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Opera House - Oslo waterfront Roses and water features, Vigorland park climbing steeply in the open air to Frognerseteren. One of the oldest buildings around Oslo, it is now a popular restaurant where we enjoyed a coff ee before setting off on one of the tracks that lead off into the forest. One of them which we used on our return, winds its way down to Holmenkollen ski centre where the famous ski jump doubles in summer as zip-wire ride. Th is short trip made a pleasant end to our voyage into the realm of the polar bear and we came south in search of a bit of warmth. In a couple of days we explored the friendly, scenically exciting city of Oslo and proved we could do it without spending a fortune. 13th-century stave church, Bygdøy Park CountryImagesMagazine.co.uk | 11