While the boys where out there living the rough life in the wilderness (at least without some of the modern life luxuries), Natalie and I decided to visit Oslo. Just the two of us.
Natalie in front of the large bronze sculpture of a tiger on Railroad Square in front of Oslo Central Station. Tigerstaden is a nickname for Oslo originally used to describe Oslo as a dangerous and cruel city.
The Norwegian Lion at Løvebakken
Outside our parliament building are two large stone lions on guard. Lion motif has been used as a coat of arms of Norway since King Magnus Lawmender (1263-1280), and in 1863 the Parliament debated whether it was proper to place the two lions outside the parliamentary building. Finally, it was allocated funds for the project. The sculptor Christopher Borch designed and modeled the lions, but there were convicts from Akershus fortress cut them out - mainly Gudbrand Eriksen Morstad. He was convicted of a cold-blooded murder, but had been given the death penalty commuted to life in slavery. In 1872, however, he pardoned "for profits against the Norwegian national assembly" - the work of white lions were in other words, highly appreciated. He emigrated to America with his family to be clearing man on the prairie.
Outside our parliament building are two large stone lions on guard. Lion motif has been used as a coat of arms of Norway since King Magnus Lawmender (1263-1280), and in 1863 the Parliament debated whether it was proper to place the two lions outside the parliamentary building. Finally, it was allocated funds for the project. The sculptor Christopher Borch designed and modeled the lions, but there were convicts from Akershus fortress cut them out - mainly Gudbrand Eriksen Morstad. He was convicted of a cold-blooded murder, but had been given the death penalty commuted to life in slavery. In 1872, however, he pardoned "for profits against the Norwegian national assembly" - the work of white lions were in other words, highly appreciated. He emigrated to America with his family to be clearing man on the prairie.
Natalie and the soldier on guard outside the king's castle. We hope he feels ok about being posted on this blog. ;)
Natalie got a kick out of me calling the large red brick building "the goat cheese". When I went on a class field trip in 6th grade, I remember the teacher telling us that if we got lost, we should go to the goat cheese building.
T.G.I.F.
We loved having lunch at T.G.I.F. It was YUMMY!
The flat iceberg shaped building is an awesome site. Both for the view and the white stone carpet is excellent for taking photographs. The building is made to be skateboard-friendly, encouraging skateboarders through the use of materials and angles.
Spending the day together - just the two of us!
And sorry for all the history lesson comments. Can't help it. Once a teacher, always a teacher. It's in the blood. Natalie was really patient with me, though, and managed to fake interested most of the time. Good girl.
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