My cousin Sarah resides in the UK and had business in Bergen, Norway (7 hour train ride away), so she contacted me and arranged to meet up with me in Oslo to show her and her husband, Josh, around town. I haven’t seen her in close to 15 years! Ow!

The three of us had a wonderful weekend in Oslo, the weather was coldly pleasant and the sights were tremendous. The first day we went around to many museums and did the touristy thing. We visited the Viking Ship Museum, the Fram Polar Ship Museum (which had a fun interactive “Viking age” simulator where you were able to experience what it was like to be on a Viking ship, in the bitter cold, and underground in the ice caves), walked around the Bygdøy Peninsula and had a delicious lunch (of course I had to get pho, the soup is simply ambrosia to me) in this gem of a Vietnamese restaurant tucked away in an out-of-the-way area. Continuing our endless travels, on the wonderfully efficient public transportation system provided by the Norwegian government, we then visited the Munch Museum (actually not that titillating) and the National Gallery of Norway (National Art Museum) where I took a screaming picture with The Scream by Edvard Munch, which, by the way, everyone pronounces as “moo-unk’ not “muh-unch”.  Saw a few cool Picasso paintings, Dahl landscapes of Norway wilderness and a beautiful Sohlberg painting of mountainous Norge. We then took a small walk on Aker Brygge, saw the Oslo City Hall (Rådhuset), visited the Nobel Peace Center and had sushi for dinner!

The second day was short, considering my cousin’s flight was leaving at 1500, and she had to be at the airport around 13:30, so we kept it short and just took a gander up to the National Opera and Ballet as well as Akershus Fortress.

It was a good weekend! Sore gluteus maximus, medius and minimus for sure, but great nonetheless ❤