Oslo

The walking tour along the river in Oslo

One of the benefits of Oslo Pass we bought in Oslo, Norway was that we could join the walking tours free of charge. We joined ‘the river walk’ started at 2…

Oslo

‘Old Town’ of Oslo in the museum

The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History is an open air museum which is better than many of the similar museums around the world with the indoor exhibitions as well as open…

Oslo

Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in Oslo

There are 5 museums in Bygdøy, the peninsula in the west of the centre of Oslo city in Norway. We went to one of them, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. It is an open…

Oslo

To Bygdøy Peninsula Using Oslo Pass

We had a very short holiday in Oslo, staying only two nights, so we moved energetically. To do that, we bought a card called an Oslo Pass. This allowed us to…

Oslo

Opera in Oslo

A friend of mine had told me that the opera house in Oslo is worth a look, so before going there we booked tickets for a performance. Everything in Norway is…

Oslo

To Oslo

We went to Oslo in Norway for the first time during the Spring Bank Holiday towards the end of May. Oslo was one of the remaining capital cities we had never…

Tokyo

Eat, Drink and Sleep in Tokyo

A friend of ours took us around Tokyo to eat and drink on a very sunny day in May. First, we went to the relatively new building, which contains shops, restaurants,…

Tokyo

Celebrate My Mum’s Birthday in Tokyo

My mother had her birthday while we were there in Japan this time. It was a rare occasion that we were with her on the day, so we celebrated all together….