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Written by Shaun Thomas - Video from Travelistic   
Monday, 15 October 2007

 

Rocking Holidays in Skiing Oslo

Oslo is the hub of many museums and art galleries amongst which there are some which are well known internationally. The more famous internationally renowned attractions on the majority of the visitors’ itinerary include ‘the Vigeland Sculpture Park’, ‘the Viking Ship Museum’, and ‘the Munch Museum’. The ‘Nobel Peace Centre’ and the ‘Holocoust Center’ are new additions on the attractions list of Oslo. The travelers can make advance reservations in the Oslo hotels rooms to ensure they do not have any last minute hassles to disrupt their schedule. These attractions are such that they challenge one to apply one’s mind and provide fresh new insights into Oslo as a peace city. To view the attractions within the historic ‘Ski Museum in Holmenkollen’, the oldest museum specializing in skis one can stay in the best of Oslo Norway hotels. The Holmenkollen Ski jump allows the visitors to experience the magnificent views of Oslo. The museum is illustrative of 4000 years of skiing history. Here one gets an opportunity to see rock carvings, skis from the Viking era and excellently crafted local handicraft traditions. To keep pace with modernity modern racing and XC skis have been showcased. The brand new snow board exhibition highlights the new trend in skiing ensuring an up to date museum.

Most hotels Oslo have excellent facilities and amenities to cater to the guests, domestic or international. The guests are provided the best in terms of hospitality and personalized services to ensure the guests never ever feel they are away from their homes. A comfortable stay in the Oslo hotels is quite necessary as it goes a long way to ensure that one is at one’s most comfortable best to be able to enjoy the wonderful attractions of the city. One of the most visited attractions is the ‘Vigeland Park’. This is a huge green area of duck ponds, trees and lawns. Gustav Vigeland, the famous Norwegian sculptor spent an almost unbelievable 40 years to create the life-size statues which now decorate the walkways and open spaces. The unique aspect of this museum is that it has over 200 works which present the human form in different poses expressing a wide range of emotions. The one image which invariably leaves a lasting impression on the visitors mind is the one of the ‘Angry Boy’, a fat child stamping his foot. This has become the most famous and most photographed piece of art.

About the Author: Shaun Thomas is an associate editor of http://www.stayresnorway.com The website offers exclusive information of Norway and Oslo hotels. We also provide online hotel reservation of Oslo Norway hotels. We appreciate your feedback and queries at info @ stayresnorway.com

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