Daytrip to Hamar

Jack, Jessica, Samuel and I took a day trip from Oslo to Hamar to see the Hedmarksmuseet, which was designed in stages by Sverre Fehn. The museum consists of a raised pathway through ruins with elaborate display stands and cases for the variety of artifacts housed there. There also happened to be some textiles on display in the museum during our visit, so that explains the colorful splotches on the walls.

Also on the grounds is an amazing steel and glass structure designed by Kjell Lund, which encloses the ruins of the cathedral. The site is situated looking out over Lake Mjøsa, and is surrounded by 18th and 19th century farmhouses.

Lake Mjøsa was really lovely once the sun decided to come out. We walked the 1.5 km back into town along the water.

It was a nice surprise to find many edible plants incorporated into planters in Hamar. This one is full of chard, and a variety of herbs and flowers.

As usual, Samuel decided when we took breaks for fun, and he really took a liking to this deer statue in the park.

One other interesting thing I noticed in Norway was the use of automated external shading devices on even the most basic buildings (IDL folks, are you guys reading this?). Pretty cool, so far north. I guess they do have to deal with some low sun angles in the winter though...