NORWEGIAN
(b) The way from Slottet to Frognerparken, telling him/her
when to turn left or right.
(c) Find the shortest route from Aker Brygge to Oslo S (Oslo
Sentralstasjon - the central railway station).
Hva du trenger å vite
Oslo is the capital of Norway
(look at the town centre map on
page 59). It is situated at the
end of the Oslo-fjord in south-
east Norway, and has about
500,000 inhabitants.
The biggest tourist attraction by
far is Frognerparken (Frogner
Park), also called Vigeland-
parken (Vigeland Park), after
Gustav Vigeland, who designed
the lay-out of the park, as well
as making the hundreds of gran-
ite and bronze sculptures, the
wrought-iron gates and the mas-
sive monolith.
He spent about 40 years on this,
and was given a free hand, spon-
sored by Oslo City Council. The
park is open day and night, and
as well as the sights, it is a
favourite place for picnics and
sunbathing in the summer, and
skiing and ice-skating in winter.
The old wharves and ware-
houses in front of the City Hall
have been transformed into
restaurants, shops and pleasure Sinnataggen (the cross boy statue) is
boat berths. This is called Aker ?neof the betterknown bronze statues
in the Frogner Park. You II find it on a
Krygge.
bridge within the park.
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SIGHTSEEING IN OSLO
Other places of interest are the old castle, Akershus, with its
interesting museum from the Second World War, the cathedral
with its beautiful murals, the Holmenkollen ski-jump, and the
Viking ships, the Kontiki raft, the polar ship Fram and the huge
open-air folk museum at Bygdøy.
And not to be missed is the Edvard Munch museum! Some people
think that Edvard Munch's paintings are the most interesting
things to be seen in Oslo.
Getting around by public transport is a cheap and worthwhile way
of sightseeing. You can buy your ticket from the tram or bus dri-
ver, and the price is the same for any distance travelled.
It is a good idea to buy a flexi card from any kiosk. You get four,
or eight, journeys on one card. On entering the tram, you insert
the card into a franking machine, and you can then travel and
change tram/bus/underground train as much as you like for more
than one hour, as long as you get on your last vehicle within the
time printed on your card by the machine.
By far the cheapest way to see Oslo, if you intend going to some of
the museums, is to buy an Oslo card. For a very modest sum you
can travel freely on public transport, including the fjord ferries,
and have free entrance to museums and other attractions for one
day. Start early as there is a lot you can do in one day in Oslo!
OD Forstår du?
Hd
You are in front of the Palace and you speak to an elderly lady:
Du Is this the Palace? (Say it in Norwegian!)
Damen Ja, dette er Slottet. Synes du det er en pen bygning?
Du It is a fine building. Is the King here now?
Damen Nei, kong Harald og dronning Sonja er i London. Men du er
ikke norsk! Hvor kommer du fra?
Du
/ come from ...
Damen Du snakker godt norsk! Liker du å være i Norge?
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