Karl Johan Gate

Our brief visit to Oslo's 'West End' was this long pedestrianised road running through the centre of Oslo from the central station in the east to the Royal Palace in the west. It had everything you'd expect, from expensive clothing stores and cafes (ok everything here is expensive) to all varieties of street performers (our favourite being an artist working with spray paints). The speed with which you can walk from one end of central Oslo to the other is an indication of how small Oslo is compared to the vastness of London.