When it finally stopped raining for awhile, after we parked ourselves in a bagel shop and took shelter from the downpour for an hour or so, we walked to the Opera House. It is all marble and it is designed to be walked all over, the ramps and roofs and plazas and patios are all accessible. Since it had been raining you would think that the marble would be slippery, but there are textures and grooves so it is quite pleasant to stroll around and climb on.
The Opera House sits right on the water and there is this cool sculpture in the harbor...a glacier? a ship?
From the top you have marvelous views of Oslo in every direction, the islands in the fjord, the modern city skyscape which is referred to as the Bar Code I guess because of the upright rectangular lines of the buildings, the green hills behind Oslo, and the old buildings and boats of the Bryggen.
There was a convention of surgeons in town when we were there and we saw them everywhere. Here they are having a meal in the Opera House restaurant.
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want to go. Mom
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