Cultural and maritime day

Yeah, things are a bit dear here in Oslo. Like $7 for a coffee - which is good but not great. And don't get me started on alcohol, the sale of which must be regulated by the Temperance League. Makes Canada seem like party central.
Another observation: there's no traffic on the roads - here or in Gothenburg. The Scandinavians must export all their cars or hide them in gloomy bunkers somewhere. It's a pedestrian paradise - except for those silent e-scooters.
Anyway, we loaded up on the Oslo pass today to get into museums and ride public transport. We took in the Cultural Museum. Apparently a king developed a penchant for shifting buildings of cultural significance from around the country to his backyard. And the State made it a tradition. Actually, the display on the Sami people (once known as Laplanders) was very interesting and informative. Another case of a culturally and physically decimated indigenous population.
Having mastered the bus service, we rode on to the Fram Museum, which celebrates polar exploration in and out of a wooden ship (the Fram) used by Amundsun and others. A quick tour of the co-located Maritime Museum before catching the ferry back to city central.
Having pooled our resources and maxxed the credit cards, we bought a small bottle of gin to pre-load before going out to dinner at the Oslo Street Food Market. Should be good.Weiterlesen