DAY 11 - Off to Bygdøy, the peninsula with a few museums.

I set out way too late, because I figured that I had essentially two more days to see what I wanted. This posed a problem, as I only had a few hours to see quite a few things. Bad planning.

The Oslo Pass allows you to use pretty much any transport, including boats. The quickest and easiest way to get there is by boat, so I did just that.






It's a crowded place when you land, with lots of boats around.








A very pretty little area though.








My first stop was the Norwegian Folk Museum, taking advantage of the nice weather as it's mostly outdoor.







It's a lot like Skansen in Stockholm, but a bit smaller. Like with Skansen, I'll just leave no comment on these.









































































Traditional dancing, apparently. For 5 minutes every hour.






































































































































I would've spent longer there, but my bad planning meant time was running out. Onto the Viking Ship Museum. There are several different ships here. This is the Oseberg Ship.






This is the Tune Ship.








The Oseberg Ship again.








And this is the Gokstad Ship. They're named after the places in which they were found, I think.







A poor shot of the Oseberg Ship.








And here's the outside.








I wanted to find the Holocaust Centre, but it was a little off my map. So I just took the bus to its final destination to figure it out. There were signs for a beach. A beach in Oslo?






I investigated, and found a rather charming beach. I also, accidentally, found a naturist beach. No, I don't have pictures. Yes, it was disappointing.






I quickly abandoned finding the Holocaust Museum and got on the bus again to get to the eastern edge where there are three museums. This is the Kon-Tiki Museum, named after a raft that crossed the sea. This isn't it, though.





This is it.








Here's the last one (called 'Ra II' I think).








GOT ANY SAUSAGES PRECIOUS








They made a documentary about the Kon-Tiki experiment, and it won an Oscar.










I only had time for one more museum, the FRAM Museum, named, I believe, after this ship. It went all around the world, through the Antarctic as well.






You can even go onboard. That's unusual. Below deck, also.








The view outside is nice. That queue of people is where I waited for my boat home, in the cold wind, for ages.







It's a good sized vessel.








It's a recognisable museum from outside, too.











There's a couple of little boats outside. This is the one you saw in a previous pic.







Here's some more.








Finally back in town, I thought I'd seen all of the nude sculptures in Oslo.







No way.











Not by a long shot.











It was a much quieter day than before, so my feet are slowly getting better, I think. I went for a burrito in a Mexican restaurant for dinner, and had a relatively early night. Day 12 is a travel day, mainly, but most of it is in Oslo, with nothing to do at all. Ho hum.