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Hygge life: our first year in Norway, the happiest country on Earth

Posted by Thien Lan on March 25, 2017May 21, 2020 in Oslo, Parenting

Look back on our first year in Oslo Our family arrived in Oslo in Summer 2015. Here is why we moved to Norway, after 11 years spent in Sydney Australia and 11 months in Zurich, Switzerland. We just got over our…

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Sognsvann lake, Oslo, in Winter

Posted by Thien Lan on January 28, 2017 in Kids friendly, Oslo, Parenting

First time we discovered Sognsvann lake was last year in August. We could swim, pick up berries, have a picnic. This winter we came back and it looks completely different. The lake is totally frozen, children and adults ice skate…

2017 in Norway

Happy New Year 2017!

Posted by Thien Lan on January 28, 2017November 12, 2017 in Oslo

Hi everyone Got so busy I missed the western New Year. So I’m taking today’s opportunity to also wish all of you, dear readers, a wonderful lunar year of the Rooster, filled with joy, laughter, happiness, success, prosperity, luck and…

Winter in Oslo

Winter in Oslo: weather, pictures and Christmas spirit

Posted by Thien Lan on December 5, 2016November 12, 2017 in Oslo

No need to wait for 21st December for winter to come. This year snow, cold and darkness came early. Temperature dropped early November. It started snowing whilst the leaves had still not all fallen off their trees yet. Last year, snow only…

Vigeland Park Oslo

Vigeland Park Oslo: a beautiful stroll in the heart of the city

Posted by Thien Lan on October 30, 2016 in Oslo, Outdoors

I haven’t posted for a while, sorry about that! Looks like it’s because I’ve been blogging quite a fair bit for work so I don’t have the drive to blog for my own blog anymore. It has to change though….

Hos Thea Best restaurant in Oslo

Why is Hos Thea the best restaurant in Oslo according to TripAdvisor?

Posted by Thien Lan on September 25, 2016September 25, 2016 in Food, French food, Luxury, Oslo, Restaurant Review

We’ve been living in Oslo for a bit over a year now. My husband and I are keen foodies. We love going out to restaurants. We enjoy cheap and cheerful joints as well as fancy 3 Michelin starred restaurants. This time,…

Visit Oslo in a day video

Week-end visit of Oslo: rooftop lunch and fjord cruise video

Posted by Thien Lan on July 19, 2016November 12, 2017 in Food, Norwegian food, Oslo, Outdoors

Visiting Oslo over a week-end A month after my high school friends came to visit me in Oslo, I had the pleasure of hosting Karine. Karine is a friend from Zürich. We used to be part of the same dance…

12 hours in Oslo video

12 hours in Oslo video

Posted by Thien Lan on July 9, 2016November 12, 2017 in Norwegian food, Oslo, Outdoors

Three high school friends came to visit me in Oslo from France over one week-end mid June. Here is a short video of what we did in just 12 hours. Vigelands Park lunch at Lorry’s Litteraturhuset King Palace Dessert at…

May June in Oslo

May and June in Oslo

Posted by Thien Lan on June 23, 2016November 12, 2017 in Oslo, Outdoors

How’s the weather in May and June in Oslo? This is our first spring in Oslo. We didn’t quite know what to expect. In fact you see in the streets people wearing winter jackets next to people with singlets and…

Life of an expat Norway

Life of an expat family in Norway: our first 17th May!

Posted by Thien Lan on May 21, 2016May 21, 2016 in Kids friendly, Oslo, Outdoors

We are kind of a serial expat family and arrived last July in Oslo, Norway. This is our first spring here and our first Syttende Mai: 17th May, Norway’s Constitution Day, the country’s national day. WOW we loved it! Bunads: Norwegian traditional costumes Unlike July…

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Nowhere to be found in Europe.
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