The Viking Museum is here and houses some ships of the era dating back to 800 AD. Massive ships that measure 70 ft long, 17 feet wide and almost 5 feet deep with room for 30 oars. Other artifacts include intricate carvings, treasures and skeleton keys just to mention a few. Leif Eriksson and his father Eric the Red are probably the most known Vikings.
Also Vigeland Sculpture Park with a total of 212 different sculpture of various sizes in bronze and granite. Named after the artist, Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943. He modeled all in full size without any assistance of pupils or other artists and they are all nude except of himself which is fully clothed. His work portrays the full range of human life.
We got our first view of Oslo from aboard ship during lunch
The parts of Oslo most impressive are the cobblestone streets, tiny smart cars and the architecture of the buildings. There are more motorcycles here than bicycles and the license tags are very different. (Last 2 numbers whited out for privacy reasons)
The Royal Palace (top) is where the King and Queen reside along with the daily work of the monarchy. The Pariament Building (below) known locally as the Stortinget meaing "The Great Thing/Assembly".
Town Hall (top) where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded ~ Akershus Fortress (below) was used in 1592 to protect Oslo from sea attacks.
The Holmenkollen Ski Jump lies within the suburbs of Oslo and has become famous all over the world.
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