Oslo Day 2: Vigeland Sculpture park, Viking Museum

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It was a sunny and warm Saturday and the streets in our area were full of costumed teenagers dressed up for a Japanese Anime festival. We decided to do a Hop-On Hop Off bus tour of the city to get a good overview of Oslo. We spent some time at Frogner Park to see all the famous sculptures of Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943). The unique sculpture park is Gustav Vigeland's lifework with more than 200 sculptures in bronze, granite and wrought iron. Vigeland was also in charge of the design and architechtural layout of the park. More about park. It was very warm - around mid 70s so the locals were sunbathing on the grass wearing next to nothing.
Kirsten stayed to go to the Vigeland museum, and Mitch and I hopped on the bus and hopped off at the Viking Ship museum at Bygdøy. It had 3 viking ships that were excavated from burial mounds. Intricate wood carvings and other artifacts. More info.
We continued the tour then met back at the hotel for dinner and went out for a long walk around the city. We had drinks at an outdoor bistro near an area where they were showing the US vs. Ghana World Cup game on a huge screen. While we were sad the US didn't win, its very cool for Africa that Ghana will advance. Many people were celebrating the victory.