gotta pack everything into my panniers tonight - Maggie has been freed from her box and we went for a loopedy loop around town - being lost most of the day - but finding the PO, Railway Station and Sculpture park - only one tapestry in some museum yet to be found!
http://www.a-trip.com/tracks/view/155390 - check out this link if you want to get an idea of what I am like on my own!!! Failed! almost, but found my way back home......
am leaving town at 14:00 for Trondheim tomorrow - arriving there at 20:00 - will still be light then of course.
so here's some pics for today - now with captions!!!!!
wish me luck with my packing, cos I am gunna need all I can get!
thanks!
OK - better get some words happening before the comment by Travelling Wildeheart gets out into WWW and peeps start thinking there's some erotica on my blog!!!!
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| flying over the Swedish archipelago - lots of islands! |
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| Welcome to Oslo - thunderstorm and heavy rain on Thurs night - hmmm.... weather change indeed |
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| Impressive tiger sculpture outside Oslo central railway station |
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| Oslo Domkirke |
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| Interesting pagan symbol attached to corner of Oslo Domkirke |
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Lovely sculpture of Mother & children - much nicer than generals on horseback!
Outside Oslo City hall - in a park with other gentle family sculptures |
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| Interesting building found along the trail |
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| The Royal Palace - yep with horseman |
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Palace Guard with fluffy black tassel on his helmet that totally obscures his vision
Obviously not expecting any attacks from his right! |
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| Riding thru Snobsville, its a wonder they let me pass :) |
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| Ultimate colour scheme - black car and on the balcony, matching pink and white geraniums in window box |
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| possible famous ice skater from Norway - but love the lightness of this sculpture |
OK - so here are some of the pics I took at the sculpture park in Oslo - no!!! they are not erotica, but capture all the human emotions - which does include love!!! and anger - in hundreds of different sculptures.
try this link for some info:
http://www.visitnorway.com/en/where-to-go/east/oslo/what-to-do-in-oslo/attractions-in-oslo/vigelandsparken-sculpture-park/
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| swimming pool for black-backed seagulls |
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| Yes - Maggie and me agree that the central 14m sculpture is a tad phallic - well the designer was a man.... |
But generally, the sculptures are truly not erotica - they really do capture human life and there were some angry ones in amongst the carefree, light-hearted and loving ones. biggest problem is to get photos without someone posing or climbing up over the sculptures - weekends in this weather, I imagine it will be packed!
I was a tad nervous with those black clouds looming every closer and knowing that I had to find my way back to the hotel. After last night's close-by thunderstorm, I didn't want to be out in this one - but it faded away and was never seen or heard!
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| yep! letting one's hair down and dancing - nice! |
http://www.a-trip.com/tracks/view/155390 ... hahahhahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. That's some snail trail. Hehheheheeeeeeeeee, ahhh how I laugh!
ReplyDeleteLovely pics - already a world away from rural Russia. The buildings are more aesthetic and don't have that vibe of neglect and dejection. Call me crazy, but that is the sense I get from the photos.
ReplyDeleteThe water squiggles in the fountain photo are particularly arty - gorgeous photo.
I do call you crazy!!! but in this instance you are so right! everything is well maintained and one doesn't feel that it could all come tumbling down. but then Norway is a very rich country - no struggle street here - tho I have seen some drunks - maybe homeless, some beggars and also this end of town seems to populated with a lot of migrants from Africa and Middle East. At least some countries are pulling their weight in the refugee stakes - unlike Australia!!! Oops! no more political statements!
Delete... okay, my 'naughty radar' must have been disengaged. But are those last few photos of public sculptures as phallic and as ' "friendly" ' as they appear? From the piccies here, they appear to be illustrating Kama Sutra II ...
ReplyDeletesee update!!! here's a link with some info: http://www.visitnorway.com/en/where-to-go/east/oslo/what-to-do-in-oslo/attractions-in-oslo/vigelandsparken-sculpture-park/
DeleteSo that's what Oslo looks like with blue skies :) Looks like you had a lovely day!
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