Direktlänk till inlägg 15 augusti 2022
We are in Norway now.
I think we stayed a little longer at our friend's paradise than we planned, but it was difficult to leave such a great stay.
One night we woke up and the moon had fallen into the lake.
sure, look up Mom said
The master fixer friend of ours (he fixed the lock to Lucy's bathroom door) went for a walk into the woods and came back with what Mom considers a true delicacy, and what we call "the gold of the forest"
Fried with butter on a toast is scrumptious delicious
Early mornings are so tranquil here
Goodnight kisses or was it good morning kisses ??? I don't remember I like to give kisses to people I like.
All good things end, so Saturday we said our goodbyes, and we drove towards the Norweigan border.
We had to stop in the closest town because I had to show my passport to a vet and take a pill for worms so he can put a stamp on it.
I told him I don't have any worms but this was the procedure so there was no arguing.
No vet open no Sat.or Sun so we parked at the marina for two nights
Årjäng has3,228 inhabitants in 2010
Ancient findings show that this town has been inhabited for a very long time. Ceramics, burnt animal bones, and flint objects have been found nearby, dating all the way back to 3500-3000 B.C
Not much going on in this town but this mural is pretty cool, the old Motorcycle is definitely cool
Mom made crepes for lunch
Monday morning I got my pill and my passport stamped. Mom has done this with my predecessor when required but has never been checked, so she thought this too will be a waste of money and time.................but a little later there we are at the border and checked so you never know.
We're going to Oslo? What happened to "no big cities"?
Oslo is not a very big city and we're only going to a park Mom said
Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of 702,543 in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,019,513 in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1.71 million in 2010.
Mom has been here before but hasn't seen the biggest tourist attraction, Vigeland Park. (hmm wonder what she did here then?)
Norwegians love tunnels they are everywhere and Mom is scared of them, although she says she's not scared, she claims it is because she wants to see nature..........HA I know better.
Getting around in Oslo and trying to find a parking space is not easy. They still have cable cars and super long buses that have their own lanes but not ALL the time.....it's very confusing.
After a few trips driving around the park, Mom finally decided to park outside the Greek consulate and hoped Lucy will be well taken care of there.
The Vigeland Sculpture Park is a permanent collection of sculptures made by Gustav Vigeland between 1924 and 1943. The park is around 43 hectares and the sculpture garden is the world’s largest sculpture park made by a single artist. It is listed in the Heritage Act as the first park in Norway.
The most famous statue here is this angry boy
The sculpture park is Gustav Vigeland's life work, comprising over 200 sculptures in granite, bronze, and wrought iron. It was installed mainly in the period 1940-1949 but is nevertheless a result of over 40 years of work.
Gustav Vigeland famously said, “it’s only when you put clothes on people that you start defining their religion or where they are from. When you are naked you can be anyone, anywhere at any time”. For this reason, all the statues are naked and many are in very strange positions we thought.
Vigeland Park has the largest collection of roses in Norway, with 14,000 plants and 150 species. Many of them can be seen here
The Monolith is the highest point in the park. Construction began in 1924 when Gustav Vigeland modeled it in clay inside his studio. The design process took ten months, after which the model was cast in plaster.
In 1927, a singular block of granite from Halden was delivered to the studio. It took three masons fourteen years to carve the granite. The Monolith is 14.12 meters (46.32ft) high and is composed of 121 human figures rising slowly towards the sky.
The goal of the sculptures is to depict life in all its strange and wonderful forms. They depict people engaging in various typically human pursuits, such as wrestling, dancing, hugging, and holding hands. They reveal a full range of human emotions, including anger and violence.
Imagination can run wild in this place, and to tell the truth, I wasn't one iota interested in this stuff. I was hoping to let loose so I can run on the grass but nope not this time
This was called "a circle of life"
Finally some excitement. two teachers were visiting the park with some first graders teaching them about art...........telling them????
Anyway, they were as interested in this stuff as I was and they all wanted to pet me............I've learned to like most kids now. Not one kid listened to the teachers so they both gave up trying to get their attention.
Do you think this guy is inspired by the statues?
The park is enormous and it's hot so after a few hours Mom finally had enough and got ready to leave.
Walking back we saw Holmenkollen ski jump which is a mountain in the borough of Oslo it goes up to 500 meters (1,600 ft) above sea level and is well-known for its international skiing competitions.
Mom kept her promise and we left Oslo and are now somewhere ???? After hours of walking in the heat, Mom was getting too tired to continue driving so we're now parked at a rest stop for the night.
Again a pretty decent wiev
Tomorrow is a new day
wet kisses to ya all
Henry
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