A few months back, me and some other friends had an idea to make a web page or a blog with all those great things that exists in a city, but never make it to the guide books. In many ways, the hidden little things that often give the city it's heart, if you ask me. Feel free to give me tips as well. So here we go.
First up is the amazing bus driver at bus number 54. I don't know he's name, but trust me, if you have been on the bus while he was driving it, you'll remember him. Today me and my boyfriend got on the bus and it was already crammed with kids to the brim. A school outing on a public bus usually mean hassle and stress, but we soon realized that the driver was doing a little Q&A with the kids. "sing the Winnie the Pooh song!". So he did, over the speaker system, the whole thing. "Can you speak English?" "Yes, I can. Hello" "Speak chineeeeeese!" "Ni hao!" The kids are all screaming with excitement!! "Wow! He can speak Chinese! "what's your favourite soccer team??" Pause. All the kids are waiting in excitement! "Manchester United!". Half of the bus goes..."NOOOO" and the other "YES!". And so on and so forth for about half an hour.
Every time he makes a stop he also says things like: "Have a happy Easter, take care of each other, celebrate love and buy your girlfriend a diamond ring!" or "Remember all your luggage, we are now stopping next to Oslo's greatest karaoke bar - Trompeten". On our way home from the city he was there again: "Believe in love and have a great dinner!"
In the winter we had a another experience with the same driver. There had been a heavy snowfall over night and inside some kind of strange compartment on top of the bus there were big chunks of ice. They kept sliding and slipping in there and sounded like a herd of buffalos was running over the roof every time the bus braked or started up or turned. Luckily we also had the famous driver on this bus. He kept saying things like: "Oh, it's just my tax free goods". and "The drinks are served in a few minutes". It might sound cheesy now, but trust me, it was a lovely sensation over weirdness and silliness in the air.
To me and a lot of other passengers this guy just brightens our day, I think. So if you are in Oslo, jump on the 54 bus and you might be lucky.
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