Photos of Norway, Oslo, Western Fjords
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Oslo, the Capital and largest city in Norway. This view overlooks Oslo Harbor. |
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Vigeland Park, Oslo. The park contains 200 granite and bronze works of the Norwegian Sculptor Gustov Vigeland. The most famous being the Monolith on the right which contains 121 intertwined human figures and stands 14 meters high. | ||
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The original Kon-Tiki. A balsa raft piloted by Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl in 1947 to test his theory that ancient Polynesian people could have migrated from Peru on similar rafts. Located in the Bygdoy area of Oslo, which also houses a Viking museum, Norse folk museum and an exhibit containing the original polar exploration ship the Fram. | ||
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The Hardanger Plateau seen from the Oslo-Bergen railway. Ice still covered the lakes despite being early June. | ||
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Bergen, Norway's second largest city located in the Western Fjords. | ||
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The Nigarsbreen Glacier. Part of the Jostedalsbreen Icecap in the Norwegian interior. | ||
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One of thousands of waterfalls found throughout Norway. | ||
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Another tongue of the Jostadal Icecap serves as a backdrop to one of many working farms in the area. | ||
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Approaching the "Seven Sisters" waterfall in Geiranger Fjord on a rainy day. Geiranger is regarded as the most spectacular fjord in Norway. | ||
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Another view of the Seven Sisters waterfall. |
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The Borgund Stave Church. The best preserved of 34 remaining Stave Churches in Norway, believed to have been built in the 12th Century. |
