So I'm back in Europe, this time with my mom. We flew into Oslo yesterday and after a few days here, we'll take a train to Bergen, and then drive around the fjords. Then we'll fly to Stockholm. After she leaves to go home, I'll fly to Amsterdam where my friend Grace is staying for the summer, and stay with her for a couple of weeks.
The main street from the stairs of the palaceSo we've only been in Oslo for one day (we got in yesterday around 4, and went straight to sleep until this morning!) but we've done a lot. First we walked up and down Karl Johan's Gate (gate is street - i think that the you pronounce the 'e' at the end of it) which is their main street between the central station and the palace. Then we walked down to the harbor and took a boat to Bygdøy, a peninsula that houses a couple of the main museums. We went to Vikingskipshuset, which has three viking ships that were excavated from the area - they were all used as burial graves for people. (I have more pictures and explanations about the ships on my online picture album) Then we walked to the Folk Museum, which has over 150 old buildings from Norway. And some were REALLY old. They were mostly the same, but still interesting to look at and see how people lived.
This is the view of Oslo from the boat - there are lots of hills and valleys
The main, big Viking ShipIt was supposed to rain today, but instead turned out to be a gorgeous day so we're going to go back out and wander around a bit more.
Oh, and I've noticed that Oslo is kind of a cross between Helsinki and Stockholm city-wise. The water and landscape are really similar to Sweden, but its a lot more hilly - kind of like Minnesota.
This is video from our boat ride...sorry its not very 'stable' but if you watch it enough you can get motion sick and feel like you were there too!
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