HOME SWEET HOME!!!
Yes!! I am back! After being away from home for such a long time, I am finally home.
My body clock is still adjusting to the time differentiation. Its like the first time having such bad jet lag because when I was at Europe, I often be asleep at like 12am (6 hours behind Singapore time because its spring) and be awake at like 8-9am. On my first night upon returning home, I couldn't sleep till 7am in the morning..
Moving on........
The story of my Norway adventures continues.
I was in Oslo for a night before flying off to Tromso but we spent another 2 nights in Oslo before heading back to Singapore. Didn't want to explore Oslo and drain our energy on the first night of our trip that's why I arranged only activities/sightseeing to be done on the last few nights.
Vigeland Sculpture Park/Frogner Park
The Vigeland Sculpture Park is a MUST-SEE in Oslo. Entry is FREE for all. In order to get there, you just have to alight at the tram stop which is directly at the front of the entrance. We were there during the first week of Spring so the most of the trees were 'botak' but this place makes an ideal spot for picnic/bbq in summer!
We were very lucky because the skies were so clear that day and the weather was just right for a stroll.
You could often see mothers pushing their baby prams or dog owners taking their dogs for a walk.
Upon entering the park, you will be greeted by granite sculptures and tall towering trees.
Doesn't the atmosphere of the park look lovely? Its a great idea to start your day by visiting this park first before carrying on with the rest of your itineary.
The sculptures were impressive but only several pictures of a few.
You could tell I was pretty much tired and I know I look bulky here because I was wearing a layer below the outfit.
Look at the adorable children having their lunch in the park! I became extremely pedophilic when I see western kids.
HMMMM... Talking about details.......
Main highlight of the park was the ''Monolith' which has 121 human figures stacked on top of each other .
Most of the sculptures didn't really have an explanation so it leaves visitors wondering what they meant.
Oslo Vinterpark
On our last full day, all of us went to the Oslo winterpark to SKI!!!!!!!
I was looking forward to it because I haven't tried skiing before.
To get to the winterpark, a direct 20 minutes local train from central will get you to the Volksenkollen stop, wait for the bus that will alight you directly at the entrance of the park.
The winter season ends in April so we decided to try but the prices were really overpriced.
We arrived at about 3-ish and the park closes at 10pm. It was like $150+ for the full day pass + ski gear + ski outfits . I was told by my friends that in Korea & Japan it was way cheaper than this.
Most of us felt that it was too expensive and wanted to change our minds. The staffs kinda got the hint and knew we were students so she gave us a discounted price , reduced all the way to $80+.
It's definitely not as easy as it looks. The slope may look like it's for noobs and I thought I could easily ski down . WHEN I WAS AT THE TOP AND STARTED SKIING, YOUR LEGS START TO GAIN SPEED AND I WENT AHHHHHHHHH. Tried to make myself stop by just falling and yes, it was a hard fall.
There was once I fell extremely hard which added extra pain to the back injury (thanks to tromso) .
We called it a day after we left the winter park because all of us had no energy left.
Will do a overall calculation on the trip itself for you guys so if you intend to visit Norway , I hope it will help!
More posts on Norway (Tromso+Bergen) next!
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