Frognerseteren, Oslo

After a restaurant breakfast, we grabbed a metro up the hills of Oslo to Frognerseteren. A swift 35 minute journey saw us out of the city and surrounded by snow-covered trees overlooking the Oslofjord. The sun came out on our journey and by the time we reached the fjord was bathed in beautiful sunshine. The Øvresetertjern Lake at the top was completely frozen barring a small hole at the bottom of the ladder on the dock. Whilst I sent Ben off so I could take a photo he was joined by a native Norweigan who promptly stripped off and got into the freezing water!

Following a footpath to Holmenkollen, we were graced with blue skies, snow crunching underfoot, and beautiful forests.Read more