Sunday, June 17, 2012
We enjoyed a very full day of sightseeing in Oslo. Susan's mother, Marlys, was such a trooper! We walked a long way to find a tour bus called, ''The Get On-Get Off.'' It was much further than we anticipated but she kept going with just a couple respite stops. Way to go, Mom! We bought tickets that allowed us to stop and see the highlights of Oslo as we chose and then reboard to go onto the next site. We started off by seeing City Hall, which was rich in art and descriptive history of Norway. The Nobel Peace prizes are awarded at City Hall as well, so that was quite interesting to see where that takes place! Next we visited the Norwegian Folk Museum. That was a huge open-air museum that had 150 homes and buildings that had been transported from all over Norway and erected on the grounds. I think our favorites were the Gol Stave Church (built in the 1200's) and the old log homes with grass-thatched roofs. We visited inside of one where two young Norwegian women were making Hardanger lefse. We got to taste it (for a fee, of course!)...what a treat! Then it was on to the Viking Ship Museum where we saw Viking artifacts and two fine examples of Viking Ships...one was a war ship and the other a pleasure craft. Who knew that Vikings had fun? Terry and I went on to the Norwegian Resistance Museum and learned many fascinating things about the resistance movement during the Nazi occupation of Norway during WWII. Our final stop for the day was Vigelandsparken. The immense park is filled with sculptures of human beings from the various developmental periods of life infancy through the elderly. Gustav Vigeland worked on these 600 statues from 1924 to 1943. The park is a must see for tourists and frequented by the locals as well...quite beautiful. Terry and I walked back to the flat where we are staying without getting lost!! We leave our host's home at 5:30 am to board a train to Bergen. Think of us as you relax this evening. Envision, if you can, our motley crew of seven with all our bags in tow. It's quite a parade to behold! Good night from Oslo.
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Happy Father's Day!! Hope you are having a blast! Miss you. Love, the Swenson Clan.
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