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Oslo, Norway
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Oslo is the capital of Norway and there are many interesting things to
see in the city. I found that the most economical way to do things there was to purchase the Oslo Card. The Oslo Card gives you free use of all city public transit buses and boats as well as free entry to all the sights in the city. |
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To start my trip, I took a ferry boat
from the harbor near Oslo's city hall to Bygdoy, which is a peninsula where many museums are located. |
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The building behind me in the picture
on the left is the city hall. In the main hall of this building, the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded each December. |
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The first sight I visited was the Viking
Ship Museum. In the picture on the right, I'm trying to look into one of the ships. |
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In the museum are three ships from
the ninth century, which are the best preserved Viking ships ever found. These ships were placed in royal burial mounds to carry the dead to "the Other World." |
