Water Canons, Bagpipes and Scary Slides! Oslo onboard Loganair's inaugural flight from Aberdeen!
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- I had no idea this flight was so significant! Join me onboard an inaugural Loganair service between Aberdeen Scotland and Oslo Norway. We'll hop across the North Sea on an Embraer, see some of magnificent Norway from the air, take the fast train to the city, jump aboard the most scenic Metro I've ever been on, and take a look at the home of a Norwegian obsession that scares the life out of me! All in a days adventurising :)
Filmed 5th September 2022.
ABZ OSL 08:30 11:05 LM59
Flight price £99.99 inc seat selection (8A)
I will be continuing my journey from Oslo in the next video, stay tuned for that one!
Music courtesy of epidemicsound.com
('I'll be there waiting' by Rune Dale)
Maps courtesy of Google Maps and flightradar24.
Hi, I’m Steve, a travel reviewer from Scotland. Join me on my adventures as I discover my own country, often visiting places for the first time, so hopefully it's as much of an eye-opener for you as it is for me! Don't expect expert opinion, just a very honest journey of discovery. Sometimes featuring my intrepid sidekick Alicja, sometimes featuring adventures beyond the borders of Scotland. Enjoy!
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You've hit the mark yet again. You just seem to have the personality for it. And that's the word - you somehow make these videos personal, almost like it's one-to-one. I once stood at the top of a ski slope, in Rovaniemi on the Finnish Arctic Circle, and how anyone could launch themselves down that is beyond me.
Thanks so much Barry! :) Oh, I'd love to visit that slope too!
Another fab watch. It seems like all the staff for Loganair are super friendly and know how to greet passengers . 😊
They really are a credit to the airline!
Man, Norway is just ridiculously stunning! 👌
Never a truer thing said!
And ridiculously expensive.
@@EinkOLED Oh come one, it's only £5 for a coffee and £25 for a hamburger. The way things are going in the UK, we'll soon have caught up with them.
Ssssh, keep it secret.
I had an interview for a job in Norway last week.
@@EinkOLED It's about the same prices as most west european capitals.
Alright Steve. Just seen this as I am 4 miles from Fort William coming down past Ben Nevis. West Highland way almost done. 16 miles today. Am aboot deed. 😂
SUPERB EFFORT MATE! THE FINAL PUSH! You deserve to eat and drink like a king in Fort William!
Great Video. One thing I noticed about Oslo in this video is that it's very clean lol. No wonder it's one of the most expensive places to go too. Nice to shout out the cabin crew for the journey.
The whole place is incredibly clean and like the future :D There's a lot of money in that gorgeous wee country!
"Nice to shout out the cabin crew for the journey" 👍👍👍
Great update Steve , we loved it and can't wait to see the rest , regards to Alicia
It's really clean because there's nothing else to do there except clean.
@@robs4988 More to do in Norway than here
I just had to laugh when the bagpiper stopped playing at 6:15 at the same time as you can hear a jet engine spooling down in the background. Perfect timing!
The pictures of the approach to Oslo airport were just stunning! 🤗
And that complementary wash was actually a good service! Maybe Scottish Rail should open a line to Oslo as well if their trains are that dirty? 😁
Haha good point, they would be put to shame in sparkling Norway :)
Great video - Eastern could learn a few tips here on how to greet passengers warmly. Added this to the list of places to go to now!
Aye so true mate! :)
I love the bagpiper
You did it again, Steve. Now, you have me wanting to go to Oslo and visit the ski jump!
Haha who would have thought it eh!? :)
The skijump in Lillehammer is also worth a visit. The Olympic games in 1994, the jump was new buildt for the OL . Lillehammer is a very nice , small town. Beautiful nature. Train from Oslo , passing Mjøsa, the biggest lake in Norway, and passing Eidsvoll and Hamar
Wonderful scenery Steve, really gave me a lift! Recently watched the Eddie the eagle film. When you look at those heights in the video, it made me realize that Eddie, not being the greatest ski-jumper of all time must have been one of the bravest! Scary or what!!!
So true! If there's one sport where it's toughest when you're not very good, this is the one!!! Nothing but respect for him! :)
Nice wee trip that. In fact it's pushed me to take the trip next year. The ferry to Norway is basically a 20 minute drive from my house in NL!!!. I've heard the trains are great in Norway,, especially the Bergen Oslo route.
Oslo looked a great welk kept city, looking forward to it already. 👍
Good on you! Oh would LOVE to sample the Bergen Oslo train!
"sight of my caramel wafer"... Is that what the kids are calling it these days? 😉😂
🤣
Scandanavian countries always look immaculately clean. Another great video Steve.
They really are mate!
That's changing though .
WOW Steve just another great blog from you mate,,, you deserve a lot more views. the family love watching everything you film.
Keep them coming X
A small aircraft fine in nice weather but I imagine it could be a bit less pleasant over the North Sea in rougher weather?
Aye good point Colin!
So, Steve, you let poor Alicja go up alone to the top of the fourth bridge with the excuse of afraid of heights 🤢. I think it was the elevator that got you thinking... I’ll send her instead 😂 Another great trip. Thank you for taking us along. Blessings to you both.
Haha I was happy to pay for her to go up there :D
The water canon salute was a nice touch!
The Nordic countries are so beautiful, I hope to visit them one day. Thanks for sharing.
Aye, stunning! Well worth a visit and I've sure got unfinished business over there :)
Every even numbered year in the 70es, we'd go skiing in Norway in February, so I only know it covered in snow, which is beautiful. However, on a summer's day, you made me want to go there! I have family in Denmark, so we could drive from Lincoln to Aberdeen, get the flight, then the "booze cruise" to Copenhagen, et voila 😊
As a Norwegian, I would not recommend taking the airport train (flytoget). The price is 240 NOK (£17-18) one way (not sure how much it was in NOK in September 2022, as the value of NOK fluctuates), while the normal train is 124 NOK (£8-9). The time difference is 1-3 minutes.
I spent a few days in Bergen in August. Absolutely stunning. The trip up Sognefjord and from Flam to Bergen on the train was just stunning.
Oh I'd love to do that exact trip!
Hi Steve, the modern equivalent of the Saturday morning pictures, plenty of empty jam jars available, keep them coming
Haha cheers John! Will do, have a great weekend :)
Apologies! Racing through comments today before going out to enjoy the fine weather, honest mistake :O
Impressive airport that
Like you I have a fear of heights and at one stage I looked away from my screen to talk to someone and when I turned back you where at the top of the ski jump, my stomach clamped down and I felt the beginnings of a cold sweat but only till I came to my senses apart from that it was another lovely video, and I am looking forward to part 2,stay safe and cheers.
Haha I know that feeling well Simon. Oh just you wait til you see the video we filmed yesterday - Alicja takes heights to a whole new level :D
Can’t wait to see more! Ski jumping is a great winter sport. The current record is 144m at Holmenkollen.
Wow! Thanks so much for that, would love to go back and see it when in use, and even better if there was a big crowd at the bottom cheering them on :)
The current world record is 253.5 meters at Vikersund, also in Norway
Guys, the records in this sport depend on the hill. There are smaller ones and the mammoth hills where by default you’re going to fly further. Usually it’s about breaking the record of the particular hill.
Wow, what a cool city! I like some of the architecturally modern buildings.
I visited Holmekollen many years ago they have certainly upgraded it. From my memory I had to climb up steps to the top. I certainly don't remember any lifts. Great times.
It's a completely new ski jump. The old one did have a lift too, but the final part to the top was steps, ski jumpers need to build those thigh muscles 😉.
Also, they could mechanically lower the flooring to adjust the speed of the ski jumpers.
The old one had an enclosed top, and when they tore it down (2008) the top enclosure was sold off but I don't recall what the buyer did with it.
The bottom part with the seating area becomes a small lake in the summer.
no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmenkollen#/media/Fil:Holmenkollbakken2.JPG
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmenkollbakken
I credible views
Eddie the Eagle
I've always wanted to visit Norway xx Bagpipes and watercannon so good x
Glad you enjoyed the Holmenkolbane, I’ve walked it several times in rain, sun and snow when my employer installed the signalling about 25 years ago. With gradients up to 1:16 it’s truly a spectacular railway experience.
Why, when I see your Scandi trips I’m
I left feeling how stupidly backwards the UK is. I feel we’re so regressive in our outlook by comparison, especially when you use public transport as your benchmark.
As always, a great video.
I hope to Fly with Logan Air in the upcoming years within and out bound The UK Whenever I Visit The UK Awesome Video and Trip Report Man 100%
Hello from Norway Steve and thanks for lots of great travel videos 👍🇸🇯 And say hello to Alicja. Love your videos ❤
good report from Aberdeen to Oslo first flight with Loganair👍...i like yours reports about Scotland ...i like "Ecosse " in French lol
And also remember that practically all feriies in Norway are free for passengers, and about half of the ferries are free for both cars and passengers, in Sweden and Finland car ferries are free (within the country) but not beteween countries. Passenger ferries are really expensive in Sweden though, so bring a car for your free ferry rides....
In 1978 I drove the round , from Glasgow up to Ullapool, went on to the abandoned villages north of Ullapool, all petrol stations were also abandoned, sheep everywhere, had to back up every time I met a car, only room for one car on the road, cam e to Tongue, but it was lunchtime, so they closed the petrol stations, ran out of petrol outside Tongue, found a general store with a pump, borrowed a can, and filled up, wnt on to Thurso and Scrabster (and Dounreay Nuclear Power Plant- think its closed?) Ferry to the Orkneys was some £ 130, that would have cost around £ 4(four) in Norway.....went on to Dingwall and spent the remainder days in Edinburgh.
Had i known you where in Norway i gladly would have taken you to Vikersund where the actual world record in skijumping is set, 253,5 meter. About an hour drive from Oslo.
Back in the 80´s, my grandfather crashed his car in the junction you film at 15:08. (only vehicles damaged, nothing serious) That was one of the many times he damaged his cars..... I suspect he was not the best driver 😅
Steve the likeness in the housing with the USA is down to the very large Scandinavian immigration into the Mid West and Central North East USA in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Oslo, actually, kind of did not expect it to be this beautiful.... was always the most faceless of the four continental Scandinavian capitals for me.
But that room... t'was much better than most hotel rooms I got when going to The Isle on a budget. when I think cheapest room, I think more things like Easy-stay, this one, to be honest, I could live for a week or more if I was traveling there.
though.... 70quid is also not cheap.
last, a small down... that supporters list looks sinisterly like some memorial plaque to me,
you know, like the kinds of things they put up after a disaster documentary "in memory of..."
lighten it up to make it a little more joyful, will ya.... feel bad for those on it....
Hello Steve, I really enjoy your videos so entertaining and informative also beautiful. Thank you 🙏
Re: the ski jump, from memory, it's not about how far in total one can jump, at the top of the hill, the launch point can vary, it goes up if the hill is slow, or goes down if the hill is to fast, the landing point is known ( I think) as the K point, the safest part of the hill to land, only my thoughts, but its OK to correct me,
Distance jumping is not performed on these venues, but on purpose built ski runs,
Nice one Steve, watched it due to Logan Air.They fly into Norwich, so I see them daily from my back garden.
When I visit over there, my bag is slightly bigger than yours, but it's for two weeks. Mind you, I find a laundry half way through.
That was fab! Bit of the old Norse DNA so I'm interested in Norway 😉 Eddie the Eagle, one of my fave films! Dunno if I could have gone up there though, I was surprised at you! Lovely video thanks Steve.
You flew almost right over my house
Haha no way! :)
been to Norway many times
Your video brings memories
Have flowen toEdinburgh from Bergen
Thans for visiting my wonderful city :) Next time come in winter and experiense our amazing ski resort at the top of Oslo, Tryvann :)
Steve, your videos have got alot better from you first started, more voice over, less music, you visit somewhere, l sit at home enjoying your adventures, have you thought about a trip to Moor of Rannoch tea room, go for a wee walk, sleep in the van, keep up the fantastic episodes,
Lovely scenery. Being an Aussie, I only know " Eddy the Eagle" from the movie made about his journey.
That is one helluva scary ski jump !
Aye Eddie has my respect after being up there! :O
Why is it so difficult for strangers to buy metro tickets at some European stations? I wanted to buy a metro ticket at Rome's Termini station a few years ago, no ticket office, no ticket machines, I had to ask a policeman who directed me to the tobacconist store!
Terrific. A delight. Thanks. Rmb5*
Hi we used to have ticket vending machines on the stations.. quite sad that they removed them not so long ago. As a Oslo citizen I still use my transport card eventhough most people only use their smartphones as a ticket.
You should next time continue on the same metro line to the last station Frognerseteren next time. It's even more spectacular view from Holmenkollen upwards to Frognerseteren 😊
Good video, it did not take you long to get there, plane looked comfortable and clean,
Great vlog been up ski ramp jump was british army there and watch liverpool play valgarengen in oslo
'A waste o water.' Buahaha only on a flight from Scotland. 😂😂😂
The record for that hill is 144 mtr set by Robert Johansson 9th March 2019.
Flytoget is double the price of the regular train from the airport, the regukar train takes 5 minutes more, but the ticket is half price
Good Loganair are running this route. I would have thought there is plenty of business demand from the oil and gas business.
Aberdeen looks horrendous compared to Oslo 😢😂😂😂😂 Like the 70s ?
usual quality blog. i have to giggle at my memories of abz airport from 53 years ago when i was frequent oil worker trash passing through. Back then a growing bunch or white porto cabins. No permanent structure. Biggest place was the bar with about 4 joined mobile cabins. Eatery forget it.
Sounds amazing! Such a shame all airports look and feel so alike these days
Every time I see a European train - I'm reminded how backwards in time we are in the UK.
Norway is right at the top of my list of places I’d love to visit. Transport there looks so top notch! What a fab trip…can’t wait for the conclusion!
ATB
It’s expensive though
Thanks Erin! The departure from Oslo is even better than the arrival :)
UK's scariest airline....Or thereabout :)
Well done on 👏👏🍾🛩another inspiration TO DO!!....the channel to watch folks atb👌
Thanks so much guys, highly recommend Oslo, but like usual, I need to go back and spend more time there (and preferably with Alicja!)
Thank You, Thank You for all your travels. I'm 76 with mobility issues and can't get around that much any more. Your videos are just the ticket to allow my mind to wander a wee bit. You and Alicija are so perfect that I feel almost like family. I hope I spelled her name right. I loved your Warsaw trip as I'm Polish and would love to see my Grandparents home country. Again Thank You.
Norwegian Wood .. ha ha ha ! Nice one Steve Marsh 🤣
How timely Steve! I came across a CD (remember them) with photos from Digital Camera (remember them 😂) from my trip to Oslo and Bergen in 2007. We went up to Holmenkollen as part of a day tour that also took in the ship museums and Vigeland Park. We saw the old sky jump, i think it was demolished the next year and replaced with that new modern one. I remember being amazed flying from Oslo to Bergen in mid summer and seeing all the snow topped mountains 😊
Superb David! I'd love to go to Bergen too! Would have loved to see the old ski jump too!
Wow, that was unexpected - what a nice-looking country! I'm with you on the so-called bog-standard metro ride, there's certainly nothing that in Manchester or Birmingham. Nice room too - I'd have been happy with that. Looking forward to part 2.
Cheers Paul! Aye, part 2 was a surprise to get such a bargain ferry in Scandinavia!
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Thank you, Steve. Another great video. It's nice to have direct flight from Aberdeen to Oslo. It will give you a more convenient way to visit Norway. You must have become famous as the flight deck crew knows you.
Haha thanks Jacky! Wish I got some free flights :D
It's a shame that there are no direct flights from Israel to to Scotland.
My hometown ❤ doesn't mess about! Is excactly what it needs to be! 😅
Cracking that in modern times we get to go along with you 😊,, keep em coming and travel safe ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland' what an amazing place,,balls like coconuts to do that ski jumping,,not my country's Olimpic sport ☘️☘️
Thanks so much Cecil!
Wonderful video, Steve! A little tip. I recommend the commuter-train/InterCity-train as well as Flytoget. You save a few pounds on the ticket and the Journey is only 1-2 minutes longer (stops at the same station Lillestrøm before Oslo)
But can you buy a train ticket in the railway station? Seemed difficult for Flytoget!
you have done it again steve ...brilliant video. brian d.
Another adventure underway ..the ski museum was interesting ( love the winter Olympics ). One hears about going to Europe from England for a short break never knew you could do the same Scotland to Scandinavia ....would be more interesting for me ( last visit in the 90's!) Thanks safe travels ( you forgot your basic food travel pack😏😊!) Jan Adelaide
Thanks Jan! Ohhh I love watching the Winter Olympics too - would be great to go back when the jump is in action and with a big crowd there!
Surprised that flight was so cheap! Logan air are the most expensive airline around. My employer just paid £380 one way for me to fly to Kirkwall from Edinburgh! Absolutely crazy prices.
Stewart you're not wrong - I have to continually scan prices to grab the wee bargains when they come up. Normally beyond my budget for sure
Great videos,the bag pipe welcoming the first flight is something to remember, well worth it.nice of you Steve can't wait for your next trip.
Thanks so much! The ferry was fun too, stay tuned for that one :)
You've done it again. Awesome and inspiring video, bringing happiness and smiles into our Sunday morning. We opt'ed to save and enjoy 'Water Canon's' for Sunday. Take care Lord Steve, the Oslo room looked very good by the way. Name of aircraft, "Clan Baillie", do all Loganair's name their aircraft?
They do indeed :) Thanks so much guys, really appreciate it :)
AHH, love Oslo, been going there for 20+ years.
Super! Well planned and edited! Great views and appreciated notes about the places you flew over! (How did you do that?!)
Thanks!
Haha that took a LOT of work in the edit - even with maps and routes sketched out, it was tricky to identify some places, so appreciate you mentioning it!
Nae ordinary caramel wafer a TUNNOCKS CARAMEL WAFER :-)
Haha aye! :)
Lol..Steve, your bag for 3 days is smaller than my wife's bathroom bag for an overnighter! Great video once again.
I'll never get used to packing so light :D
Norway used to own all of Scotlands islands and are basically our cousins! The word "Thanks"! Scots say "Ta",Norwegians say "Tak"!
Superb! Cheers Gary!
Great video as usual! However I was surprised to see your boarding pass list you as Mr. Stephen Marsh. Aren’t you a laird/lord now? Your nobility and they should have rolled out the red carpet and put you in first class! I’ll write the airlines a note so the next time you might get champagne. Keep up the good work.
I need to update my profile :)
No no Steve Marsh travel to Oslo the biggest crap city in Norway how can you miss so much, Bergen and surrounding areas is Norway it no no. 😱😱😱😱
I was really there for the ferry and the inaugural flight, but really enjoyed my stay in Oslo. Although I’m well aware there is better to see in Norway :)
Great documentary. Can't wait for part 2. Bravo, regards from London
Thanks so much Francis! Part 2 was a lot of fun, and a real Scandinavian bargain :)
If you are on a budget, I'd reccomend to take the regular train service from VY, and not Flytoget, between the airport and Oslo. They are only two or three minutes slower, and half the price. The trains are a bit more basic, and they can be cramped at times, but you'll save some money.
Great tip thank you!
i notice you seem to visit Aberdeen a fair bit Steve. maybe i may be lucky one day and bump into you.... hahahahaha would be epic to bump into a homegrown RUclips legend!
Haha be sure to say hi if our paths cross :)
One thing we could learn from Norwegian Airports. They have Duty free when you arrive into the country. Revenues are kept in the country and you don’t have to carry it halfway across the world.
Dubai and India are two other countries I’ve notice do it too.
You know I never realised this before!
Went to Oslo some years ago. A really nice clean city, the architecture along Karl Johans Gate to the architecture of a slightly different nature in Frogner park.
A very expensive city through
Unfinished business there mate, but aye, short trips only as it's so expensive!
Been here!!! Done Holmenkollen! So many happy memories back in the 1970's. Big sigh. Thank you. 😊🎉
There's a video on here Scotrail made when they introduced the Turbostars. It says the windows are filtered to reduce glare. I'm sure they meant filthy.
Haha love it! :D
Steve that was so enjoyable. My teenage years were spent in Norway and Sweden. I lived in Oslo for 2.5yrs as a teenager so I was immersed in this video, especially Holmenkollen as I used to ski and sled the slops up there (not the ski jump though). That’s a newer ski jump than when I lived there. Great that they have a viewing platform at the top. Now I yearn to revisit.
What a treat for you with the arrival at Oslo with the water tank and bagpipes playing. I’d be intrigued by a cost breakdown on your trip videos.
Once again thanks so much 👏
Thanks so much mate! I am so jealous of your Scandinavian adventures as a teen! I try to put some price info in the video descriptions these days (mainly because I always forget to cover it in the video itself) but yeah, could be more thorough :)
Hang on, this wasn’t a regular flight for years or was it just Bergen? Did you enjoy the long passport queue at Oslo?
I always thought it was a regular flight as well, I even say at the start 'resumed' therefore I wasn't expecting the welcome :) Haha aye, took a while!
Don't forget to take some extra loot for the Norwegian price of a pint! 😜
Haha yes! Nae beers for me in Norway! :)
That was fascinating, but everything was up a steep incline! I don’t have the stamina for that!
Haha thanks my life :D
Eddie the Eagle maybe didn't get the greatest distance when he competed but he did it and he deserves respect for that.
Oslo is a city that I would go back to but I would also go to see other parts of Norway.
Here here! :)