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After we moved out to the suburbs some three and a half years ago I barely frequent the city streets any more. I remember how strange it sounded, talking to people out here then, who told us they rarely visited town, mostly because everything they needed is found in these parts anyway. But it can’t be helped: I do miss Oslo, even though we live in what is considered part of “Greater Oslo”. Yes, being a native Bergener I still consider Oslo my Heimat, as it were.
But I can’t help …
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If you’re in the area, this could be your last chance to see Oslo’s most prominent landmark, the Holmenkollen ski jump, to be completely torn down within 16 October. The demolition takes place in order to make way for a total reconstruction, to be completed by next year’s December, at the price of NOK 900 million, in good time for the 2010 world championship trials.
I won’t go into further details, except for quoting Wikipedia’s intro on the Holmenkollen facility:
The Holmenkollen ski jump, located in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, is host to …
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I found a pamphlet from a local real estate agent in the mailbox yesterday, sporting a “Bauhaus” property for sale in the immediate vicinity, which instantly upset me so much that I decided it had to be blogged. Take another look at the picture, if you please. Does this even remotely resemble Bauhaus, you think? Granted, the angles are sharp (which, by the way is no prerequisite for Bauhaus), and the house is most definitely very square, flat roof and all, with the occasional extremity, but it ends there.
Of course, …
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As I walk through the streets of Oslo, I gradually come to realise, as I’ve done so many times before, that this town (am I the only one thinking this town here?) is a dirty old place, very much resembling a traveling carnival, with a distinct gypsy quality about it. There are temporary installations everywhere, made of plastic or aluminium (you Americans really need to get that word right some time soon), construction work or street repairs going on all over the place, leaving the impression of something very cheap. …
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