it is jam packed with museums and art galleries but on yet another sunny day, we opted to skip Munch and Ibsen in favour of the Viking Ships which were found a bit over a century ago, excavated carefully, preserved and put into a very simple museum building out on an island in the harbour. The boat trip across gave us a good view of the city from the water and a short walk brought us to the museum.
Wow! Not only are the ships extraordinary but the grave goods which filled them are amazing. Intricately carved sledges and carriages, the finest fabrics, beautifully made homewares and agricultural implements. These people were sent on their way to the next world well equipped.
After dropping in on the changing of the guard at the Royal Palace we mooches down to the opera house. Built right on the waterfront, this modern building hints at the Sydney Opera house as it is large, white and structurally striking but internally it works even better than Sydney in many ways. The building can be explored by walking on the roofs which offers great views of the city. It has a restaurant on the waterside so we're planning to finish our trip in style with a seasonally inspired dinner menu there tonight.
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