Ok, weather continues to be perfect. Couldn’t ask for more. Breakfast. Here are some quick snaps of the Thon Hotel Opera breakfast buffet. Breakfast has become our main meal of the day in Oslo.
After breakfast it was off to the nearby Munch Museum. It is 12 stories of Munch works. Edvard Munch was Norway’s pre-eminent painter. He was prolific and he did everything — portraits, self-portraits, landscapes (at the beach, in the forest, etc.), themed works (love, hate, sickness), wood blocks, sculptures, etc. Yup, even he did penises. He is most famous for The Scream. We visited all twelve floors. Great views from the top. His work is interesting and worth seeing. Here’s a big sample.
As I said, great views from atop. Also here are some shots from the area nearby. Note the first picture below. That area is known as the Barcode Area because the buildings resemble a computer bar code. Do you see it? That’s the Opera House next door.
Then it was onto the Metro for a ride to Holmenkollbakken, the Oslo ski jump. Once off the Metro, it’s a steep twenty-minute walk up to the ski jump and ski museum. We sure got our walking in today between the ski jump and 12 floors of Munch. We had a great lunch at the Holmenkollen Restaurant (salmon and potatoes for Elaine; veal carpaccio with asparagus for me). The views were fantastic and it was a fun thing to do. (We could have zip-lined down from the top, but we both wisely demurred.)
We finished the day with drinks in the hotel bar at 5:30. We sat outside in the beautiful weather. I had a beer followed by a gin and tonic. Elaine sipped glasses of rosé wine. After cocktails we had sandwiches in our room that we bought at the train station on the way home. Tired after a long day with lots of walking, we retired early. We’ll be back at it tomorrow. Later!
Did you walk up that steep incline of steps, OMG!!! Fabulous, and kudos to you both.
And that last picture, Joe and the beer at the bar, thought you had a headdress of flowers! 😱
That is some breakfast buffet. Almost as many breakfast choices as there are Munch paintings.
Yup, saw the bar code. Great views.
Your lunch at the ski jump restaurant looks delicious. And you certainly did enough climbing to work it all off. The drinks at the hotel bar were well deserved.
Are you serious, that is an amazing buffet. No wonder you took the steps, haha. Yes, saw the barcode bldg. You are having good weather. Hope it continues for you.
Yes, the weather has been amazing.