DanDan visits Oslo 2019

Hallo! July 2019. My first trip to Norway. Oslo Airport at Gardermoen replaced old Forneby Airport in 1998. I was 11 years 7mo.


Strolling around Oslo City
CITY HALL, VIGELAND PARK, AKERSHUS FORTRESS, MUNCH MUSEUM

Above-1: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. The Royal Palace.
• Norway, country of Edvard Grieg, Edvard Munch and more Edwards

Above-2: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. The Royal Palace Park.

Above-3: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. The Royal Palace Park.
• Palace Park was built in 1840s, two thousand trees planted

Above-4: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. The Royal Palace Park.
• This is called The King's Mirror, Kongespeilet

Above-5: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Parliament.
• Parliament works in Storting Building (1866)

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INFO
Fearless Girl
• Sculpture (130cm/110kg) by American artist Kristen Visbal
• Originally faced Charging Bull in Manhattan
• Duplicate sculpture at Grand Hotel, since March 8, 2018

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STORY
• Fearless Girl stands as a powerful beacon, showing women - young and old - that no dream is too big and no ceiling is too high

Above-8: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. National Theatre (1899).

Above-9: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. At National Theatre.

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• Park alongside the main street Karl Johans gate

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• Park alongside the main street Karl Johans gate

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• Karl Johans gate connects the Royal Palace and Oslo Central Station

Above-13: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Det Norske Nobelinstitutet.
INFO
Alfred Nobel (1833-1896)
• Swedish businessman, owner of Bofors Ab, 90 arms factories
• Invented dynamite, held 355 patents, made machine guns
• Established annual Nobel Prizes by his testament:
1.Physics 2.Economics 3.Chemistry 4.Medicine 5.Literature 6.Peace (Oslo)
• Nobel Peace Prize yearly event held in Oslo City Hall

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SALT
• A nomadic art project (people without fixed living place)

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SALT
• Some 347 Norwegian shirts flagging in the sea wind

Above-16: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Top of Opera House.

Above-17: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Top of Opera House.
• Oslo Opera House (2008), big, modern, open, not humble

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Above-22: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Harbour restaurant street.

Above-23: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Harbour restaurant street.

Above-24: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Harbour restaurant street.

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Above-26: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. (Beer 13 EUR, coffee free)

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Rådhuset - Oslo City Hall
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE EVENTS

Above-29: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. City Hall.
• City Hall was constructed between 1931 and 1950

Above-30: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. City Hall.
• We went in to hear the story of Norway

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• Listening the story of Norway

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• Epic story of Norway on wall paintings, too

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• Floor artwork

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Above-39: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. City Hall. Art consumer.

Above-40: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. City Hall. Art consumer.
• Odin riding his 8-legged Sleipner, said to been relatively fast runner

Deep thoughts moment.

Above-42: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Oslo City Hall park.
• Sculpture (1960) by Per Palle Storm (1910-1994)

Above-43: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Oslo City Hall park.

Above-44: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Oslo City Hall park.


The Vigeland Park
212 WORKS BY SCULPTOR GUSTAV VIGELAND (1869-1943)

Above-45: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Vigeland Park.
• We walked to here from Oslo centre, 40 mins

Above-46: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Vigeland Park.
• Vigeland Park is also known as Frogner Park

Above-47: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Vigeland Park.
• Open since 1907, for serious tourism

Above-48: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Vigeland Park.
• 58 sculptures on the bridge

Above-49: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Vigeland Park.
• Sculptures were installed in 1920-1943

Above-50: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Vigeland Park.
• Angry Boy (1940)

Above-51: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Vigeland Park.

Above-52: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Vigeland Park.

Amazing park. Amazing sculptures. Amazing visitors.

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Above-58: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Vigeland Park. The Team.

Above-59: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Vigeland Park.
INFO
The Monolith
• Granite, several hundreds tons
• 121 human figures, 14 meters tall
• 14 years carving, erected in 1928

The
Vigeland Duo.

Above-61: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Vigeland Park - male gate.

Above-62: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Vigeland Park - male gate.

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Above-66: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Vigeland Park.

Above-67: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943).

Above-68: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Near Vigeland Park.
• Figure skater, Olympic winner, film star Sonja Henie (1912-1969)


Akershus Fortress
BUILT 700 YEARS AGO

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Above-70: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Cannons artillery.

Above-71: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Battles since 1300s.

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Above-75: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. National Monument for WW2.

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Soldier on crutches with bags.

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Above-79: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. HitBuster!

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The Munch Museum
NORWEGIAN PAINTER EDVARD MUNCH (1863-1944)

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Above-82: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. The Scream (1893).
• Four versions: two pastels (1893, 1895) and two paintings (1893, 1910)

Above-83: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Self Portrait (1904).
• His father Christian Munch was medical officer at Akershus Fortress

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• The Munch Museum moves to new building in Bjørvik end 2019

Above-85: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Poster: Edvard Munch.

Above-86: July 2019. Oslo, Norway. Poster: Lu Xun.


Trip to Oslo
JULY 2019

• By express train from Oslo Airport to Oslo city

• Napping happens

DINNERS
• Hanami and Skur33, both excellent
HOTEL
• Hotel Continental, room 815, in Oslo centre
FLIGHTS
• Finnair: Helsinki - Oslo - Helsinki
SUMMARY
PLUS: Waterfront fjord city, friendliness, dinners
MINUS: E-scooters, restaurant prices

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