Right next to the Kon-Tiki Museum is the FRAM Museum – dedicated to “the strongest ship in the world – Fram.” This Norwegian schooner was built in 1892 and was used in the most important polar expeditions. During the Fridtjof…
Kon-Tiki Museum
Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl took an expedition across the Pacific Ocean on the Kon-Tiki raft in 1947. The famous raft “Kon-Tiki” was constructed of lightweight balsa wood and bound with ropes, without the use of nails. The explorer sailed the raft…
Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
After a visit to the Viking Ship Museum we headed north along the main street, and after a few minutes of walking we reached the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. It is a museum with 155 buildings from the period…
Viking ship museum
Saturday, May 2 was a busy day for us. It is rare for us to spend the whole day exploring museums. We purchased the Oslo Pass card, which was created especially for tourists. It allows admission to museums and use…
Ekeberg Hill
When we came back from exploring the Holmenkollen Ski Jump Arena we were in the city center again. It was noon so we decided to go to the opposite side of the city to explore Ekeberg Hill. We saw a…
Holmenkollen Ski Jump Arena
On the outskirts of Oslo there is a hill named Holmenkollen. The popular Ski Jump Arena is located there. We can get there by subway – Line 1. The railway climbs over the mountains and allows us to view beautiful…
Vigeland Park
1st May in Norway is a public holiday (the same as in Poland). In the city center there is a special parade, most shops and museums were closed on that day. Because of the parade, the trams were cancelled for…
Oslo Opera and Akershus fortress
We’ve started exploring Oslo city. When we were selecting a hotel we picked the one that is located in Oslo’s center to have the best location for sightseeing, where we can start and have everything close no matter which direction…
Oslo
Here we are! A few words about our trip. We flew with Ryanair from Poznań Airport (POZ) to Oslo Rygge Airport (RYG). The destination airport is about 70 km away from Oslo, located near the town of Moss. Check-in on…
Long weekend in Norway
We are going to Norway for a long weekend in May! The idea came up when we were looking for interesting cheap flights using the Skyscanner app. We found a cheap flight that perfectly matched the long weekend. Just one…