Last Day in Oslo

In case you were wondering, the laundry worked out ok! I guess the settings I chose were just fine after all.

Anyways, after that was finished yesterday, I met my friend Casey, who is studying at BI (a business school) this semester. She showed me around her school, which was a very contemporary building that I was really impressed with. We then went to the Bogdoy part of Oslo to the Kon-Tiki museum which was about these two boats, the Kon-Tiki and Ra II. This Norwegian guy built both boats in order to prove that different ancient civilizations could have had contact with each other. He was convinced that they had contact because of the many similarities between cultures. Both of the boats were on display, which was neat to see.

We then went back to prepare apple crisp for a dinner with a bunch of the international students. Everyone brought a dish from their country and we all shared - it was very tasty. It was also fun learning about some of the differences between different cultures.


Today, I went back to the Bogdoy part of Oslo by ferry to see the Viking Ship Museum. They had two complete boats - one that was more of a luxury boat and one that would likely have been used to cross the seas. The luxury boat was a burial spot for a Queen, so there were a number of items like wagons and cookware on display as well (it is thought that the Vikings believed in the afterlife, thus the need for items with the burial boat).

I then took another boat to one of the islands near Oslo. This was a bit interesting, as I didn't really have any clue if I was getting on the right boat, how often it ran to the islands, or which island to get off at. Luckily, I chose a great island to explore since it was fairly good sized and there weren't many people living there. I have a bunch of pictures that I will upload as soon as I can.

While waiting for the boat to return, it of course started pouring rain. There wasn't any shelter nearby, so I definitely got wet. But as the saying goes, "there's no such thing as bad weather, just innapropriate clothing," which conveniently rhymes in Norwegian.

Tomorrow I'm going on the Norway in a Nutshell tour to Bergen, so hopefully I make all the connections between transportation methods!