Does Christmas really have to take up so much space in the center of Oslo and make an open pocket unavailable for anything other than Christmas shopping? asks the post author. Photo: Ørn E. Borgen, NTB
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Can’t we protect the Spikersuppa?
Published: 25/11/2023 23:15
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The center of Oslo is a jungle of pedestrians, small streets, shops, trams and buses. An open pocket that allows busy residents to have a break with a touch of nature along Oslo’s elongated main street is one of few.
Spikersuppa is one of the few options, but by far the best. With sculptures, trees, benches, kiosks and cafes, there are few other pockets in central Oslo that can compare.
The summer’s idyllic fountain is turned into an ice rink in the winter. But this is not the only thing that happens in Spikersuppa when the snow starts to fall.
In November and December, Christmas in Winterland establishes itself with narrow corridors, expensive small goods and a Ferris wheel. An open and quiet pocket in the center is transformed into a Harry Christmas concept with a light tunnel that is not suitable for much more than pictures for Instagram.
I can’t find the connection between a Ferris wheel and Christmas in anything other than the syllable.
Does Christmas really have to take up so much space in the center of Oslo and make an open pocket unavailable for anything other than Christmas shopping?
Can’t we protect Spikersuppa and agree that lights in the trees and snow in the air give Christmas spirit enough?
2023-11-25 22:15:04
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