taken: 22-25 Feb 2014
sometimes it takes a second look to really appreciate the beauty of a place. usually the first experience comes with a mishmash of novelty, sensory overload, excitement and a little confusion (not necessarily a bad thing), and i forget to relax and take in the sight.
time has made me forget how gorgeous oslo is.
oslo is where culture meets nature. it is the heart of culture - who can forget the multiple museums (including the national gallery with munch's famous 'the scream'), the gargantuan and intricate sculptures at vigelandsparken, and ballet performances housed in the iconic opera house. the tune of a single trumpeter floating along the streets. all these, against a backdrop of a sea of white, snowy hills and little ducks on frozen lakes.
but even more, the greatest pleasures come from the simplest things. sledding down a snowy hill, eating a ham-and-cheese on rye atop the opera house, tasting some 'lefse' (norwegian flatbread) with butter and feeling alive in the icy cool of the wind.
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