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ers (wearing masks and using nicknames so if tortured they can't reveal their
compatriots' identities) plan a sabotage mission. Finally, prisoners are freed,
the war is over, and Norway celebrates its happiest day: May 17, 1945—the
first Independence Day after five years under Nazi control.
While gazing at these murals, keep in mind that the Nobel Peace Prize is
awarded in this central hall each December (though the general Nobel Prize
ceremony occurs in Stockholm's City Hall). You can see videos of the cere-
mony and acceptance speeches in the adjacent Nobel Peace Center (see next).
Eating:
A wonderful budget-lunch cafeteria is downstairs, offering a
simple hot meal and salad bar at a nonprofit price; it's primarily for the build-
ing's workers, but the public is welcome (Mon-Fri 12:30-13:30 only). Fans of
the explorer Fridtjof Nansen might enjoy a coffee or beer across the street at
Fridtjof, an atmospheric bar filled with memorabilia from Nansen's Arctic ex-
plorations (Mon-Sat 12:00 until late, Sun 14:00-22:00, Nansens Plass 7, near
Forex, tel. 93 25 22 30).
▲Nobel Peace Center (Nobels Fredssenter)
—This thoughtful and thought-
provoking museum, housed in the former West Train Station (Vestbanen),
poses the question, “What is the opposite of conflict?” It celebrates the
800-some past and present Nobel Peace Prize winners with engaging audio
