Travel Reference
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Fabrikkjentene,
a statue of four women laborers. They're pondering the tex-
tile factory where they and 700 like them toiled long and hard. This gorge was
once lined with the water mills that powered Oslo through its 19th-century In-
dustrial Age boom. The tiny red house next to the bridge—the
Honse-Lovisas
Hus
cultural center—makes a good rest-stop (Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00, closed
Mon, coffee and cake). Cross over to the red-brick Ringnes Brewery and fol-
low
Thorvald Meyers Gate
downhill directly into the heart of Grünerløkka.
The main square, called
Olaf Ryes Plass,
is a happening place to grab a meal
or drink. Trams take you from here back to the center.
• To continue exploring, you could keep going straight and continue walking
until you reach a T-intersection with a busy road (Trondheimsveien). From
there (passing the recommended Südøst Asian Crossover Restaurant), you
can catch a tram back to the center, or drop down to the riverside path and
follow it downstream to Vaterlands bridge in the Grønland district. From
here the train station is a five-minute walk down Stenersgata. (The last sec-
tion, around Grønland, is a bit seedy and best done in daylight.)
