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The Christmas House in Drøbak

Treegaarden -The Christimas house in Drøbak

This Christmas house in Drøbak 25 min. South of Oslo) is absolutely wonderful. It’s an open Christmas attraction all year, but nothing is more magical than to be there in December.

Christmas House in Drøbak

If the Christmas spirit was lost, you’ll find it here. Children from all over the World Writes to Santa Claus to Drøbak. Some say santa also lives here, he also lives in Finland and on the North Pole.

Drøbak is also a super cozy little town, and is right next to Oscarsborg fortress, so this area is really special.

Shop till you drop

Like everyone else in December, shopping is happening -a lot. The Christmas house really has many unique and beautiful Christmas ornaments, as well as many Scandinavian traditional Christmas decorations.

I can realy recommend this place, but must admit you should go here at Christmas time.

Here are some photos from our visit to the Christmas house:

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Christmas gifts – Top 10 homemade presents

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Christmas gifts? Already? But, of course! It’s soon December, and that means Christmas is getting closer. I love Christmas, it’s my favourite holiday –ever! It even beats Halloween.

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Christmas is all about sharing gifts, food, company and joy with all your loved ones. I love everything about it, and I can’t wait till it’s finally “allowed” to put up my Christmas decorations.  (Pssst! I decided this week it’s allowed, so decorations are already up).

Christmas is about being cozy, and I like being cozy (maybe a little bit too much). But another thing I love, is to buy presents. Christmas gifts are getting harder and harder every year. What do you buy for someone who has everything?

Not easy right? So with that on my constant mind, I try to get something I believe the person would love. And there’s one thing I’ve noticed most people really seem to like: Homemade Christmas gifts.

It’s not necessarily cheaper, or easier. But it’s much more personal. (And sometimes cheaper). That’s why I love to make my own gifts. I must admit, most of the things I’ve made have been for women… But you can make some of this things for men also! Men also care about how they look!

But some of the things here might be good a man as well. Click on the title on the list to come directly to the post. And good luck!

Please let me know on Facebook or in the comments if you have any questions.

Here is my top 10 DIY Christmas gifts

1 DIY Lotion Bar

2 Body Scrub

3 Body Butter With 3 Ingredients

4 Lip Balm

5 Olive Oil Soap Recipe

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6 Homemade Bronzing Body Butter

7 DIY Makeup Remover

8 Deodorant Stick

9 Body Oil

10 Anti-Wrinkle Balm


 

 

 

Konfektkake

Dette er en familietradisjon fra Danmark jeg har vokst opp med som blir laget hver eneste jul. Uten unntak. Det er ikke ofte jeg har sett min far på kjøkkenet, bortsett fra i desember da det skal lages konfektkake.
Den er uhyre enkel, egentlig latterlig enkel, men alltid en sikker hit. Så lenge du liker marsipan, nougat, rosin og sjokolade. Det kreves ikke noe baking eller steking i ovn, så den er fort klar til spising, for alle oss som ikke liker ventetiden. Dog, det er alltid lurt å la den stå i kjøleskapet en liten stund før man forsyner seg.

Er det noe man ikke liker kan det selvsagt byttes i noen andre smaker, dette kan ikke gå galt. Med mindre du legger til noe som virkelig ikke passer inn, eller som smaker direkte vondt. Uansett, denne konfektkaken er storfavoritt hos oss og vil alltid være en kake jeg må lage hver eneste jul. Hver eneste en.
Slik lager du den

Konfektkake
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Ingredients
  1. 1. 375 g marsipan (jeg velger den fra Odense)
  2. 2. 150 g nougat (jeg velger den fra Odense)
  3. 3. 200 g mørk kokesjokolade
  4. 4. 4 dl rosiner
  5. 5. 75-100 g nøtter, jeg valgte pekannøtter
  6. 6. 1/2 appelsin
Alt du trenger å gjøre er
  1. 1. Del marsipanen i fire deler, ta bakepapir over for å kjevle og gjøre stykkene større.
  2. 2. Ta en ostehøvel og lag skiver av nougat.
  3. 3. Ta rosiner og nøtter i stavmikser for å hakke det opp i små biter, tilsett deretter saften fra en halv appelsin for å tilsette mer smak.
  4. 4. Smelt kokesjokoladen og riv opp appelsinskall som skal være i sjokoladen og toppes som pynt.
  5. 5. Deretter er det bare å starte med en marsipanskive, legg deretter på nougat og så rosinkompotten. Dette gjøres i tre omganger før den siste marsipandelen skal dekke kaken, så lurt å kjevle denne litt større. Deretter heller man varm sjokolade over og topper med revet appelsinskall. Sett det i kjøleskapet til sjokoladen har stivnet. Deretter er det bare å forsyne seg
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Ris a la Mande

Ris a la mande er den danske varianten av vår riskrem, og er som konfektkaken en klassiker for meg i julen. Det er ikke helt jul uten.
Det er egentlig ikke de store forskjellene mellom riskrem og ris a la mande, i hovedsak dreier det seg egentlig om å tilsette hakkede mandler i kremen, og revet marsipan hvis du måtte ønske.

Ris a la mande er en sikker julehit og selvsagt er det kampen om den store mandelen og mandelgaven her også. I motsetning til i Norge der vi vanligvis bruker bringebær- eller jordbærsaus, er det mer riktig å bruke kirskebærsaus til denne desserten. Dessuten smaker det også mye bedre.
Kirsebærsaus kan man selvsagt lage selv, men de store dagligvarebutikkene selger også den danske kirskebærsausen fra Skælskør Frugtplantage.

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  1. Til grøten
  2. 1. 125 g grøtris
  3. 2. 1 dl vann
  4. 3. 10 dl h-melk
  5. 4. 1 vaniljestang
  6. Etter grøten er ferdig kokt
  7. 1. 75 g hakkede mandler
  8. 2. 2,5 dl kremfløte
  9. 3. 75 g sukker
  10. 4. Tips
  11. 5. Husk å rense vaniljestangen og ta ut alle frøene for så å legge det i grøten. La gjerne resten av vaniljestangen være med i kokeprosessen til grøten for ekstra smak. Grøten skal koke en times tid.
  12. 6. Pisk kremfløten i en avkjølet grøt og deretter rør forsiktig inn mandler (eventuelt marsipan) og sukker. Sett det i kjøleskapet og spis det når det har blitt kaldt.
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The Co-Operative Village

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The Co-operative Village Nyvang (in danish: Andelslandsbyen Nyvang) in Denmark is in many ways like the open-air museums in The Old Town in Århus, Frilandmuseet and The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in Oslo.

24 houses and buildings stands in this village showing us how the life was lived in Denmark about a 100 years ago. In The Co-operative village Nyvang there’s activities and buzzing life almost all year around. So it’s a easy way of time traveling back to “the good old days“.

ALSO READ: THE OLD TOWN IN ÅRHUS

There are shops and small museums you can visit, like the old post office, or the telephone museum. And there are shops like the bakery, cheese store, the restaurant “Madam Blå“and much more.

ALSO READ: THE OPEN AIR MUSEUM IN LYNGBY

The Red Barn holds the largest collection of steam rollers and carriages in Northen Europe. At this time of year they hold a Christmas market in the village. Here there are a gathering of craftsmen and talented people, that come to sell (mostly) homemade products. There were jewellery, knitted clothings, food, snaps, chocolates (I loved this part) and Christmas decorations.

ALSO READ: NORWEGIAN MUSEUM OF CULTURAL HISTORY PART 1

Entrance. 50 DKK

 

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My parents used to make a lot of beeswax candles back in the days.

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Simple, yet really cool design.

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Pinecones are a very populare Christmas decoration here in Scandinavia. Only we call it, kongle!

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I can never get enough of jewellery…

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The Hall in the Manor House, with a old-fashioned Christmas tree

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So many beautiful knitted clothings

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Some Christmas decorations

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Here is the front of the Manor, it’s so danish in the architecture

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These two, aww, really loved the ponies. Horse gal forever!

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Some of the shops, and yes, the faces are blurred (I don’t know these people).

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From The telephone museum, liked this one

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Crazy Christmas decoration, I want it!

 

Christmas in Tivoli 2014

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If you are in Copenhagen in November or December, do not miss the chance to see Tivoli’s Christmas Gardens. With all it’s lights, Christmas markets and entertainment. And yes, all the carousels and rides are open during this event.

From mid-November Tivoli opens their big gates and welcomes you, and really helps you get into a Christamas mood. It’s the 21st time Tivoli makes there Christmas event, and I was at the first one, sometime in the 90s. Unfortunately I don’t remember it, but I’ve heard it gets better (and bigger) every year.

Also read: Christmas in Tivoli 2012

To me, Christmas in Tivoli is a tradition I can’t do without. There are different themes each year, and now it was “Alpine village” as well as last years big hit “Nordic Christmas”, that were shown. The whole area (all 1200 squares) are decorated with small wooden houses (selling all sorts of Christmas decorations, food and of course “gløgg” (mulled wine).

The kids can see Father Christmas (call him Santa if you like), and meet his reindeers. In the Pantomime Theatre you can visit Santa and tell him what you want for Christmas. He will also sing Christmas carols and tell you amazing stories.

The Nutcracker Ballet is shown (as usual) at the Tivoli Concert Hall. There are different happenings every day, so make sure to check your program. Also, this year I got to see the Christmas Illumination Show on the Tivoli Lake. This was amazing. And by that I mean AMAZING. The music was from The Nutcracker and the lights as well were inspired by the story. I had to see the show twice.

For more information please visit Tivoli’s site

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Christmas Market

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Christmas markets are a real popular thing this season in Europe. In Copenhagen, or Scandinavia for that sake, it’s a perfect atmosphere for a Christmas market.

In Copenhagen there are several exhibitions and markets in December. There’s a market in Nyhavn, Kultorvet Square, Fredriksberg, Christiania and of course Højbro Plads which is right next to Strøget.

This Christmas market is german-inspired, selling snacks and items from all over Europe. You can buy jewellery and wollen sweaters. Also you can get your hands on german baked goods, italian cheeses and sausages. The danish Christmas snacks as “æbleskiver” and “kæmpeklejner” are also here , as well as the traditional warm drink mulled wine.

For the youngest members of the family you can ride on the Christmas train in the center of the small Christmas town. Also Father Christmas will make his visit.

Entrance is free and it’s open from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. every weekende from mid-November.

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