The day after the Syttende Mai parade in Oslo, we set off for Nordmarka, the forest north of the capital. There's a special mountain railway that takes you up the incline, where you can stop along the way at Frognerseteren, a Viking retreat like only the late 19th century could produce:

Of course, that's not the only place to go in Nordmarka: options abound.

Though we had some light rain that day, the views over the terrain were pretty stunning:

We also stopped at Tryvannstua, a remote cabin offering waffles with the added bonus of stuffed moose. On the walls were examples of rosemaling, a kind of Norwegian folk art:

We finally arrived at Studenterhytta, which rewarded us with a cozy cabin, complete with an early Norwegian cell phone:

We took a different route back home the next day, passing through more lovely terrain:

The rest of the photos from Nordmarka are here.