Norway!! Third country in Europe!

I got back yesterday from another wonderful weekend! This time I went with Hanna to Oslo, Norway!!!

We left really early on Friday morning (March 1) arrived in Oslo around 2pm. After getting turn round for a bit (just a little) we found our hostel. The room had several other guests and the ones I got to know was a Norwegian girl who had been there for about three weeks earning a bar tending certificate and a women who moved there from Greece to work as a chef. Anyway, we headed out to enjoy the city. We went to Vigelandspark via the trolley. It was interesting to see all the sculptures since they all were missing clothes... But it was great walking around and enjoying the sunshine!

This is Hanna! 

For dinner, we wanted to eat a typical Norwegian dish. We went to Nilsen Spiseri, where we had meat cakes and WHALE! It was quite good, but it is hard to explain what it tasted like... a bit fishy and rubbery? For dessert we had a pancake with brown cheese. The cheese was ok, it is made of caramel, but not sweet.

Then we walked on the roof of the Opera house. It was a good first day in Norway!

(Saturday March 2) 

The next day, we had breakfast at the Oslo Cathedral. I had traditional Norwegian cake! It had nuts with a crust made from egg whites with berries. It was good, a bit sweet, but with the coffee it was perfect.

This is the royal place which was guarded by four soldiers. 

 Storting (parliament)

The harbor! Unfortunately, since it was still winter, the tour boats weren't running yet. 

 

City Hall                                                                                               Akershus Fortress

an Amazing bakery! 

It was so sunny we had to eat outside!

A troll! They are a big part of folklore in Norway. 

We went to the Opera house again so we could get better pictures!

For dinner we ate a Christina, it was a posh (what English people) restaurant. It was lovely with candles everywhere and upscale decorations. But I think we would have been happy with anything since it took us forever to find a place that wasn't too expensive or had available tables! We went to at least 9 places before we decided to wait for a table at this place. 

(Sunday March 3)

Our bus was leaving at 2pm so we went to the National Gallery which had art work from Picasso, Edvard Munch and Van Gogh. 

Then we had our last fika at the harbor. It was a great ending of a grand adventure. It was wonderful going with Hanna since she is funny, interesting, and curious. Getting to know her better was the highlight of the trip