Previously belonging to Edvard Munch, artist of The Scream, and now belonging to Norwegian philanthropist Petter Olsen, Ramme Garden is a short bus ride away from Oslo. We arrived in time for lunch - rolls and what the girl called flower-cauli soup. Usually their English is impeccable so that was a memorable lapse. Photo 2 is me sitting on an organic seat decorated with lillies of the valley.
A guide arrived to take us around the garden: I got the impression you can't go without a guide which is a shame. It's a splendid garden, full of rolling vistas, beautifully kept velvet green lawns, statues and colourful borders - maybe Merryle has saved the best till almost last. There is an outdoor theatre for regular productions of Shakespeare's romantic comedies and the final view takes in the sea.
Lovely, lovely, lovely.
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