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| The second day was brighter and warmer. We had to go to another hotel to get our breakfast since this was the 2nd day after the end of a big hotel strike and our hotel as yet had no food in its restaurant. The hotel around the corner was part of the same chain so we ate there. We had breakfast every day as part of the hotel package and dinner was included also on three or four of the days.-------» | Breakfast in Norway hotels was usually a combination of freshly baked breads of several types, an assortment of meats and cheeses, an assortment of flatbreads and crackers, cereal, yogurt, fresh and/or dried fruits, scrambled eggs, wiener like sausages, baked beans, and an assortment of juices, milks, teas and coffee. | |
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After breakfast we packed up our cameras and
headed out for more exploring. After a quick look round the area
we started out up the hill to the kings house. (Black line on map
headed right to left!)  Sharon
commented on how unusual it was to be able to walk right up to the front
door of the palace. One guard stood at a guard box near the entrance
and one along the side. No other security was visible. A man
with a guitar case on his back rode a bicycle on the path right
next to the side of the building.-----» |
After wandering around the palace grounds we
decided to walk on up to Frogner Park. This is a large park with
lots of chris-crossed paths through the trees and around the
lakes. In the center is the Vigeland sculpture gardens with a large
monolith 
depicting the struggle of mankind surrounded with many carved granite
sculptures showing the ages of mankind from frolicking youth to an aged
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We spent a good deal of time walking around
looking at all the carvings. At the monolith and elsewhere in the
park there were classes of grade school kids, all with various art
materials drawing various sculptures, fountains or other designs found in
the park. They appeared to be free to go where they pleased and to
work alone or in groups without much supervision. 
Surprisingly "most" of them seemed to be pretty well centered on
their tasks. After a few minutes rest in the shade (It was getting
to be a WARM day) we moved on to the large fountain below the
monolith. -----» |
It was also surrounded by an array of
bronze statuary.  The
fountain theme was carried across a bridge and into the flower gardens
on the other side of a small lake. There is an open air restaurant
in the garden where we had a light lunch in the shade of some tall maple
trees. We then found a trolley (22NOK, $2.86 each) that took us back
to the train station (blue line on map) and a short walk back to the
hotel.(Red and green lines are covered on the next page) |
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