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They sell sliced, packaged bread in Norway too, but not as much as in the US. Many make their own bread still at home.
Personally, I dont like Norwegian bread that much, and the variety is very limited.
Norway and less variety is just a meme probably made up by some shi*thead. In Norway you can also find food and softdrink products which is made in other nordic countries, and even as far away as USA too, like for example Snapple.
Sweden is the land of less variety, only swedish products are sold there more or less.
Norway and less variety is just a meme probably made up by some shi*thead. In Norway you can also find food and softdrink products which is made in other nordic countries, and even as far away as USA too, like for example Snapple.
Sweden is the land of less variety, only swedish products are sold there more or less.
Never been abroad? Norwegian food stores remind me mostly of Eastern European food stores in the 80s.
Most home-produced goods are sub-par and protected by import taxed. Main focus is to keep an agricultural sector alive close to the polar circle, not give the population a variety of choice, price or quality.
Norwegians mostly eat finished produced minced products, and very little fresh products. Surprisingly even sea-food is mostly packed and processed in China or somewhere.
The largest producer of pizza, Grandiosa, tastes like cardboard with cheap cheese spread all over.
People dont go to Norway for culinary experiences.
Never been abroad? Norwegian food stores remind me mostly of Eastern European food stores in the 80s.
Most home-produced goods are sub-par and protected by import taxed. Main focus is to keep an agricultural sector alive close to the polar circle, not give the population a variety of choice, price or quality.
Norwegians mostly eat finished produced minced products, and very little fresh products. Surprisingly even sea-food is mostly packed and processed in China or somewhere.
The largest producer of pizza, Grandiosa, tastes like cardboard with cheap cheese spread all over.
People dont go to Norway for culinary experiences.
You don't find norwegian icecream in any nordic country. You will find danish and swedish icecream in Norway, there are even swedish bread sold in Norway. Candy from all of Europe are sold in Norway too, and the list goes on.
Never been abroad? Norwegian food stores remind me mostly of Eastern European food stores in the 80s.
Don't blame others for you being poor and have to buy all your food on Rema1000 stores. Ordinary people buy all their food on Meny stores, while all the poor people complain about how expensive it is there.
Don't blame others for you being poor and have to buy all your food on Rema1000 stores. Ordinary people buy all their food on Meny stores, while all the poor people complain about how expensive it is there.
Stavanger is not that interesting, but Preikestolen is a day trip from city.
I found this thread by doing a search for Preikestolen. I am going to do the hike this year. Just cannot decide on April or October.
I am rather shocked by some of the responses on here. I have travel a lot and I absolutely loved Norway. Maybe it was the time of year. I went in the Winter. My son and I met up there. We happened to be there when the 2011 Nordic Ski World Championships was going on---it was such a party in the City of Olso. After the first night he went off to a International Ice Climbing Festival in Rjukan and had a blast. I meanwhile took Kongsberg that was having a Winter Festival then came back to Oslo. The next day I walked around town and found the Noble Peace Center then went over to the Viking Ship Museum. We met back up and did the Fjord Tour that took us on an amazing adventure through many towns, the amazing Flam Railway, a boat through the Fjords (absolutely breath taking) and ending up in Bergen. It still continues to be one of my favorite trips.
I am slowly planning my trip to Norway to hike Preikestolen. I cannot wait to go back.
Don't blame others for you being poor and have to buy all your food on Rema1000 stores. Ordinary people buy all their food on Meny stores, while all the poor people complain about how expensive it is there.
It must suck being poor doing all the shopping on Rema1000
Poor? I have more money than time, and probably twice as much as you...but I still hate to shop and waste my money in food stores where the quality is crap.
Meny, COOP, Bunnpris, Rema1000..they are all crap..compared to continental Europe or the US. But Norwegians are happy, they think this is the way it is supposed to be..
I would rather pay more for quality and variety than cheap crappy food.
I'm so excited! My flight departs on Friday, and I arrive in Oslo Saturday morning. I'll be spending Saturday and Sunday evening in Oslo. I'll take the train to Bergen on Monday, spend Monday-Wednesday nights in Bergen, and I'll return to Oslo Thursday. I'll spend Thursday and Friday nights back in Oslo and fly back to the US on Saturday.
I've been mulling over a possible day trip on Friday to Gothenburg just to get a little taste of Sweden, but it seems a little too far for just a day trip. I could technically take the early train there and the late train back but that's over 7 hours of travel for about 6 hours of exploring. My hotel is already booked in Oslo Friday night so I have to stay there, plus I fly out of Gardermoen on Saturday. Thoughts?
I'm planning to visit in Oslo the Akershus, the Botanical Gardens, some of the sculpture parks, and maybe the Viking Ship museum. I'll be staying right by the Karl Johan gate so that too. In Bergen I will do a fjord tour and the weather looks good so far. I also plan to do some hiking in the nearby mountains.
Food looks expensive but not extraordinarily so. It seemed pricier in Zurich, but maybe that has to do with the exchange rates.
Any other last minute tips are appreciated. Thanks!
Instead of going to Gothenburg I would perhaps take a trip to Smögen or another little place in the Archipelago of Bohuslän. It's closer to Oslo but it might be trickier nonetheless to get there so I'm not sure if the time is enough. It is well worth another trip though as the archipelago is stunning and very unique.
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Meny is not that great, actually. Do you work for Norgesgruppen? I dislike all the major chains. They are all about profit.
