Located just south of Gamle Aker kirke Damstredet consists of two streets featuring preserved homes…read morefrom the late 1700-1800s. Still inhabited amidst stone streets locals and tourists gather to snap pictures and explore while residents tend to gardens nearby full of produce and flowers.

We loved visiting this part of town! Its corky, beautiful and the locals were very friendly…read more We did have a hard time walking due to the slippery/icy floors... The city should provide more safety equipment (for the locals mostly!)

Great castle with great history details in it. There is a church, burial site, dining halls,…read moreevents halls, royals bedrooms, dungeons and among others. Worth checking out for sure. Stunning architecture and the details of woodwork in each room. Locate in the edge of the hill over looking the water and the city. They do have varies courtyard and quite nice too. Really enjoyed the visit here and learned something of Nordic history.

I actually just walked the outside of the castle. The grounds were gorgeous. There were various…read morefruit trees. Oranges and crab apples. The large crab apple tree planted in the center of the large lawn was so abundant that there were tons of over ripened ones that had fallen all over and littered the lawn. This caused a bunch of bees buzzing around them on the lawn. There are also a lot of tourists walking the outer grounds of the castle, stopping to pose next to the cannons. The views of the ocean and blue skies are noteworthy. It was worth the long walk from the hotel.

This "district" or community is fantastic!…read more Built my the marina. There are residential buildings, a multi-building shopping mall, multiple museums, art installations, beutiful scultpures, a playground, food hall, many food establishments. Very shoppable, very livable, very artistic, very photogenic, very Instagrammable.

Quick business trip to Oslo, Norway in early December - very limited free time. It was easy enough…read moreto figure out how to get here using the local train system, and helpful street signs pointed out the way to get to the harbor. The weather was terrible, but no matter. For a few hours of wandering, I managed to keep myself entertained wandering around this gorgeous area's restaurants, shops and harbor chock full of sailboats and ferries. Give yourself permission to get lost and wander! It's worth it.

Tigeren, the iconic tiger statue outside Oslo Central Station, is a must for photos and one of the…read morecity's most recognizable landmarks. It's bold, striking, and makes for a great memory of Oslo. My only hiccup? A young lady refused to budge while I was taking pictures, so her bum is now a permanent feature in my Oslo photo collection. I suppose she's part of the city's art now too!

Awesome tiger statue that stands in front of Oslo Central Station in Norway. I asked our local…read morefriends what the story is regarding this tiger. They had no idea. After reading another Yelp review, I was able to tell them the reason why it is there. You can read one of the other reviews to learn why. :) Nonetheless, it is one very cool photo opp!! Tough to beat having your photo taken with a larger than life tiger statue!!

Be sure to walk on the roof of the opera house for excellent views in all directions.read more

Didn't see a show here but did a behind the scenes tour, which I highly recommend. The interior…read morespace is just as compelling as the exterior and the whole place is absolutely gigantic. The back of house space is especially impressive, as you might expect. Also, if you have the chance to eat in their cafe, I highly recommend it. The day we were there, the special was halibut and it was fantastic.

Stortinget is the Parliament Building in Oslo, Norway. It has been the seat of the Norwegian…read moreNational Assembly since 1866. That is all the history I know because we did not go on one of the free guided tours of this incredible structure. Bad timing cause there was no tour available during our short stay in Oslo. What I can say is that the building is impressive and beautiful on the outside. Great place to take photos! Don't forget your camera.

This is the Parliament of Norway Building. The Storting…read more(English: Great thing; Norwegian: Stortinget, literally "the great assembly") is the supreme legislature of Norway, located in Oslo. Since 5 March 1866, parliament has met in the Parliament of Norway Building at Karl Johans gate 22 in Oslo. The building was designed by the Swedish architect Emil Victor Langlet and is built in yellow brick with details and basement in light gray granite. Which is beautiful to photograph. It is a combination of several styles, including inspirations from France and Italy. There are tours which I have not done. A must visit.

We got personal guide tour to this amazing place. Located in central of the city and well known…read morefor the amazing mural and the annual Nobel ceremony celebration. Huge main floor and brick wall covered with events taken place here with informations. Quite a unique place to check out.

Oslo City Hall wasn't open most of this week due to local elections but we finally got inside on…read moreour last day. City Hall was an imposing building of brick. The long driveway up included covered walkways with mounted wooden carvings depicting scenes from Nordic mythology. Each scene included a bilingual explanation which was helpful to learn the context. Well worth the time to see these. Inside only the first floor was opened for visitors on the day of our visit. It was cavernous with much higher ceilings than I expected. The wall murals were spectacular. A small display on one of the offshoot halls contained some details about the annual Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Downstairs were the WCs and cafeteria. At least free to entry versus some other Scandinavian city halls!