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Flying over northwestern Norway.
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Grass Roots Square.
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There are 50,000 figures created by South Korean artist Do Ho Suh. There are 500 individual designs, all cast in bronze.
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They come in various sizes and are strong enough for people to walk on.
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The Nobel Peace Center
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The next several pictures are of the Oslo City Hall, first of the outside, then of the inside.
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The great hall in City Hall. This is where the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony is held every year (the other Nobel prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden). The walls depict scenes of Norwegian life.
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The left wall shows the struggles of World War II.
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A photo of the Nobel Peace prize award ceremony.
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A vastly enlarged photo of a Nobel Prize medal.
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The start of our walk through the Vigeland Sculpture Park. All the sculptures here were made by one man, Gustav Vigeland. The tour starts with a statue of Vigeland himself.
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