Fourth Day in Oslo

Saturday was fun. We had breakfast as usual, and then took a bus out to Bygdøy, an area a little ways outside of Oslo. We passed the King's ranch, and went to the Folk museum, where we were able to see different examples of houses from around Norway. We stopped in the guest shop and sat in the cafe for awhile before going to the Viking Ships!

As always, the Viking Ships were awesome! I had just as much fun this time as I did a few years ago. The only thing that made this time around better was that there were very few tourists around to fill the area up. That, and an exhibit that was being finished last time was finally open. I really hope to be able to take people here some day.

From the Viking Ships, Kelsey, Beth and I took the bus and the Trikk to the Hjemmefronten Museum, or the Norwegian Resistance Museum. This is located in a small building in Akershus fortress, and was a very cool museum. Some parts were a little dated and cheesy, but the information conveyed the point of the museum well. I was able to read up more on things that I had researched, and definitely learned things that I was unaware of. I spent some more money on books, and then we headed to TGIFriday's!

It was Sarah's birthday, so we had reservations. Kelsey, Beth and I arrived a bit early, so we went up to the bar, where I had a Long Island Iced Tea. Our bartender was a funny guy, his name tag said John "The Bomb" Hudson, and he was from Yorkshire. When I asked what brought him to Norway, he said "A woman, a Norwegian woman tempted me with her Norwegian ways. It definitely wasn't for the cheap beer." The rest of the group came, and we were seated and had a very fun dinner for Sarah's 22nd! I bought her a drink and had one myself. Then I headed back to the hotel, and after awhile, to bed.