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Published: January 13th 2015
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Leaving Mexico's warmth, we went on with our journey to Norway. We were excited to see the wonderful sites we had heard about and meet the people of Norway. It was inevetible for us to search cool places we could go to. We decided to go to Vigelandsparken Park because it was the World's largest Sculpture Park and the price was unbeatable... It was free!!!
From Mexico City to Oslo Norway (making one stop in Atlanta and one in Amsterdam) Airline- KLM
Dates/Times- Arrival April 6, 2015 Departure April 8,2015
Price- $1,881.74 per person= $3,763.48
Mexico City (MEX) to Atlanta (ATL)- 3:35p to 8:07p= 3h and 32m
Waiting time at Atlanta 2h and 13m
Atlanta (ATL) to Amsterdam (AMS)- 10:20p to 12:45a= 8h and 25m
Waiting time at Amsterdam= 1h
Amsterdam (AMS) to Oslo (OSL)- 2:45p to 4:35p=
1h and 50m
The hotel that we will be staying at: Radisson Blu Airport Hotel, Oslo Gardermoen
Price- $150 per night
Activities:What we will be doing on this trip is going to a very popular park in Oslo which is called Vigelandsparken park. world's largest sculpture park made by a single artist, and is one of Norway's most popular tourist attractions. Gustav Vigeland's lifework with more than 200 sculptures in bronze, granite and wrought iron. Vigeland was also in charge of the design and architectural layout of the park. The Vigeland Park was mainly completed between 1939 and 1949. Price of Traveling: this attraction will not cost us anything because it is open year round and is free.
Dining:
We will be dining in a resturaunt called Art of Sushi. Stylish Asian restaurant at Frogner with a menu of sushi, sashimi and dim sum, as well as many tempting Japanese, Chinese and Thai dishes.
Total price spent in Oslo Norway-$3,913.48
Interesting Facts about Norway:
Country Visited:
Norway *Country Shape Classification:
Developed in the Fourth Stage
*Country Development Classification:
Developed Country in the Fourth Stage *Specific Places Within Country Visited:
Country Capital City:
Oslo Capital City Population:
593,045 people Country Government Type:
Constitutional Monarchy Current Leader(s)/Party(s):
King Harald Ethnicities (%!b(MISSING)reakdown):
Norwegian 94.4%!,(MISSING) other European 3.6%!,(MISSING) other 2%!<(MISSING)/u>
National Languages(s): Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Religion(s) practiced (%!p(MISSING)racticed): Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran-official) 82.1%!,(MISSING) other Christian 3.9%!,(MISSING) Muslim 2.3%!,(MISSING) Roman Catholic 1.8%!,(MISSING) other 2.4%!,(MISSING) unspecified 7.5%!<(MISSING)/u>
Traditional Cuisine Descriptions: Lapskaus (beef or pork diced together and cooked with potato, carrot, turnip, and union), Smorrebrod (“butter and bread” sometimes filled with meat, cheese, or spreads), and Reinsdyrsteik (reindeer roast)
Traditional Dress Descriptions: The bunad is traditionally worn by both men and women. The represent the family home or where people come from.
Famous sites of country: Velmuden (a canoeing paradise), Oscarsborg Fortress (an island and monument to Norway’s military history), and Femundsmarka (wilderness area)
Country Population (most current available): 5,147,792
Country Population (in 1900): 2,218 people
Average Life: Males 79.63 years Females 83.69 years
Country Literacy Rate: 100%!<(MISSING)/u>
Country Murder Rate: 6.2 per 100,000
Crude Birth Rate: 12.09 births/1,000 people
National Infant Mortality Rate: 2.48 deaths/1,000 live births
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