We got to experience another tradition today…
Julekake
And everyone gave it a big thumbs up!!
Thanks to our sweet friends for continuing to share Norwegian traditions with us.
Category Archives: Christmas cheer
Norwegian Christmas: Part 3
We spent about 24 hours in Oslo this week. We had numerous meetings with local friends/partners. And we enjoyed seeing the city all decked out for Jul!
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| You never know what you might see near Oslo S! |
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| We visited Tim Wendelboe coffee with our friend Sæbjørn |
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| Lunch at Mathallen |
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| Beautiful street decorations |
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| Love this window display! |
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| Karl Johans Gate and the Palace |
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| Sentrum with Bente |
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| See the horse’s antlers? 🙂 |
Norwegian Christmas: Part 2
Pepperkake… of course, our American friends will know it better as gingerbread. And it is a big part of Norwegian Christmas tradition.
We were excited that our friends invited us to bake pepperkake with them this past week. We had so much fun! After we made lots and LOTS of cookies, the kids worked together and made a cool gingerbread house.
Norwegian Christmas: Part 1
God Jul! (Merry Christmas!)
This month we will be dedicating several blog posts to Christmas – and specifically Christmas in Norway.
We had our first official Christmas celebration on Saturday evening, as we were invited to dinner with two local couples. It was a great evening of traditional (and delicious!) Christmas food and good conversation.
Pinnekjøtt is a very traditional meat (lamb) eaten at Christmas in Norway. It starts with a curing process (salting and drying). The next step varies by region, but our hosts steamed it. Zack and I were honestly a bit nervous, but we both really liked it!
We are so thankful for friends that introduce us to the customs and traditions of this country. It’s fun to learn and experience everything!
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| sausages and pinnekjøtt |
Snow Business
We spent a few hours at Grouse Mountain this past week. It was BEAUTIFUL! Being from Georgia, we would get excited if we saw a dusting of snow on the ground. So imagine our delight when we stepped of the gondola and found snow that was often knee-high on Zack (who is 6’5″!).
The boys went ice skating. We saw reindeer and visited Santa. We checked out a gingerbread display. Some friends met us later in the morning and we had lunch and explored some of the scenery (and threw quite a few snowballs!).
