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| View from my bedroom window. |
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| one of the houses in the neighborhood |
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| lunch: fish soup and fried shrimp |
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| the loft apartment we're staying in |
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| View from the living room of the loft. |
Friday, June 23, 2017
Stavanger
We flew from Oslo to Stavanger today. I'm going to like this town.
Holmenkollen Ski Museum
Jen decided to stay close to our neighborhood yesterday, but I took the train up, up, up into the hills on the outskirts of Oslo to the Holmenkollen Ski Museum so see the massive ski jump.
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| Seriously, who was the first person to go down this thing? |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter (Art Center)
Today, Jen and I took a train to the outskirts of town, walked for about 30 minutes, got only slightly lost, and ended up at our destination, the Henie Onstand Art Center. Little known fact: Sonja Henie, Norwegian Olympic figure skater of yesteryear and her husband Niels Onstad, a Norwegian shipping tycoon, were devoted collectors of modern art. In 1968, a year before Sonja Henie died, their collection became the centerpiece of the institution. We had a wonderful day at this place, there were only a few other visitors there, and we got to play with some totally wacky modern art.
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| Sometimes modern art involves putting on a harness and flying... |
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| ...then sliding down a tube at terminal velocity |
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| "Two Roaming Beds" - from the Sanatorium exhibit. |
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| The museum was founded by Norwegian figure skater, Sonja Henie and her husband Niels Onstad. |
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Give Peace a Chance
After visiting the Vigeland Park and then having a spectacular lunch back on the waterfront in Central Oslo, Jen went off to walk around the Akershus Fortress and I took the tour of the Nobel Peace Center. Great tour with exhibits on the current Peace Prize winner, President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, as well as exhibits on the history of the prize and past winners.
Monday, June 19, 2017
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