Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchmen wake up in vain.
Psalm 127 :1
And I John saw the Holy city, new Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven prepared as a bride dressed for her husband…
Revelations 21:2
Let us walk a little in Oslo…
We are walking over the
Akrobaten Pedestrian Bridge. Awarded first place in the European Award for Street Bridges in 2012. 206m long and by the
Oslo – based firm L2 Architects.
Barcode development.
Then, into a bus. We bought 1 hour on an app.
These buildings are framed by the bus window with contrasting patterns against a very warm blue sky.
Out of the bus and looking at older buildings.
Post Modern Architecture built between 1930 and 1950 with a break during the war.
Notice the red brick that went out of fashion to be replaced by steel and glass.
Let us go inside. Three couples are having their special day with us the public in what seems to be an open plan building. These are up in the galleries.
The paintings are of Norway and Oslo between the wars and also during the occupation.
I want you to enjoy the colours and scenes in these amazing frescos. They are a joy.
It isn’t too far to the next building, of yellow brick on a reddish granite base. The Nobel Peace Centre.
with food trucks in front, selling foods from different countries.
It is interesting to read about Nobel’s life. He wanted to be a poet and writer but became what his father was and wanted for him an inventor. At the age of 33, he discovered that by mixing sand with glycerin, he could make explosives more stable. It caused him some stress that what he had invented was so destructive, hence the Nobel Peace Prize, which he left for Norway to bestow.
Sweden was left to give the Nobel Prize in Physics , Chemistry, Medicine…
Press on The power of Collaboration (Stockholm Nobel Prize) 24 April 2024. A panel discussion by those who won this past year.
a blend of Norwegian and Italian building traditions.
Today, the flag is flying proudly the Lilac is blooming,
but it is not open to the public.
A few thoughts about a city :
A city is not gauged by its length and width but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams.
Herb Caen
Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms, and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.
Jennings Bryan.
Back to where our fellow campers are.
Here, there is not a cityscape but a landscape and my enjoyment of it.
Thank you for being with us in Oslo.
Sandy 🙂
Beautiful city! Thanks for sharing it with us. I so agree with the saying from Jennings Bryan about farms and cities. Vital to have the farms!
Yes, it has shown itself in the most warm of sunshine 🌞 something everyone appreciated. Today, we have the first of some rain but still warm. The farmlands are full of vegetables as we travel.