Oslo's a quiet little town, compared to Copenhagen. We loved it! We toured the Norwegian Heritage Museum. There were a lot of old buildings from all the areas of Norway. Here's an old stave church. It's several hundred years old.
They have funny signs in the Nordic countries. Lots of farting going on, I guess.
There's a giant park in the center of Oslo with a sculpture garden. The sculptor spent his whole life creating these sculpures for Oslo in exchange for being allowed to live in the park and get a stipend. Oh my god, those socialists! Why would anyone want to do that for some stupid artist? What a waste of money! That's what the idiots at town hall meetings in the US would say. The Norweigans simply smile and say, enjoy the park and the artwork! The sculptor is Vigeland, and you can read more about him here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigeland_Sculpture_Park This fellow had his hands full with all his kids.
After Tore finished up his work, he picked us up at Viegland's park, and we headed south. On the way, we crossed yet another international bridge, this time between Sweden and Norway. Here's Elizabeth with one foot in each country. That's yet another fjord in the background that this bridge straddles. Bye, bye, Norway, thanks for a great day!
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