Today was another jam packed day. I started out at 6am arriving back in the train station from the fjord trip. With no hostel or place to go, I freshened up in the train station for 10NOK - about $1.50 (and yes, here in Europe you must pay to potty.) Then I proceeded to find a place to stay for tonight. With it being a Saturday, there was only one available place, so I booked it straight away. Then, layered up to face the blustering windy rainy, and cold day that faced me. That wasn't going to stop me from having my one day to explore Oslo. I sat down in a Coffee House (what seems to be Scandanevia's Starbucks) had a tea and parfait, and mapped out my day.
I began walking the boardwalk - one of my favorite past times to do. I knew I'd come along a castle and City Hall. Upon entering this castle/fort, it happened to be the one weekend where a medieval festival was in town and instead of the grounds being free to explore, they were 200NOK (about $25) so my budget and I skipped that. Next, was trying to get even a glimpse of the castle, but apparently they built it well because the wall around it completely blocked it from sight! Anyways. I proceed to walk around, found city hall which was alright. Bought an overpriced troll doll as a souvenir, and walked around a bit more.
At this point, I could barely feel my hands. I think the high today was around 45° plus clouds, wind, and rain. So I decided it was time to find some Norwegian fish soup to warm me up. Let me tell you, it was delicious. It wasn't papa's clam chowder, but had a different unique creamy delicious taste to it. After, I began my journey across town to the sculpture park.
This place was unique. A ginormous park that was absolutely beautiful, filled with sculptures of naked men, women, and children. Alone, together, and in some of the strangest poses! I'm not sure what he was going for or the purpose, but I did like how he naturally captured humans. Not only physically, but in the various poses depicting life together. I think it's something some artists try to do modestly, but he did it quite boldly.
After the sculpture park, I ventured my way back to the hostel. I was (and am) exhausted. I took a rest, met my hostel roommates, and did some wash. Thankfully, I have an all girls dorm, because my clothes are everywhere! I am beyond the point of needing to do laundry, so let's just hope everything dries by morning.
Well, that was my day in a nutshell, so on that note, good night! Tomorrow is finishing exploring Oslo, then off to Gothenburg, Sweden as my midway point to Copenhagen, Denmark.
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