Ven island – the perfect destination for a day trip

Ven is a tiny island in the Øresund stright, belonging to Sweden. Being an island it can be visited only by ferry, and there are three possible departing points towards Ven: Landskrona (in Sweden, with scheduled departures all year round), Helsingør in Denmark, and Copenhagen (only on summer time).

Me and my girlfriend took the ferry from Copenhagen. The tickets we booked online with only a couple of hours before the departure; then all we needed to do is to get ready and show up at the ferry a bit before its departure time. There is no check in or requirements regarding any arrival time prior boarding.

The ferry is not huge, but it has a sort of a restaurant and place for bicycles, if one wants to take the bike with him/her. However, there is a 90 Dkk fee for the bikes, the same fee one pays for renting a bike on the island of Ven.

I have not mentioned that the little island of Ven is a perfect destination for tour on bike. Thus there are many tourists who take their bikes with them or rent them on the island. We decided to rent bikes on the spot, so after a ride of about one and a half hour with the ferry we arrived on Ven. There we walk for about five minutes uphill until we arrived at the shop where the popular yellow bikes are rented. There is a huge parking lot full of all kiind of bikes (tandem; with support for kids; classic etc.).

The weather was not great but the enthusiasm was high; it was the first time when I was about to start a trip on bike. So we took a map of Ven from the bike shop and we were gone. There are many tourist on bikes, and very few cars. There is harmony and relaxation because no matter the way one take there is no risk of getting lost. There are few houses, many cafes and beautiful nature. Our first stop was a little harbour, just under the old church of Sankt Ibb. There are many little shops with ice-cream snacks and possibility for picnic. After an ice-cream, we head to the church from where we took a beautiful picture and stunning sight. Then we continued riding around the island, discovering many cozy places and beautiful nature. However, due to the weather we didn’t stop for picnic, but we stopped for lunch a Pumpkin Delicatessen and Cafe. It was a very good experience: I had a great pizza with goat cheese and many glasses of organic apple juice, one of the best I have ever drunk. After the lunch the sky broke and and we head back to the harbour, not before we returned the bikes.

The ferry from Copenhagen lives at 09:15 and returns at 16:30, so it is important not to miss it. If missed, there are many camping opportunities on Ven.

There are many positive aspects about Ven, and it might be worth it to visit it for more than one day, but we didn’t have more time; yet, we want to go back there one day.

St. Jean Cap Ferrat & Eze village

Two days ago it was the outdoor adventure day. This is because we decided that instead of laying on one of Nice’s beaches we would rather discover more of Nice surroundings. Thus, we decided to visit St. Jean-Cap-Ferrat, and walk around that peninsula.

The place is not far away from the city center. However, we traveled there by bus a it took us about half an hour. There was bus 81 that we took from a station close to Acropolis, and we got off at it last station. The route offers a great scenic view which made us many times want to get off and walk around, but we knew that if we would have done that, we would never get to walk  around the peninsula. So we resisted the temptations and we got off at bus’s last stop. 

From the bus stop itself the view was breathtaking, with the view of the sea with its turquoise spots, many small and large yachts, and the sights of the fancy houses on the hills around this place. Our first stop though was the tourist information. With the tips we got from there we started our walking journey expected to take around three hours. We started with the little peninsula on the left of the main St. Jean-Cap-Ferrat peninsula. This little one has two beaches along its coast, and a chapel. However, after passing the first beach, instead of taking the path along the cost we took the road to the chapel, road that is not spectacular. At the chapel, there is not much to do or see -for my taste- only a chapel which is nice to see, but nothing else, and there is no way to continue the rad to the beach, but to walk back to the walking path. Coming back to the walking path, it is quite rocky so you feet would thank you if you have some comfortable, maybe even outdoor walking shoes on, we didn’t have and at the end of the day we had pain in our feet. The walk along the little peninsula was refreshing but nothing spectacular.

When we completed the walk around this little peninsula, we continued the big walk around the St. Jean-Cap-Ferrat peninsula. The walk happens in the same conditions as on the little peninsula: rocky path with unspectacular sights. However, after completing about half of this walk, the sights and the walk in general becomes more pleasant. There are still rocks but they become suddenly interesting, with many creeks were one can walk down to the water, great rocks on the sides of the walking path, and towards great views of Nice’surroundings.There were also a place where one could drink water or fill his/hers bottle for the rest of the walk. Moreover, at the end of the walk there is a little beach with a restaurant so one can get some rest and drink or eat something after such a nice outdoor experience.

After we completed the walk, because there was only 2PM we decided to visit the Eze Village. So, we made a short stop at the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, after which we hurried to catch the bus 83, not before getting something to eat. I know it sounds as a busy plan, but apart from the visit of Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild where we didn’t have time to enjoy everything in a low tempo, we had plenty of time to follow all our plan and to enjoy it in the same time. 

The ride with the bus 83 towards the Eze Village follow the curvy roads up to the mountain, offering some amazing scenic views over the valley and the bay. While in the way up it looks like there is nothing super spectacular, but once at the medieval village of Eze all these feelings are gone because around the little and fancy medieval village, there are plenty of restaurants, hotels and tourists, making the village look like a vivid tourist destination.

The medieval village is very close to the bus station, and it is the main major attraction of this place. Walking along its narrow streets with plenty of restaurants and shops it is a great experience and I would say something that everyone visiting Nice for a holiday shoud do. Moreover, there is also an exotic garden, for which there is a 6 euro fee required. The garden is pretty nice with many different plants and flowers, and with the possibility to enjoy a great view over the bay. Yet, at the time we visited it the weather was not as great as the view might be; there was rain and clouds which hindered the great views of over the bay, or the view of the village. We waited there for a while hoping the weather will turn better, but it didn’t so we decided to take the bus back to Nice. One thing to remember is that there are not so many buses running up to the village, and for example, the last one to go back to nice was at 19:57.

All in all, we had a full day with many kilometers walked, but with great memories and appreciations for the sights we saw. Without having time to enjoy any of the beaches, the walk around the St. Jean-Cap-Ferrat and the visit of Eze Village can be done in one day if anyone want to do that. If yes, don’t forget the comfortable shoes, camera and enthusiasm. 

Bon voyage!

Monaco? Yes, please!

I am in a short holiday in Nice, France. However, due to the fact that Monaco is only 13 km away from Nice, I couldn’t resist and book a trip to this famous place, and check it out on my own. So, early morning put the clothes on, walk about ten minutes to the Nice train station and I was ready to book the train towards Nice, together with my girlfriend.

Before my trip started I had the surprise effect, because for a couple of days now, there have been a sort of general strike across France; strike that struck the transportation network, which in my case meant less trains running between Nice and Monaco! However, after a 30 minutes long waiting time the train has finally arrive. However, I was only partially happy; this was because there were so many passengers waiting for the train that it was a real struggle to get all in the tinny train. And that was not all, after we all boarded the train, we were stuck like sardines in a can, so people could hardly get off the train in the stations down to Monaco.

The ride between the two cities takes 19 minutes; in our case it took about 30 minutes. However, we were still very excited about this trip, so we were looking forward to discover the city.

From the Monaco’s train station itself the passengers are welcomed with a great view over the bay. However, we were not satisfied with that view, and went for more in the city. The city is not huge, so it is easy to walk around it.

Whether it can be considered as being like or not, but the city is still marked these days by the signs of Monaco Grand Prix hosted here last weekend; so now there are still many constructions and signs of that event, which in some points hinder a super experience. At a point we decided that we want to take the Hop on Hop off bus just to see the main touristic points and that we could continued walking around. We saw many such buses but we were all the time at the wrong point. We got a buss only at Fontvieille.

The ticket for one person with such bus is 22 euro, but it is valid for the entire day. However, a tour takes no longer than one hour. At the end of the tour we were happy with the experience and, as planned, we continued our trip on the food. We thus walked around the beautiful surroundings of Fontvieille, were we also decided to have lunch at restaurant Constantine, a place by the bay.

The sun shinned, the atmosphere is so boheme, clean, colorful and luxurious that it made me not want to go further. Then, we moved slowly towards the Larvotto Beach, a distance of around two kilometers filled with beautiful sceneries at each step. The time went rapidly and we saw ourselves in the position where we had to head to the train station; a way that we made along the shopping centers and the Casino…sliding between luxurious cars like a skier down the slopes.

We didn’t want to go, but on the other side we were cool with the situation, satisfied with all the memories and the pictures we took there.

As a last thought of this day, Monaco is one of the places I would definitely love to visit again; a place that I would recommend to everyone, because it doesn’t disappoint.

Don’t skip in New Zealand: Southern Scenic Route!

I have just done with driving the whole Southern Scenic Route. For the ones who don’t know what this is; or where it is, I can shortly say that is the road beginning in Queenstown and ending in Dunedin; road with a length of about 610 km. Along the route, as the name says it too, there are many natural and cultural attractions. However, for more info, our friend “Google” can help. Moreover, there is also a webpage for this route, http://www.southernscenicroute.co.nz/  !

When I began driving this route I didn’t even know about it; it was only at Te Anau, when I first heard about it, and I decided to drive on it to its end.

The route is magnificent, because it takes you through the great nature and scenery of New Zealand: mountains, sea, hills, cities etc. This also means that driving is more entertaining and requires more attention.

In some segments of the route, the distances are not very big, but it takes time due to the roads: either very sharp curves, or gravel roads. For instance from Invercargill to Dunedin, it takes about four hours and a half, if one wants to stop by most of the many natural attractions on the way, of which most of them are at driving distances on gravel roads.

It is also important to pay attention to the gas level of the car, since in some parts of the road there are long distances between gas stations.

Today, like I said, I’ve driven between Te Anau and Dunedin, and I stop among others at Waipapa Point, Bluff, Purakaunui Waterfall and Curo Bay. The scenery is amazing in all these places. Moreover, I got to see fur seals at Waipapa Point, but there was a very hot day and the seals were laid on the sand, or better said. covered in sand. At Curo Bay the beach is breathtaking: large, golden and fine sand, turquoise waters…still, no seals or penguins as expected. The Purakaunui Waterfall was a bit disappointing for me; it is a small waterfall with nothing spectacular, although it is promoted as the most photographed waterfall in New Zealand! At Bluff, I was to visit the debated southernmost place in New Zealand. There is a sign to mark this fact, and many tourist coming to see it too.

The above paragraph mention a couple of attractions I visited while driving the Southern Scenic Route. These together with the rest of the attractions, good weather, a camera and enthusiasm leads to a great experience. I hope everyone will enjoy it as much as I did.

 

 

 

 

Christchurch – a boring city for tourist!

This is the post ever with no featured picture! It is not a mistake, but it is the effect of my stop in Christchurch.

I knew and I acknowledge the difficult times a region or city has to recover after earthquakes – in this case the big ones from 2012, but the image of the city now, make me doubt about its offerings for tourists even before the earthquakes.

We stay at a hostel located at about 10 minutes walk from the center of the city, so we decided to walk around the center and enjoy the sights. However, from the moment we had a chat with the receptionist, I kinda had the feeling that there is not much to do here as a tourist; the receptionist started -when talking about the city- with the mall, restaurants, and ended with the cathedral; Nothing more. So, once outside the hostel, we headed to the city center. Seeing that nothing interesting appear, we got disappointed but hoped for the best the closer we got to the central area!

However, we got into the center, but there was nothing appealing. Even the streets alone are unappealing and ugly; there were not even as nice as the city centers of the small towns we had driven through down here. So disappointed, we turn back to our hostel, not before having something to eat on Victoria St.

We had planned to spend a bit more time tomorrow in Christchurch, but I have the feeling I have seen enough, so we will have a coffee and then we will hit further south.

Hope the next stop will be as exciting as the rest of the places we have visited in New Zealand before sopping in Christchurch.

Napier: the city with three lookout points!

Napier is a nice city: on the Pacific coast. interesting building design, crowds everywhere, vineyards…and not the last, it has three lookout points. I learned about them step by step: about one I heard from the receptionist of our hotel, about the other one I learned alone, while running, and the third one I discovered while in the way to the one previously mention.

However, the most attractive and the one you dont want to miss, is called Te Mata, and it is about 30 km away from the center of Napier. Even though it seems a long distance away, it takes about 35 minutes by car, but the reward is great: great views all over the region, especially if there is a sunny day. Moreover, if one has time to enjoy it, then it can be a great idea to leave the car at the entrance in the Te Mata Park, and then walk/run to the summit.

The other one is called Buff Peak and it is at about 30 minutes walk from the city center. Many talks about it as a great place to see the surroundings. I didn’t enjoy it so much because the view is limited to the port and the areas surrounding it, nothing more.

The third one, is not far away from the city; only 10-15 minutes walking. The view is also limited due to the vegetation and the constructions. Yet this spot is better than Buff because from here can be seen the beach and a part of Napier, at least.

So, there are many options to see Napier from above, but if you get time and excitment, try all of them, otherwise don’t miss Te Mata Summit.

From Taupo to Napier!

Rain and cloudy today! These have been the two major coordinates of today! Not my favorite ones! In this context we have had to find some stuff to do.

After a great morning running session along the Taupo Lake, we took off to the Wairakei Terraces and Thermal Health Spa. There we spent about three hours. Most of the time spent there was amazing, especially the pools and the massage; the walk around the so called geyser and vegetation is not worth, so save the money!

From the spa we went back to the Acacia Bay, but because of the weather we shot two pictures and then left to the central Taupo for lunch at Piccolo Restaurant.

After the lunch, with the clouds surveying the region we decided to head to Napier. As soon a we set the address on the GPS we learned that there are about 150 km between the two cities. Moreover, we understood that we will drive mainly through the nature since at the exit from Taupo there is a traffic sign indicating that the first petrol station will be after 130 km!!! Our thoughts proved to be true when we found ourselves driving around green surroundings, with interesting vegetation and many slopes and S curves. Even though there was an deserted area, we meet also a police car checking the traffic…to our big surprise.

After almost two hours we entered Napier. The city was threatened by dark and heavy clouds, but they got away with the time. The city is nice, having a special charm due to its architecture and proximity to the sea. We had a walk in the windy and chilly weather and then had dinner at Mister D Restaurant.

Tomorrow we plan to visit some of the attractions in Napier, afterward we’ll travel many km to Wellington. We are waiting forward to this trip.

Whakarewarewa & Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland

Today’s ride was a quite short one, with short distances driven back and forth around Rotoura.

First we hit to the central Rotoura to drink a coffee and enjoy something to eat. The state of mind was shaky due to the rainy weather; first day of rain since we arrived in New Zealand, and not the last one!

Sipping from the warm coffee we decided to first head to Whakarewarewa Maori Village. It is at only four km away from Rotoura and we wanted anyhow to visit some Maori villages. The ticket we bought from the iVisitor in Rotoura; if you buy it from there you get a discount of 5 NZD per ticket; with these money saved we paid out coffee ;-)!

Then we headed to the park through the light rain. Rotoura smelt like rotten eggs since we arrived, and the closer we came to the village, the strong the smell was! There is no need to look around you, trying to figure out the reason; it smells this way because of the sulfate; and the closer one came to the Whakarewarewa village, the more will “enjoy” this smell. This is because there are also some geysers apart from the Maori culture. We missed the eventual eruption of any of the geysers, but we saw them and listen to the Maori stories told by our Maori guide. However, by far the most exciting experience was participating to the Maori program. There were sang local songs and danced haka. To my excitement I took part -together with other men from the audience- to the haka dance on the stage. Moreover, anyone had the chance to take pictures with the members of the Maori group.

The Maori show was the last ting we did in Whakarewarewa village. From there we headed to the geysers from Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland. Rain again! Not very strong rain but annoying! At the park the rain was very light, however it had an sort of negative influence over the visit, because it affected the view of the beautiful and colorful geysers. No eruption here either; the only one happening here take place at 10:15 everyday; so we missed it. However, the walk around the geysers was exciting. It allowed us to see different and strange geysers with many colours and shapes. The last one we visited was the one that impressed us the most; it is called Devils Bath and it has a great green colour; it is breathtaking, and it is an attraction in itself. The park has also a big diversity of products, and the prices are not bigger than the ones down in town.

Once we finished we had a frugal lunch at the cafe inside the souvenir shop, and then we left the place for Taupo. On the way there we stopped to see the Huka Falls. Amazing place as well, and very close to central Taupo.

The falls was the last touristic thing we did; the rain got stronger and didn’t let us visit much. Tomorrow the weather is expected to be more or less the same, but no matter what we will find something to do; beside we will hit to Napier.

I’ll be back tomorrow ;-)!

The Danish Riviera: Gilleleje & Hornbæk!

I believe there are many people around the Gobe dreaming to visit the Riviera…The French Riviera! However, I do. Yet, to dream is given to everyone, to actually visit the place doesn’t happen to everyone for different reasons: time, distance, money etc. I am personally one of those who haven’t got to visit the French Riviera…no yet. Yet, recently, I have heard that there is actually another Riviera, more closer to where I live…the Danish Riviera! I know, it sounds very, very weird; at least it did sound weird to me, so I decided to go and check it out by myself. It all started with a simple research on one of our best friends, Google. This happened last night! It didn’t take long to convince me, so this morning I woke up early and the only thing I knew it was I was going to the Danish Riviera. I didn’t go alone, because I didn’t want to, and because I couldn’t…my girlfriend came with me as well. And here’s the story:

We left our home, in Skovlunde, and took the train, line C; not a long ride, because in circa 10 minutes we should change the train with line F, to Hellerup. There, after circa 15 minutes of waiting time, we took line A to Hillerød. Not yet our wished destination! At Hillerød we board the 940R train towards Helsingør! After another half of hour we finally heard that the next station was Gillelege.

It was a two hours and 10 minutes trip just to arrive there from our home. However, our enthusiasm was still at high levels. Surprisingly, we discovered with pleasure that in the Gillelege train station is a Tourist Information point, belonging to Visit Nordsjælland (the name of the region). So first we went to ask about what is to be done in this little town, and to ask of course where is the beach. We discovered that the beach is actually very close to the train station, and that there is also a touristic area in the town, with shops, cafes and restaurants.

Next target?…looking for a coffee shop. I kinda knew that there is not Starbucks or Baresso (Danish coffee shop chain, similar to Starbucks) so we had to be happy with whatever we could find; and we found a bakery called Bagt. There we got each a Latte; Latte which unfortunately didn’t taste really like a Latte but more like some water mixed us some leftovers of coffee. The only positive thing of it was that it was cheaper than what we were used to pay for a Latte in Copenhagen. Here the Latte costs 30 Danish Crowns a cup.

Not even this Latte ruined our mood, so we continued our way to the beach. Soon we arrived at the beach. I personally didn’t have any expectation from it, I was just curious to see how it is, because until we got there, we enjoyed the way this little town looked like. The first view of the beach was nice, especially due to the houses very close to the beach and the blue water. Yet the beach is kinda dirty from the tones of seaweed resting on it. There were also many stones, but in spite of all these there were people enjoying the sun. We also enjoyed the views and so we took plenty of pictures.

Than we walked to the end of the beach we had to go back to the town streets. In this way we luckily arrived to the Gillelege harbor, which is arguable the largest fishing harbor in the whole Sjælland Island (http://www.visitnorthsealand.com/ln-int/north-sealand/gilleleje). Beside this I can say that the harbor offers a very nice view, and so it is a nice place to walk around. We did so, and soon we arrived in an area with restaurants serving sea food and dishes based on fish.

It was around 13:30 and we felt kin of hungry so we thought that it was the best idea to stay and eat some fishy dishes from the largest port of Sjælland. Thus, we stopped at Adamsen’s Fisk (http://www.adamsensfisk.dk/), and chose a plate with sea food and a plate with baked shrimps. I don’t know if it was the excitement or it was true, but these dishes tasted delicious. Beside this -we discovered after we finished our lunch- this restaurant offers tables next to a local water channel as well!

No hungry any longer, we continued our walk on the other side of the harbor, direction Helsingør. The sights were pretty much the same, with a plus for the way houses look like. After about two more hours of walking we decided to go back to the train station, and to continue our trip to another town. For the next location we asked at the information point! From there we were biased to visit Hornbæk, an even smaller town somewhere half way to Helsingør.

The 20 minutes ride with the train was just good for us to rest our legs, so when we arrived in Hornbæk we were just ready to explore its offerings. Indeed, Hornbæk is not a big town, on the contrary it is very small I would say, but still very nice, colorful and cheerful. Following the main road, after we passed by some local, little shops we first saw its harbor. With a lot of different and colorful ships, boats and yachts, it was a perfect spot for pictures.

Then we realized that in both sides of the harbor, two beaches were waiting for was. They are pretty similar, both are very wide and have amazing and very fine sand, and no stones. However, the beach on the right side of the harbor is wider….actually it is the widest beach I have seen in Denmark in this three years I have been living here. Beside this there were a lot more people than on the other one.

         

At this point we were very satisfied; beside the evening was about to seetle its chilling weather and to push the light of the day away, so we decided to eat one more ice cream and then to return to our home. Doing so we arrived home at around half past seven.

After this experience we can conclude that Denmark has a Riviera, and surprisingly it is very nice and vivid one. I would even go as far as to say that visiting the Danish Riviera should be a must for anyone no matter whether s/he is a tourist or a local. However, in the end it is everyone’s decision…so for the ones deciding to visit these places, I hope you enjoy them at least as much as my girlfriend and I did; as for the ones deciding to visit other places, I hope you enjoy those places as well!

God tur…as Danes use to wish to someone travelling!

The 5 most important places to visit in Oslo!

For only few months now, because of lack of too much free time and considering the size of some locations, I have started – what I called – “weekend trips”, I mean visiting some cities for only a couple of days, usually this happening in weekends. At first I was reluctant and afraid that it will not be enough time and because of this it will be tiring to run from a spot to another in the attempt to see as much as possible, and to get out of that trip as much as possible. But now, after I have been through a couple of this kind of weekend trips, I find it exciting and a very good way to re-energize. About my initial concerns, they are true, as it is a bit tiring, but it is a good way to keep your interest up, trying to enjoy more the offerings of any city.

However, recently I just got back from a two days trip to Oslo. At a first contact with the name, depending on the location of each one of us, or the relation with this city, it might seem a city of not much interest (of course Norway is a touristic country where many people have been or would like to go, but Oslo is not its main attraction); or at least this was my thought before heading there, but considering the fact that me and my girlfriend were both free that weekend (usually we don’t have free days in the same time); that there are frequent and affordable flights between Copenhagen and Oslo; and, because it would cost me almost the same money to spend that weekend at some “touristic place” some 150 km away from Copenhagen, I decided that Oslo deserve getting a try from me. So, with only a backpack for each of us, we got to arrive in Oslo somewhere Saturday at 11 AM. But, even before touching the norwegian ground, we got to see a bit of the beauty of Oslo surroundings, through the windows of the plane. This views suddenly turned on our excitement and curiosity into the city.

Once we got there, we directly start our expedition through out the city. I have to say from the start, that prices in Norway are high, but this didn’t surprise us much, since we live in Denmark were the prices are high as well, so, from this point of view, we felt kind of home in Oslo!

In this two days we moved continuously from a point to another; and because museums and similar places would cut from our energy, and because we are not very into visiting this kind of places, we focused on other targets. Of course, there are many things to see and experience in two days, but the top five things to do, that I think it may give someone a great time in Oslo, when travelling for only couple of days, are:

1. Fjord Cruise – was a great way to have a view of the entire city and its surroundings. The tour takes around two hours, but again, it worths the time and the money; the eyes, the camera and the feet will thank you for choosing this tour. The price was somewhere close to 300 NOK.

2. Holmenkollen ski jump – situated somewhere further from the centrum, apart from giving you the opportunity to see – maybe for the first time (as it was my case) – a ski jump ramp, it is also a great place to see the entire city from above; you will get an amazing view, especially when the sun is shining! Also here, can be tried a kind of tyrolean traverse, which takes you on the same path of a ski jumper at Holmenkollen. Next to the ramp is Rica Holmenkollen Hotel, which has an ideal position to enjoy the view I was just talking about. Unfortunately, I didn’t choose this hotel to stay in because I thought it was far from the city, but after seeing its position I truly regret my lack of inspiration; and it is only 20 minutes, by metro, from the city centrum.

3. Tim Wendelboe espresso bar – I had read about it before visiting Oslo, since I am very interested in coffee and derivates from coffee, and it was on the top of my “to do” list for Oslo; and, I was not disappointed. The place it is tiny, but the excitement after trying one of the coffees there is huge. The coffee is totally above and different from whatever else you have drunk before. I repeat, it is a must go place, especially for the coffee lovers.

4. Aker Brygge – it offers to everyone a very nice time next to the water; an amazing view; multitude of place to eat and shop, and the possibility to see a lot people around (I like crowded areas, and this one was one of great density of people).

5. Frogner Park – It’s a huge park where people can enjoy having a picnic in silence, while breathing fresh air, and not the last, seeing a lot of – I would say – unseen sculptures. There are tens/hundreds of sculptures, all representing naked humans in different situations/positions. Here you can also meet the Angry Boy; but don’t worry you can give him whatever you want, he will not stop crying!

As I said, apart from these attractions, there are also many others, but I think these five suit to everyone, no matter of hobbies, culture, country etc.

I had headed to Oslo not very enthusiast, and I came back very pleased and satisfied about this trip. It will be interesting to see how many have had the same experience, because I am sure the number is high!