Oslo, Norway

18 DAYS!!

Now that it's getting closer I'm starting to research the places

that we will be seeing during our shore excursions.

Today I looked into Oslo, Norway.

We chose a shore excursion to visit the Bygdoy Peninsula and the Viking Museum, Vigeland Sculpture Park & Holmenkollen.

I will admit I had never heard of these places.

Holmenkollen is the site of the 1952 olympic ski-jumping competition

and the 2011 Ski Jump Championship.

 

Vigeland Sculpture Park is the largest sculpture park in the world created by one single artist.

The park covers 80 acres and was designed by Gustav Vigeland

who created over 200 iron and bronze statues.

The Fountain

 The Monolith contains 121 figures.  It was carved from 1 single granite block

 Wheel of Time Sculpture

Vigeland Sculpture Park

The final stop on this shore excursion is

the Bygdoy Peninsula and the Viking Ship Museum.

This museum was built in 1927 and is home to 3 enormous 9th century Viking Longboat Ships.

The Oseberg, (from A.D. 834), The Gokstad (from A.D. 950),

and the Tune These ships were the best preserved Viking ships known,  they were found in royal burial mounds in the Oslo Fjord. As burial ships, carrying the dead over to "the other world" the ships were equipped with unique treasures such as wagons, horses, textiles, etc. The museum also contains finds from the chief grave at Borre in the Vestfold District.