Hi there, great video. The statue portraying a man with a bike is Gunnar Sønsteby. He is was an important member of the resistance movement in Norway during WW2. That is him watching the German nazis marching down Karl Johan Street the day the war started in Norway. Norway was a neutral country and was taken by surprise by the Germans.
@@okklidokkli Thank you so much for that info! I wish we had more time to spend in Norway so that we could have learned some of this stuff. Unfortunately, we were there for barely 12 hours. Absolutely beautiful city though!
@@KierstenandTylertravel You are welcome back if you wanne explore more. BTW At 19.45 you are standing outside the entrance to Posthallen drinkhub. "The world's first Bar Court in the heart of Oslo’s city center. Eight high quality bars with unique concepts, something on the menu for every taste." It is the old main Post office in Oslo, and have really cool interior and many great bars..
07:05 - The statue is of Gunnar Sønsteby, a renowned and beloved Resistance Fighter in WW2. I only knew him in his later years. He was jovial and kind, with smiling eyes and a lot of stories to tell.
All the big flowerpots there are actually for your safety, they are quite heavy and are suppose to stop rouge cars before it hits pedastrians .... they came up after a series of happenings in foreign countries where cars where used in terrorist acts.
@@cynic7049 Well it have not only happend in Sweden ... don't be butthurt about it, anyway. They wanted to make street more safe without having ugly concrete stuff so they got those heavy blomsterthingies.
6.45: Big, old parliamentlooking building: The National theater. 6.48: Over here, as well: Norway's oldest university buildings, today part of the University of Oslo, the Faculty of Law. 13.50: Building with tower in the background: Grand Hotel. From the balcony of the hotel, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize greets the people. 22.40: Interesting building: Deichman in Bjørvika is Oslo's main library.
@@ahkkariq7406 Oslo is such an amazing and beautiful city! I really wish we had the time to sink into its culture and history. Thank you for educating us 🙏
I used to live in Oslo. I wish I could show you around, cause there are so many things to miss, when you're someplace new. There's tons of free stuff to do. There is a permanent exhibit outside of city hall that depicts key events from Norse mythology that is a must. The Aker pier and the old fortress. A short tram trip would take you up to the Ekeberg restaurant, and it has the best view of Oslo there is. During the summer the veteran tram is out around the pier, and it is free. An excellent way to see many sights, including the Vigeland statue park.
9:45 As for cash, Norway is a mostly cashless society, where many businesses don't carry enough cash to exchange with you, and some businesses don't even accept cash at all (although they are legally required to). 12:45 While that _is_ our parliament building, our constitution was signed in Eidsvoll, some 50 miles outside of Oslo. The building shown here hosts our parliament to this day, while some members of parliament and support staff work off-site most of the time due to space constraints in modern times. Just like with the Royal Palace, the Parliament Building is open to the public, even during many of their actual proceedings and hearings. 17:55 Yeah, in Norway, traffic lights at intersections often allow cars and pedestrians to proceed at the same time. When this happens, cars turning across a pedestrian crossing must yield to pedestrians, even though they have a green light. I can see why Tyler got confused though - it probably takes some getting used to as a foreigner :P
06:50 - The National Theater on your right-hand side, while the original buildings of the University of Oslo is on your left (today it houses the Faculty of Law).
I am an american who has lived a good while in one of those houses on the hill you saw in the distance. I was delighted to see you Kiersten and Tyler enjoying "my" city Oslo and felt like shouting out what I know about the places you were seeing. Okay, you've noticed the palace and the monuments especially heroic Mr. Sønsteby on his bicycle, and you got as far as the opera house. In my time here I've seen the whole Karl Johan street area turned into the park and outdoor restaurant area that you strolled through. If I had been with you I might have bored (?) you with accounts of the ghosts of that area before the heavy traffic was diverted away. Accounts of 1940 like where did the invading Germans march, where did Nazi collaborator Quisling seize power (you looked straight at the Hotel and the Parliament) and where did the feared Gestapo run their torture interrogations (you looked in that direction and if I recall commented What a lovely building!) - the British Royal Air Force tried to bomb it and the bomb missed, I can show you where it made a hole.... Next time you come with limited hours, don't encourage war occupation memoirs or all your hours will get occupied. Instead have me or someone to translate the poetry that is set into the sidewalks you stood on, and I think you must put in your must-see list the Vigeland sculpture park and one or more of our museums. Tyler, I think you could treat Kiersten to an evening of a lifetime: ride the tram north up the hill past Holmenkollen ski jump and museum to the Frognerseter restaurant with its view over the city and fjord. Use your Google translator skill to see what to expect at www.frognerseteren.no/
"Parliament looking buildings" are where the faculty of law of the University of Oslo, my old alma mater is located😊 And the building with the mural in the triangle belongs to the Free Masons lodge. At least it used to. Anyway, it is quite interesting to see how foreign visitors percieve my original home town. Thank you so much!
7:00 that is a statue of Gunnar Sønsteby. A Norwegian war hero from WW2, he was a freedom fighter who worked with the underground resistance force against the Nazis when they occupied Norway during WW2.
10.50: The centered building with the semi circle front; The Parlament. And the building to the right with the triangle close to the roof is the main building of the Free Masons of Norway.
The sculpture (across from the Faculty of Law) with a guy and his bicycle was "Gunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sønsteby DSO (11 January 1918 - 10 May 2012) was a member of the Norwegian resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway in World War II.[6] Known by the nickname "Kjakan" ("The Chin") and as "Agent No. 24", he was the most highly decorated citizen in Norway, including being the only person to have been awarded the War Cross with three swords, Norway's highest military decoration." Quote from wikipedia
Fact: The Norwegian Constitution was not signed in Oslo, but a little north of there, in a town called Eidsvoll. The date was May 17th 1814, when Norway gained independence from Denmark.
It does get dark for a few hours, when you're that far south. In the north though the sun doesn't set in the summer. In the winter (in the north) however, it's almost never light at all. Maybe 2 hours in a day. So you're in a place of perpetual darkness in the winter, and perpetual light in the summer.
@@KierstenandTylertravel Oh definitely. We also have aurora borealis (northern lights) occasionally. Last week there were even northen lights in the south, which is very rare. A quick google search will show you some of the amazing combinations of green and purple lights in the night sky; truly beautiful. I've lived in Norway all my life, mostly in Oslo. And I've only seen northern lights twice. In the north it's a lot more common. While here, you should get the app to get notifications for northern light sightings in your area. Highly recommend that. Have to get away from city lights to really see it though. My Aurora Forecast is the name of one of these apps.
Well, it all depends on how far north you are and what date it is. At the Arctic circle, 66,5 degrees northern latitude, the Midnight sun is visible in principle only just around summer solstice, whereas the further north you go, the more nights that phenomenon is visible.
08:25 - The street you're on is Karl Johan's Gate, the main street in Oslo, going straight from the Royal Palace down to the Central Train Station and the Opera House.
We don't have AC, we just open the window 😊 I love how the Google maps moved you down the street next to the main one. Shortest way to the Opera and you got to see something else. The red house with the triangle on top is the freemasons lounge. 😊 The courtyard is the old post office and people live there yes. The intersting building next to the Opera House is the brand new library, and we love it 😍 very unlucky to go there exactly the day you can't go on the roof!
It amazes me how people can go on a trip somewhere new without a book and doing some research. You risk missing the good things. That would be so annoying, going on vacation somewhere and miss all the good things.
18:00 In Norway pedestrians have the right of way at zebra crossings even if there are no traffic lights. Cars will always stop, just make sure they see you.
Nice video,,,,,,,however, you could have stayed on Karl Johan Street and not crossed infront of the Parliament building. You missed out on the main shopping street in Oslo. KJS actually leads from the castle and all the way down to Oslo Central Station. There is always a next time though!
11:00 - The main Norwegian Parliament building - the Storting - all sessions are held in the grand hall, but there are offices in many of the surrounding buildings. You should follow Karl Johans Gate all the way as it is pedestrian. BTW the Constitution wasn't signed in Oslo at all, but at Eidsvoll (a couple of hours north of Oslo)
sønsteby was a a war hero from the2nd world war and essential in the evakuation and the Vemork attack sinking of the blucher and part of the heros of telemark
16:10 - And, of course, you took the wrong street. You should have gone straight ahead along Karl Johans Gate Now your walking down a side street with virtually no action.. But then exploring is part of the fun.
@viggoholmsen7203 Exploring a new city is our favorite thing in the world to do! We have so many new cities and countries planned for the upcoming months. One day, we will come back and give Oslo the time it deserves!
7:10 The statue is of Gunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sønsteby DSO (11 January 1918 - 10 May 2012) was a member of the Norwegian resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway in World War II. He was also awarded among other things: United Kingdom Distinguished Service Order United Kingdom 1939-45 Star United Kingdom Defence Medal United States Medal of Freedom with silver palm United States United States Special Operations Command Medal United States Association of Former Intelligence Officers Freedom Award
@@TomKirkemo-l5c I could have sworn that’s what the sign said when I read it? 🧐 I also was crazy jet lagged 😅 Thank you for teaching us! We love learning about new places!
The giant, heavy flower pots along the road are essentially prettied-up anti-terrorism barriers to prevent vehicular manslaughter in what would be a very populated pedestrian area, that were set up in fear of potential vehicle-ramming attacks that were seen in Sweden and other countries at the time. Not a very fun fact, but there you go 😅
There would be much worse to tell if we start to compare which country has experienced the most fatal terror attack, so please let's just not go there. Okay?
So much stabbing in this city these days.. 100 m from your starting spot a few days ago when i walked home from work... Europe is so dangerous right now. Stay safe
@@KierstenandTylertravelGlad to hear it, I rally enjoyed watching this and looking forward to other videos 😊 Just trying to explain why the city was so quiet, it is usually more busy 😉
So we don’t really have banks anymore in Norway. People only use card, phone or watch to pay. So banks in Norway are almost non existing when it comes to get cash money.
Thank you for a nice video with many good observations. Some more facts about what we see: 6:50 The "parliament-looking building" is a part of the old campus of the University in Oslo. The Nobel Peace Prize is handed out here 7:00 Gunnar Sønsteby was a leader of a sabotage group in the Resistance during World War II. His group made many nice explosions, including one at a weapons factory, one at a storage for Nazi fighter plane motors, and so on. It took a long time before the Nazis found out about his identity, so for a long time he could bike around unnoticed. 10:05 Stortinget - The Parliament building 11:30 Frimurerlosjen - The Free Masons building 12:30 Christian Michelsen was Prime Minister when Norway was separated from Sweden in 1905 16:28 The "grate" is for access to the sewer system. It is illustrated with Hallvard, the patron saint of Oslo from the Catholic time 19:00 Posthallen was earlier the main postal office in Oslo. Now it houses around ten bars and restaurants, plus apartments
16:31: That is Hallvard Vebjørnsson, the patron saint of Oslo. People used to walk from Rome to visit his grave. He was an extremely important man, being closely related to Olav «The Sacred» and Harald «Fair hair». Imagine being the son of George Washington and first cousin of Abraham Lincoln and you will get the idea. In 1043 he chose to sacrifice his life to protect a slave woman from getting killed. They did kill them both and dumped his body in the Drammens Fjord and tied it down with an anchorstone, which is what he's holding up with his right hand, the three arrows that killed him in the other. Many people believe that it was Hallvard who ended slavery in Europe, simply because if such an extremely important man was willing to give his life to protect a slave, then he must have known that slaves are much more important than people knew and then it was immoral to keep them as slaves. He's kind of a big deal. We celebrate him on May 15th.
I'm sorry, couple seconds in. The pronounciation you made first is closer to correct. The second is the "hopeless tourist" pronounciation. Born and raised in Oslo, it is O as in pool, sh, lo ( same O sound). Just writing this as you were close and then was mislead.
Typical American to assume that Oslo is small....probably because you don't see so many cars in the city centre. I say this because I've several times met Americans who comes with such claims due to their observation of not much car traffic in the city centre. Than I must tell them that Oslo has ...as one of the very few (maybe the only one) cities that has done something with noisy traffic. Oslo has invested heavily and build road tunnels under the city centre and the traffic can bypass quickly, without red lights and stops, all of it. The capacity is much bigger than any city streets in New York ....for example. I was told by some German tourists with a RV who had been down in those tunnels and they never had seen anything like that....and it was so big that they feared to spend the rest of the week down there. The first building you pointed out as the parliament was actually the national theatre and on the other side of the street was the old university (still in use, but now it is mostly for those who study law stuff). The rest....and modern parts of the university is located elsewhere. It's a large university with some 35000 students. Oslo has another university....which came long time after my days as student so I don't know much about it. The modern building beside the opera house is the main library of Oslo. Finally. No Norway did not have any "conflict" with Sweden. The problem was rather that Sweden through centuries has had a maniaque expansionist ideas where they make trouble with all neighbouring countries in every direction. They invaded and controlled large areas. They controlled Finland for 700 years, They invaded the Baltic countries, Russia, Poland, northern German land ....and even into today's Ukraine....far away from Sweden. All the way since the 12th century has Sweden attacked Denmark and Norway and taken large land areas. So it was only a continuation of their way of doing things when they in 1814 invaded Norway ....and took control ....for the next 91 years...until 1905 when Norwegians had enough and declared independence. ....and no the constitution of 1814 was not written in the parliament building as you claimed. The building did not exist at that time. The constitution was written in 1814 because Norway had declared independence from Denmark after being under their control for around 450 years. Still Norway is the oldest country in the nordics ....from 872.
Most Norwegian king's came from nothing or a farm some had a jarl as father but they became king by challenging the former king 👑 but it was no use trying to do that if no one liked you you needed to have a lot of people on your side ..anyways it's now forbidden to challenge the king so they aren't really king's anymore and have a lot less power than the real king's of Norway..they are not fake but they have become royal just by birth
Shame on you!!! The first you do is to find a MCD, and learn the whole meny. But when you start walking oslo, you are clueoless, and making your own answers without facts. Well you have the facts about Mcdonalds..
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the flag is up on the castle. Then the king and queen are there. Greetings from Norway. 😀
Same in Denmark. I never pas Amalienborg without checking out if they are home 😊
Hi there, great video. The statue portraying a man with a bike is Gunnar Sønsteby. He is was an important member of the resistance movement in Norway during WW2. That is him watching the German nazis marching down Karl Johan Street the day the war started in Norway. Norway was a neutral country and was taken by surprise by the Germans.
@@okklidokkli Thank you so much for that info! I wish we had more time to spend in Norway so that we could have learned some of this stuff. Unfortunately, we were there for barely 12 hours. Absolutely beautiful city though!
@@KierstenandTylertravel You are welcome back if you wanne explore more. BTW At 19.45 you are standing outside the entrance to Posthallen drinkhub.
"The world's first Bar Court in the heart of Oslo’s city center.
Eight high quality bars with unique concepts, something on the menu for every taste."
It is the old main Post office in Oslo, and have really cool interior and many great bars..
@@okklidokkli that bar court sounds amazing! We will definitely be back sometime to explore Norway properly! Thank you!
We were neutral, Adolf didn't like that. :) Men det er ikke rart at folk utenfor Norge ikke kjenner til Sønsteby. :)
The way you said Oslo the second time sounds like the way it's really pronounced, so keep on saying that :) (the one you thought was wrong)
@@peacefulminimalist2028 I knew it! Thank you 🙏
I came here to comment that :D
@@Henoik I shouldn’t have second guessed myself!
Me too 😊
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07:05 -
The statue is of Gunnar Sønsteby, a renowned and beloved Resistance Fighter in WW2.
I only knew him in his later years.
He was jovial and kind, with smiling eyes and a lot of stories to tell.
All the big flowerpots there are actually for your safety, they are quite heavy and are suppose to stop rouge cars before it hits pedastrians .... they came up after a series of happenings in foreign countries where cars where used in terrorist acts.
As a Swede I am a slightly bit hurt that you consider us a foreign country, an other country for sure but foreign?
@@cynic7049 Well it have not only happend in Sweden ... don't be butthurt about it, anyway. They wanted to make street more safe without having ugly concrete stuff so they got those heavy blomsterthingies.
When THE flag is up in THE royal castle it means THE King is Home
6.45: Big, old parliamentlooking building: The National theater.
6.48: Over here, as well: Norway's oldest university buildings, today part of the University of Oslo, the Faculty of Law.
13.50: Building with tower in the background: Grand Hotel. From the balcony of the hotel, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize greets the people.
22.40: Interesting building: Deichman in Bjørvika is Oslo's main library.
@@ahkkariq7406 Oslo is such an amazing and beautiful city! I really wish we had the time to sink into its culture and history. Thank you for educating us 🙏
@@KierstenandTylertravel Glad to see you enjoyed the city.
I used to live in Oslo. I wish I could show you around, cause there are so many things to miss, when you're someplace new. There's tons of free stuff to do. There is a permanent exhibit outside of city hall that depicts key events from Norse mythology that is a must. The Aker pier and the old fortress. A short tram trip would take you up to the Ekeberg restaurant, and it has the best view of Oslo there is. During the summer the veteran tram is out around the pier, and it is free. An excellent way to see many sights, including the Vigeland statue park.
@@Bevrast That is such a sweet thing to say! We can't wait to visit again someday!
9:45 As for cash, Norway is a mostly cashless society, where many businesses don't carry enough cash to exchange with you, and some businesses don't even accept cash at all (although they are legally required to).
12:45 While that _is_ our parliament building, our constitution was signed in Eidsvoll, some 50 miles outside of Oslo. The building shown here hosts our parliament to this day, while some members of parliament and support staff work off-site most of the time due to space constraints in modern times. Just like with the Royal Palace, the Parliament Building is open to the public, even during many of their actual proceedings and hearings.
17:55 Yeah, in Norway, traffic lights at intersections often allow cars and pedestrians to proceed at the same time. When this happens, cars turning across a pedestrian crossing must yield to pedestrians, even though they have a green light. I can see why Tyler got confused though - it probably takes some getting used to as a foreigner :P
@@Henoik the traffic has definitely been an issue for Tyler 😅 we are getting the hang of it though
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The National Theater on your right-hand side, while the original buildings of the University of Oslo is on your left (today it houses the Faculty of Law).
You came at a perfect time with regards to weather, I can't stress how bad it has been the last few weeks haha
We actually was in a union with Sweden until 1905.
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Jean Baptiste Bernadotte took the name Karl Johan (XIV) when he became Prince Regent in 1810.
He ruled as King of Sweden and Norway 1818-1844.
I am an american who has lived a good while in one of those houses on the hill you saw in the distance. I was delighted to see you Kiersten and Tyler enjoying "my" city Oslo and felt like shouting out what I know about the places you were seeing. Okay, you've noticed the palace and the monuments especially heroic Mr. Sønsteby on his bicycle, and you got as far as the opera house. In my time here I've seen the whole Karl Johan street area turned into the park and outdoor restaurant area that you strolled through. If I had been with you I might have bored (?) you with accounts of the ghosts of that area before the heavy traffic was diverted away. Accounts of 1940 like where did the invading Germans march, where did Nazi collaborator Quisling seize power (you looked straight at the Hotel and the Parliament) and where did the feared Gestapo run their torture interrogations (you looked in that direction and if I recall commented What a lovely building!) - the British Royal Air Force tried to bomb it and the bomb missed, I can show you where it made a hole.... Next time you come with limited hours, don't encourage war occupation memoirs or all your hours will get occupied. Instead have me or someone to translate the poetry that is set into the sidewalks you stood on, and I think you must put in your must-see list the Vigeland sculpture park and one or more of our museums. Tyler, I think you could treat Kiersten to an evening of a lifetime: ride the tram north up the hill past Holmenkollen ski jump and museum to the Frognerseter restaurant with its view over the city and fjord. Use your Google translator skill to see what to expect at www.frognerseteren.no/
"Parliament looking buildings" are where the faculty of law of the University of Oslo, my old alma mater is located😊 And the building with the mural in the triangle belongs to the Free Masons lodge. At least it used to. Anyway, it is quite interesting to see how foreign visitors percieve my original home town. Thank you so much!
@@Muchoyo Thank you! Your original hometown is beautiful!
I never tougth about it's being beautiful but I guess that first half of carl johans gate is looking nice
Ok, I help you on the way to 100. :) You seem like nice people, the video is good and you are in Norway. :)
@@TomKirkemo-l5c Thank you! 🙏
7:00 that is a statue of Gunnar Sønsteby. A Norwegian war hero from WW2, he was a freedom fighter who worked with the underground resistance force against the Nazis when they occupied Norway during WW2.
10.50: The centered building with the semi circle front;
The Parlament.
And the building to the right with the triangle close to the roof is the main building of the Free Masons of Norway.
Yeah, Oslo is a lovely city and the 3 times I've been there I just sing the words in Danish and the communication is fine 🎤
The sculpture (across from the Faculty of Law) with a guy and his bicycle was "Gunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sønsteby DSO (11 January 1918 - 10 May 2012) was a member of the Norwegian resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway in World War II.[6] Known by the nickname "Kjakan" ("The Chin") and as "Agent No. 24", he was the most highly decorated citizen in Norway, including being the only person to have been awarded the War Cross with three swords, Norway's highest military decoration." Quote from wikipedia
Fact: The Norwegian Constitution was not signed in Oslo, but a little north of there, in a town called Eidsvoll. The date was May 17th 1814, when Norway gained independence from Denmark.
So you're in Oslo, gushing over statues, but didn't visit the Vigelands Sculpture Park? It would've blown your minds :D
We will have to visit Vineland’s sculpture park next time!
It's the world's largest sculpture park @@KierstenandTylertravel
@@Xirque666 we looked it up and it looks beautiful! We will definitely have to see it someday 😊
It does get dark for a few hours, when you're that far south. In the north though the sun doesn't set in the summer.
In the winter (in the north) however, it's almost never light at all. Maybe 2 hours in a day.
So you're in a place of perpetual darkness in the winter, and perpetual light in the summer.
@@Hornfjell That’s wild 😳
@@KierstenandTylertravel Oh definitely. We also have aurora borealis (northern lights) occasionally. Last week there were even northen lights in the south, which is very rare. A quick google search will show you some of the amazing combinations of green and purple lights in the night sky; truly beautiful.
I've lived in Norway all my life, mostly in Oslo. And I've only seen northern lights twice. In the north it's a lot more common.
While here, you should get the app to get notifications for northern light sightings in your area. Highly recommend that.
Have to get away from city lights to really see it though. My Aurora Forecast is the name of one of these apps.
@KierstanandTylertravel Also, you seem fascinated by all the statues - you should definitely go to Vigelandsparken, it's statue central in Norway
@@Hornfjell We only had a short time in Norway, but seeing the aurora borealis is on our list when we return!
Well, it all depends on how far north you are and what date it is. At the Arctic circle, 66,5 degrees northern latitude, the Midnight sun is visible in principle only just around summer solstice, whereas the further north you go, the more nights that phenomenon is visible.
The summer solstice moves slightly from year to year and occurs on June 20 or 21. It is the bright time in Norway.
The statue, man with the bike is a WW2 veteran, one of the leaders of the resistance movement against German occupiers 👍07:00
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The street you're on is Karl Johan's Gate, the main street in Oslo, going straight from the Royal Palace down to the Central Train Station and the Opera House.
And mind you, "gate" in Norwegian simply means "street", and is pronounced "gah-teh".
If I remember correctly you can actually see if they are at the palace, if the flag is raised on the top of the palace they are there.
We don't have AC, we just open the window 😊 I love how the Google maps moved you down the street next to the main one. Shortest way to the Opera and you got to see something else. The red house with the triangle on top is the freemasons lounge. 😊 The courtyard is the old post office and people live there yes. The intersting building next to the Opera House is the brand new library, and we love it 😍 very unlucky to go there exactly the day you can't go on the roof!
Our American brains can’t fathom not having AC 😅 we’re adjusting though 😊
@@KierstenandTylertravel Hehe! We need an aircon maybe tops two weeks a year 😂 I know Americans and Europeans differ... It's ok.
24:22 that’s a library. Norways biggest public library.
It amazes me how people can go on a trip somewhere new without a book and doing some research. You risk missing the good things. That would be so annoying, going on vacation somewhere and miss all the good things.
@TullaRask we knew we only had a few hours in Oslo, and would be pretty jet-lagged. We will be back one day to explore the city properly!
18:00 In Norway pedestrians have the right of way at zebra crossings even if there are no traffic lights. Cars will always stop, just make sure they see you.
The operahouse was closed off because Redbull held a «dødse» show there, because it was the world championship in døds :)
@@daniel0ls1 We were so bummed, we really wanted to climb it. Very cool that they held the world championship though!
The parlament looking building 6,50 minutes in to the video is the University of Oslo 👍🏻
The building in 10,58 minutes actually is the Parlament 😁👍🏻
Nice video,,,,,,,however, you could have stayed on Karl Johan Street and not crossed infront of the Parliament building. You missed out on the main shopping street in Oslo. KJS actually leads from the castle and all the way down to Oslo Central Station. There is always a next time though!
@@sailingviking7885 There will definitely be a next time! There was so much more we wanted to see and do
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The main Norwegian Parliament building - the Storting - all sessions are held in the grand hall, but there are offices in many of the surrounding buildings.
You should follow Karl Johans Gate all the way as it is pedestrian.
BTW the Constitution wasn't signed in Oslo at all, but at Eidsvoll (a couple of hours north of Oslo)
@viggoholmsen7203 Thank you for that information! I wish we had more time there to really explore the city and its history! It was stunning!
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You'll know if the monarch is in residence by the flag that is raised on the palace roof.
That was before, now The flag is always raised
Next time you should visit the Fortress (Akershus Fortress and Castle)
@@Xirque666 Absolutely!
Perfect, so....
The equation 24x2+25x−47ax−2=−8x−3−53ax−2 is true for all values of x≠2a, where a is a constant.
What is the value of a?
sønsteby was a a war hero from the2nd world war and essential in the evakuation and the Vemork attack sinking of the blucher and part of the heros of telemark
It's a shame that hippie grass isn't legal in Norway 🌿But we have other ways to let our hair down 🇧🇻 😊
Oslo is best seen outside the city centre.
Next time!
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And, of course, you took the wrong street.
You should have gone straight ahead along Karl Johans Gate
Now your walking down a side street with virtually no action..
But then exploring is part of the fun.
@viggoholmsen7203 Exploring a new city is our favorite thing in the world to do! We have so many new cities and countries planned for the upcoming months. One day, we will come back and give Oslo the time it deserves!
You can tell that at least the King is home because of the King's flag is raised on the flag pole on the roof.
That was before, now The flag is always raised .
You are good - and deserve many more followers, likes and comments. Building a UA-cam channel is about having patience.
@@lpdude2005 Thank you! 🙏 We appreciate you so much!
7:10 The statue is of Gunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sønsteby DSO (11 January 1918 - 10 May 2012) was a member of the Norwegian resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway in World War II.
He was also awarded among other things:
United Kingdom Distinguished Service Order
United Kingdom 1939-45 Star
United Kingdom Defence Medal
United States Medal of Freedom with silver palm
United States United States Special Operations Command Medal
United States Association of Former Intelligence Officers Freedom Award
@@Cta2006 Wow, thanks for the info. This man definitely deserved his statue!
And yes, it is the parlament building. And no...the constitution was signed in Eidsvoll in 1814. :)
@@TomKirkemo-l5c I could have sworn that’s what the sign said when I read it? 🧐 I also was crazy jet lagged 😅 Thank you for teaching us! We love learning about new places!
The giant, heavy flower pots along the road are essentially prettied-up anti-terrorism barriers to prevent vehicular manslaughter in what would be a very populated pedestrian area, that were set up in fear of potential vehicle-ramming attacks that were seen in Sweden and other countries at the time. Not a very fun fact, but there you go 😅
There would be much worse to tell if we start to compare which country has experienced the most fatal terror attack, so please let's just not go there. Okay?
So much stabbing in this city these days.. 100 m from your starting spot a few days ago when i walked home from work... Europe is so dangerous right now. Stay safe
@@detgjengikkje You too ❤️ and thank you for watching!
7:10 Gunnar Sønstebø is a warhero from WWII. He was in the resistance Norway was occupied by the nazies.
They are home if the flag are up 😊
@@hildebjrnstad8529 We should have said hi 😏
17:54: pedestrians always have priority before any other. Cars must stop for you
Not for the trams in Oslo. Trams always have right of way.
@@megatryn for sure, i do think so to.
If the flag is up on the royal castle, the King is inside
@arnefredriksen7822 if it's just the Queen inside, does the flag also go up?
@@KierstenandTylertravel
No.
Only the monarch rates the flag.
That was before, now The flag is always raised
The flag is waving, so the king and queen are there.
You don't need cash in Norway, everywhere accepts electronic payments.
Did you visit Oslo in July? Very very quiet then, cause all the Norwegians are on holiday 😂
Yes, but it was a fly through really. Spent 12 hours there. We still really enjoyed it 😊
@@KierstenandTylertravelGlad to hear it, I rally enjoyed watching this and looking forward to other videos 😊 Just trying to explain why the city was so quiet, it is usually more busy 😉
So we don’t really have banks anymore in Norway. People only use card, phone or watch to pay. So banks in Norway are almost non existing when it comes to get cash money.
@@Multizyde We noticed! Haha it was still cool to see what the real money looked like 😁
Thank you for a nice video with many good observations.
Some more facts about what we see:
6:50 The "parliament-looking building" is a part of the old campus of the University in Oslo. The Nobel Peace Prize is handed out here
7:00 Gunnar Sønsteby was a leader of a sabotage group in the Resistance during World War II. His group made many nice explosions, including one at a weapons factory, one at a storage for Nazi fighter plane motors, and so on. It took a long time before the Nazis found out about his identity, so for a long time he could bike around unnoticed.
10:05 Stortinget - The Parliament building
11:30 Frimurerlosjen - The Free Masons building
12:30 Christian Michelsen was Prime Minister when Norway was separated from Sweden in 1905
16:28 The "grate" is for access to the sewer system. It is illustrated with Hallvard, the patron saint of Oslo from the Catholic time
19:00 Posthallen was earlier the main postal office in Oslo. Now it houses around ten bars and restaurants, plus apartments
@@Bob94390 Thank you! 🙏
Er jaggu meg mye statuer i Oslo enda værre er det ved Vigelandsparken lol!
Har aldri tenkt på det før de nevnte det, haha! Men det kan være fordi jeg er så vandt til å se dem når eg er i Oslo, så jeg tenker ikke over det xd
16:31: That is Hallvard Vebjørnsson, the patron saint of Oslo. People used to walk from Rome to visit his grave. He was an extremely important man, being closely related to Olav «The Sacred» and Harald «Fair hair». Imagine being the son of George Washington and first cousin of Abraham Lincoln and you will get the idea. In 1043 he chose to sacrifice his life to protect a slave woman from getting killed. They did kill them both and dumped his body in the Drammens Fjord and tied it down with an anchorstone, which is what he's holding up with his right hand, the three arrows that killed him in the other. Many people believe that it was Hallvard who ended slavery in Europe, simply because if such an extremely important man was willing to give his life to protect a slave, then he must have known that slaves are much more important than people knew and then it was immoral to keep them as slaves. He's kind of a big deal. We celebrate him on May 15th.
Thank you for this information!!
I'm sorry, couple seconds in. The pronounciation you made first is closer to correct. The second is the "hopeless tourist" pronounciation. Born and raised in Oslo, it is O as in pool, sh, lo ( same O sound). Just writing this as you were close and then was mislead.
Thank you 😊
Typical American to assume that Oslo is small....probably because you don't see so many cars in the city centre. I say this because I've several times met Americans who comes with such claims due to their observation of not much car traffic in the city centre. Than I must tell them that Oslo has ...as one of the very few (maybe the only one) cities that has done something with noisy traffic.
Oslo has invested heavily and build road tunnels under the city centre and the traffic can bypass quickly, without red lights and stops, all of it. The capacity is much bigger than any city streets in New York ....for example.
I was told by some German tourists with a RV who had been down in those tunnels and they never had seen anything like that....and it was so big that they feared to spend the rest of the week down there.
The first building you pointed out as the parliament was actually the national theatre and on the other side of the street was the old university (still in use, but now it is mostly for those who study law stuff).
The rest....and modern parts of the university is located elsewhere. It's a large university with some 35000 students. Oslo has another university....which came long time after my days as student so I don't know much about it.
The modern building beside the opera house is the main library of Oslo.
Finally. No Norway did not have any "conflict" with Sweden. The problem was rather that Sweden through centuries has had a maniaque expansionist ideas where they make trouble with all neighbouring countries in every direction. They invaded and controlled large areas. They controlled Finland for 700 years, They invaded the Baltic countries, Russia, Poland, northern German land ....and even into today's Ukraine....far away from Sweden. All the way since the 12th century has Sweden attacked Denmark and Norway and taken large land areas. So it was only a continuation of their way of doing things when they in 1814 invaded Norway ....and took control ....for the next 91 years...until 1905 when Norwegians had enough and declared independence.
....and no the constitution of 1814 was not written in the parliament building as you claimed. The building did not exist at that time.
The constitution was written in 1814 because Norway had declared independence from Denmark after being under their control for around 450 years. Still Norway is the oldest country in the nordics ....from 872.
2:16 2+2=?
@@haystackhider7158 After much thought and counting many fingers I’ve deduced the answer to be 4 😎
07:00 you hardly took the time. I mean 1940-1945.
The way you used to pronounce Oslo was perfectly fine. Like Oslo and not Aslo
@@nixxonnor Thank you!
13:56: Yes that building is a hotel where Obama was staying when he got the Nobel peace price
Most Norwegian king's came from nothing or a farm some had a jarl as father but they became king by challenging the former king 👑 but it was no use trying to do that if no one liked you you needed to have a lot of people on your side ..anyways it's now forbidden to challenge the king so they aren't really king's anymore and have a lot less power than the real king's of Norway..they are not fake but they have become royal just by birth
@@HeathenRides Thank you for that fact! Very interesting!
What? Oslo is not a nice city. 😂😂 it’s the shittiest capital in Europe
Shame on you!!! The first you do is to find a MCD, and learn the whole meny. But when you start walking oslo, you are clueoless, and making your own answers without facts. Well you have the facts about Mcdonalds..
Actually, you can know. When the flag is on top the clown is inside.
Ailltfer mang sotrør😢
This video is a tad boring ! You need to work on your delivery and you need to do some research before you begin your walk around Oslo .
Thank you for your input. We are brand new at this and are definitely working on getting better. Thanks for checking us out!
i always advice any to stay clear of Oslo and visit the rest of Norway.. of all scandinavian capitols its by far the most boring
@@Weise1001 what's your favorite city in Norway?
Please delete this video. We're drowning in tourists here.
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Bergen is better
Bergen:
"Vått og kaldt og breiflabb over alt".
"Wet and cold and bragging people everywhere"