I kept falling asleep when I was writing yesterday’s blog post. I didn’t get much sleep on the plane and shows not to take a nap yesterday so I needed my sleep.

I did however wake up in the middle of the night and had trouble getting back to sleep period I guess when travelling I always have jet lag.

My hotel offered a breakfast which I took it being a job period it was the usual fare that is toast, eggs, bacon… Along with the unusual things like beats and picklesperiod they did offer waffles which was a plus although I didn’t eat any.

There is a ferry which takes visitors to the museum Peninsula. I found it without any problems as previously I had done a Google Street View of the area.

I later found out that the ferry actually did two stops at the museum Peninsula. The first stop was near the folk museum and Viking ship Museum. I decided to get off here and work my way back to the other museums at the second stop at the museum Peninsula.

After a slight incline up a hill I found a sign pointing to the folk museum. The vault museum consists of old buildings that were either relocated or built brand new for the museum. I wandered into what was a replica of a village probably dating to the 40s or 50s. There was a replica of a bank and a cigarette shop.

Also at the Hill was a stave church. Stave churches are unique to Norway and are built out of wood which is left unpainted. The inside of the stave church was sparse. Follow the path to a farm and saw geese and a sheep.

I also saw a cat there which of course I could not communicate with because I did not know how to say meow in Norwegian.

After visiting the Norwegian folk museum I followed the road to the Viking ship Museum. The museum contains a couple of ships that they found which were used by Vikings. What I found interesting was that it appears that there was no shelter in the ships. So I guess the Vikings slept exposed to the weather? Or maybe they just used these ships as day journey ships.

I ate lunch at the Viking museum. It was a hotdog (apparently quite popular in Scandinavia), chips and a Fanta.

Next was the Holocaust museum. It was a few blocks away. This documented the few Norwegian Jews who lived in the Holocaust. Many fled to Sweden. Others were captured and sent to Auschwitz, where a vast majority were deemed unfit to work and we’re killed upon arrival.

It also told the story of how one Jewish girl escaped because the police delayed their deportation and they were able to get away.

The building which housed the museum also housed allied leaders in World War II. It was also a nursing home.

Next using my Google map GPS function on my phone, I was able to find my way to the next group of museums – Kon-tiki, Fran, and Maritime museums. I use my Google map GPS religiously. It has been a vital app when finding my way around Europe.

I walked several blocks to the Kon Tiki museum. It was mainly about a group of Norwegians who wanted to drive that it was possible to sail a rustic raft from Peru to Polynesia. The made the raft out of local materials. Unfortunately most all the trees near the coast had been cut down. They had to get the wood from the inner areas of People, and had difficulty bringing it to the coast.

The raft set sail in 1947 and reached land 101 days later. They spotted a whale shark along the way. They caught plenty of fish and didn’t dip into their rations much. They ended up making a film about it which won an Oscar.

Next was the Fram museum. The museum contained two boats – the Fram – which was used by a scientific team to study the Arctic, and the Goja – first ship to successfully navigate the northwest passage. Visitors were permitted on both ships. I found it interesting that I was on board a ship Roald Amundsen used. Amundsen was first to the South Pole.

It was also interesting that these ships were used for multiple year long voyages to the Arctic. After just a few days I want to come home. I can imagine a 3 year long voyage!

Next was the maritime museum. Everything from the hollowed out wood logs made into boats to luxurious cruise ships were featured. I sat briefly for an aerial footage film, before leaving to catch the ferry back.

I almost went to the Nobel Peace Prize museum, but I thought I didn’t have enough time. In hindsight I did have enough time, but I wanted to make sure I could catch my train to Gothenburg.

I ate at Subway near my hotel. I had a Subway melt, basically a club…and chips and a drink. Refills were 100 NOK, about $1.

I retrieved my luggage from my hotel (they had it in a luggage room) and set off for the train station. I got a bottle of water and chocolate as a snack for the journey.

During my train ride to Gothenburg they made an announcement about how the last 4 cars would disconnect at a certain stop. This was confirmed by the conductor when he verified my ticket. I had some difficulty understanding. However as turned out, I had to physically get off the train and get into the train pulling the second train. I’m sure glad I understood or else I would have been stuck in Norway.

Tomorrow I’ll experience Gothenburg. Looking forward to it.