A reconstructed cannon atop Akershus Fortress in Oslo, Norway
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Travel Tuesday photo: A Reconstructed Cannon Atop Akershus Fortress
Categories: Europe, Norway, Picture of the Week
Tags: Akershus Fortress, Norway, Oslo, Picture of the Week
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Travel Tuesday photo: The Wheel of Life, Frogner Park, Oslo
The Wheel of Life, a bronze sculpture symbolizing eternity and comprised of figurines of men, women and children. Found in the Vigeland Sculpture Park within Frogner Park, in Oslo, Norway
The Wheel of Life
Categories: Europe, Norway, Picture of the Week
Tags: Frogner Park, Norway, Oslo, Picture of the Week, Vigeland Sculpture Park
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Travel Tuesday photo: Kon-Tiki Raft
The Kon-Tiki raft that Thor Heyerdahl and others sailed from Peru to Polynesia to prove that South Sea islands were settled by explorers from South America. It’s now in a museum in Oslo, Norway.
The reconstructed Kon-Tiki Raft at the museum in Oslo, Norway
Categories: Norway, Picture of the Week
Tags: Kon-Tiki, Norway, Oslo, Picture of the Week
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Lounge Review: SAS Lounge, Oslo airport
Introduction: Late Summer in Scandinavia
Flight Review: American Airlines B737-800 First Class, MEM-DFW
Flight Review: Finnair A350-900 Business Class, DFW-HEL
Flight Review: Finnair E190 Business Class, HEL-CPH
Lodging Review: Fairfield by Marriott Copenhagen Nordhavn
Our Time in Copenhagen
Lodging Review: Best Western Hotel Hebron, Copenhagen
Lodging Review: Next House, Copenhagen
Lodging Review: Story Hotel Studio Malmö
Our Time in Malmö and Ystad, Sweden
Lodging Review: IKEA Hotell, Älmhult, Sweden
Our Time in Älmhult, Sweden and High-Speed Train to Stockholm
Lodging Review: Motel L Älvsjö, Stockholm
Our Time in Stockholm
Flight Review: SAS A320neo Economy Class, ARN-OSL
Lodging Review: Comfort Hotel Grand Central, Oslo
Our Time in Oslo
Lounge Review: SAS Lounge, Oslo airport
Flight Review: Lufthansa A320-200 Business Class, OSL-FRA
Flight Review: Lufthansa 787-9 Business Class, FRA-MSP
Flight Review: Delta B737-800 First Class, MSP-MEM
Location and Hours
The lounge is located one level up from Gate E2. It opens one hour before the first SAS flight of the day and closes a half-hour before the last SAS flight of the day. Fortunately for me there were SAS flights leaving at 6 AM (and possibly earlier) and my flight didn’t leave until 6:30 AM, so it was open early enough for me. Still, I arrived before it opened at 5 AM and had to wait for a bit.
Entry Requirements
The following groups of people may access the lounge free of charge:
Those traveling on a SAS Plus or SAS Business ticket
Those holding SAS’s EuroBonus Diamond or Gold status
Star Alliance Gold members
SAS Gold (and above) members had their own section of the lounge. All that was needed for entry was a scan of a boarding pass.
Children under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Continue reading
Categories: Airline Clubs, Europe, Norway, SAS
Tags: Europe, Lounge Review, Norway, Oslo, SAS
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Our Time in Oslo
Introduction: Late Summer in Scandinavia
Flight Review: American Airlines B737-800 First Class, MEM-DFW
Flight Review: Finnair A350-900 Business Class, DFW-HEL
Flight Review: Finnair E190 Business Class, HEL-CPH
Lodging Review: Fairfield by Marriott Copenhagen Nordhavn
Our Time in Copenhagen
Lodging Review: Best Western Hotel Hebron, Copenhagen
Lodging Review: Next House, Copenhagen
Lodging Review: Story Hotel Studio Malmö
Our Time in Malmö and Ystad, Sweden
Lodging Review: IKEA Hotell, Älmhult, Sweden
Our Time in Älmhult, Sweden and High-Speed Train to Stockholm
Lodging Review: Motel L Älvsjö, Stockholm
Our Time in Stockholm
Flight Review: SAS A320neo Economy Class, ARN-OSL
Lodging Review: Comfort Hotel Grand Central, Oslo
Our Time in Oslo
Lounge Review: SAS Lounge, Oslo airport
Flight Review: Lufthansa A320-200 Business Class, OSL-FRA
Flight Review: Lufthansa 787-9 Business Class, FRA-MSP
Flight Review: Delta B737-800 First Class, MSP-MEM
I really enjoyed Oslo. The weather was ever so slightly cooler than at our other stops but it was still warm enough that locals were enjoying dips in the fjord – though they were happy to have the huts to pop into once they got out of the water! I would enjoy going back some time with a car so we could get out from the city center a bit.
How we got around the city
While the city does have good public transportation, we bought a 48-hour ticket for the hop-on/hop-off bus to use as our primary transport. That’s because some of the places we wanted to see were either not very close to public transport or would have taken a combination of trams and buses to get there and the tourist bus basically hit all the things we wanted to see.
The train station from Karl Johan’s Gate.
Oslo City Street
There was a major tram and city bus stop just outside our hotel, which itself was attached to the train station. While there is a hop-on/hop-off bus stop near the opera house, which we could see from the hotel, it was one of the later stops in the loop, so it was nearly lunch time before the bus made it to that stop. Continue reading
Categories: Europe, Norway, Tours, Trip Report
Tags: City Tour, Europe, Norway, Oslo, Trip Report
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