Unique items found in Oslo

Recall my trip in Oslo, there's a few things that I found it unique and may be exclusively found in Norway.

Look! "Parking is reserved for camels and dromedaries"

You can find this in Karl Johans Gate. Unfortunately, I did not have a chance to see any camel or dromedary. That's sad.  >.<

What else?

Let's continue...

Middle Eastern Cuisine: Mr. Shawerma

If you are not familiar with Gurney Paragon in Penang, then you may ask....

Who is Mr. Shawerma? Handsome a? Tall guy? (haha.. stupid me!)

That's my first response when I heard about it. My Caucasian colleague was the one who started with this Mr. Shawerma, saying she was going that for her lunch. I remember at that time I couldn't got the pronunciation right. Mr Shuma? Mr Shuem? Mr Shuarme?

Wrong!! is Mr. SHA-WER-MA

"Shawerma" in Arabic means meat preparation. So, you will see meat as the main ingredients, basically, they only serve chicken and lamb. Ta da~~~Here I introduced you the handsome, black bearded Mr. Shawerma!

台北咖啡店：咖啡弄 Coffee Alley, Taipei

最近都在写关于挪威出差的点滴，让我回想到我初次出差的经验。

话说，我第一次出差，第一次自己出国就是去这个“邪恶”的地方了-----台湾！

为什么说“邪恶”呢？因为去了就不想回来了。。。T.T

去年的这个月份，很荣幸的有这个机会到台北出差，参加一个亚洲营养学大会, 获益不浅。

（如果你也是同行，那我强力推荐参加下一届的大会，2016年会在香港举办哦。嘻嘻，我觉得那里也是一个"邪恶”的城市！）

好了，回来主题。

来到台湾嘛，当然要找好吃的啦！

可是。。。人生地不熟，怎么办呢？

嘻嘻，还好有一个大美女的好姐妹在。这个姐妹啊，来头可不小。

（想知道更多关于她可以到她的部落格多了解哦）

结果，她第一间就带我去这间餐厅啦！

正确来说，是家很出名的甜品店！女人们的最爱!

Korean Food: Ssambap Korean BBQ!

Since few years back, a sister of mine introduced me Korean meal in KL, which was my first time to discover my love towards Korean cuisine. (Perhaps, that's because I started to follow SNSD and Running man show). My friend don't need to ask me what to eat for gathering, they know that I always choose Korean as my first choice. I'm a fan of Korean cuisine! I can keep eating and eating non stop Korean dishes few times in a week. To certain extent, I think I should have a interval between my Korean meals. Otherwise, my pocket will get a big big hole. XP

Here comes the new Korean restaurant in Penang lately. Looking at several comments on its cuisine, I just surrender to my desire of trying this restaurant. Korean again!! (Oh my god!)
There's a Korean teacher commented that the Korean cuisine here is very authentic, made me wondering how "authentic" is the Korean cuisine here. (because I never been to Korea, I have no idea how's "authentic" taste like. sob...)
Ended up, I brought along my boyfriend to try this out. It's located at Krystal Point, nearby Queensbay shopping mall and industry area. Looking at it closely, I realized that it was the previous Korea Palace that I celebrated my friend's birthday almost 2 years ago!

Pretty Joewy and handsome William!

So, what's the menu?

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Walking into the history of Norway...

Walking into the history of Norway: let's start with Akershus Fortress.

It was built to protect the capital Norway, Oslo in the past. It served as military defense, prison and currently have transformed into a great place of attraction.

Akershus Fortress

It looks huge! So what's inside?

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My 17years old and hers, super huge difference!

What did I do when I was 17 years old? Hmm... Let me recall..(Oh my, it was almost 10 years ago!)

Right! SPM! Head Prefect! That's my 17. Sounds so amazing? (XP XP)

No, not at all when I saw her!

Who is that?

Don't ask me where to go OUT in Oslo

Well, that's my business trip in Oslo. Thus, I did not really do a good homework on where to go during my non-working time (there was about 18.5 hours of daytime everyday). 

In fact, it was my first long-hours travel to countries at the North side. A cold, windy, yet beautiful land. In my previous two posts, I shared on the overview of Oslo and Nordic diet. Even though I went there without knowing much on their places of attraction, it was lucky that the hotel is actually located in the town area. The hotel even gave us a map with markings of Oslo city famous places. So, it's not that difficult though. Let's start our adventure!

The hotel for the conference venue. There is a bridge connecting to the central station which is very convenient for travelers who take Flytoget to and from the airport!

1. Oslo Sentralstasjon (Oslo Central Station) - Central station for Metro and Flytoget (express train from and to airport.

Don't you think this is just creative and beautiful design? It is the exterior design of the central station of Metro and Flytoget. Please ignore the man who smoked in the photo.

It's very big and spacious station. There are restaurants, fashion shops and groceries shops everywhere.

Pizza lovers out there! You shouldn't miss this! Only this branch offer 2 slices (it would be very filling) with a drink, otherwise, you will need to purchase the whole SMALL pizza. 

Don't like pizza? Don't worry, you can get from Burger King and their convenient store, Narvesen. It's their biggest convenient store in the station and they are everywhere.

Wanna get a photo of you? You can DIY here, Fotoautomat! 

In front of the central station, there is a huge outdoor place where people gathered here and enjoyed a mini concert with some flee markets during the weekend. There is a big leopard statue behind me, looks truly real.

2. Oslo Visitor Centre 

Just next to the open-air space, it is the Oslo Visitor Centre. Any travel information or help can be obtained from their officers here. Inside the centre, there are restaurants, groceries shops, chocolate shops and souvenirs shop. 

3. Karl Johans Gate - fashion and food are everywhere.

Karl Johans Gate. I don't know how you feel when you see there such beautiful flowers along the street. To me, it is GORGEOUS!