Vivian Goes to Vigeland Park, Cultural History Museum, and Akershus Fortress

Vigeland Park (the naked statues park) 

 

 UiO's Cultural History Museum

A real mummy! AWESOME

Sept. 2nd is UiO's 200th Birthday and to commemorate that, the museum borrow the Ice Man, the oldest human body ever found, exhibition from a museum in England

Apparently, poor dude was running for his life before he was shot in the back with an arrow and died

He was a fashionable dude

Akershus Fortress 

View of Oslo fjord from Akershus Fortress

They had a moat.. but it was dried out... I was not happy.

This is the special door that the King uses to walk in when there's an event at the Castle

 Passageway

Dungeon -- prisoners were left here to freeze to death

Here lies King Haakon VII (1872-1957) and Queen Maud

 Here lies King Olav V (1903-1991) and Crown Princess Martha

King Olav V, son of Haakon VII, was the first king to be born on Norwegian soil in 500 years. Haakon VII was actually Prince Carl of Denmark before Norway gained independence

 Mausoleum

Front of the Castle's church

Still holds weekly church service

King's box

 Overview of Akershus Fortress and Castle

Inside of the door that the King enters

Christian IV's Hall

 Prince's Room

Romerike's Hall

Banquet Room 

Margrethe Hall