Akershus Fortress & Vigland Park
August 16th 2017
Walked to Akershus Fortress for touring today. Came across a plaza with food trucks and fun art.
Grace and myself by the food trucks.
We made it to Akershus Fortress. This is a medieval castle and fortress complex in Oslo, Norway, that has served as a royal residence, military stronghold, prison, and a present-day public attraction. Strategically located on the banks of the Oslo Fjord, it has guarded the city for over 700 years.
After touring the Fortress, we walked over to Vigeland Park. This is a renowned, free-to-enter sculpture park located within Frogner Park in Oslo, Norway, and is the world's largest sculpture park made by a single artist. It features over 200 sculptures in bronze, granite, and wrought iron by Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland, depicting the cycle of human life and emotions. The Vigeland Park sculptures explore the human experience through various life stages, emotions, and relationships. The main sculptures include the Fountain, which depicts different ages and represents the circle of life and the struggle to toil through life's burdens; the Monolith, a granite pillar with intertwined figures representing humanity reaching for the divine; The park features many other individual pieces and groups showing the full range of human emotions and relationships in naked form to symbolize their timeless and universal nature.
Pearl and Grace at entrance to Vigland Park
We returned to our rental and enjoyed swimming in the fjord. The water was a bit cold and there were small jelly fish! I got a few stings, but it was not too bad.
We made dinner and enjoyed sitting on the dock and taking in the sunset.
Clear sunny view from the dock.
