OSLO, Norway -- President Obama's visit to Norway to accept the Nobel Peace Prize has been billed as a 26-hour whirlwind tour with an itinerary that's turned heads because of the many activities he managed to pack into a day. But what's managed to turn more heads in the Scandinavian country is the number of events the president didn't attend.
A headline in Norway's biggest newspaper VG questions Obama's perceived arrogance that led him to cancel lunch with King Harald and a pre-planned children's event outside Oslo City Hall -- events that have been longstanding traditions for Peace Prize winners.
Obama also declined to attend the annual Nobel concert, an exhibit in his honor at the Nobel museum, an interview with CNN and a news conference at Grand Hotel where the president is staying the night. CNNs Jonathan Mann has interviewed the last 14 prize winners.
"Especially the children's event at City Hall Square and the lunch with the king are two solid symbolic events for a Peace Prize winner," Kjell Terje Ringdal, a public relations expert told the paper. "Gosh oh gosh.
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