We flew back from Kirkenes, agreeing that Lapland was the special highlight of the trip.

But we had a little more time in Oslo and made the best of it.

We had saved the Gustav Vigeland statues in Vigeland Park for our last day of sightseeing.  The park contains over 200 granite and bronze statues and sculptures of this famed Norwegian sculptor.  It is a must-see in Oslo. We dashed around the park grounds choosing from among the many amazing works of the famous sculptor. He produced human figures in all shapes, sizes and postures, animals of all varieties, and a huge monolithic pillar exhibiting an enormous mass of entwined people. We took lots of pictures.

The next morning at 5 a.m. Emily and I caught a 5:30 a.m. train. We were
headed to the airport and home.

My dream trip had met every expectation---and more.

I could do it again some day.