Friday, September 9, 2016

OSLO, NORWAY

We boarded the Princess yesterday afternoon and pulled away from Copenhagen about 6:30 PM.  We docked in Oslo, Norway about 10:30 AM after traveling all night..  unfortunately the cruise ship The Queen Mary got here first, taking the best docking station. 

We disembarked and made our price way to the Hop On zhop Off city sightseeing Bus.  We rode the bus the complete circuit times two. 

Oslo is a modern city with people who look and smell much like us. There were many people out and about, filling the parks and checking g out the events around town.  There were also two other cruise ships in port. 

The Viking Museum was fun to see.  It housed old rowing boats,  carts, sleighs and many other articles once used by the Vikings.

The Vigeland Sculpture Park sported 212 bronze and marble sculptures that depicts the nakedness of man and shown as being active in various events and family life.  This was the work of one sculpted: 212 sculptures over a 20-year period of time.  Quite unique,  this is the largest collection of sculptures by one man, in the world.

There was some kind of Pokémon Go event going on inside the park.  Dozens, if not hundreds, of kids (and a few adults) were looking for Pokémon's.   It was a screeming frenzy of excited children running from one place to another.....much like what's happening with my grandkids!  The same was happening in Copenhagen.   I guess kids are much alike no matter where they are living!

It was nearly 11:00 PM when we disembarked and left Norway.

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