Oslo Day Trip #3

For our third day trip to Oslo we went and met Joshua's parents at their hotel in the morning after they finished their tour.  We headed first to the Nobel Peace Center and then to Akershus Fortress.  The girls did a children's activity tour at the Peace Center and got trading cards at each station of various Nobel Laureates while learning the importance of Speaking Up against injustice.  Evelyn especially has been asking about going to a medieval castle some day, and Akershus Castle within the fortress is one, so the bucket list is shrinking as we type.

These are some flower beds next to City Hall on the walk from the train station to the Nobel Peace Center

 Nobel Peace Center in the background

 And front of building

 A wall next to the center with various artists depictions of some of the things that can detract from peace

The girls at a station within the center, listening about making your voice heard when you see injustice

 Another station about using the internet to make your voice heard, where you could add your own thoughts

 Juliet in an exhibit about Syrian refugees

 Juliet with the mascots, Fred (peace in Norwegian) and Toca Loca

 Leaving the center

 Some sidewalk art outside the center

Off to Akershus Fortress, where we learned that cannons are almost as exciting as playgrounds

 Grandpa was happy to share his love of old cannons with a new generation

 View from the fortress across Oslo harbor at the Museum of Modern Art

 Older boat with view of the harbor

 Castle chapel in the backround

 Interesting picture showing three different time periods of building with different bricks/stones

 Coat of arms within the courtyard of Akershus Castle

 Sydney was enamored by the guard

 And then as seen above and below her sisters joined her in the stare down

 Post snack picture showing energy boost

 At first glance, Elizabeth thought that the shapes on these masts were stationery

 But quickly realized they were people working on the ship

 Evelyn, her seagull friend, and the Nobel Peace Center in the background as seen from the top of Akershus Fortress

There were multiple present day sculptures throughout the fortress, this one fit our group