Oslo City Hall

To this day, I still cannot fathom how amazing Oslo's city hall is. From the outside, it looks like any other generic building that line the street, but as soon as you step foot inside, you're blown away by the expansive room dotted with grand wall paintings. This is a must see when visiting Oslo. Furthermore, each room has its own unique feel with a different atmospheric painting.













Oh and HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2015 is here and nothing feels different. lol.

Norsk Folkemuseum

The Norsk Folkemusuem is a must see while in Oslo. It details the rich history of Norway and has very unique features that the other museums lacked. It features a whole outdoor section with numerous "old-school" Norwegian houses. The Norsk Folkemuseum is located in Bygdoy as well and is only a few blocks from the Viking Ship Museum. I think my main complaint from that particular day was that THERE WAS SO SO SO MUCH WALKING! I want to say that we had walked around Oslo during most of the morning and then decided to tackle these 2 museums in the afternoon. That was such a mistake because my feet were in some serious pain. So in hindsight, I think I would have had a lot more fun had we not walked 20 miles that day. All my focus was on the pain searing through my feet.

Although, I do gotta say that I'm thankful that we didn't have to walk to Bygdoy, but instead got to take a boat. My feet really appreciated the break during that nice, albeit short 5 minute boat ride.

A different perspective

So obviously, I'm a sore loser when it comes to updating this blog. Clearly NOT breaking news.

Anyway, it's been about 6 months since I visited Norway and I still have a bajillion pictures to share. Oy. I guess today is as good as any day to get some of that done. Especially since I've also done a 2 week road trip during this past New Years. Hence, more friggin' pictures that'll take months to upload!!

These pictures were taken in the botanical garden. It was in a seedy part of the city but once you entered the garden's threshold your world would be transformed. There was such beauty everywhere you turned. I mean, I had never seen so many plants/flowers before. Unfortunately, I hated all my flower pictures so these are going to be of everything BUT flowers. haha.





These next pictures are from the Viking Ship Museum. It's a surprisingly small museum but it packs a big punch. From what I remember, it only houses 2 full-sized ships. Since the museum itself is small, once it got crowded, IT GOT CROWDED. I remember being a little bit annoyed at how many people were crammed in most of my shots. Fortunately, after being in there for awhile, all the tour groups moved on & all the sudden, the place was deserted. So the museum is located in Bygdøy, which is a short boat ride from Oslo. Bygdøy felt like it's own little island (even though it isn't, it's a peninsula), there were lots of big, expensive houses lining all the streets and it felt very homey.




This should suffice for now. Toodles :)