Vigeland Sculpture Park

This is a review of the Vigeland Park in Oslo. I have posted pictures of some of the sculptures on my homepage http://gardkarlsen.com. Feel free to check it out. Prelude My wife and I have had the pleasure of stopping by Oslo on a few occasions. The last time we went there was in connection with Nikki’s annual Christmas party in mid December 2004. We spent a few hours taking a look at the beautiful Vigeland Park located in the Frogner park area. We stayed at Radisson SAS Plaza hotel near the main train station in Oslo by the way. We were there during the Nobel Peace Prize award by the way so we did spot celebrities like the peace prize winner Wangari ...  Read the complete review

“My God! These Norwegians like their pornography don’t they?”. That was my father’s comment whilst strolling through Vigelandsparken in Oslo. Pornography? Why would one find such a thing in a park? Well quite honestly, you won’t! My father was referring to the fact that the sculptures, for which the park is famous, all depict naked people, many of which are in various positions of… ehh…. carnal pleasure? Gustav Vigeland started his career as a woodcarver. His talents were soon recognised by the people of Oslo, where his father had taken him to master, and he was offered free housing with an ...  Read the complete review