Oslo

Good times were had by all. Parted ways with Osvaldo after taking the ferry from Copenhagen and spending the better part of the day with him.

Highlights in Oslo included a statue park, with the life-works of (some dude) all situated in one magnificently preserved and cultivated park. Wish I could share pictures, but alas I haven't quite gotten around to that yet.

Also fantastic was finally going to a part of Scandinavia which embraces its Viking roots! If I were the descendant of a viking, I would definitely pack my museums with information about how badass they were. Oslo does this in spades. The guided tour of the museum was fantastic for finally getting some clarity on this topic (as opposed to the PC 'only some vikings were raiders' rhetoric that seems prevalent in the rest of Scandinavia). Learning about Norse mythology was also pretty cool. Apparently to get to their version of the best part of heaven, you actually have to die while in battle. Very clever.