Oslo Frogner Vigelands Park
October 1, 2006
the monolith
It was a cloudy day the first time I went to Frogner park. We took the t-bahn (Oslo subway) to Majorstua and from there we took the trikk and got off at the 2nd stop. Vigelands Park, the sculpture park of Oslo, is a part of the Frogner Park.
You should really see this amazing park when you visit Oslo. There are hundreds of different sclupture depicting people in various human activities.
At the main entrance of the park, there are large gates and small ones for pedestrians made out of iron and granite. Then there's the bridge where one of the scluptures you can find Sinnataggen (Little Angry Boy) . He is the one of the famous (if not the most) sculptures in the park. The other sights of the park includes The Children's Playground (where the statues are in the likeness of children playing), The Fountain, The Monolith and The Wheel of Life.
Too bad the weather didn't get any better and it started to get colder that day. We spent the rest of the afternoon in a coffee shop near the main gate of the park and we stayed there while sipping some hot coffee/cappuccino and chatting.
Oct 1 2006
The weather was nice the 2nd time I visited the Vigelands Park. It is always nice to hang around the park when it is sunny and a bit warm (considering it's already October). I went to the farther end of the park which I wasn't able to check out the first time I was there. I also shot more pictures of the park.
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Oslo Vigeland Park
The Oslo Vigeland Park is a definite must-see when you're in Norway's capital city. It's a part of the Frogner park and with an area that covers 80 acres, it's pretty huge!
There are hundreds of different sculpture depicting people in various human activities, 212 as I've counted *lying about the counting*, which are all modeled by Gustav Vigeland, hence naming the park from him.
At the main entrance of the park, there are large gates and small ones for pedestrians made out of iron and granite. Then there's the bridge where one of the sculptures you can find Sinnataggen (Little Angry Boy). He is the one of the famous (if not the most) sculptures in the park, the most phtographed and probably the biggest show off of all. The other sights of the park includes The Children's Playground (where the statues are in the likeness of children playing), The Fountain, The Monolith and The Wheel of Life.
On a clear sunny day, especially in summer, it is best to visit this park but when you get there in a dark, gloomy or even snowy winter day, and has only a few days to live, or i mean to stay in Oslo, then you have no choice my friend but to still go as I really recommend this place for you to see.
To get there is fairly easy, that is if you're already in the city. From the central station, hop on a tram (trikken) or a subway (T-bahn) and get yourself to Majorstua. From there you can hop on a tram which is only two stops away or walk (to your right as you step out of the station, ok? hehe) but walking doesnt really save you money unless your one hour tram/t-bahn ticket has expired and you have to buy another ticket. Journey from the central station will be about 15 to 20 minutes, I guess.... You go check and correct me. Have fun!
There are hundreds of different sculpture depicting people in various human activities, 212 as I've counted *lying about the counting*, which are all modeled by Gustav Vigeland, hence naming the park from him.
At the main entrance of the park, there are large gates and small ones for pedestrians made out of iron and granite. Then there's the bridge where one of the sculptures you can find Sinnataggen (Little Angry Boy). He is the one of the famous (if not the most) sculptures in the park, the most phtographed and probably the biggest show off of all. The other sights of the park includes The Children's Playground (where the statues are in the likeness of children playing), The Fountain, The Monolith and The Wheel of Life.
On a clear sunny day, especially in summer, it is best to visit this park but when you get there in a dark, gloomy or even snowy winter day, and has only a few days to live, or i mean to stay in Oslo, then you have no choice my friend but to still go as I really recommend this place for you to see.
To get there is fairly easy, that is if you're already in the city. From the central station, hop on a tram (trikken) or a subway (T-bahn) and get yourself to Majorstua. From there you can hop on a tram which is only two stops away or walk (to your right as you step out of the station, ok? hehe) but walking doesnt really save you money unless your one hour tram/t-bahn ticket has expired and you have to buy another ticket. Journey from the central station will be about 15 to 20 minutes, I guess.... You go check and correct me. Have fun!
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