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—to Majorstuen, then transfer to line #1). From the Holmenkollen station,
you'll hike up the road 10 minutes to the ski jump.
For an easy downhill jaunt through the Norwegian forest, with a woodsy
coffee or meal break in the middle, stay on the T-bane past Holmenkollen to
the end of the line (Frognerseteren) and walk 10 minutes downhill to the re-
commended
Frognerseteren Hovedrestaurant,
a fine traditional eatery with
a sod roof, reindeer meat on the griddle, and a city view. Continue on the same
road another 20 minutes downhill to the ski jump, and then to the Holmen-
kollen T-bane stop.
▲EdvardMunchMuseum(MunchMuseet)
—TheonlyNorwegianpainter
to have had a serious impact on European art, Munch (pronounced “moonk”)
is a surprise to many who visit this fine museum, located one mile east
of Oslo's center. The emotional, disturbing, and powerfully Expressionistic
work of this strange and perplexing man is arranged chronologically. You'll
see an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, lithographs, and photo-
graphs. Note that Oslo's centrally located National Gallery, which also dis-
plays many Munch works, can be a good alternative if you find the Munch
Museum too time-consuming to reach.
The Munch Museum was in the news in August of 2004, when two Munch
paintings,
Madonna
and a version of his famous
Scream,
were brazenly stolen
right off the walls in broad daylight. Two men in black hoods simply entered
through the museum café, waved guns at the stunned guards and tourists,
ripped the paintings off the wall, and sped off in a black Audi station wagon.
Happily, in 2006, the thieves were caught and the stolen paintings recovered.
Today they are on display again, behind glass and with heightened security.
Cost and Hours:
95 kr; June-Aug daily 10:00-17:00; Sept-May Tue-Sat
10:00-16:00, Sun 10:00-17:00, closed Mon; 25-kr audioguide, guided tours
daily July-Aug at 13:00, T-bane or bus #20 to Tøyen, Tøyengata 53, tel. 23 49
35 00,
www.munch.museum.no
.
For more on Munch, see
here
.
Forests, Lakes, and Beaches
—Oslo is surrounded by a vast forest dotted
with idyllic little lakes, huts, joggers, bikers, and sun-worshippers. Mountain-
biking possibilities are endless (as you'll discover if you go exploring without
a good map). Consider taking your bike on the T-bane (for the added cost of
