Great town.
Crazy expensive.
Beautiful people.
Transportation here is as good as the Swiss systems.
Sightseeing (and the weather) is probably better in the summer time, but it was nice to see a town with not too many crowds.
The seafood is outstanding here – we had the opportunity to try the following: mussels, herring, salmon, scallops and lutefisk.
There were some incredible views from the Akerhaus
Fortress and the Holmenkollen ski jump (home of the 1952 Olympics).
Early one morning we strolled through Vigeland, which is a large park in the NW part of Oslo decorated with over 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland. Although the art may appear to be of different taste, no visit to Oslo would be finished with out it. One of our favorites was "The Little Hot Head" -
see the picture. Oslo and the surrounding area would be an easy place to spend a good solid weekend or even a week during better weather. The locals live by the outdoors. Twenty minutes away are endless forests and mountains for hiking. The view of the fjords are stellar and there is no question that the people of Oslo make the most of their surroundings. On the way out of town at 5am we discovered “black ice” exists in
Norway, as D spilled a full cup of coffee on his hand and yet somehow managed to stay on his feet and not lose any bags.
It was time to leave.
Great town. Crazy expensive. Beautiful people. Transportation here is as good as the Swiss systems. Sightseeing (and the weather) is probably better in the summer time, but it was nice to see a town with not too many crowds. The seafood is outstanding here – we had the opportunity to try the following: mussels, herring, salmon, scallops and lutefisk. There were some incredible views from the Akerhaus 
Fortress and the Holmenkollen ski jump (home of the 1952 Olympics). Early one morning we strolled through Vigeland, which is a large park in the NW part of Oslo decorated with over 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland. Although the art may appear to be of different taste, no visit to Oslo would be finished with out it. One of our favorites was "The Little Hot Head" - 
see the picture. Oslo and the surrounding area would be an easy place to spend a good solid weekend or even a week during better weather. The locals live by the outdoors. Twenty minutes away are endless forests and mountains for hiking. The view of the fjords are stellar and there is no question that the people of Oslo make the most of their surroundings. On the way out of town at 5am we discovered “black ice” exists in 
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