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 big building standing there and we found out that there was a school located up there.

Fun fact: this big building is the old Seamen's School (Sjømannsskolen), completed in 1917. Sailors were trained here until 1989, and since autumn 2013 the building has been home to Kongshavn upper secondary school.

We wondered how students could focus on learning when there was such a beautiful view from the window…

On the hill we found Ekeberg campsite. Maybe that will be one of our campsites on our Scandinavia road trip that we are planning?

This campsite is very child-friendly. We found a rope playground there which Kris liked a lot.

In the forest we found a “glass room”. You can go inside and see yourself like in funhouse mirrors.

From the top of Ekeberg Hill you can see the whole of Oslo and the fjord. It is a great panorama and a nice place to take a photo. No wonder this view inspired one of the most famous paintings in the world, "The Scream" by Edvard Munch.

Fun fact: since 2013 the hill has been home to the Ekebergparken sculpture park. The city set up a viewpoint there dedicated to "The Scream". There is a steel frame you can scream through towards the fjord, just like in Marina Abramović's 2013 performance. However, nobody knows the exact spot where Munch stood.

We came back to the city by a trail used by runners.

Here you can watch our visit to this beautiful place: