Comments on: My First Impressions of Oslo http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/27/my-first-impressions-of-oslo/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/27/my-first-impressions-of-oslo/#comment-56961 Darren Cronian Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:04:33 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/27/my-first-impressions-of-oslo/#comment-56961 Claire, you've picked a good day to depart, it's my birthday! :) I went to Oslo on the 19th Feb last year, the weather was snowing, but that's what you want when visiting Norway in the Winter. The city centre to be honest wasn't too bad, it's gritted reguarly, so you don't see a great deal of snow there. It went dark around 4pm, the same time as back home in the UK. I heard alot of stories from people saying it's dark in Norway from 1/2pm, but it's not in Oslo, the further north you get the darker it gets earlier. Hope this helps. Claire, you’ve picked a good day to depart, it’s my birthday! :)

I went to Oslo on the 19th Feb last year, the weather was snowing, but that’s what you want when visiting Norway in the Winter. The city centre to be honest wasn’t too bad, it’s gritted reguarly, so you don’t see a great deal of snow there.

It went dark around 4pm, the same time as back home in the UK. I heard alot of stories from people saying it’s dark in Norway from 1/2pm, but it’s not in Oslo, the further north you get the darker it gets earlier.

Hope this helps.

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]]> By: claire http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/27/my-first-impressions-of-oslo/#comment-56932 claire Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:13:57 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/27/my-first-impressions-of-oslo/#comment-56932 i am looking to go to oslo on the 17th feb, would this be a bad time weather wise to visit the city? when does it go dark during feb, i am looking to go to oslo on the 17th feb, would this be a bad time weather wise to visit the city? when does it go dark during feb,

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]]> By: Lee Harrison(owner Select World Travel Malvern) http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/27/my-first-impressions-of-oslo/#comment-17543 Lee Harrison(owner Select World Travel Malvern) Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:49:20 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/27/my-first-impressions-of-oslo/#comment-17543 Talking of Snow Darren (Welcome back) and how Britain comes to a standstill, take a look at my Recent Video Blog entry This was the centre of Great Malvern recently with Cars struggling to cope up Church Street outside our Shop. I Also think the problem is that a lot of these drivers have never driven in snow before. Listen to some of them driving in First gear and revving the engines, No wonder they were skidding. Tip. Always use a higher gear in snow, and avoid hitting the brakes. Look forward to hearing all about Oslo Darren Talking of Snow Darren (Welcome back) and how Britain comes to a standstill, take a look at my Recent Video Blog entry

This was the centre of Great Malvern recently with Cars struggling to cope up Church Street outside our Shop. I Also think the problem is that a lot of these drivers have never driven in snow before. Listen to some of them driving in First gear and revving the engines, No wonder they were skidding.

Tip. Always use a higher gear in snow, and avoid hitting the brakes.

Look forward to hearing all about Oslo Darren

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]]> By: Vero http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/27/my-first-impressions-of-oslo/#comment-17537 Vero Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:41:30 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/27/my-first-impressions-of-oslo/#comment-17537 As a Canadian who's been living in the UK for 5 years now, I'm still giggling like a child every time I see the state of panic Brits get into when it starts snowing! However, the giggles stop quickly when I look at how packed the roads are on the way home. Thankfully, I now try to work from home on those days to cut down on road rage risks... Also, on the topic of snow, it's worth noting that naughty snowmen in Britain result in big fines... A Cambridge student made a snowman of a rather phallic shape in the middle of a city park and got fined some £500 for expressing his creativity! As a Canadian who’s been living in the UK for 5 years now, I’m still giggling like a child every time I see the state of panic Brits get into when it starts snowing! However, the giggles stop quickly when I look at how packed the roads are on the way home. Thankfully, I now try to work from home on those days to cut down on road rage risks…

Also, on the topic of snow, it’s worth noting that naughty snowmen in Britain result in big fines… A Cambridge student made a snowman of a rather phallic shape in the middle of a city park and got fined some £500 for expressing his creativity!

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]]> By: Rohan http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/27/my-first-impressions-of-oslo/#comment-17505 Rohan Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:31:45 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/27/my-first-impressions-of-oslo/#comment-17505 Welcome back Darren. Don't rely on public transport, buy a car, kill the environment and forget public transport. Me wait in a bus queue I think not. Welcome back Darren.

Don’t rely on public transport, buy a car, kill the environment and forget public transport.

Me wait in a bus queue I think not.

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