Oslo - Frognerparken and the Kon-Tiki (Thur., Aug. 10)

 

Frogner Park is one of the top sights in Oslo and one of our two main goals for the day. The second one was the Kon-Tiki Museum. We would have also liked to have also seen the well-preserved Viking Boat but unfortunately that museum is under renovation until 2024.

Part of Frogner Park is an area is filled with more than 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland (1869–1943) in bronze, granite and cast iron, including The Angry Boy (Sinnataggen), The Monolith (see below) and The Wheel of Life. The statues range from everyday life to "what the heck is that about?" It is a pretty amazing display of statues and one man's lifelong effort. The Angry Boy is to the right and I'll add some other photos of statues at the end. 

Apparently statues are a big thing in Oslo as there are numerous ones all around the city.

Our next stop was the Kon-Tiki Museum. In 1947 Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific Ocean with five other sailors on the balsawood raft called the Kon-Tiki in an effort to prove that it was possible for people from South America could have reached Polynesia during pre-Columbian times. The raft was constructed with only the materials and technologies available to those people at the time. 

On the left is the original Kon-Tiki raft.

Finally, a secondary goal we have is to taste a Cinnamon Roll in each of the countries as there is an on-going debate as to which is the best. At the right is Norway's entry, the Kanelboller. Pretty good but we're reserving judgement until the end.

Monolith

Random brass sculpture. It isn't the Wheel of Life as that is the large sculpture with flowing water that can be seen in the first photo.

Random statue in granite. Two children riding their mother.