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| Description: Karl
Johans Gata early in the morning. Keith is taking the luggage to be sent
ahead c/o Brekke |
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| Description: The
obligatory McDonald's photo op. No, she didn't go in. |
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| Description: Oslo
City Hall -- where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded each year. |
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| Description: Carved
wooden frieze adorning the Oslo City Hall |
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| Description: Another
carved wooden frieze on the opposite side of the entrance. |
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| Description: Thematic
Oslo Tiger statuary in front of City Hall |
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| Description: Oslo
Harbor area with old Akershus Fortress (c. 1300) in the background |
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| Description: Striking
fountain near Johans Gata |
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| Description: The
famous "Scream" by Edvaud Munch in the National Gallery |
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| Description: Peg
admires another masterpiecel in the Oslo National Gallery |
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| Description: Also
in the National Gallery were these awesome statues. |
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| Description: Replicas
were available for student work |
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| Description: View
from the front of our hotel towards Oslo Domkirke |
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| Description: Another
harbor scene |
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| Description: Vigeland
Sculpture Park bridge |
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| Description: The
famous "Angry Boy" at the Vigeland Park |
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| Description: The
Viking Museum |
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| Description: Remarkably
ancient sled at the Viking Ship museum |
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| Description: A
Viking cart at the Viking Ship Museum |
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| Description: The
Fram Museum enclosing the polar exploration vessel |
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| Description: Another
polar exploration vessel, Gjøa in front of the Fram Museum |
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| Looking
up from the deck of the Fram toward the peak of this A-frame building |
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| Oslo
industrial waterfront with notable Holmenkollen Ski Jump on the distant
hill. |
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| Present-day
Viking ships moored in Oslo Harbor |
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| The
ferry to the museums at Bygdøynes -- think "public transportation" |
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| Oslo
Reunion courtesy of the Norway Listers |
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| The
restaurant where we met with the Norway Listers for reindeer steaks |
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