8/7/26 Akershus Fortress & Pixel Forest

   Off to have a look at the fortress today , it's near the ferry terminals and perched up on a hill overlooking a lot of harbour . After a couple of trams and a walk , we found these old phone boxes , one had a book exchange in it . Lyn & Isla decided to have a look .

Then Justin joined in as well .

Just down the street a little , we came across a square with colourful buildings , a fountain & cobblestone streets .

The fountain certainly was a little different , can't quite put my finger on it though - Isla can 😂

Continuing on to the fortress we came to this building , certainly a challenge for the bricklayers .

The other end of the building was as well .

From one of the walls , we got to look down to these murals on a harbourside building .

We went past the entrance to the fortress to have a look around and found another archway leading down to the harbour , our intrepid leader headed down this pathway .

 

Multiple materials have been used here over the years , stone & brick on the base then other bricks that were available later .

Certainly had good foundations .

Here's the variety of bricks used .

There were cannons located down here as well - these ones have seen some action , judging by the bullet holes in the barrels !!😲

More buildings form part of the fortress , the ones in the middle are still in use by the military , and were out of bounds .

In amongst the starkness of the fortress and the out buildings was this garden area with a large splash of colour .

We then went through the fortress - not sure the difference between a fortress & a castle , but inside was done quite well , with furniture and tapestries on show .

We finished off at the fortress and headed back to the apartment , checking out the murals nearby .

The eye's have it .

Sunset later was good as we had some dinner before our next adventure .

 

Back down to the tram stop and up to the sculpture park again , this time we headed up the hill further , not before a look down to the city .

On the way up there's this one , she must of frozen here while checking her phone - what have we got ourselves into 😉

More sculptures as we go - what you can do with a slab of marble .

Her gaze never faltered , another victim of the forest ????

Then we found it - The Pixel Forest - a light installation deep in the forest above .

The lights change to the music creating a mystical performance.

Isla loved it .

After a while we headed back down , going past the installation of illuminated underpants .

We again walked down the track leading back to the apartment , which was a real treat at night .

   That was our day , turned out to be quite a full day , here's a map link :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1YjCpKEjWqISva65poGzftwT2A6coVho&usp=sharing