The last museum we planned to see was the Nobel Peace Center. The entire building is dedicated to the award granted each year for making peace in the world. Our compatriot - Lech Walesa - also received the award in 1983. The main hall is dedicated to the current winners of the prize. The exhibition...
We went to explore the next museum, located opposite the Fram museum. This time, the Norwegian Maritime Museum. Here we found an overview of Norway's maritime history and seafaring. It was the largest of the museums we visited that day. It has a huge collection of exhibits and some of them are downright amazing. Fun...
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 Nansen expedition to the North Pole (in 1893-1896) it sailed along the coast of Russia...
Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl set off on 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 more than 8,000 kilometers from Peru to Polynesia to prove that the settlement...
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 an open-air museum with 155 buildings from the period 1600-1970. Historic buildings were moved here from Norwegian towns and villages. There are also...
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 of public transport, all included in the card price. We decided on a day card,...
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 big building standing there and we found out that there was a school located up...
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 panoramas of Oslo below. When we reached the station we needed to go several meters...
1 May is a public holiday in Norway (the same as in Poland). There is a parade in the city center, and most shops and museums are closed on that day. Because of the parade, the trams were cancelled for a few hours as well. We found out how to get to the other side...
We started exploring Oslo. 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 we’d choose. Our first stop was the Oslo Opera House. It was built in 2008 and...
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. Good to know: Rygge Airport closed to civilian traffic on 1 November 2016 and has not had...
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 day off and we had four days to travel to Norway. From the morning of...
