Oslo and beyond

The final destination with Ian and I together was a two hour whistle-stop tour of Oslo before going out to dinner with some work colleagues of Sarah's for a wonderful Vietnamese meal.

In a very short time we managed to fit in a quick visit to Oslo's 'ski jump' (now I know why I don't ski), a walk around the amazing park that contains more than 200 Vigeland statues and a night-time walk up to the top of Oslo's famous new opera house building (directly across the road from our hotel).

We then parted our separate ways, with me making a short stop for a meeting in Stavanger and Ian spending an extra day to explore Oslo before flying back to England.

 The Oslo ski-jump, viewed from a mid-level elevation.

 A different perspective of the Oslo ski-jump from the mid-level elevation.  Now I know why ski-jumping is not for this little black duck.

 Vigeland's obelisk.  

A Vigeland statue.  Two philosopher's contemplating life?