Nah. You need a mojito in the picture. Then it would be just perfect!
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The CDR emergency backup Facebook Group has arrived! I have invited those I could find... Ewa, Kathy, Lena, Laura, Michelle, Noel and Yvonne (under her pseudonym)
It is a private group, so no posts are public.
If there’s anyone else on facebook, here’s the link
https://www.facebook.com/groups/785037581863143/
It is a private group, so no posts are public.
If there’s anyone else on facebook, here’s the link
https://www.facebook.com/groups/785037581863143/
Eggs? No idea of what though.
Ah! So much for the mystery...
The weather is lousy -- and I'm suffering from a new attack of sinusitis after the trip, so I changed my mind about the walk. A few of the promised photos instead!
The cruise started at 16:30 pm from Copenhagen. When we woke up next morning, we were already approaching Oslo. A view of the fjords:
Our visit in Oslo started at Akershus Fortress, a medieval fortress that was used as a military base and a royal residence, and hosts the royal mausoleum and a military museum, as well as memorials to the resistance fighters executed here during WWII.
The fortress overlooks the Oslo Fjord.
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From there, we headed down to the city center, and found a familiar face on the way. Husband insisted on a picture.
Oslo City Hall is nicknamed "brunost", the Norwegian brown cheese (it looks like a couple of those lumped together). Unfortunately the real brunost was not available because apparently it's not the season yet. The Nobel Peace Prize center is right around the corner.
(To be continued...)
The cruise started at 16:30 pm from Copenhagen. When we woke up next morning, we were already approaching Oslo. A view of the fjords:
Our visit in Oslo started at Akershus Fortress, a medieval fortress that was used as a military base and a royal residence, and hosts the royal mausoleum and a military museum, as well as memorials to the resistance fighters executed here during WWII.
The fortress overlooks the Oslo Fjord.
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From there, we headed down to the city center, and found a familiar face on the way. Husband insisted on a picture.
Oslo City Hall is nicknamed "brunost", the Norwegian brown cheese (it looks like a couple of those lumped together). Unfortunately the real brunost was not available because apparently it's not the season yet. The Nobel Peace Prize center is right around the corner.
(To be continued...)
Wonderful photos. The sky is beautifully clear
Did you go in the City Hall? The murals in there are amazing!
From there, we continued along the boardwalk (for my geocaching), and ...
...found a friend of Mark's!
Oslo, as a city, is obsessed with sculpture. We didn't have time to go to either of the two big sculpture parks, but we saw this little hidden gem. Notice the squares of something that from distance actually looks like grass:
Up close, it's this:
Old snow is still piled up in places, but at least we didn't get the promised sleet!
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And then it was time to go back, but not before a visit to the opera house, with its sloping roof, on which you could walk.
A floating sculpture (what else?) of a sinking boat in the foreground and our transport home in the background. Fortunately, this was no foreshadowing of our return journey.
...found a friend of Mark's!
Oslo, as a city, is obsessed with sculpture. We didn't have time to go to either of the two big sculpture parks, but we saw this little hidden gem. Notice the squares of something that from distance actually looks like grass:
Up close, it's this:
Old snow is still piled up in places, but at least we didn't get the promised sleet!
...
And then it was time to go back, but not before a visit to the opera house, with its sloping roof, on which you could walk.
A floating sculpture (what else?) of a sinking boat in the foreground and our transport home in the background. Fortunately, this was no foreshadowing of our return journey.
We had only a few hours, so we spent the entire time outdoors, with only a break for lunch. No museums either.Wonderful photos. The sky is beautifully clear
Did you go in the City Hall? The murals in there are amazing!
Lol. It goes off at least 3 x a day for 2.30hours everyday now.
So sweet.
Thanks Linda.
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Whahaha. Thank goodness for fresh eyes.
A Very apt song. After reading Anne's post about the crocodiles and alligators, and the part about nile crocodiles being worse than others, I thought awe awe at reading that the songs crocodile was a nile croc. [emoji33] [emoji33]
Good luck Lyn. I hope it goes well today.
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Hi, Heather! You're right, I haven't shared anything yet. Finally managed to login from the computer. Not sure what had caused the problem, but I'm here now. Might take a walk (there's a break in my work -- I do freelance), and then upload a few pictures of surprisingly sunny Oslo.
Wonderful
I remembered the Bloody Mary... [emoji6]That was about it. I thought my thought process could be clouding the issue!
Free lance what?
Very nice!
From there, we continued along the boardwalk (for my geocaching), and ...
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...found a friend of Mark's!
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Oslo, as a city, is obsessed with sculpture. We didn't have time to go to either of the two big sculpture parks, but we saw this little hidden gem. Notice the squares of something that from distance actually looks like grass:
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Up close, it's this:
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Old snow is still piled up in places, but at least we didn't get the promised sleet!
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And then it was time to go back, but not before a visit to the opera house, with its sloping roof, on which you could walk.
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A floating sculpture (what else?) of a sinking boat in the foreground and our transport home in the background. Fortunately, this was no foreshadowing of our return journey.
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I love the sculpturing! From the tiny people to the big boat, Gorgeous!!! Beautiful city
