Today’s adventure was to Ekebergparken Sculpture Park (6.9 miles / 13.3 steps / equivalent of 45 flights of stairs… I’m afraid of what the foot will have to say about this tomorrow.) However, when I saw this sign, I decided I was on the right path.
The Norwegians have a love affair with sculptures and parks. Where we might have one sculpture in a park, situated in a central location and easy to access, the Norwegians like to have many which are here and there and sometimes difficult to find. In many cases, you just happen upon them.
Many of the statues in this park were curious or comical or… “Huh?” So, here is a gallery of a few.
In case you need to reorient yourself, here is a flower and a duck. “Quack.”
A short walk up the hill and I came across Fideicommissum.
Now, you may be saying to yourself, “Why, that’s a woman having a little squat.” And it is! Not only is this a statue, but it is also an anatomically correct water fountain (I did not do a close inspection.) I had to know more, so I first did a Google translate of fideicommissum. “Fiddle Commission” didn’t seem quite right. Maybe “piddle commission?” But, no. From Wikipedia…
The title Fideicommissum refers to the former legal institution of the entail, under which estates and other family properties were passed down from one generation to the next, often benefitting the eldest son.
What it all comes down to is marking your territory. By the way, have you read Golden Streams. It was written by I.P. Freely. Moving on.
I saw this woman walking toward me and decided to say, “Hi.” We struck up a nice conversation, but she had places to go, so we parted ways.
After such a long hike, I thought about taking a brief nap, but the bench was taken.
When I first saw these, I thought they were lanterns hanging in the trees, but when I got closer… One man’s dirty underwear are another man’s art installation. (They may kick me out of Norway if I get too snarky.)
Before heading back, I did a bit of self-reflecting. I couldn’t see the forest.
I’ve seen this bridge from my hotel window and wanted to get a closer look at it, so on the way back, I found the way to cross. It is the Nordenga Bridge.
Below and circled: the bridge from my window. The buildings to the right of the bridge are called the “Barcode Project.” Twelve buildings close together of varying height.
The arrow is pointing to where I was in the park when I took this panoramic shot of the fjord and city.
Now it is time for a big drink of water, some sushi, and a good book. Pray you are having a wonderful day.
Candle in a Cave 
I think i may want to live there for a summer, maybe make some of my own art in the forest 😇
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I think they would probably allow it. They do love all things art.
I’m learning a lot about Norway. Things I wouldn’t have thought would be there. I’m not a prude, but back on that day with all the nude statues, even I would have been blushing at some point. Still enjoying all the photos and comments. Thanks for taking me to another place for a few moments out of my day.
My pleasure. A grand experience.