Yesterday our adventures took us to a sculpture park outside of the city called “Kistefos Museum”. The weather was lovely and the area where the park was located was really lovely. I had a lot of fun and saw some really cool pieces.
Since the park was outside of Oslo we had a small road trip for around 1h. We listened some music which is always great. I had almost forgotten how beautiful Norwegian landscape is with all the nature everywhere. When we arrived at the park which was located down in a sort of valley we started our day. The park went in a circle so we could just follow the path around it.
Our first stop was a bridge that they had made in to museum and was called “The Twist”. The story behind was that when the park was made they had to make a bridge over a river. There was a competition and the guy who one decided to make a bridge that looked as it had been twisted. Inside there were a bunch of paintings and some other things that made the building really cool. The weirdest part was the toilet, specifically the woman’s toilet. They had installed a projector in the stalls that showed a zoomed in mouth that kept talking to you. I didn’t really like the experience since I prefer just silence, but it was definitely unique
The next place we went to was museum that represented how the old lumber factory used to operate with the help of the water current and a giant water wheel before electricity was invented. The place was really huge and really detailed. You could also interact with the machines which would show you how the process was done.
Then next to the factory they had different houses to show how lived at that time. This house belong to the owner. It was quite big and I loved how big each room was. I honestly wouldn’t mind living in this sort of house today. I defiantly gave me the cottage vibe.
As you walked around in the park you could see bunch of different sculptures that were placed around the park. Some were in the water, some were on the hill side and some even went into the ground. They really did a great job of using the surroundings as a giant canvas. We were there until they closed which was around 5 pm.
When we got home my dad and I decided to get takeaway since we had had a late lunch at the park, but still wanted some form of dinner. We went to a “Bislett kebab” which was a place I used to go to a lot back when I was living here. The place always give such a big potion despite it still being a “small”.
After dinner the whole family started watching a new series together called “Sherwood”. It is based on a true story back when people still worked in the mines. It was really interesting so if anyone is interested in crime series with some history behind it I recommend this one.
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