Oslo – We all enjoyed climbing on the roof of the Oslo Opera House gave us cool views of the city, but even better views came from the ninth floor of the Munch museum. Aiden loved seeing “The Scream” at the museum. It was kept in darkness much of the day and only on display every 30 to 45 minutes, between sketches of it and the actual painting. None of us had realized that Munch did so much work with wood cutting; it was amazing to see how creative some of his designs were. There was also some fascinating information about his landscape work, and how this relates to the expression of human emotion in his paintings. We loved Munch’s use of strong vibrant colours and the movement in his brush strokes.
While in Oslo we explored some fantastic playgrounds and botanical gardens. We also filled an afternoon with the amazing Natural History museum, none of us had ever seen such a diverse collection of taxonomy. One evening we attended a classical music concert at Gamle Logen, a historical concert hall.
