26 August 2011

transit

the nobel peace center is currently showing an exhibit called transit, a photo display of refugees in different countries. the most interesting facts presented in the exhibit were the numbers of refugees in various countries (in 2010):

  • Refugees from Columbia: 454 088
  • Refugees in Columbia from other countries: 300
  • Refugees from Afghanistan: 2 917 535
  • Refugees in Afghanistan from other countries: 49
  • Refugees from Syria: 23 484
  • Refugees in Syria from other countries: 1 529 655
  • Refugees from Bangladesh 12 258
  • Refugees in Bangladesh from other countries: 228 586
  • Refugees from Yemen: 2 554
  • Refugees in Yemen from other countries: 172 220
  • Refugees from Norway: 10
  • Refugees in Norway from other countries: 54 465

Gotta wonder who the refugees from Norway are–and who would flee to Afghanistan…

TRANSIT: until 22 January
Nobel Peace Center
Open every day 10.00-18.00
Admission: 80 kr

NEXT FREE DAYS IN 2011
16 September: Oslo Night of Culture
8 October: Celebrating the Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2011
8-10 October: for celebrations of the Nansen Year
12-30 December: for celebrations of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2011

PLEASE NOTE: On Friday 7 October at 11.00 you can watch the announcement of the new Nobel Peace Prize laureate at the Nobel Peace Center.

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19 August 2011

life is beautiful

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15 August 2011

operaen

I’ve visited the Oslo opera house many times but have never been tempted enough by any of its concerts to actually see the main music hall inside. So when they held an open house this weekend, I jumped at the chance to go visit.

It’s beautiful inside, lots of smooth lines and dark wood, and I really liked the “centerpiece” (shown above): it’s a simple but elegant skylight—though perhaps that can only be appreciated after you’ve been exposed to the garish 70′s style chandelier at the Met and at the New York City Opera.

the folks at Operaen claim that its acoustics are among the top 3 in the world. while I don’t know if that’s true, this building is definitely the architectural highlight of Oslo. gorgeous!

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14 August 2011

beer prices in oslo

yes, oslo is one of the most expensive cities in the world, and people often complain about measure it using the price of beer. the alternative newspaper natt&dag has a weekly “beer barometer” (ølbarometer) which lists oslo’s cheapest beer places, but unfortunately not online. fear not, I can share with you oslopuls’ recent survey of 55 bars around the city, with prices ranging from 29 kroner (if you buy before 1 PM) up to 92.5 kroner (at the touristy place by the sea)–all for a half-litre of beer.

(1 USD = 5.5 kroner)

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8 August 2011

ingvild & thomas

this is my street.

on the blue building there’s this inscription:

Here Ingvild and Thomas met on March 21, 1998.

Now they are married.

…

“In 2004 they divorced, but they are happy nonetheless.”

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