Oslo - Norway - December 2014

pallo · #1 Posted **Feb 28, 2015, 11:30 PM**

Oslo street scene by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

Oslo Opera House by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

Oslo in winter by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

Barcode Project by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

A wealthy house in Oslo by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

Oslo at dusk by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

Oslo street scene by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

Oslo in winter by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

Oslo street scene by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

Oslo in winter by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

An upscale home in Oslo by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

DLLB · #2 Posted **Feb 28, 2015, 11:45 PM**

Very nice. Would love to see more of Oslo.

Austinlee · #3 Posted **Mar 1, 2015, 12:58 AM**

Gorgeous city!

Why are the streetcars so haggard though?

pallo · #4 Posted **Mar 1, 2015, 3:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by Austinlee

Gorgeous city!

Why are the streetcars so haggard though?

They have a combination of old fleet and new fleet, I guess the old fleet still work well so no point in removing them from circulation.

SHiRO · #5 Posted **Mar 1, 2015, 12:51 PM**

Looking good!

mousquet · #6 Posted **Mar 1, 2015, 1:56 PM**

The Barcode Project does look gorgeous, apparently amazingly compact and showing some nice materials, that's handsome. I totally love it, only wondering whether it'd be mixed-use enough and what it actually feels like right on the spot, along its streets if there's even anything feeling like a street right there. It seems so, but it also looks like 1st floors are closed, with no shops nor stuff. A pity, that'd be the only mistake to me when we're struggling to implement some mixed-use programs in la Défense in particular over here.

That said, I guess today feels better than yesterday over there, which is obviously positive.

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Originally Posted by SHiRO

Looking good!

Yep. Well, they've got quite a bit of oil for such a small nation, and they're no member of the EU yet.

lol

Danny · #7 Posted **Mar 2, 2015, 3:54 PM**

Enjoyed this tour a lot! Oslo is very pretty. Thanks for your pictures, pallo!

Congrats and greetings from Madrid, Spain.

DBR96A · #8 Posted **Mar 11, 2015, 3:18 AM**

Is that first picture where Ylvis sing songs with drunk people?

pallo · #9 Posted **Mar 17, 2015, 12:00 PM**

^^^ not sure

Oslo at night by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

Oslo National Theatre by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

Oslo in winter by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

Oslo Opera House by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

Inside Oslo Opera House by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

Vigeland sculpture park by The Globetrotting photographer, on Flickr

iamaberliner · #10 Posted **Mar 22, 2015, 5:10 PM**

Great city and photos!
Nice mix of old and new.

Kingofthehill · #11 Posted **Apr 30, 2015, 10:54 AM**

Well done! Looks like you got to see a bit of Sentrum, Bjorvika/Barcode, and Frogner. Did you make it to Grünerløkka, or any of the other, popular neighborhoods?

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Originally Posted by Austinlee

Gorgeous city!

Why are the streetcars so haggard though?

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Originally Posted by pallo

They have a combination of old fleet and new fleet, I guess the old fleet still work well so no point in removing them from circulation.

The older trams - which date from 1982 - are still around because the newer trams were found to have been too heavy for some of the streets/pavements. They were also found to have had too large of a turn radius for some of the tram lines in the city, as well as problems with the articulated wagons and joints in the vehicles themselves. New trams should enter the fleet sometime around 2022 at the latest

xzmattzx · #12 Posted **Apr 30, 2015, 3:48 PM**

Nice pictures! Oslo has a good blend of historic and contemporary.