36 Hours in Oslo with Kids, Oslo, Norway

Our brief visit to Oslo marked our first-ever trip to Norway and allowed me to tick another country on my long bucket list. It was the start of a 10-day Scandinavian trip with our two daughters aged four years old and three months. Although only there for 36 hours, we managed to see a fair few sights and get a feel for Oslo.

It isn’t a large city and we were able to do most of our exploring on foot. Buses and trams are abundant though with plenty of room for buggies.

We flew into Oslo with Norwegian, an above average budget airline with plenty of leg room. As soon as we got off the aeroplane, Oslo welcomed us with a clean, chic, Nordic-style airport with the longest luggage conveyor belt I have ever seen, snaking around the baggage hall. There were plenty of staff on hand to help when we arrived around 6pm and the train was easy to catch although we did have to navigate a few steps inside the carriage. Fortunately we had some help from fellow passengers as we hadn’t exactly travelled light!

We got to the hotel around 8pm and despite our tiredness decided to head out for some sushi. The baby slept while Mrs T managed to keep her eyes open as we tasted some of the most delicious sushi we have had. With Norway’s reputation for fresh fish it was a good choice and Alex Sushi is apparently one of the best sushi restaurants in Norway. Price wise, it was expensive but around what we would have paid in a top sushi restaurant in London for food while the wine was around £15 for a glass (ouch)! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).