One day in Oslo
It was late night when we arrived to some place near of Oslo. We really needed petrol in car, but only gas station which we had seen for a long time was closed and cards didn't work in automat. We weren't enough close to Oslo so that we could drive there and try to get petrol from somewhere else so we decided to stay rest of the night on that gas station parking place. At the morning when it opened we finally got petrol and could continue driving. It still took some time to us to get in to Oslo.
Finally when we arrived to Oslo it was almost 12 pm. It tooked long time to us to find first place where we wanted to go. We actually drived around some time before asked help from one gas station. They helped us there, but somehow we weren't able to follow the directions and didn't find the place with them.
Next place was more easier to find 'cause it did read on our map. That place was Norsk Folkemuseum. It is outside museum showing how Norweigians use to live. It was really interesting place though we were REALLY tired in this point of the trip (with only little sleep for 6 days and LOTS of walking it was no surprise that we got tired and our legs were painful). We didn't walk through whole museum area, but most. It was really fun to see all those houses and I noticed many beautiful details. There were some farm animals and I'm always excited to see animals. :) Pigs were my favourites.
Last place where we wanted to visit in Oslo was Holmenkollen. I think that it is must-to-see in Oslo. We tooks lots of photos there. We didn't visit in museum there (I didn't actually know that there is museum), but we went to souvenier shop of course. :) I noticed that they had took everything out of that fact that Holmenkollen is famous tourist place. There was two (I think) souvenier shops, that museum and some else stuff (skijump simulator, etc.). When coming down from there, there is really amazing view to Oslo. After getting petrol to our RV, almost nothing happened that day. In some point of the night we stopped in one gas station and I needed to look map from internet (computer was really weird). Something else happened too, but it fits better to next blog entry so I'm saving that on it.
There is many different kind of reptiles, lizards, frogs, etc. There is also fishes, one crocodile, parrot and *shiver* spiders. As reptiles usually most of them were just standing or lying on one spot when I was there, but there was also some reptiles which were more active.
One thing has stay on my mind clearly and that is how impolite ticket seller was. It did really show that he didn't like about his job...
It only took us 20 minutes to go through whole place.
If you have some extra time in Oslo, you should go to Reptilparken, but it is not worth of planned trip.
This museum is outdoor museum. There is houses build and decorated like past centuries in Norway. It was really interesting to see them and I noticed that they had pay attention to details.
Unfortunately when we visited there many houses were closed (I don't think they were suppose to be). I think they were waiting for repair.
There is possibility to dress up like people did before and kids can make food and other things like in past.
There is also farm animals and possibility for a horse-ride.
Thing that I thought was odd was that we didn't see there restaurant or other place where to eat. Well, there was place to eat, but you had to have your own food with you.
Folkemuseum is really good place to visit for people who are interest about history. Also other people may find it very interesting place, particulary in sunny summer day. If you ever go there take your camera with you.
To us it was must-to-see when we were in Oslo.
If you want to just see jump-tower it doesn't pay anything, but there is also some other things that you can try (ski jump simulator, etc.) and they pay, but not much. There is also Ski museum, but I can't say anything about it 'cause I didn't visit there.
Many tourists visit Holmenkollen and it shows by that there couple souvenier shops.
Probably it looks better in winter, but when I visited there it was summer and I think it is really good time visit there too.
