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| Early morning pilot boat |
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| Fram Museum |
We cruised overnight and arrived in Oslo at 10 am. I woke early at around 5 am and poked my head out onto the balcony and took some photos as we sailed through the Drobak Narrows.
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| The Drobak Narrows |
I also saw the pilot boat before we docked at Askerhus Quay. It was very chilly and overcast so we rugged up and prepared for our day out. Once we got through the "check out" and off the ship everyone was milling around trying to purchase tickets for the various tours. It's very interesting watching people pushing and shoving, so we just waited until things settled a bit and soon another bus arrived and we were able to get on the end of the line only to be told that we had to get our tickets over on another line. Eventually we got onto a bus and headed off to the Viking Museum.
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| The Oseberg |
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| Detailed carving |
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| Oseberg Viking Ship |
From the Viking Museum we decided to walk to the Fram Museum which we mistakenly thought was only a 100 mtrs away, but as we found it was about 2 km or it seemed at least that distance so by the time we got there we were absolutely exhausted. Once inside we discovered the theatrette so managed to sit down for about 20 mins while we watched a short film/documentary on the Norwegian arctic explorer, Nansen.
The Fram was the first ship specially built in Norway for polar research. In October 1892 the Fram was christened by Nansen's wife and launched in a shipyard in Larvik.
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| Restoration of the Gjoa |
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| Hull of the Fram |
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| The Fram Museum |
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| Not sure of the significance of this totem but it was in front of the Fram Museum |
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