I really enjoyed Oslo. I could picture myself spending lots of time here. It was easy to be comfortable in such a well-put-together city.

Of course, I’d have to be rich to spend much time here.

I realize I haven’t shown you the Oslo City Hall yet. I love how severe it is:

The Oslo City Hall does NOT want to hear about any of your nonsense.

Getting around the city was a snap, with the subways, buses, and trolleys.

I Do have to give a thumbs down to the TGI Fridays in the city center. Despite having a charming hostess from San Diego, the service was ridiculously slow. I was there on a Monday afternoon, hardly a rush time, and after waiting for a cheese quesadilla for an hour I gave up and left.

On my last day in the city I took everyone’s advice and did a quick tour of the remarkable Vigeland Sculpture Park. This is a huge park dedicated to the unusual work of a single artist: Gustav Vigeland. I got lots of pictures on my visit, which was briefer than I wished because it was really starting to rain.

In a perfect world I’d spend hours in this park with the camera, preferably RIGHT after it opens, so I wouldn’t have so many other gawkers to contend with.

But check out the strange and beautiful work of Gustav Vigeland!