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We looked briefly in the shops but weren't really in the mood. After
our big breakfast we weren't hungry so we jumped on a tram and headed north-west to Vigeland Park. This was the only thing I really wanted to see in Oslo and I was glad we went. The park was very pretty with
all the autumn colours but the highlight was all the statues. The park "contains 192 sculptures with more than 600 figures,
all modeled in full size by Gustav Vigeland without the assistance of pupils or other artists". I really liked the figures,
especially the ones on which muscle detail and facial expression was beautifully shown.
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| Mad hair girls... |
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| The circle is a well-known symbol of eternity |
After walking around this park for a hour or so, it was already 4pm and
we decided we were hungry after all. We found a pizza place for all-you-can-eat and got our money's worth there!
We stumbled back to the hotel (via the "Kiwi Mini-prix" supermarket!) and had a snooze before cracking open our duty-free
red wine. I'd like to report more on how our night was, but none of us can really remember...
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| This baby was on all the postcards |
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| I loved this man and baby |
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| Vigeland Park |
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| Juggling babies! |
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| This bronze wheel shows a man and woman linked together in a rotating movement |
The wasn't much time on Sunday to do anything but take a short walk and
then start on the long journey back home, by foot, coach, plane, tube and bus...
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| The monolith in the autumn colours |
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| The monolith was incredible - made up of hundreds of naked writhing bodies |
Go to page 3 for more sculptures
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