Oslo

Back from my holiday in Oslo to Köping. Amazing time. Oslo has much to recommend it and managed to avoid getting credit crunched by camping and cheap ethnic eats although the town obviously has the ability to swallow your credit card whole. There is a fixed wheel seen (see fixie.no) but i left it too late to make contact with them. Oslo feels pretty similar in character to Stockholm although I'm sure I'll have Swedes and Norwegians calling me out for that.

Ride through to Köping was lovely rolling hills through forests and fields with lakes regularly scattered along the route. Apart from time in Oslo and in Köping, it was wild camping the whole way with some stunning campsites, the one below being a favourite.

Breakfast and lunch was obtained from supermarkets but dinner was eat out and dominated by pizza and salad. The Swedes take an 'interesting' approach to Sweden, and I would firmly recommend finding out what the contents are before ordering (bolognese and pineapple for a pizza called Venezea doesn't sound right). Mind you, have fallen back in love with pickled herring...

Terrain was comfortable with a geared bike with a pretty full load and there's a good selection of cycling friendly routes across Sweden. Finished off with Mid Summers celebration which was definitely the icing on the cake. If your looking at cycling through the area let me know.