We always make sure to be at the train station with enough time to find our train and our seats without hurrying. It was easy, as usual, but the train was delayed because of trouble on the tracks. They brought us up to date from time to time (in Swedish and “English”) but after a two hour delay they chose the original route. Fortunately, they held the connecting train because of the number of passengers making the connection.
The trains are always very comfortable and clean with a lot of leg room, so traveling by train is a good choice for us.
I read about Oslo’s Opera House, with the roof you can walk on, so it was one of first places we visited in Oslo and it did not disappoint. The building was beautiful, and the views from the roof were outstanding.
It was a nice day to walk to the Royal Palace, home to King Harold V and Queen Sonja.
Oslo’s City Hall, where the Nobel Peace Prize is presented every year, is very beautiful, as is the Nobel Peace Center.
This fierce tiger was waiting for us to pose with him outside the train station!
Many years ago we stopped at Lake Placid and watched jumpers training on the ski jump. While reading about Oslo I decided that we should check out the Holmenkollen Ski Jump and Museum while we’re close. We took the T-bane line of the subway, walked down a nice trail and found a restaurant with views of Oslo.
Of course we tried the pastries the Norwegian lady I talked to recommended, as well as some Norwegian beer. The restaurant was old and very pretty. It wasn’t crowded at all, but I imagine during the winter it is filled with skiers.
We followed the signs on the trail that pointed to Holmenkollen and noticed these skiing figures painted on the trail. Fortunately there was no snow, so we thought we were ok.
The closer we got to Holmenkollen the more we saw these guys, and they were fast!!! The path was very steep, but they went right up, and we kept to the side of the path for sure!
Wow! This is MUCH bigger than the ski jump at Lake Placid!
The Winter Olympic Ski Jumps were held here in 1952, but the ski jump was rebuilt in 2011 for the World Championships and included more room for jumpers, spectators, and a box for the Royal Family. To get to the museum viewing platform you have to walk up all those tiny steps on the very right of the light colored area. I held on to the railing the entire walk up!
It was a beautiful clear day, and we could see Oslo in the distance.
This is what those ski jumpers see when they’re at the top. It looks scary to me! They had a zip line at the top, and I told Bob he should try it and I’d be glad to take pictures of him, but he wouldn’t do it.
Our stay in Oslo was interesting and fun, but it was time to move on and start traveling to Bergen with a few stops along the way. We bought a sandwich for lunch, stuffed it in our backpacks, and found our train. Time to hit the rails again!
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