Oslo, Norway- Day1; 1 of 5 WALK to OSLO

We spent 2 wonderful days in the busy cultural city of Oslo. It was a great time and just as we got there, we were welcomed by their annual pride parade and got to experience 3 or 4 hours of floats, music and people sharing love! We were also very lucky with the wonderful weather, so we purchased their Oslo pass and decided to take on their more than 30 museums not to mention trains, buses, trams and ferries. We only got to visit 8 Museums, but they were all wonderful and unique. See the photos from our walk from the dock to downtown Oslo.

Norway’s capital, oldest and largest city of 710,000 people is on a fjord and has Viking history going back 1000 years. The United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway had a common monarch and common foreign policy that lasted from 1814 until its peaceful dissolution in 1905 with separate constitutions, laws, legislatures, administrations, state churches, armed forces, and currencies. The Norwegian government was presided over by viceroys: Swedes until 1829, Norwegians until 1856. Norway had been in a closer union with Denmark, After the adoption of the new Constitution of Norway on 17 May 1814, Prince Christian Frederick was elected king and had been part of Denmark and at this point became part of Sweden. Norway didn't achieve full independence until 1905 when Haakon VII was crowned the King of Norway. The current King the grandson and 3rd monarch since Denmark became a nation is King Harald V since 1991. He and his wife Queen Sonja have been beloved by the population for the past 35 years.
How do Norwegians currently think of their neighbors:
-Sweden like a brother
-Denmark like a mother
-Iceland like a daughter
-Finland like a strange cousin
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