John's place is well situated to visit Oslo if you only have a few days. Good local restaurants are olympen and the curry place (next to the one on the corner ). John 's a nice guy who's very helpful. His place is modern and stylish and offers a nice view of the Oslo skyline. Well recommended also is the 100 kroner day pass which gets you on and off ferries and they can be used to visit all the islands which is a nice thing to do.