First stop after we disembarked from the ship and we checked in (and Andy took a work call), was lunch. Right around the corner from our hotel was a cute pizzeria, Mamma Pizza. You know our kids love their pizza. I think pizza is Andrew’s love language.
Then we set off to explore Oslo.
First stop- Oslo Cathedral, built in late 1600s. No pictures from the inside due to services. The kids loved the snow. LOVED the snow. They mostly just climbed the hills made from the cleared snow, and they really enjoyed the crunch the fresh snow made under their boots when they walked. And of course they loved making snow angels.
…greatest of all is love. Good words to live by.
Andrew meet a friend while heading through town.
The Grand Hotel decorated beautifully for Christmas.
As you walk along Karl Johans Gate, Oslo’s main road, you come across lots of Oslo’s famous buildings. The Norwegian Parliament.
The National Theater, founded in 1829.
One great thing about visiting Oslo in December is the Christmas Markets. We got to meet Swedish Santa, try some Swedish treats, and warm our hands by the smokey fire. I love the atmosphere in the Christmas markets.
In the middle of the aptly named Royal Palace Park is the Royal Place. The Palace was built in the 19th century and serves in both a residential and official capacity with reception rooms and offices. It has 173 rooms, and sadly for me is only open to the public during the summer.
I loved this sculptural chair and art installation. It did not photograph well though.
We visited a trifecta of churches- St. Edmund’s Church, Trinity Church, and St. Olav’s Catholic Cathedral. The children were thrilled.
Quick stop at one more Christmas market in Youngstorget. 
They do love their reindeers here.
We popped in to look around the Nobel Peace Center.
TheTown Hall/Rådhuset and a totally random sculpture of the Pied Piper to end our day.
xoxo-sk
ps. Everywhere was card only, which is fine by me. Less hassle, no exchanging money. It is very card friendly in the Nordic countries, but definitely not in other European countries (Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia come to mind.) 
xoxo-sk 