Oslo 2020 - Part 2

Hovedoya Island

Friday - July 24th 2020

For today we planned to take the ferry boat to Hovedoya Island just in front of Oslo's harbour, but first we had breakfast. On the way to the harbour we stopped at a bakery to buy some rolls and pastries for lunch. The boat ride took only 15 minutes and soon we left the hectic city behind. On Hovedoya Island we just walked around and explored the beautiful island with its ruins of former fortresses and natural beaches. For lunch we found a quiet place near the cliffs and ate our baked goods. In the morning we nearly had the island to our own, but around noon more and more people arrived to spend the day relaxing on the island. So we took a break at the coffee house near the boat dock, and while waiting for the ferry we had a cup of coffee and a beer.  

 

Oslo

 

Oslo

 

Oslo

 

Ferry Boat

 

Oslo

 

Hovedoya Island

 

Hovedoya Island

 

Hovedoya Island

 

Hovedoya Island

 

Hovedoya Island

 

Hovedoya Island

 

Hovedoya Island

 

Oslo

 

Oslo

 

In the early afternoon we took the ferry back to the city and walked to Aker Brygge, a new neighbourhood built on the grounds of former harbour storage halls. There we strolled through the many shops and got an iced coffee at Starbucks. Later we walked back to our hotel to relax a bit from the hot weather. Later we went to Loving Hut for dinner. The rest of the evening we spent at the Salt Festival again. There we enjoyed a couple of beers and enjoyed the Scandinavian Summer with the sun being out until nearly midnight. 

 

Aker Brygge

Aker Brygge

Aker Brygge

 

Aker Brygge

 

Aker Brygge

 

Dinner at Loving Hut

 

Dinner at Loving Hut

 

Salt Festival

 

Salt Festival

 

Oslo 2020 - Part 3

Holmenkollen

 

Saturday - July 25th 2020

 

Today's plan was to visit the famous Holmenkollen Ski Jumping Arena. So after we got up, we headed to our favourite self service bakery for breakfast. There we also got some snacks for later and then we caught the metro to Holmenkollen. The train ride from the city center to Holmenkollen took about half an hour. A short walk later we arrived at the visitor center, bought our tickets for the elevator to the plattform and soon we were on top and could enjoy the wonderful view over Oslo. Last year we had already been to the ski jumping arena in Innsbruck, but Holmenkollen was a tad more impressive. Luckily we arrived early, bcause just half an hour later the line for the elevator got pretty long. It was a bit disappointing that there was no coffee house on top, like in Innsbruck, but the view was still great. Afterwards we found a quite place near a small church, where we enjoyed our snacks for lunch.

 

Oslo

 

Bakery

 

Oslo

 

Oslo

 

Oslo

 

Oslo

 

Oslo

 

Holmenkollen

 

Holmenkollen

 

Holmenkollen

 

Holmenkollen

 

Holmenkollen

 

Holmenkollen

 

Holmenkollen

 

Holmenkollen

 

Holmenkollen

 

In the afternoon we headed back to Oslo to visit Vigelandsparken. This beautiful park is named after the Norwegian artist Gustav Vigeland and it feautured a lot of his sculptures. We didn't spend a lot of time there, becuase it got really cowded, and once we found the famous angry baby sculpture we left and took the metro back to Aker Brygge, where we got an iced coffee at Strarbucks. Later we relaxed a bit at the hotel and the we decided to spend the evening at the Salt festival  again. There we also got dinner, I had a pizza and Claudia got the veggie burger. A couple of beers later we returned to the hotel.

 

Vigelandsparken

Vigelandsparken

 

Vigelandsparken

 

Vigelandsparken

 

Vigelandsparken

 

Vigelandsparken

 

Salt Festival

 

Dinner

 

Dinner

 

Salt Festival

 

Oslo 2020 - Part 4

Returning Home

 

Sunday - July 26th 2020

 

Today was lready our last day in Oslo. Since the weather turned bad, we weren't too sad about returning home. After we got up, we headed out for breakfast and then we just walked around the empty city. Back at the hotel we packed our stuff and then we checked out. We took the train back to Oslo airport, where we got a beer and waited for departure. Our Lufthansa flight to Munich was a little bit delayed, but we eventually took off. In the late afternoon we arrived in Munich and then we drove back to Salzburg.

 

Oslo

Oslo

Oslo

Oslo

Oslo

Oslo

Oslo