From: bhag@etn.ericsson.se (Boerge Haga 2634)
Newsgroups: rec.travel
Subject: Re: Recommendations for Oslo
Date: 1 Sep 1992 08:13:47 -0500
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I just had to comment on this.

johansc@hedda.uio.no (Johan Schimanski) writes:

>CHEAPEST MEAL IN OSLO:
>The evening meal (served between 5-6 pm) at Blitz (Pilestredet just north
>of St.Olavsgt., 4-5 minutes walk from Nationaltheatret) used to be 20 kr.
>It is usually good, vegetarian food, choice of one dish only. Somedays they
>will be closed, because of concerts, demos, etc. During the day they serve
>cheap cold food and waffels.
>
It's nice of you to inform tourists about alternatives, but this can't be
considered as one. You failed to say what kind of people usually goes to 
this place. We both know what the attitude is like towards normal people
for many of those going to this place. Many of them can be described as 
people that hates all that have to do with police and the government.
Many of them spend most of their time joining demonstrations and 
confrontations with the police. If memory serves me right Blitz started
in the early 80s when a group of youths occupied a building (not the
same bulding as today, but in Skippergata closer to the railway station)
that was supposed to be teared down.
If John Mayor or George Bush was visiting Oslo, I would be very surprised
if people from Blitz wasn't present to throw rotten eggs and tomatoes.
Me and some of my friends walked by Blitz late in the evening about
7 months ago. Some of us were carrying attache cases. When passing
the bulding a boy/man shouted "Jaevla turister" (transl: "Bloody
tourists") at us and gave us the finger. I guess this says it all
about how welcome you are as a tourist to this place. 
As far as I'm concerned I would rather pay 500 NOK for a hamburger at
McDonalds than eating a whole meal for 20 NOK at Cafe Blitz!!!!
>
>You can get a mexican meal on the 1st floor of the students cantine
>building Frederikke for 25-30 kr, Blindern campus (line 13 to Blindernveien
>
Good suggestion, but I didn`t consider Fredrikke to be that cheap when I 
went there. But of course at that time I was a student and not a tourist.
>
>I have just been to the new Krishna Cuisine restaurant at Majorstua (all
>western rapid transit lines). It's up a flight of stairs on the other side
>of the tram stops from the rapid transit station. They serve an indian
>meal, vegetarian, for 55 kr. Recommended.
>
K R I S H N A !!!
>
>If you want to meet people, try the Nordraak Cafe (walk up the impressive
>approach to the royal palace, turn right before getting halfway, and you'll
>find it on the other side of a road in the back of the Art Academy
>(Kunstakademiet)). Open from the morning (during the day it doubles as an
>art student cantine) to 4 o'clock at night. They serve alcohol, and some
>(quite good) food (pie with salad and bread, 55 kr; tea 10 kr). During the
>summer you can sit outside in the garden. A place to laze, drink beer,
>read, not buy anything (there's no obligation), be depressed, meet friends,
>play chess, go for a coffee after shopping, etc etc.
>
I don't know this place but it sounds nice.
>
>(note: Norwegian night life is not recommended to people who have problems
>with cigarette smoke - they should come in the Summer, when you can sit
>outside most of the night in one of the many outdoor cafes).
>
I guess you mean that some of the night clubs is rather filled with smoke.
I can agree on that in many cases, but is this particularly extreme in
Norway compared to other countries?
Norway is the only country I know that has a general ban on smoking in
public places if no sign is present to tell you it's ok.
>
>The cheapest supermarket chain is REMA 1000 (or was it RIMI? no matter).
>Lorentzen is NOT cheap.
>
That's correct. REMA, RIMI and PRIX is some of the cheaper supermarkets.
But these shops are hard to find in the middle of the town. I know REMA
has a supermarket at Aker Brygge.

Boerge Haga
Ericsson Telecom AS, Norway
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