American Couple Reacts: Oslo, Norway! Our FIRST Look At A Norwegian City! FIRST TIME REACTION!!

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

This is our first look ever at a Norwegian city! Of course we have heard of Oslo but we had never seen it before, until now! There is so much to see and do here and it blew us away! So much history, so much incredible art culture! We loved the architecture! This is definitely a place for anyone's bucket list! Let us know what you thought of Oslo and what on this list you would definitely NOT miss! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!

[@768h6]

Hello from Norway! In Norway, we have at least two great Folkmuseums! The one you saw in the video located in Oslo, and there is a second one in Lilllehammer, the Olympic Town north of Oslo. The one in Lillehammeralled Maihaugen. Directly translated, that means May Hill.. Both have magnificent buildings, dating back to 1300 ad at least. And both of them are free to roam after hours from 1700-2200 at night. So a very scenic park to stroll at the evenings. Really recommendabel! The smell of these buildings are the best. Wood and old tar. Norse buildings are built to stand against havy snow and harsh weather. So it is not small beams and fragile paperwalls. This is Norse craftmanship!

[@irenestrmnss4496]

We have a well known female artist, singer and composer here in Norway called Ingrid Bjørnov that looks excactly like Debbie. You can Google her.😅😊

[@susieq9801]

@TheNatashaDebbieShow - Off topic but just saw on the news that some idiotic vandal cut down the old sycamore tree at Hadrian's Wall in the night!!!! Don't know how to notify you except here.

[@miriam-aurora]

I'll add that Oslo has some wonderful forest areas (known as Marka), just outside the city proper, very accessible for walks and hikes :)

[@koragg3399]

I Recommend Trondheim City next. its historical and buteful to

[@jenlaw398]

Wow what a gorgeous city. Totally agree with you both, the art and architecture are simply stunning. Thanks again girls.

[@Anndi84]

You should look at the town of Røros, where I live:) It's a small mountain village with a population of only 5000, which is on the UNESCO world heritage list, and it gets 1 million tourists every year (same as Oslo),

[@mikaeljacobsson1437]

Lots of beautiful places in Norway. My favorite is Bergen, partly because i like bigger cities and also mountains, fjords and nature. You could spend a lifetime travelling from the south to the north having the best time of your life and still have things to see. Lots of really nice people too. Edit: Ålesund is a place i could see myself live in also.

[@jaany]

So blessed to be born in Norway and live right by Oslo. It's incredible.

[@irenestrmnss4496]

I do. 45 minutes south of . But Oslo not my favorite city in Norway 😉many nicer cities or towns than Oslo. Like Fredrikstad ❤, Kristiansand, Mandal, Flekkefjord, Bergen, Trondheim, Tromsø, Ålesund and more 😊

[@theuniversewithin74]

​@@irenestrmnss4496of course there are cities in Norway with more charm, but that doesn't mean that Oslo isn't incredible.

[@irenestrmnss4496]

@@theuniversewithin74 I have lived there. I am norwegian.

[@theuniversewithin74]

@@irenestrmnss4496 yah I know, I'm as well. Oslo gets way too much flak from people around Norway. Oslo has been transformed, especially the last 10 years into a truly magical place.

[@irenestrmnss4496]

@@theuniversewithin74 hvis du er norsk trenger du ikke svare meg på engelsk 😉🙋‍♀️Oslo har forandret seg, mye pent og stilig der nå. Men for mye trafikk og folk for min smak. Er ikke så ung lenger😉. Mye koselig der om våren og sommeren, men grusomme priser og masse turister. Greit med en tur en gang i blant, men glad jeg bor i Østfold 🌞🌤ha en fin kveld🌛

[@randijohansen5683]

Norwegians meet friends and hang out at The Opera house, like they do in parks. There are out door concerts here. Justin Bieber had s concert here: they had built a stage in the fjord and the audience sat outside the opera house. Cool!

[@makeartwithme2135]

You should watch Oslo during christmas time

[@Palliativt]

Really like your POV! Please do more Norwegian🥰

[@chrisbranchett4586]

My grandchildren are finish , and they both learnt to ski at an early age ! ❤

[@SusanCampbell-j1f]

What a beautiful city would so love to visit. I really enjoy seeing other countries it’s a real education.

[@TheSaltyAdmiral]

So cool that someone is interested in our small country :)

[@fjellrosastrikkepodcast]

Trondheim is my hometown third larges in Norway! You have to check that out! My other family town Are the second larges, Bergen....both very very historical Heavy towns 🇳🇴🌹💞🤗 Trondheim, Bergen, Røros its my tip!

[@henriz.l]

Hi from Oslo! Great video 🌼

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Hello 👋

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

I love the lack of sky scrapers and the traditional buildings. Would love to know the back story on "The Tiger City" nickname because they're not the first animal that comes to mind when I think of Norway...

[@monicaandersson1717]

Tigerstaden (tigercity) is inspired by poet Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons poem Sidste sang (last song). It described Oslo as a dangerous and heartless city

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

@@monicaandersson1717 Very interesting, thanks!

[@okklidokkli]

The nickname ‘Tigercity’ stem from the 19th century, as mentioned by others the poem by Bjørnson. During the industrialization many people came from small places and farms for work in Oslo. They were not used to the type of challenges they met in the city. If you read books, you should check out the novel ‘Hunger’ by Knut Hamsun.

[@the_oslovian]

He-hey! That's my home town! Tell me when you are coming and I will give you vaffles and a tour 😎 I used to be a guide at the Norwegian folk museum 👍👌 Yepp, we all learn to ski as small children. I started at 3. Starting my son this winter, he is four. We also have a brand new Munch museum since this video was made, and a new national museum. The down town area is pretty small, so you can see most by walking around. I also recommend going on the tram. Just going around Oslo on a tram is easily my favourite thing to do. ❤ Just drive around and look at people and the city. We have an excellent public transport system and I have lived here since 1999 ( minus a few years) without a car. 👍

[@steinarhaugen7617]

I live in a small place in Western Norway. Last year I bought a holiday apartment in Tjuvholmen - the most beautiful district not only in Oslo but in the whole of Europe.

[@the_oslovian]

@@steinarhaugen7617 Wow, so you have a lot of money, I am thinking. Probably the most expensive place to buy a property in all of Norway.

[@ianwilkinson8664]

My week is not complete without the Natasha and Debbie travel show.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

❤❤

[@ainoah68]

Norwegian here, loving your reactions! :D

[@torebelthoft4471]

I live in central Oslo "Torshov", it´s a very nice part of the town. Oslo is more like a cluster of many small villages with different life styles binded together as a city. I love living here

[@miriam-aurora]

My city! So cool to hear people from abroad pronouncing the name Oslo with the "sh" sound, because that _is_ in fact the authentic local way to say it :)

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you! Everyone else has said we pronounced it wrong

[@Dutchgguy1]

It’s the vulgar way to pronounce Oslo.

[@miriam-aurora]

@@Dutchgguy1 No.

[@Dutchgguy1]

@@miriam-aurora Have you heard any English-speaking person say that? Anyone from Bergen, Stavanger, Kristiansand etc pronounce it like that?

[@miriam-aurora]

@@Dutchgguy1 True, you wouldn't hear them pronounce it like that, but that's because of dialect differences between Eastern and Western Norway. I live in Oslo and my family is from Oslo, and the vast majority of people here (and in Eastern Norway more generally) pronounce it with the "sh" sound. Sure, there was a time when the "sh" pronounciation was considered a bit more working-class, but nowadays I hardly ever hear anyone local pronounce it with "s" - even people from the traditionally high-class parts of the city.

[@vegardsvelimorken9899]

You need to see Trondheim

[@minlillemusikkboks]

Holmenkollen is primarily a sports arena. The current jump record is about 150 meters, and there is a ski and biathlon stadium just next to it. Yes, skiing is huge here, and most of us learn to go cross-country from a very early age. There is a reason why Norway always win the most gold medals in winter WC and Olympics.

[@TonyWilmott]

I love Oslo - especially the ship museums. The train line from Oslo to Bergen over the mountains is the most beautiful I have taken (and I've done a lot, including Trans-Siberian). Opposite the Opera House is a great place to stay - a moored ship called 'Innvik' whch is part cafe, part hostel, and in the hold is the performance space for Nordic Black Theatre. I will forever regret having to leave before their performance of 'Romeo and Juliet' in rap... possibly in Norwegian.

[@richardhood8589]

I would strongly recommend a Hurtigruten Cruise from Bergen to Kirkness and back - a 12 day cruise visiting many ports. If doing in the Winter - there is a good chance of seeing the Northern Lights, in the summer - lots of wildlife and 24 hour daylight. A really good break! Then take the train from Bergen to Oslo. Then explore the Southern Cities like Stavanger and Kristiansand and other cities,

[@jennifer5130]

What a beautiful place! So proud that I have some Norwegian blood in my veins - thanks Grandpa.

[@GuinevereKnight]

Go for WWW! Skansen and Old Town (Gamla stan) in Stockholm, Sweden and Old Town (Den gamle by) in Aarhus, Denmark. :)

[@kittypetro6621]

Hi, Norwegian living in Oslo here. I agree totally with everything in this video, but have a few things to note This video is clearly a bit old, as of now, the Munch museum has moved to a new location down by where the Opera is. The building looks horrible, but at least the art on the inside is pretty XD The viking ship museum is currently closed for renovations. Not sure when you guys are coming here, but worth noting that the viking ship museum might not be available In addition to the places that was mentioned in the video, I'd like to give a shout out to the museum of modern technology which is really fun Also, while it's not the size and grandure of the Stavechurches or Oslo Cathedral, my favorite church in town is Sagene Church, a beautiful church made in brown brick with copper roof, nestled in the middle of Oslo City, worth a look Lastly, the reason why Oslo is known as the city of tigers, is because our famous writer Henrik Ibsen once wrote about Oslo as a place where you had to be strong to survive and live like a tiger, or be eaten and destroyed by the tigers. Kind of how that whole if you can make it here you can make it anywhere mentality that New York has? Only a bit more vicious Anyway I hope you will have a great time here in Norway, bring plenty of layers of clothes and stay away from the souvenier shops, they will rob you blind. (PS: I wish the bengals all the best in the upcoming season, except when it matters, go ravens)

[@throfur3489]

I live right across the street from the Oslo grafitti with the hearts instead of O's.

[@wilsonmurillopalacio6953]

Mujeres hermosas I was late today but I will go back to the begining of the video and watch it againg, cross my heart.🤩😍

[@ZironixNO]

Oslo is a great City for art...actually probably one of the best in the world. As mentioned in the video the Vigelandpark is the worlds largest sculpture park by one artist, and it is amazing. The Ekeberg sculpture park is much more contemporary and also absolutely amazing, and this one gives you a great trip into the nature as well. I would also recommend the cute Princess Ingrid Alexandra sculpture Park in the Royal Palace Gardens (sculptures designed by kids) and also the amazing Roseslottet (the rose castle) open air art exhibition om the "top" of Oslo by the amazing painter Vebjørn Sand. An absolute stunning experience as well is the Emanuel Vigeland mausoleum, which is a large indoor tomb with walls covered with the most intriguing paintings! But of course, also the brand new National Museum has tons of amazing art, both classic and contemporary and it is probably one of the overall best art museums in the world. The Astrup Fernley museum is another interesting art museum I recommend checking out which also has a small sculpture park (and a beach) right outside of it. But my favourite thing to do is walk around and discover all the great street art- and Oslo has some very nice murals indeed.

[@helennichols6531]

Oslo looks wonderful.

[@benttranberg2690]

That video is some years old. The Munch Museum has moved from its former location on Tøyen, where it was right next to the Botanical Garden and the Zoological Museum and Geological Museum. It is now next to The Oslo Opera, in a new building that many people thought was the ugliest building imaginable. I think we've gotten more used to it now, and I guess it's ok. Strangely, The Botanical Garden was mentioned, but not the Zoological Museum and Geological Museum within the garden. I never got tired of visiting these two museums and the garden when I lived in Oslo. The walk along Akerselva starts or ends at Maridalsvannet, the large lake just north of the city. I used to walk along the river and around the lake, which is plenty for one day. You can watch my photos from my years in Oslo on my Flickr.

[@LaciviousX]

Hi norwegian here, sure there are some cool things to look at in Oslo, but have a look at Bergen, the whole city is like a museum. 😊

[@bjrnnikolaisen1656]

Hey, I'm Norwegian, and I didn't even know that the windows in Domkirken was made by Vigeland's little brother...NICE SURPRISE!

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

Fun fact: Lucinda Rileys book 'Storm Sister'from the Seven Sisters series, a part played in Oso, in the national thester, I thing. The main part was in Bergen , of course,in Edvard Griegs home.

[@glastonbury4304]

Norway is one of my favourite countries, lovely landscape, big country , tiny population and rich as hell from oil..😂

[@francisdec1615]

Everything is expensive there, though. Those who live near the border go to Sweden to buy alcohol, and it's not that alcohol is cheap here in Sweden, but it's incredibly expensive in Norway.

[@glastonbury4304]

@@francisdec1615 ...ain't that the truth , although I have been to Lulea quite a few times and they only have 1 pub and 1 bar on a boat 🤷🏻😅

[@francisdec1615]

@@glastonbury4304 Yes, I'm from western Sweden myself. Don't fancy the north that much.

[@glastonbury4304]

@francisdec1615 ...plus in the North it takes a while to either cope with 20 hours of darkness or 20 hours of daylight!! 🙈😅

[@anthonypope8429]

HI girls great video loved history on it the art work looked out of this world what a stunning country to go and visit

[@Dutchbelg3]

WWW is the way to go! There is so much to explore! I visited Oslo both for business and for pleasure and the city is indeed stunning ! And they have incredible delicious food! There is history but also very contemporary neighborhoods! Like Akerbrygge where I stayed via AirBnB.

[@xmascookies97]

Skiing are very often experienced in gym classes in schools, so actually, very rare to meet a person who has never touched skis before in Norway. I've personally only stood on skis when I was in school

[@svenhaheim]

Thanks that was fun I laughed really hard from that camping animation at 8:22 good work, hope you two get to visit Norway in the future. If you get Norwegian Chocholate I strongly suggest Smash, its salty, sweet and crunchy and just delicous.

[@ChrisTheProactiveDM]

I love Oslo. Was born there, but my parents got work in Trondheim so we moved when I was only a few months old. I've been living in Oslo as an adult, but now I'm back in Trondheim. If you ever come visit Trondheim, I'll give you a guided tour as I used to work in the Nidaros Cathedral, and have a major interest in the history of the town (founded in 997 ad, but people have lived here a lot longer than that.)

[@helgelk]

I started to teach my kids how to ski when they were about 3 years old. Cross-country skiing, mind you, not downhill. My impression is the most people learn how to ski at a young age, but not everyone.

[@lolsaXx]

You should take a look into Norway in the winter. It feels like another country in the dark cold months.

[@CUFC247]

When you show Sweden, here is a great open air museum on one of Stockholm's island and there is the Vasa museum showing the 17th Century Flagsship of the Swedish navy which sank on its maiden voyage in Stockholm harbour.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Sweden is next!!

[@samthemac17]

I went to Oslo about 5 years ago. Absolutely amazing place. Perfect mix or rural and city. It was so clean, too. Really liked a lot of the street art of the sides of buildings, the history, the people. The architecture was amazing with a mixture of old and new. It was very, very, very expensive though. Well worth it. They have these amazing boat trips to take and you can go island hopping. Luckily for us, it's only an hour on the plane.

[@vickivale2466]

I love Oslo and its cosmopolitan feel 🙂 May I suggest you do my home town Bergen next? Bergen is called the gateway to the fjords, and is considered to be Norway’s most beautiful city with its cute wooden houses and lovely setting on a fjord surrounded by forested mountains 🥰

[@brianfallon2607]

If you travel to Norway, a visit to the fjords are magical. Norway is one of the most beautiful countries on earth.

[@kingwacky184]

Norway and Sweden that I have both visited are together one of the most beautiful countries on earth.

[@rosalindyates7331]

Wow! I really enjoyed this video. Please, Please keep showing videos of other parts of the World as I love learning about other countries.

[@terryneale3086]

Beautiful country,scenery and people. Expensive!!

[@erics607]

I got lucky when I was in Oslo. I did a multi place tour as I toured Vigeland Park, the Opera House, Holmenkollen, the Maritime Museum, the Viking Planet museum which is really cool as everything is digital and they have some 3D portions, and the Norsk Folkemuseum. Our tour guide said we were lucky when we walked by the city hall because about 4 days prior the entire area was off limits to pedestrians as the UN was having a meeting there. When you guys were talking about the nature, it made me think about my tour. To get to Holmenkollen you drive by a bunch of houses, but once you're up there, it doesn't feel like you're near the city. When at the Norsk Folkemuseum you're literally in the city, but how they constructed the open air museum, it feels like you're out in the countryside.

[@Pauline-zs6oo]

Beautiful place. Love the architecture and your positive reactions 😊

[@DiverHoly1]

Please do Stavanger next :D It's my hometown and it's awesome

[@gray8640]

In many parts of norway it's normal for school trips to also be skiing, remember I lived my childhood in Voss and went skiing from 1st through 7th grade twice a year ^ So even for those who don't normally ski, you'll still get to atleast try it several times before you're even 10 years old.

[@Snaggis84]

If you liked Oslo, look at nature in Lofoten ❤ So beautifull

[@Ragt0p]

The street you stopped and said you wanted to live on (you really don’t 😆), was my communte for two years. Walking the main street (Karl Johans gate) from the vincinity of parliament, past Slottet (royal castle), and up the hill to my weekday apartment. I’m from a different part of Norway, so it felt a bit surreal to walk in those surroundings.

[@pumagutten]

Natasha and Debbie, you should take a look at the Intrepid Guide when she was in my hometown of Tromsø, the capital of Northern Norway!👌

[@KjetilAakvikGogstad]

The whole "babies are born with skis on their fett" saying used to be true-ish, and don't worry, it's about cross country skiing, not slalom, so fewer scary hills to go down. When I was a kid in the 80s, we had lots of snow in the winters, in the southern-ish parts of Norway. These days we get far less snow, so skiing locally is less do-able, so not as much skiing. Our kids do know how to ski, but do it far less than my friends and I did. And that goes for an increaingly large part of the country, but when you get further north there is more snow, and many of our best skiers are from the middle or northern parts of the country. We had a cross country ski trail that went for miles and miles that started 30 meters from our door where I grew up, and every Sunday pretty much all the families in the area would go skiing for 2-4 hours, eating lunch and having a camp fire out in the woods.. Where we live now there used to be a ski trail every winter just a few hundred meters from our door, but the last five years or so years there hasn't been enough snow for them to make the trail. Luckily we do have a cross country snow park not too far from us, right next to the school our kids go to, where they run snow cannons as soon as it dips below freezing, so they do get to do some skiing in the winter, and our youngest kid does cross country skiing as a sport. Kids from other schools in our city don't have that luxury though, so I imagine they do far less skiing, and it's no longer the norm for all families to have skis and equipment for the whole family. And as for the viking ships. One of the most famous ones is from my hometown of Sandefjord, 1,5 hours south of Oslo, and has the same name as our family name, the Gokstad ship. It was excavated close to the farm my family had back then, and apparently my great grandfather helped in the excavation. The burial mound it was found in is still there, but the ship is now located in the viking ship museum in Oslo.

[@paulinemulhall]

Have you looked at Liverpool ? It's an amazing , friendly , wonderful city. In days gone by it was the main port for people heading for a new life in America

[@tillla42]

1,15 hour North from Oslo by car, is my hometown Hamar. Hamar was one of the olympic City in 1994. Check it out

[@susanashcroft2674]

Thank you ladies I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I didn't get to Oslo when I visited Norway, but this gives me lots of inspiration and information for the future if I am able to visit this beautiful country again. 😃😃

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

So glad!

[@reinhard8053]

Sculptures seem to be very important for Norwegians. You find lots of them all over the country.

[@pamelamawby2850]

Hi ladies.... sorry I missed your live premier of this ... I just wasn't up in time lol. But caught Up now and what a stunning place a wonderful mix of modern architecture and old world charm , fabulous gardens and museums Just amazing ❤

[@Anndi84]

​You should check out the biggest outdoor museum, which is Maihaugen in Lillehammer or Sverresborg in Trondheim, much better than the one in Oslo:)

[@the_oslovian]

Absolutely not better. I have been to all these museums, that other two can not compare. The Norwegian folk museum has much more diversity and buildings from all of Norway.

[@Gr8Buccaneer]

on the very north,where norway,sweden,finnland and russia come together,lives the folks of "Lappland".you have to check them out,so colorfull clothes and real rendeers everywhere.when i was a boy,we used to travel all over the northern part and we made it up to HAMMERFEST which is pretty much,the northern end of europe.

[@Aliquis.frigus]

The viewing platform of the ski museum is also a ski jump. Skiers set off fro the top, and try to get as far as possible. At holmenkollen the record is about 140 meters (1.5 football fields), and the world record is 253.5 meters (2.5 football fields), but set in a bigger hill.

[@Lemmi99]

I went on a school trip to Norway in 1978, sailed to Bergen and stayed in Voss. Fantastic scenery, the fjords are amazing. I have also worked in Reykjavik in Iceland, Turku and Jyväskylä in Finland. We go to Helsinki every year, well worth a visit, one great place is the Temppeliaukion Kirkko, or the Church in the Rock. We have also been to Copenhagen, beautiful city but expensive. There is a Viking ship museum at Roskilde. I've not been to Sweden yet (apart from changing planes in Stockholm.) Oslo and Stockholm are on our list to complete my 5 Nordic Capitals. This has given great ideas of what to do. Can't wait for the next one on Stockholm. If you want to know about Helsinki let me know.

[@Peterraymond67]

Hello Natasha & Debbie. I went to Finland a few years ago. Great place to tour. Only spent a full day in Oslo. Visited the big sculpture park and it’s incredible. One thing that I had never seen before was the train station, inside seeing a train timetable showing trains to Moscow, never seen that before, trains to Russia!

[@Arena87]

Norway has a breathtaking nature, the fjords, the mountains, the waterfalls, the cities, everything is great, you can make the world's spectacular and best ship travel to the north and in summer the Sun don't go down. I love Norway and the other countries in Scandinavia. The great advantage there in summer is, that it isn't so hot, like in Middle or South Europe, it's perfect for travel.

[@janealdworth4341]

I think they pronounce it Oshlo, but the rest of us called it oslo. My brother in law is in a punk band has been all his adult life, they are very popular in europe, and he lived in oslo for years and love it.

[@janevje4259]

Where you want to live, this is what you see! 1: To the left the parliment building 2: The park and fountain/ pond,with sidewalk cafe’s seperating the parlimentbuilding and the nationaltheater 3:Ahead the Royal castle 4: To the right Grand Hotel which provide rooms for the Nobel peace price recipients, the hotel owershadows the historic University oposit the Nationaltheater 5: To the right closest to the camera, sidewalkcafe ( commonly cald dasslokket (The outhouse lid), since there are a enterence to a public restrom underbart the statue.

[@Helge_Torp]

That video was a little old and much has happened since. Munch museum has moved by the opera in a purpose-built building to preserve the art from 4 different museums and holds more than 300.000 items. If in Oslo during winter, you should go on the toboggan ride from Frognerseteren and go skiing/snowboarding at Tryvann. In the summer it's a climb park and Frognerseteren has the best Norwegian waffles with the best view of Oslo. It's a small theme park just outside Oslo, "Tusenfryd". "Blå" is a very nice bar located on aker river and offers free concerts every sunday. Viking ship museum is closed for renovation until 2026. At the botanical garden there is also a large museum, naturhistorisk museum (nature-historic, environment and geological museum). You need to try the hotdogs at "Syverkiosken" - I promise 😊 Also surprised she didn't mention any of the streeetfood places or food marked (Mathallen) at Grünerløkka. Try Oslo street food court and street food court Bjørvika. Also the new public library is a treat! Plenty of stuff to do in Oslo.

[@thehoogard]

There's a very similar 'open air' museum in Stockholm, called Skansen, if you ever get around there :)

[@kenneth3537]

No need to apologize for the pronunciation of Oslo. I am actually slightly impressed that you picked up on the nuanced difference on how natives pronounce Oslo. Natives to the east of the city divide tends to lean on the SH sound, as for west side some prefer the clean S. Fun fact: Oslo is comprised of two, old norse words, Os and Lo. I encourage you to discover what those two mean and how the city got it's name :) And yes, if you can walk, you can ski.

[@minlillemusikkboks]

The "Tiger City" expression was first used by the play writher Henrik Ibsen. He liked Oslo, but he also said that "Oslo is dangerous like a tiger and will sink it's claws and fangs into you and devour you". (Free translation on my part)

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

If you like pen museum like the Folkemuseum,you should visit Maihaugen in Lillehammer, town where the Olympics were in 1994.

[@thehoogard]

Looking foward to your Sweden videos :)

[@mortenBP]

"Tigerstaden" = TigerCity got its nickname after Knut Hamsuns novel "Sult" = "Hunger" written in 1890. He was a country boy moving to Oslo or Christiania as it was called then. He was poor and hungry and the city was big, frightening and unforgiving and he described the city as something dangerous which would eat you. Hence he nicknamed Oslo/Christiania the TigerCity.

[@peacefulminimalist2028]

Not correct. Tigerstaden is a nickname for Oslo, inspired by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's poem Sidste Sang (Last Song - later called Godt Mod) from 1870. It is a name that refers to Oslo as a dangerous and merciless metropolis. In the poem, Bjørnson depicts a battle between a country horse and a city tiger. The expression was quickly adopted in newspapers.

[@Kari.F.]

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson called it Tigerstaden in one of his poems (Sidste sang) 20 years before Sult was published. The name was already in use by the time Hamsun wrote Sult. 150-200 years ago Oslo was a big and scary city for people who moved there from rural Norway.

[@-grautgramsen6157]

Bruken av Tigerstaden om Oslo kan føres tilbake til Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons dikt Godt mot[1] (først kalt Siste sang), i samlingen Digte og sange fra (1870). I diktet skildres en kamp mellom en landsens hest og en tiger (symbol på byen). I en artikkel i Morgenbladet i 1889 uttales at Bjørnson utslynger hånende ord mot Christiania, «denne kolde by, som han tidligere har kaldt 'tigerstaden'».

[@mortenBP]

@@peacefulminimalist2028 Greit. Men er de detaljene viktig for amerikanere som lærer basisen om Oslo ?

[@peacefulminimalist2028]

@@mortenBP Tror ganske mange vil tenke at om man skal lære bort noe så er det viktig å fortelle det som er sant og riktig, anser det ikke som uviktige detaljer ja.

[@oceanmythjormundgandr3891]

I was 8 months old when my mother put skiis on my feet (cross country). Yeah, skiing is a thing

[@kathryncoleman6973]

Norway looks a beautiful place to go and visit,and great guide and her brilliant knowledge excellent video❤

[@randijohansen5683]

Emmanuel Vigeland Museum is a mystary of art and only open on Sundays. Emmanuel lived in the shaddow of his famous brother, Gustav Vigeland, but his grave chamber is a true mystary to enjoy. Emmanuel spent 20 years creating it. I love it❤. I also love The Vigeland Park. The brothers covers all parts of human life. I live close to The Vigeland sculpture park and I never get tired of it.

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

She’s a foreigner with a heavy accent when trying to speak in Norwegian, so it’s not necessarily how we’d say it. And we have hundreds if not thousands of dialects which also makes this challenging for non native speakers in terms of pronunciation.

[@HerewardtheWake-ri1hy]

Went to the museum in Oslo to see the "Fram" about 10 years ago. I bought a cup cake and small coffee in the cafe near by. Cost £10. Oslo is a very nice place but is VERY expensive.

[@mariaberg3780]

More from Norway please.

[@karenkilner1090]

I’m going up to Alta and Tronso in 2024 in December. So looking forward to it.

[@douglaspage6239]

I have been to Oslo twice in 1967 winter and 1976 summer very nice place to visit but expensive

[@chriskelly9476]

Another beautiful place to add to my bucket list

[@andybaker2456]

Although I've been to the wonderful country of Norway a number of times, I've only ever spent a day in Oslo. It's nice, but I can't say it's my favourite of all the places I've visited. Interestingly, I was there on the day in August 2004 when "The Scream" was stolen by masked gunmen. I promise I had no involvement with that, though! 😄

[@thelibrarianofalexandria6200]

I used to live in Oslo. It is a beautiful city. I espesially like that Even thought it is a big city,well here in norway at least. You can walk around the city,yes there are trams, subway, and busses,but if its a sunny day it is nice just walking around. Just a tip, I think IKEA has lots of Norwegian candy for sale you could try there.

[@Heather.C-kiwi-ninja]

Go FOR WWW! I loved this video, amazing art sculpture and architecture. Stunning scenery, what more could you possibly ask for! 😊❤

[@BeckyPoleninja]

Stunning place...try Lisbon in Portugal voted one of the most beautiful cities, or Dubrovnik in Croatia..magical

[@mckrogh79]

If you like art you should look at Kistefoss and The twist. I think you will like that.

[@gailsgrandplan3561]

Was thinking of you guys yesterday- have you seen what happened to the Sycamore Gap tree (on Hadrian’s wall)?

[@SteveWallaceGuitar]

Oslo is on my list of places to visit one day so this was fun to have a good look around. Go for www!

[@RushiAnton]

Mmmmmm I love Norway'sssssss chicky babes! I love watching the Nat & Deb show!

[@BeckyPoleninja]

We study Thor Heyadahl in the UK...fantastic story

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

Yes we all learn to do cross country skiing since little, but it’s a stereotype that we all move it or are any good at it. You can say sufficient or average. I hated it, and stopped when I was old enough to refuse anymore skii trips during easter and winter break. Fun fact: it was our indigenous people the Sámi who actually invented cross country skiing as well as the old traditional bindings used, and their ancestors the Proto Finns migrated to Scandinavia from Siberia Asia during the Last Ice Age distant related to all 1st nation/indigenous peoples of America. They also brought blond hair to northern Europe. Of course the Vikings appropriated it, and now X hundreds of years later the modern Norwegian feign to be the originators.

[@jasonsmart3482]

i went many years ago with my partner. we had a brilliant time loved the city and the tours we did into the countryside. Downside its very expensive, upside everything else especially the friendly people, most of whom speak English which helps as my Norwegian is rather non existent.

[@michaelisles4756]

Great video love Oslo its sculpture park, beautiful place to visit ❤❤ go for www

[@nancyrafnson4780]

Hi Ladies!! I haven’t left you! I’ve been out of it for about a week but now I’m caught up on your vids! This one was wonderful!!! More WWW please. PS: I have 2 cracked ribs and pneumonia but I’m on the mend. Also don’t forget Finland and Iceland later. Luv you both ❤️❤️

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Oh no! Please get better fast!! Love to you Nancy!! ❤️

[@nancyrafnson4780]

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Thank you so much 😊.

[@mandypotts9090]

Love your travels around the world learning about different countries and being reminded just how beautiful this planet is, thanks for putting the hours in so we can enjoy and learn together WWW .