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Nope -- been there, done that. Well, at least two out
of three's not bad. We saw this sign as we left the train station and
headed towards the waterfront.
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Across the water from the downtown side, we saw a
little marina as we walked along.
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Another nice view from the waterfront. The first part
was fairly industrial, but we got some nice views inbetween the
warehouses.
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We eventually came to Akershus Slott og Festning
(Akershus Castle and Fortress). This was a huge fortress used to defend
Oslo with parts that date back to the 1300s. It sure puts Ft. Sewall to
shame.
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Inside the outter fortress wall, we got a nice view of
the castle part of the structure.
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As we walked along back to the water side of the
fortress, we saw this canon aimed nicely at the cruise ship that kept
blocking our views of the water.
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The fortress grounds were huge -- probably several
large city blocks. There were people (clearly locals, not just
tourists) everywhere. Only admission to the castle itself was not free.
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We left the fortress and kept walking to City Hall.
Looking back, here's a view of the fortress. The spires way in back are
the castle. You can see that the fortress walls run all the way along
what you can see.
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The Rådhuset (City Hall) in Oslo. This wasn't
nearly as impressive as the other City Halls we've encountered. This
one was unique though -- it has statues of prostitutes in front of it.
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We saw these poofy guys waving flags and beating drums,
but doing both poorly. We could determine no explanation for what they
were doing there. Later, we saw them marching around the streets.
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