I don't think anybody feels like yet another Christmas recipe now Christmas Eve is here, let alone has time to spare to go shopping for some specific ingredient any more -- so here's just some Icelandic Christmas feeling.
And with this, we wish all of you a Merry Christmas:
Gleðileg jól!
The Christmas House
This jólahús can be found a bit outside Akureyri, a little off the National Road no. 1, on road 821, somewhat after the Akureyri airport. If you drive out of town towards and beyond the airport, there's a signpost pointing to the jólahús -- and there you find the place where there is Christmas all year long.
Well, to be quite honest, the Jólahusið is actually a permanent sales mart for Christmas decorations, but a very, very pretty one!
The house isn't even very large, but there are two storeys, filled to the last corner with Christmas decorations from all over the world: - many of them from Icelandic artisans and companies.
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| Typically Icelandic Christmas: Laufabrauð and Jólakötturinn |
Here are the "2015 Christmas Signs" -- I especially liked the captioned baubles: Gleðileg jól, elsku amma! -- Merry Christmas, dear Granny!
In one corner of the Christmas house you could find German incense sticks and Ore Mountain folk art from the former East Germany; in another corner, there were American Christmas decorations, and so on.
In one corner of the Christmas house you could find German incense sticks and Ore Mountain folk art from the former East Germany; in another corner, there were American Christmas decorations, and so on.
There was so much to see in this Christmas house -- and of course the 13 Icelandic yule lads, their parents and their cat held a special place of honor.
I must admit I especially liked the toilet at the jólahus -- decorated lovingly in Christmas colors!
And with this, we wish you a very Merry Christmas!!!
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