British Isle/. Pre-extesnion Gardens, Gins and Grand Homes. Post/ Oslo

[deec]

We leave for the a British Isle Cruise ( May 1) and the Pre-extension late April.  If any of you has done the pre- extesnsion would you please share the day to day itinerary so that I can do some planning for any free time and meals.  Viking was unable to provide anything other than the basic description.  What time did you get to the ship?

 

We are taking the train and Oslo post but are extending an extra 2 days in Oslo. Anyone have great suggestions for day trip away and who did you use?  A fjord cruise?  It looks like we will only have one  Viking tour.  Although we visited previously we will revisit e sculpture garden and opera house ( maybe a back of the house tour this time).  Probably will pass on Munch Musuem ( not a huge fan) and have visited the amazing library.  Did you find a great botanical garden?

[janetcbl]

2 hours ago, deec said:

We leave for the a British Isle Cruise ( May 1) and the Pre-extension late April.  If any of you has done the pre- extesnsion would you please share the day to day itinerary so that I can do some planning for any free time and meals.  Viking was unable to provide anything other than the basic description.  What time did you get to the ship?

 

We are taking the train and Oslo post but are extending an extra 2 days in Oslo. Anyone have great suggestions for day trip away and who did you use?  A fjord cruise?  It looks like we will only have one  Viking tour.  Although we visited previously we will revisit e sculpture garden and opera house ( maybe a back of the house tour this time).  Probably will pass on Munch Musuem ( not a huge fan) and have visited the amazing library.  Did you find a great botanical garden?

The Viking Ship Museum is currently closed, but the nearby Fram and Kon-Tiki Museums are worth a visit. The inside of the Oslo City Hall is worth a visit and a tour of that building will highlight where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. Akershus Fortress is interesting and the view from there is excellent. Many enjoy the Norse Folk Museum where you can see a stage church. There is a large Botanical Garden, complete with cafe.

[janetcbl]

2 hours ago, janetcbl said:

The Viking Ship Museum is currently closed, but the nearby Fram and Kon-Tiki Museums are worth a visit. The inside of the Oslo City Hall is worth a visit and a tour of that building will highlight where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. Akershus Fortress is interesting and the view from there is excellent. Many enjoy the Norse Folk Museum where you can see a stage church. There is a large Botanical Garden, complete with cafe.

“Stave”….( I hate autocorrect)>

[knoxclone]

Akershus Fortress also has a very interesting resistance museum.

[Twitchly]

23 hours ago, deec said:

We leave for the a British Isle Cruise ( May 1) and the Pre-extension late April. 

We wanted to take this pre-extension but it was sold out. Looking forward to hearing about your impressions!

[SailorPaulH]

In addition to the previous excellent recommendations for Oslo - I suggest Radhuset (Oslo City Hall) - it is close by the ferry that takes you over to the museums on Bygdoy (Kon-Tiki, Fram, etc.).