For our full day in Oslo we had purchased 24-hour passes on the trolley, the bus and the public ferry to nearby islands. With the pass we made use of the trolley from our hotel to downtown, and also used the pass to take the ferry to the offshore island where we took tours of the
Viking Ship Museum (pix) and the
Kon-Tiki Museum that told the story of Thor Heyerdahl and his different voyages across oceans in balsa-wood and reed rafts.
It was fascinating to walk around Oslo and observe the unique Norwegian architecture. One unique thing that impressed me was the frequency of "turrets" atop ordinary buildings. Street signs, however, left something to be desired -- at least from the standpoint of a tourist who had never before visited the city and wanted to find an address!
Nancy is pictured just below the Royal Palace where it didn't seem like we saw the changing-of-the-guard, but we did observe some early morning drills that had the kind of significance that escaped us. - rw
It was fascinating to walk around Oslo and observe the unique Norwegian architecture. One unique thing that impressed me was the frequency of "turrets" atop ordinary buildings. Street signs, however, left something to be desired -- at least from the standpoint of a tourist who had never before visited the city and wanted to find an address!
Nancy is pictured just below the Royal Palace where it didn't seem like we saw the changing-of-the-guard, but we did observe some early morning drills that had the kind of significance that escaped us. - rw
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