The breakfast buffet at our hotel was a huge selection of typical breakfast food plus many meats, salads, roasted vegetables and more. A feast! I can’t stomach most of this kind of food at 7am, though. 😛

It was another beautiful day! We took a ferry to the “museum island” and there were more great views on the way. We went to the Fram Museum that features the Norwegian polar expeditions. There was a lot to see here with some immersive experiences. We focused our time on the Nansen Photograph exhibit which feature’s the incredibly extensive archive of photos and diary entries from the three-year expedition led by Johan Nansen.

A ferry ride back to the city center got us back in time to walk to the Opera House for a behind the scenes tour. This tour was fascinating! The design of the building itself is a marvel. We were able to see the costume shop, a quick peek of a ballet rehearsal, backstage of one of the stages and a few minutes of a rehearsal for a new opera. After the tour, we walked on the sloping roof of the opera house and sat for a bit to take in the view.

Our next plan was to meet up with some tour friends to do a walk that Rick Steves describes in his guide. The ‘trail’ goes by some churches, a historic cemetery and then along the Akers River, which has rapids and a waterfall and a couple of cute bridges that we zigzagged across. Our friends were good sports for letting us figure out the way and get turned around in a cemetery. 🙂

In the middle of this walk there is a food hall which turned out to be more of a market. We did find a cafe for a quick coffee break.

Just before we reached our hotel, we passed a protest supporting the Ukraine in the park by the parliament building. We were told that people gather there everyday as a reminder that the war continues.

A rest at the hotel was much needed since were on the go all day. We decided to just grab some hotdogs at a 7-Eleven for dinner and we ate them in the park while watching people on the pedestrian street.

Dick wanted to go to one more museum, but he went alone because I had had enough! It turned out that he wasn’t able to get in the museum because our Oslo passes had expired. 😋

Curious siting: a couple swinging on a swing hanging from an overpass 🤷🏻‍♀️