Breakfast was excellent. Plenty of choices, eggs, bacon, sausages, many versions of salmon, tasty breads, yoghurts, fruit, cheeses, hams salamis etc. We did not go hungry.
We caught a bus out to the Viking Ship Museum which was spectacular. It housed three Viking ships in a whitewashed, almost cathedral-like building with high curved ceilings. In the corners of each room were steps up to viewing platforms where you could look down into the ships. In one of these areas a movie about the Vikings was projected on to the walls and ceilings around one of the ships. Brilliant.
Next we went to the Fram Ship Museum, which again was very well done with movies projected onto the walls, sound effects. We went onto the huge Fram which was well-preserved, gave you an idea of how cramped and difficult sailing/living on a ship even this size would be.
From there we visited the Kon Tiki Museum which houses the original Kon Tiki balsawood raft and the Ra reed raft built by the famous Norwegian explorer, Thor Heyerdahl. Most impressive.
We returned to Oslo central, and had dinner at Fjora where I had one of their signature dishes, a fish soup. Not a great signature, fairly ordinary - the bowl contained some nicely arranged seafood, over which was poured the fish soup. The soup was lukewarm, and the seafood fairly light on. Disappointing, for around $40. Trev was happy with his mussel dish which was much more appetising.
Next morning, another good breakfast before catching the train to start our 'Norway In a Nutshell' trip.
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