Oslo’s National Gallery is home to the original ‘Scream’ by Munch. It’s also home to a lovely cemetery where we saw Munch’s and Ibsen’s graves, and it is home to a whole peninsula of museums on ships and sailing. You take a boat out there and explore Viking ships and see polar bears, wacky dolls, and an actual Oscar award. Seriously! Here are pics! From ships in museums to ones in the water, we had a fantastic 2-hour cruise on one of the world’s oldest sailing ships. Great commentary from captain, great beer and sandwiches, as well as great scenery (and I don’t just mean the captain!)Back in the city centre there is also a theatre museum (make sure to ask ‘creepy theatre guy’ who manages the place to screen the bizarre video for you!), the mini bottle gallery, and a ‘House of Singles Outlet’ (alas, I did not find any ‘bargains’..lol). Oslo is also home to the best café – Engebrecht Café – the oldest in Oslo where you get the BEST mussels and cake, in fact, they’ve dubbed it ‘world’s best cake. I’ll let my traveling companion Sarah tell you about it here and then also read about their ingenious invention to help with cleanup. Pics of Oslo sights are here. Final shots are the flash mob dancing to ‘Hairspray’ we saw in the train station. Our trip wrapped up with an afternoon at the Amazing Vigeland Sculpture Park. One sculptor, 200+ granite and bronze sculptures in beautiful setting = a must-see.
