Places already visited
Amsterdam -
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=135022
Copenhagen -
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=135176
Berlin -
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=136192
Oslo
So, having shown you all the places mentioned above. Its time to move on to the capital city of Norway. I had my expectations that Oslo would be an expensive city, surrounded by natural beauty, rather clean and efficient, with the superb services and quality of life you expect of every Scandinavian city.
And, to certain extents these expectations were accurate, the city was expensive (unfortunately), and it was surrounded by outstanding natural beauty - in a few minutes on the train you are out of the city and at the top of a peaceful mountain. And it did have very good public transport - buses, trams and metro running quite frequently for a pretty small city.
However, and it came as quite a shock to me, and many other first time visitors, Oslo isn't quite as clean as you would expect - in many areas it has an almost run-down feel to it (grubby buildings, peeling paint...even the public transport felt rather old and dirty etc), and i have honestly never seen so many beggars/druggies and alcoholics in a first world city as i have in Oslo.
But, having said that - Oslo has is beautiful parts and is well worth a visit.
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