self-titled - no. 2 - (Page 19) EP I N T H E C I TY Oslo By Lindstrøm I’ve wanted to move to a big city like New York or London since my early 20s, but recently I’ve started to think that Oslo, Norway, is the best city in the world. I grew up in Stavanger, a small city on the west coast of Norway, and moved to Oslo to study when I was around 22. It was exciting for a few years, and then boring for a few years. But after I got to know the world by traveling and performing, I realized that Oslo is the perfect place to live—safe and comfortable. Not really much happening around here. Which suits me perfect, actually. It feels nice to be outside of the world somehow. Summer is the best season obviously. It lasts from early May until early September. One of my favorite places in the summer is Ulsrudvannet (1), where the water gets warmer than anywhere else. When the blueberries are ready for picking, I usually go a bit outside of the city. Fifteen minutes by train is Nordmarka (2) to the north and Østmarka to the east. These are also good spots for cross-country skiing in the winter or just hiking in the spring or autumn when I’m not searching for second-hand vinyl in markets or at Bjørn Ringstrøms Antikvariat (3), Oslo’s best record store. This is where I find all my vinyl for relatively low prices. Recently, I’ve been very happy to find that food here is getting better, too! In Grünerløkka there’s an excellent bakery called Godt Brød (4) where you’ll get the best bread in the city. And the best coffee I’ve ever tasted is available at Tim Wendelboe's coffeehouse (5) in the same area. This is about all I need from the city where I live, and Oslo has it all! PHOTO BY KIM KIORTHØY Lindstrøm’s first official full-length, where You Go I Go Too, is out now on Smalltown Supersound. 3 1 4 2 5 19 http://www.myspace.com/feedelity http://www.ringstrom-antikvariat.no/hovedside.shtml http://www.bakeverksted.no/ http://www.bakeverksted.no/ http://www.smalltownsupersound.com/
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