More sightseeing in Oslo

We visited the imposing City Hall.  It is a prestigious building.  As it stands today, it was constructed between 1931 and 1950 with an interruption during WWII.

The building faces Oslofjord.  Various events and ceremonies take place in here, including the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony which takes place each December, to commemorate the month of Alfred Noble's death in 1896.

The magnificent clock.

Unfortunately, due to elections being currently held in Norway the main halls inside inside the building were closed for voting.  So, I had to content myself with this photograph of a photograph displayed outside explaining the reason for the closure.  I am not certain if it is of the Banquet Hall or the Main Hall.  Various contests were held in 1931 at the time construction of the building began. to decide who would decorate the City Hall.  In all, 8 painters and 17 sculptors were hired.  Most of the work was completed by the opening of the City Hall in 1950.

Two of what seems to be elaborate wood carvings of various aspects of Norwegian folklore on display on the external walls of the City Hall.

Two modern apartment blocks on the waterfront.  Nice surroundings but the wind chill factor was pretty awful and this is only September.  I would hate to feel it in winter.

A funky sculpture.

Back to the fish market which is also a restaurant to buy some fish for dinner.  Our four pieces of fish came to some horrendous figure, even by Norwegian standards.  We questioned the price and it turned out that the sales person had not realised we were buying the fish to take home to cook an charged us the service price for cooking it in the restaurant.  He deducted $35 dollars from the bill and we were happy.

King crab and on the right a couple of baby king crabs.

Our fish for dinner.  Dorade fillet (sea bream) at the top.  Below on the left is skate (sting ray).  Halibut on the top right hand side and ling on the bottom right hand corner.  Lightly pan fried, they all tasted good.  My favourite was probably the sea bream.

After all the sightseeing we relaxed outside at our favourite cafe, WB Samson, with Charlie.  As I said, it is a chain of an excellent cafe and bakery and this one is within a reasonable walking distance of the apartment.  Sometimes we hop on a tram and a bus, one stop each but it is sometimes quicker to walk.