Oslo
Day 9, August 26
Our Oslo walking tour started at Karl Johans Gate, the grand boulevard stretching from the train station to the Royal Palace seen in the distance in the picture to the right. |
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The walking tour included a visit to the City Hall or Rådhuset, built in the 1930s. The site of the Nobel Peace Prize was closed for tours because voting for national elections were being held there. We were able to view the art work in the main hall and around the outside of the building, depicting Norwegian life. After the orientation to Oslo, we explored the Norwegian Resistance Museum and the Edvard Munch exhibit at the National Gallery on our own. |
Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943) designed the landscape of the 75-acre Frogner Park to provide the setting for over 600 nude figures, that he designed in clay or plaster. His many assistants, under Vigeland's supervision, then cast and carved his designs in bronze and granite. This sculpture garden represents his work from 1924 until his death in 1943. |
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Day 10, August 27
The group met for a cruise across the harbor to the Bygdøy Neighborhood to learn more about the Vikings at the Viking Ship Museum. If we had been on our own, we might have skipped this museum since we had already visited several viking museums. We would have missed the best, another reason we love the tours. These were burial ships, well preserved by the muds, resurrected and now on display. The rest of the day and evening, we were free to explore more of Oslo with the provided Oslo Pass. |
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