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!)

This is a very hyped-up area in Oslo. It promises to be this place to hang out in cools cafes,…read morebars, and restaurants. I guess its interesting but it all seems just a little too much contrived. Basically, Grünerløkka is this one very long street. Yes, there are tons of places where you can grab a drink or a meal. And yes, in the evening this place can get pretty full of both the local crowd and the, "Looking for something Oslo-ish," travelers. So, it serves its purpose. But, it's just really not that much fun. Some of the bars get way too crowded awhile others are just empty and looking for customers. That's the paradox of this area. This street does have few shops that are pretty interesting. So, it is worth the visit. Just don't have too high of expectations. I'm not saying anything negative about this area, you just need to know what to expect.

You want to see the true part of Oslo? Then local neighborhood, Grünerløkka has everything you'd…read moreexpect of a vibrant urban environment. Speciality shops, the best coffee shops in town, the food court Mathallen, and plenty of restaurants, pubs & cafe's. The list is too long to complete, but it's truly a really cool, vibrant part of town, no matter when you are there. And it's a very short walk from your 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.

I am a little bemused by this statue/landmark…read more I stayed at the hotel directly opposite which meant that every day I came out and was greeted by the sight of Kate Moss' crotch. As appealing as this may sound to many (if it was the actual Kate Moss I can't say that this wouldn't appeal to me either) but a pure white, 12 foot tall effigy of the supermodel was little, uh, odd. I felt a little dirty just looking at it, as if I had opened up the centrefold of a top-shelf magazine in the middle of McDonalds just as a bus load of school kids came in for a happy meal... However, it does intrigue me, it does make me want to look at it, the fact it is of a person that is so well known in such a...well...obscene pose does make this a worthwhile stop for those nipping through this already lovely gallery. Arty, shocking, intriguing, obscene, serene....a few words that sum this up, and yes I know they are contradictory.