We stayed at the Scandic Hotel in Oslo. In the morning we had a guided sightseeing tour of an Old Cathedral and the Royal Palace and then we visited the Vigeland Sculpture Park. We must have marveled at Vigeland's "Story of Life" through his naked body scultures.
We also visited the Vikingskipene Museum.
We learned that a Queen and her maid would be buried in a large ship with everything they would need for the next life, such as a sleigh, cooking utensils, a cart, money, textiles.
We also visited the Polar Vessel "Fram". This veteran of polar exploration went the furthest north and the furthest south of any of the ships.
We also saw the Kon-Tiki and other ships at the Kon-Tiki Museum. The Kon-Tiki crossed the Pacific in 1947.
Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002) is one of history’s most famous
scientists, adventurers and champions of the environment. The Kon-Tiki Museum
houses original boats and exhibits from Thor Heyerdahl’s world famous
expeditions.
And the Ram II which crossed the Atlantic in 1970. The idea was to see where the ships would drift to.
Another thing I found out is that the early ancestors of my ancestors was probably the Vikings!!
Another thing I found out is that the early ancestors of my ancestors was probably the Vikings!!
