Anyone live in or been on vaction to Norway?
 

A friend is trying to get me to join them on a trip to Norway in the early part of January. We haven't yet decided between Oslo or Bergen. There are more flights into Oslo but Bergen sounds like an interesting place. Anyway, does anyone have an tips on getting the most out of a trip to Norway?

its nice, go there!

do i get a free design now ?

im on a small one in Bulgaria! very nice here.. warm water and lots of sunny weather!

Ill be there soon i hope

I live in a country that has wide-spread jokes about Norwegians, does that count? :)

It will be cold as hell in January, remember that.
I recommend Bergen over Oslo any day. Not that much to see in Oslo really, but still a nice city.

yeah...I am aiming towards Bergen even if it means the flights are a bit of a pain. Would consider a ferry but I need to find how much they would cost. I think they go direct to Bergen from Newcastle. I am not sure what January is going to be like there. Experiencing winter there is part of the whole idea, I guess.

Bring lots of cash, everything in Norway is insanely expensive.

I've been to Tromso in the north.

That's where you'll get a unique Norwegian feeling.
Make sure you see the fjords.

January in Norway, sounds cold.

I am guessing that is part of the idea. I grew up in some seriously cold weather but it has been a long time since I have had to deal with it.

Rockatansky is from Norway, hit him up for some info

I would love to one day

:thumbsup

Norway is great for skiing in january.. not in Oslo though.. you'll have to get outside the city.. very friendly ppl those norwegians :thumbsup

Norway in january is a bad idea, unless you love the cold...

Go to Oslo, Bergen sucks ass in January. Actually, ALL of Norway sucks in January for the most part, but you can get lucky and have temeratures around freezing point which is not that bad. Most Januarys I recall when growing up in Norway was +/- 10 degrees celcius (equals 14 degrees Farenheit) - sometimes as low as -25 to -30 degrees celcius (-13F to -22F) - going alpine or cross country skiing tended to be a tiny bit tough then, but doable as long as you brought with you plenty of JAGERMEISTER to warm yourself with.

But hey, it can be a fun experience in itself just dealing with the cold like that too ;-)

http://engelsk.hinesna.no/Werner/nes-broeyte.jpg

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Friendly people
Nice nature

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The cold weather
Expensive

What is the point of going to a Nordic country when it is warm?

What would you suggest seeing in Oslo?

The higher end of the winter temps isn't that far off what I grew up with in winter. You just have to dress warm and get in the right mental place.

If you are going to Norway you should come up here to Tromsø. Especialy in January since citys like Oslo and Bergen get a bit boring during the winter. However, its even colder up here than in Oslo. Oslo is usualy 0 - -10 in the winter but in Tromsø you get around -15.

Seeing as there is not that much culture and tourist attractions to see in the winter you should go for nature. Witch means you should go the the West Coast (around Bergen) or up North (around Tromsø). Personaly Id recomend the North as it in my opinion has the most butifull mountains and fjords during winter.

PS: In January the sun has not yet risen in the North, just so you know. Its not night dark but you wont se the sun and the days are short.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...jellheisen.jpg
Winter in Tromsø
Info and big pic @ Wikipedia

Yup, that is another thing I think would be interesting to experience. The idea of the other side of 'the midnight sun' is something I have never been through.

sarah, I believe I said Tromso didnt I? ;)

If you haven't seen the fjords, you haven't seen Norway.

-15 as you know isn't that cold.

not in Oslo though.. you'll have to go quite far north for that..

nordic countries are beautiful in the summer.

I am sure they are but this time we are doing winter :)

I will have to look into what flights we would be able to get there. I don't drive and my friend has never driven in snow (wimpy British weather) so being able to get around it an issue.

great, now I want cheese cake

yep... From Bergen in fact! Hit me up if you want more info about this place! :)

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I've been in Norway this spring, nice country, from Nordkapp to Oslo :)
you can see some photos from my trip here :
http://www.oureutrip.eu/Oslo
http://www.oureutrip.eu/Preikestolen-Agatunet
http://www.oureutrip.eu/PolarnyKruh-Trondheim
http://www.oureutrip.eu/Lofoty
http://www.oureutrip.eu/Rovaniemi-PolarnyKruh-Nordkapp

and btw my friend Jensen is from Bergen too...(I belive you have done some work for him?!)

Perhaps we can give you a guided tour! :)

What would you say it is like in the winter for a tourist? Especially one with out a car?

also..a really ignorant question - What is the level of English usage?

Some really nice pictures there.

Well... pretty ordinary. What is the purpose of your visit? Partying? Museeums? Skiing? Shopping?

It is a great place to party and lots of stuff to see. Clothes are expencive, and well... everything is expencive! lol

Just seeing a place we have never seen before. I am the kind of tourist that likes to go to supermarkets and see how the locals do it..lol

I had no problems with english in whole country. great place for tourist.

thanks :)

hehe... ok! Then you will love this place! And people speak english very well!

my friend had - i saw magnificent pics made by her. For example the beginning of the pole - ice mountain - iceberg.