And finally.

A few more images for you. They show you how beautiful this city is, but can't come close to explaining how joyful it is. Riding around on our Grifters, we were truly happy. The place feels confident without arrogance, clean and neat without being reactionary, indulgent without selfishness or smugness.

Internal shot of the Opera House - this is the outer shell of the auditorium

Clock/advertising hoarding on the main shopping street.

Inside the architecture museum

The opera house again

Quisling's Castle. He was the Norwegian Nazi leader who declared himself Prime Minister when the Germans invaded, and he grabbed this royal residence. They kept him on as a puppet 'Minister President'. He was executed in 1945 and the castle was turned into the Holocaust Museum! He's why traitors are called Quislings.

Thanks for your conundrum posts by the way - very interesting and thoughtful. I'll respond when I get a bit more time tomorrow.

Beautiful, beautiful Oslo

Oslo is partly made up of lots of tiny islands. If you're rich, you can live there.

The Opera House. Designed by Snøhetta to look like a glacier sliding into the water. Everyone likes it - opera isn't just for spoilt Tory bastards there.

The only gay fisherman in the village?