It is my first trip in Oslo. We hadto take subway to a pretty large transfer station “Majorstuen” and then took bus to the assembling point which is called “Sagene” in Norwegian. Taking public transportation is as easy as in Taiwan. You always don’t know which direction the bus in front of you is going to. Thanks to Larry’s compass, we discovered that we took the wrong bus (still). We just rushed to the point and found out that there are not many people waiting. A girl from Finland named “Riikka” told me that she had seen many also took the wrong bus. (Why don’t you let them know?) Then more and more people gathered when our tour guide was ready to give his speech. He is a cute old man named after a Viking chief but have beautiful British accent. He is authorized guide of Oslo, so he is really full of knowledge about Scandinavian history, culture, and geography. It is really impressive. That’s why I think it is always good to have a guide when you are traveling. Anyway, we just started hiking along the river. Oslo is really a peaceful city. People just lay on the grass beside the riverbank and enjoyed the sunlight. I was also immersed in such mood. 
The tour ended at the Oslo fjord which is a modern harbor now. We gathered at the white opera house and asked tour guide question in turn. He also explained that why the price level is so astonishing in Norway. It is because they have plenty of oil. Therefore they have high average GDP which lift the price level.
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