2025 in Norway (Oslo)

after an hours-long sailing through the breath-taking Oslofjord

the fittingly-called Norwegian Dawn cruise landed in Oslo, Norway

docked at Tjuvholmen on the afternoon for the rest of June 25th

then to sail away again on the afternoon of the 26th

from the dock the walk to downtown Oslo took only 20 minutes

after many days of the other towns in the north lands

a weariness set in with "free" tour guides

so it came time to get lost in the friendly landscape

(with care and the help of Google Maps if needed)

day 1

saw a few key spots that kept things going:

• Slottsplassen (royal palace)
• Karl Johans gata (shopping street)
  • got a free can of a Faxe Kondi soft drink!
• Oslo domkirke (cathedral)
• Deichman Bjørvika (a "bookery")
  • top notch spot for books and coffee
• Operahus (opera house)
  • the icicle look of the building
• Munchmuseet (Munch art museum)
  • no fees to get in on Wednesdays after 6pm!
• Midsummer night daylight on the ship:

day 2

did not work this leg into the above film but kept it to a few snapshots:

• Bydgøynes
  • Roald Amundsen and Norwegian "explorers monuments" (as above)
    • Amundsen, the first to reach the "South Pole" in 1911
  • Inukshuk, a Canadian-Norwegian friendship thing (as below)