Monday, July 7, 2014

Oslo City and Vigeland Sculpture Park


Our first day in Oslo, Norway was forecast for rain starting at lunch so we decided to have a walk around the Palace and Palace gardens thinking that was all we would do before the weather set in.  However the rain didn’t come so we carried on into Oslo city for a walk around the main sights.  Oslo is a cute, tidy city and probably one of the most modern cities we have visited.  The Opera House is very impressive, costing 500 million to build.  The roof starts at the waterline and slopes upwards; you can walk up it and look back over the city.  We also passed by the National Gallery, Parliament, Oslo Cathedral, City Hall and the Nobel Peace Center where the Nobel Peace Prize is given out.  Corban and I had fun taking photos by the Palace guards, one even turned to look at us although they did seem a little more relaxed than other guards we have seen.  On our way home from the city we stopped at the Vigeland Sculpture Park probably home to some of the most unusual modern sculptures we have seen.  I have only included a few photos of the sculptures in the park as it is literally full of hundreds of them, we’re not sure why but the crying baby is pretty famous in Oslo.  Definitely thankful the rain held off, we achieved way more than we had anticipated today. 

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