After an intense morning, where we visited the museums located on the Bygdøy peninsula we headed toward the city, and specifically decided to visit the most famous street in Oslo – Karl Johans Gate. The street connects the Royal Palace…
Nobel Peace Center
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…
Norwegian Maritime Museum
We went to explore the next museum, located opposite the Fram museum. This time, the Norwegian Maritime Museum. We could find there an overview of the history and techniques of the Navy. It was the largest of the museums we…
Polar Ship Museum FRAM
Right next to the Kon-Tiki Museum is located FRAM – 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 Fridtjofa Nasenn expedition…
Kon-Tiki Museum
Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl took expedition across the Pacific Ocean on a 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…
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 card Oslo Pass, 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 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 tram was cancelled for a…