This Oslo city break was part of a 14-day Eurail trip from Oslo to Bodo that I took with my six-year-old son.

 

We set out to explore Viking heritage, the places that inspired Disney’s Frozen, culture, landscapes and fun things for kids.

 

Oslo Dockside
More of Oslo Dockside at Aker Byrgge 

 

Our Oslo City Break

 

It takes about 48 hours to get fully acclimated to a six-hour time shift into the future. And it’s no help to a six-year-old that the sky doesn’t get dark until 9:30 PM.

 

If you have kids you know, it’s not time for bed until it’s dark… Needless to say, we made up for the lack of sleep on our first two days by sleeping in until 9:30 AM.

 

Yes, it’s true. But it felt so good.

 

Travel Tip: When you’re traveling to a time zone ahead of yours it’s best to go straight into the day without sleeping and then get a full 8 hours at bedtime (more for kids of course).

 

Today we had an open agenda with a key to the city. Of course, our main focus is always finding places related to fairy tales, folklore, legends, and mythology.

 

Our first choice was to head back to the Akershus Fortress, the model for the castle in Disney’s, Frozen. More on places in Norway related to Frozen here.