Oslo: Practically Perfect?

The most astounding thing for me about my recent trip to Norway is how effortless it is to be in it's capital city. There is a lot to be said for Norway and the way they have built infrastructure in sparsely populated areas that tunnels through mountains, has accessible and well run ferries for places where water must be crossed, public bathrooms galore, rivaled only by the presense of charging stations for your electric cars. This is a well oiled machine--pun intended--this is a country where they took the money from natural resources and pumped it back in to country's infrastructure for the greater good. I am sure people got rich, no doubt, but the way they have prepared for the future of all Norwegians is impressive. Oslo is home to 1 in 5 Norwegians and yet it feels wide open. There is barely any traffic. The evidence of publicly funded services and green spaces is everywhere. It might be the most livable city I have been in--it is expensive for us to be there, but that is not on them.