Cheewei.com – Illustrating the Wonders of Photography

It didn’t take us too long to get to our hotel from the National Theatre Station, with the help of friendly locals. The great thing in Oslo is that the locals speak good English having learned it in school.

Oslo City Center, good weather, good food, friendly locals. As with most Scandinavian countries, the people here adopt a laid back lifestyle and can be seen chilling at the parks or cafes watching the world go by.

A day travel pass gives you access to trains, trams and some of the more unique forms of transportation such as the bus or boat.
If cycling is your cup of tea, you’re in luck for cycles galore in Oslo!

I just love colours and couldn’t resist capturing this awesome building.

Its green! Let’s cross…oh wait..that’s for cars!

This is the Opera House of Oslo, beside the coast. These stairs are actually on the roof of the Opera House. A slip on the way down could send one tumbling into the water!

This is the interior of the Opera House, uniquely constructed with wood. Maybe it has something to do with the acoustics.

Another view of  the roof top of the Opera House. The only way up is through the slope.

This is how to make full use of  glass windows. If you look straight into the window, your reflection looks back at you. However, if you look from a side angle, you get a duplicate reflection which is a pretty cool effect! Needless to say, we had some fun with these ourselves!

Popularity: 6% [?]

Oslo is rated one of the most expensive cities in the world. Here is a list of world’s most expensive cities. The price of a meal in Oslo is double the amount compared to London. I was quite surprised with that, but I am not too sure if they earn twice as much as London for someone with similar job scope and experience.

This is the fortress and castle of Oslo. Well that is because the fortress is just next to the castle and apparently they are still using it for the military. The castle is just located 15-20 minutes walk from the famous Aker Brygge street.

It was pretty amazing to see this. You might be asking what’s so great about that? The time I took this shot was at 12AM from the window of my hotel. The sun is still up eh?

Statue of naked humans can be seen throughout Oslo.

Just two statues? Wait till you see more photos of Vigeland Sculpture Park then you will definitely agree with me.

There are some statues of kids too. I think they might need to put some anti-bird spikes just so the statues can be free from bird’s shit.

This is the Aker Brygge shopping centre. It is just right beside the pier.

This is the port for the water taxi which is about 5-10mins walk from Aker Brygge street. More photos coming up

Popularity: 2% [?]

Finally, I have got a bit of time to post some Oslo photos. We landed in Torp airport which is about 2 hours from Oslo by train. Took a free shuttle from the airport to the train station. The shuttle bus normally comes about 10 minutes before the train departs.

A single journey train ticket from Torp to Oslo city centre is 199 NOK (Norwegian Krone) which is about £20.

The weather was great when we were there, blue skies and dramatic clouds were everywhere.

This is a good thing about being far away from the city. You’ll get to see more green than buildings.

A field of wheat? This place is just next to the train station. Didn’t get to spend much time there as the train arrived very shortly when we got to the train station.

More photos coming up tonight.

Popularity: 2% [?]