the papers promise that good weather is on the way.
For søstera mi har jeg laget en store list om alle de aktivitetene som man kan prøve fra her. (Tilgir meg at de er på engelsk.)
For my sister I wrote out a list of all the activities one can try. (Forgive me that it's all in English this time.)
THINGS TO SEE
Attractions within walking distance:
- Viking ship museum (a small collection of big viking boats)
- Kon-tiki museum (big rafts that a guy used to sail around the Pacific, proving that ancient civilizations could have traveled to the South America by sea rather than a land crossing)
- Fram museum (a big boat that made it from the Atlantic to the Pacific through a northern passage over Canada)
- Folk museum (historical buildings collected from every region in Norway, try traditional pancakes, activities for kids)
- HL-senteret and museum (in commemoration of the Holocaust, now dedicated to the plight of oppressed populations around the world)
- Beaches
- Sjøfarts museum (Norwegian maritim history)
- The king's farm (pastures, trails, baby cows!!)
- Kayak rental (haven't tried it yet, but sounds like fun)
- Frogner park (sculpture park, rose garden, Oslo city museum, playground, tennis courts, pool)
- Tour the palace
- Tour the city hall
- Tour the fortress, museums
- Tour the main government building
- History museum (free)
- National gallery (free)
- Design museum (free)
- Architecture museum(free)
- Various other art museums
- Nobel Peace Center
- Tour the opera house
- Check out the funky side of town, Grunerløkka. Second hand shops, ethnic food markets
- Bus ride up to the highest point in the area, views of the entire Oslo fjord, and the new national ski jump which is being rebuilt. It's a really important symbol for Norwegians.
- Ferry out to Hovedøya Island, explore the ruins of a monestary from the middle ages, beaches, parks. The same ferry also goes to a bunch of other interesting islands. So, you can make a day of it.
- Bus ride to the Technology museum for kids, nearby a resevoir, trails, waterfalls
- Bus ride to Bogstad lake, farm for kids, hikes, golf course
- Ferry to other fortresses on islands, farther down the fjord, stop by coastal cities
- Countless hikes with trail heads at the end of bus or train lines, hikes to cabins that serve hot waffels and chocolate, views of the area, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, berry picking and mushroom picking (depending on the season).
- Oslo fjord tour by boat
This is a super popular fjord tour that our friends are doing in early August. You can do it as a one day trip or spread it out over a few days. It goes almost every day, so you can probably book a tour even last minute if you call.
http://www.norwaynutshell.com/visartikkel.asp?art=96
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