Norway in a Nutshell - Storied Pixels: Photography by Charlie and Paula

Norway in a Nutshell

After our Quark expedition to Svalbard, we spent five days on a "quickie" tour of Norway. The western part of the country was the most scenic, and we enjoyed the small villages along the spectacular fjords! Needed more time for the many interesting museums in Oslo and Bergen. Lots of train and bus rides to make this whole trip possible.

This is a video clip of some of the memorials around the downtown portion of Oslo, remembering the 77 victims of the horrible massacre of 22 July 2011. We arrived in Oslo from Spitsbergen several days after the massacre. I set the first part of this video to Mozart's Requim, which seemed appropriate.
The fountain in front of City Hall in Oslo is surrounded with flowers, candles, and notes as one of many memorials to the 77 people killed during the massacre of 22 July 2011. We arrived in Oslo from Spitsbergen just a few days after this horrible attack.
A closeup of one of many memorials around Oslo to the victims of the 22 July 2011 massacre.
Another memorial to the victims of the 22 July 2011 massacre in Oslo, this one ironically right in front of the Nobel Peace Center.
A brief video clip of our Oslo harbour tour, going past an ancient castle and the new modern Opera House.