Oslo

Oslo, Norway. Death metal capital of the world. Under its former name Kristiania it was the setting for Hunger, Knut Hamsen's tale of artistic madness. Home to playwright Henrik Ibsen. The paintings of Edvard Munch. The compositions of Edvard Grieg. Vikings, Arctic explorers, and Nazi resistance movements. Here's a look.


Sailing into the Oslo harbor.


Akershus Fortress, which overlooks the harbor.


Oslo City Hall.


Eidsvoll Square.


A statue of Henrik Ibsen in front of the Nationaltheatret.


Palace Park.


The Oslo trolley.


It's been said that a gentleman is a man who can play the accordion but doesn't.


The Nobel Peace Center.


Approaching the Bygdøy peninsula by ferry.




Inside a stave church.


At the Norsk Folkemuseum, an open air museum of historic Norwegian houses.


The Viking Ship Museum.


The Fram ship, which took Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen to the Arctic in 1893.






The Kon-Tiki raft, which carried Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl across the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Polynesia in 1947.


An Easter Island-sty​le moai head.




A visit to the Resistance Museum, commemorating Norway's struggle against the Nazis.




The fjords of Norway.


The tiny figure in yellow is pining.