A few memories of Oslo....
Three days after we're at North Cape and we're 2100 kms south in Oslo. The daylight reduced from 23 hours a day to 18 hours a day! The heat continues to be a constant topic of conversation for the locals.
Oslo's the size of Paris but only has 700,000 residents. Unfortunately, our hotel's not as centrally located as we'd had in Stockholm or Helsinki. Oh well, a good reason to return in the Opera season and attend a performance at the fabulous Opera House which resembles an iceberg floating at the mouth of the Oslo Fjord. It's been open for 10 years and is part of a massive redevelopment in the area. As my photo is so distant, I've included one from the "www" as well.
Those seagulls are ever present in Oslo as well. In front of the Oslo City Hall and there's one on each figure....
Statue of Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian writer, in Eidsvoll Square, central Oslo
The Vigeland Park is the world's largest sculpture park created by one person - Gustav Vigeland! Views from near the top of the park and of the Monolith totem at the top of the park. Then some of my favourite sculptures from the 212 in the park - including "The Angry Boy".
The Viking Ship Museum houses three ships. The Oseburg ship was a burial ship and contained the remains of two women and were buried in the early 800s. It was excavated in 1904.
The Gokstad ship is also a burial ship that dates from the 9th century.
