August 11, 2025: What an excellent day in Oslo! After so much time worrying about rain before this trip, the weather was perfect! We started with taking a ferry across the fjord to several museums, only two of which we had time to visit. We spent most of our day at the Norwegian Folk Museum. This is a large outdoor museum where they have moved buildings from different times and places all over Norway. We did some initial exploring on our own and then decided to join a guided tour for what ended up being the best decision we made all day. The guide was fantastic! She was interesting, informative and so friendly. She showed us the main differences in building over the years in medieval times and then after 1650 when the Danes came. We spent time in the stave church, which will be the only one we will see on this trip. Shortly before we were planning on leaving, I found out they were having lefsa demonstrations! It was a flour based lefsa and a recipe from the 1700’s, thicker than I am used to and so delicious! We then walked to the Fram Museum which contains information about Norwegian explorers to the north and south poles. After a ferry ride back to Oslo and a pastry break, we walked around the castle area a bit. We had dinner at an excellent restaurant, ending the meal with a panna cotta with a cloudberry topping. Cloudberries are only harvested wild and only in very cold climates. It was so delicious and I hope to try more cloudberry items while we are here.