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My parents visited. I had almost six complete days to show them the city. Six days to drink tea together, eat Draumur, walk through pretty streets, watch the fjord, take photos of cute houses and cook and laugh and read together in the absolutely wonderful Airbnb-appartment we stayed at - the location couldn't have been better and besides it was both cheaper and (much) cozier than the cheapest hotel in town.
Hoewel Oslo eigenlijk maar klein is, stikt het van de fijne winkeltjes en straatjes en cafeetjes. Best lastig nog om dat allemaal in een paar dagen te proppen en zelfs die zes die we hadden bleek niet genoeg om alles te laten zien, wat ook niet erg is natuurlijk. Ik vind het juist wel leuk om van tevoren na te denken wat iemand extra leuk te vinden en precies die plekjes te laten zien. Zo had ik met papa en mama veel wandelrondjes in m'n hoofd, door Telthusbakken en langs de rivier, langs het fjord, enzo. En ik vond dat ze de (enorm grote, goedkope) havermoutkoekjes moesten eten van Kaffebrenneriet.
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Oslo is such a small city, but completely packed with lovely shops and streets and cafés, which still makes it pretty hard to show everything in just a couple of days. Even six days turned out to not be enough, but that's not that big of a problem in the end. I actually like thinking about the things someone would like to see when visiting Oslo and show my visitors exactly that. It was mostly walks I had in mind for my parents, through Telthusbakken, next to the river and fjord, etc. And I wanted them to try Kaffebrenneriets (huge, cheap) oatmeal cookies.
Ik vroeg ze wat ze zelf nu eigenlijk het leukste vonden, welke drie dingen ze kunnen aanraden.
Mama:
1. "Het park met die beelden", ofwel Vigelandsparken.
2. Van St. Hanshaugen, via Telthusbakken en Mathallen, langs Akerselva naar Grünerløkka wandelen.
3. Het jaren '60, '70-cafeetje in Grünerløkka, Retrolykke kaffebar.
Papa:
1. Langs de rivier wandelen, van Frysja naar Grünerløkka.
2. Het Bislettstadion, waar Nederland in 1952 voor het eerst Olympische Wintermedailles behaalde.
3. "Het straatje omlaag met de leuke Noorse huisjes", Telthusbakken.
When they were back home, I asked them what they liked best about Oslo and if they had recommendations. They had.
Mom:
1. "The park with the statues", known as Vigelandsparken.
2. Walking from St. Hanshaugen, through Telthusbakken and Mathallen, next to Akerselva towards Grünerløkka.
3. The sixties/seventies-coffee house in Grünerløkka, Retrolykke kaffebar.
Dad:
1. Walking next to the river, from Frysja to Grünerløkka.
2. Bislett stadion, a former speed skating rink which was used during the Winter Olympics of 1952.
3. "The downhill street with the cute Norwegian houses", Telthusbakken.
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