It was a comfortable sleep on the boat, but it took me a minute to get my sea legs when I woke up and I had a bit of motion sickness. 🤢 I managed to get it together enough to have a small breakfast and go up to the top deck to take in the amazing view of the Oslo fjord. Gorgeous in full sun!

We met up with a local guide when we came off the ferry and did a bus/walking tour of Oslo. It was a pretty comprehensive introduction to the city with stops along the harbor, the fortress, city hall, National Theatre and more.

After we checked into our hotel, we had the afternoon free to explore. We decided to walk to the Munch Museum and we spent over two hours there. I now have a much better understanding and appreciation for his art (I’m not a fan of his most famous piece – The Scream).

Then we went to the city library, which is very cool inside and out. It’s a modern building with an exterior that kind of looks like book stacks and an interior that is open to all the floors looking up with lots of interesting artistic elements. It’s such an inviting space and I loved it!

The evening was planned with a group tour to the Vigeland sculpture park and a traditional Norwegian dinner. Vigeland is an amazing place and I’m now a big fan of this art. The park is huge and contains over four hundred sculptures all designed by Gustav Vigeland.

Our choices for dinner was either fish or reindeer. We both chose the reindeer dish – Dick loved it and I thought it was okay. I’m glad I tried it, but I don’t think I would order it if given the option again. The restaurant had decor that represented Oslo’s history.

After dinner with opted to take a stroll with our guide through a modern part of the city. It was such a lovely evening walking along the waterside with lights coming on, fun architecture to look at and a nice view looking back at the city.