Things don’t always go as planned. We had hoped to get together with a few friends in Oslo but that didn’t pan out. We did, however, manage to get a little taste (literally and figuratively) of Norway’s capital in our two days here. Let me share a few of our favorites. . .
The fortress withstood a number of sieges throughout its history.
The Oslo Street Food Market was a photographer’s dream — plus, they had good food!
My favorite place in Oslo was the Munch Museum. The exhibit was entitled Exit! as the collection will soon be moving to fancy new digs. I was fascinated by Edvard Munch’s life and his generosity in gifting his massive art collection to the city of Oslo. The museum itself was storied. There were interesting displays regarding its conception, its ultimate neglect and the brazen robbery of two of its most famous works, “The Scream and The Madonna, were snatched from Oslo’s Munch Museum in August 2004 in a daring daytime raid by two masked and armed robbers. One of the men tore the paintings from the walls while the other held terrified security guards and tourists at gunpoint.” Fortunately for Oslo (and for us!), the paintings were eventually recovered and restored.
Waltzing Wanderers 4 