Oslo in the Summertime

So hey! As discussed in my description, I’ve just started a travel adventure with my boyfriend and I decided to document some of our going ons as we’re going across Europe and meeting all the random people we meet and seeing all of the cool sights we’re so lucky to be able to witness. What a time to be alive! We were wondering about the years to come... would our children be able to see these places 50 years from now? That’s the hope! But for now, we’re just enjoying what we can while we can!

So, Oslo, right?! Why Oslo???? Well there’s a band called Of Montreal and they have a song called Oslo in the Summertime and it is truly delightful, I would recommend everyone to listen to it. Those tubuler sounds and funky lyrics just draw you in. I had to see the place that inspired such a wonderful song, so we decided it would be our first stop on our excursion!

Oslo is an interesting place. We stayed relatively close to the Stadt (city) when we were there, only a few tram stops away. Our first day there, Caleb got a tattoo from Humannature666 and it is so amazing. Both of us are in love with it. We had a wonderful time while we were there with him! Apparently Caleb was his first American client, which he said was very humbling. He really was one of the most down to earth tatooers that I’ve met and he really deserves all the success coming to him. People all around Europe have gotten tattooed by him and he’s planning on doing a tour that goes all around including places like Paris! Anyway, here are some pictures of the tattoo, including his Instagram post about it. His comments are so sweet!

And here is the close up!

Literally that same night we went to a bar that our Airbnb host recommended (I definitely recommend going to mentions from an Airbnb host because [obviously] they know the area quite well... or I hope they wouldn’t be an Airbnb host!) called Cafe Nero and WOW! It really was a wonderful place. It was very small and quaint, but the music was right and the lighting was low and soft. The bartender was very attentive and even came up to us after we ordered to see if we liked the beer that he recommended to us. He also gave us little bowls of popcorn to cleanse our palettes. If you know me, you know that I LOVE popcorn and it was the best little surprise. Unfortunately, this is not a common Norwegian thing, but it was cool nonetheless!

Later in the evening I was ordering another beer and a Norwegian person recognized my American accent. He asked me where I came from and what I did. We got to talking and I found out that he was a DJ! He was very sweet and Caleb and I hung out with him the rest of the night. He told us that he spent some time in Japan, met an American from Oklahoma (I think?), who he really connected with. He said he learned so many life lessons from him this person and he was thrilled to connect with more Americans. This always makes me happy to hear, because sometimes you don’t know how people react when you tell them you’re from the US. Usually it’s good, sometimes it’s bad, but it’s always funny when you hear about someone who happens to meet a bunch of American people and really connect with them. Though we’re from all over the place, I guess us Americans have some sort of scent (maybe a sound :P).

As it turns out, Norweigan people are really nice and accommodating, as my exchange student from high school (originally from Germany), told me that he met a group of people from Norway that stopped him and his friends on a ferry from Hamburg to Oslo and introduced themselves and they all became friends. So you know if you’re worried about going somewhere where the people don’t speak English as their native language, Norway may be a good option for you.

To end our stay in Oslo we just ended up walking around the city and eating some okay tasting sushi from a lil conveyer belt that delivered sushi right to your spot. This was nice, but warning: you don’t always know how long the sushi has been out, so it’s best to order fresh! The next day we were on our way to Copenhagen, which was definitely a different experience from what I expected! But more on that later ;)

To end this post I’ll just add a few pictures from our time in Oslo! Enjoy! (This is usually my favorite part of any blog post!)