Holidays in Oslo
Oslo - Small, modest and quiet, Norwegian capital and largest city in Norway. Together with the suburbs, its population is about one and a half million, a high figure for a country with fewer than 4.5 million souls, i.e., every third Norwegian lives in the capital. The Farder's beacon is taking its first vice valley, the Oslo Fjord, where the capital of Norway, Oslo, was cozy. The passenger ferry from the continent is solemnly entering the port. Loads and fast boats are all over the place.
Oslo was founded in 1048 and is the oldest capital of northern Europe. At the end of the thirteenth century, this city became the residence of Norwegian kings. In 1624, Oslo was renamed Christiania, by the name of the Danish King Christian IV. In 1814, Oslo became the capital of Norway.
Despite the ancient history, Oslo had virtually no construction of the nineteenth century, and especially the fourteenth to fifteenth centuries. The exception is the Akershus fortress built in the XIIth century. At the fortress museum, we can look at Christiania's model, circumvent the beautiful castle that once was the royal residence, and monitor the detentions that are at risk of being held on the fortress every 15 to 20 minutes. From the fortress, there's a beautiful view on Oslo, the Acker Brigga and the bay.
Acker Brigga has many fish restaurants on the coast, under which different welds and boats were converted. Once upon a time, a viable coaster was just a port with dark, dirty docks. Since then, some port structures have been maintained, but have been significantly relocated. These are now modern buildings where the predominant element is glass, which has provided massive ease structures and transparency.
By the way, no port of Norway, including Oslo, freezes winter. The view of the cold Norwegian climate is exaggerated. It's not hot in summer: +15 +20 C, but winter is soft with an average temperature of zero. The reason for this is the warmth of Golfstrim, which passes near the Norwegian coasts.
The roads in Oslo are underground, so cyclists and rollers feel like full-fledged owners of the city.
Perhaps it is because of the lack of motorways that town is perceived as a deep province. The attitude of motorists in Oslo, as in Norway, is very rigid. For example, the use of a boiled rubber in the city requires payment of a fee of $120 and a sticker on the car glass, which is paid. About $1.5 is owed to anyone who enters Oslo on a light vehicle. Such strict measures are taken because Norwegians are very careful about their country and its unique nature, raising attitudes among growing generations.See:
City Hall - the most visible construction on the coast and Oslo. It was built between 1933 and 1950. Looking at this dark building from a brown brick, it's hard to believe that there are beautiful, bright frescoes inside his wall.
Parliament. The building of the Norwegian Parliament, built in 1886, and the National Theatre, built in 1891-1899, is located in the Karl-Uhangat Street. The Oslo business centre has taken a modest space between the port and the Karl-Uhansgath Street.
Bugde It is one of the most visited areas of Oslo, and all because there are numerous museums: the Norwegian Museum of People ' s Desk, the Vicing Ships Museum, the Fram Museum and the Con-Tiki Museum belonging to Tour Hayerdal.
Con Ticky Museum♪ This is what tourists are most interested in. The Norwegian ethnographic and archaeologist known worldwide, Tour Heyerdal, is the national hero of Norway. To confirm his theory about the original settlement of the Islands of Polynesia from America, he sailed with a crew in 1947 from the Con-Ticki Blade from Peru to Polynesia. In 1969 and 1970, he arrived on the Ra papid boats from Africa to the islands of Central America, which proved that ancient Egyptians could sail to America. In this journey, Yuri Senkewich became a member of his multinational team. The "Ra" legendar boat and many other exhibits on the travel of the famous Norwegian and formed the main exhibit of the museum.
Museum of Viking Ships - collected unique archaeological discoveries under his roof - ancient kiln
Vicing vessels carried out maritime trade, looting and conquests at the end of the VIII to the middle of the nineteenth century. Recent discoveries have shown that these vessels have reached the coast of North America for centuries before Christopher Columba.At the Fram Museum - A single vessel with egg bottom, built by Nansen specifically to navigate in the hard ice of the Arctic. It's on this boat that another Norwegian traveler, Rual Amundsen, travelled to Antarctica and then skied the first to reach the South Pole.
Vigelan Park. One of the most notable features of Oslo is Frogner Park, more specifically its part of the Vigelan Park, the great creation of the sculptor-smochka of Gustave Vigelanna (1669-1943). The sculptor took over all the costs of his dreams by convincing the Oslo authorities to take him only a piece of land in Frogner Park. For about 43 years, Vigelan worked to fulfill his dream. As a result, there has been a remarkable creation combining naturalism and symbolism with a realistic interpretation of human life. Many sculptures show not only the path of the man who passes from birth to death, but also the feelings of each generation. The sculpture of a crying, angry boy, one of thousands of other ensembles, has become a symbol of Oslo and is portrayed in numerous postcards and souvenirs.