Traveling with the Jones

Oslo’s Vigeland Sculpture Park showcases the human form as interpreted by sculptor Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943).  Vigeland includes 212 bronze, granite and wrought iron sculptures depicting the cycle of human life from birth through old age.

Sculptor Vigeland created a full-size model of each figure, leaving the granite carving and bronze casting to his craftsmen.  To avoid clothing styles “dating” the sculptures to a specific time period, all statutes were created nude.

One of Norway’s most-visited and unique attractions, the park is free and open year round 24 hours a day. 

Visiting in late December, when the days are short, the sun remains low in the sky and the sculptures are surrounded with snow adds to their beauty.

Read about our visits to Oslo here and here. 

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For our niece Justina’s third grade class project, we traveled with Flat Stanley during November and December. We agreed to return Flat Stanley to Mrs. Petsche’s third grade in Harlan, Iowa by Christmas.

Stanley, however, had other ideas.  He really wanted to go with us aboard our cruise on Holland America Line’s newest ship, the Nieuw Amsterdam. 

This is the fourth post on Flat Stanley’s adventures while he was Traveling with the Jones.

What a beautiful ship

Flat Stanley poses by the rail as the Nieuw Amsterdam sailed out of Ft. Lauderdale for a 7-day Caribbean cruise.  Bad weather changed the planned itinerary, but Stanley got to visit Belize, Grand Cayman and Key West, Florida during his cruise.

What a funny name for a beautiful bay

The ship anchored near Georgetown, Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands.  Passengers –including Flat Stanley — rode tender boats into the port.  Flat Stanley could not figure out why such a beautiful place is named “Hog Sty”.

Mailing a postcard to Justina from the Cayman Islands

Flat Stanley mailed another postcard to Justina.  He got to see postal mailing boxes in six different countries during the last two months.  The mail is slower to arrive from some parts of the world.

A Cheeseburger in Paradise

Flat Stanley views all of the souvenirs left by other tourists at Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville in Grand Cayman. Stanley was disappointed that he didn’t have time for a ride on the Green Monster waterslide. But he did walk most of the public Seven Mile Beach earlier in the visit to Grand Cayman.

Flat Stanley visits Hannah in Odessa, Texas

Stanley also visited Odessa/Midland area of Texas, where he was delighted to meet Hannah, a third grader who is excels at spelling and multiplication tables.

Well, that’s the last of Flat Stanley’s adventures on Traveling with the Jones.  He is back in an envelope, enroute to Mrs. Petsche’s third grade at Harlan Community Schools in Iowa.

We enjoyed traveling with Flat Stanley.  Do you have a Flat Stanley story to share?

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