I don't think I've ever seen so many sculptures in one city. There were works of art everywhere in Oslo...
... and many, many more in the famous Vigeland Park. There was a fantastic playground, too, so if you have children, head there. Spot the bird on the statue's head!
We had another yummy lunch of fresh prawns in the park. Couldn't get enough of the stuff! This was labelled as a 'small course' - but it was more like a main course for at least two people!
A trip to Oslo would not be complete without seeing a Viking ship so we took a ferry to the museum...
... and we also went to the Munch Museum to see Edvard Munch's masterpiece, The Scream. Security was tight, probably because the painting was stolen in 2004 (and found two years later).
To be honest, I found his paintings a bit scary.
The picture hunting was supposedly a game for children but it was difficult! There were stickers (each showing a tiny detail of a painting) for eight different paintings - we had no idea which painting to look for in which hall or even how many per hall. The Scream was in Hall 4 (top right); you can see that the sticker only showed a bit of the background. And this was easy because I knew the painting! Of course I ended up doing all of it - there was an incentive, you see: a little present if you got the answers right! (turned out to be two postcards) It was an 'interactive' way of visiting a museum and I liked it!
For dinner we went up to Ekerberg Restaurant where there was a spectacular view of the city and harbour. We decided to eat inside because the restaurant had proper food (on the terrasse they only had fast food). Sadly, it wasn't that good.
And what was worse... we wanted to have a drink on the terrasse afterwards and I tried to order a Bellini... but they didn't have any more peach nectar! Booooo! Still... it's worth going there for the view.
These were the highlights of the trip. I hope it was interesting for you! I'll be showing more photos in separate posts.
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