I had a very short visit to Norway's capital, but luckily it included a beautiful afternoon. Scores of joyous Oslo residents took to the outdoors to enjoy the late summer sun, and the ordinary weekday seemed like a holiday.

The Vigeland Park in Oslo is one of Norway's most popular tourist attractions. The unique sculpture park is Gustav Vigeland's lifework with more than 200 human sculptures, displaying a rich variety of children, women and men in different ages. Dominant motifs are the relationships between man and woman, adults and children. The park was mainly completed between 1939 and 1949.