Egersund...

...Julebyen

Christmas is in less than 3 weeks and we started our Christmas season with a visit to Egersund, a town a couple of hours south of Stavanger famous of its Julebyen or Christmas Markets. Around 50 wooden stalls sell all kind of Christmas items and one of the most courted is the hot gløgg sold by singing monks.

The stars of the event are Julenissen and his local assistant Nisser.

Apparently Santa can speak Norwegian too!

Little Trivia: (aka I love Wikipedia!)

• Egersund was amongst the first towns in Norway occupied by the Germans during World War II (April 9 1940). Egersund was important to the Germans because of its good harbour and the telegraph line between Norway and England.
• In 1905 Egersund is the first town in the county of Rogaland to get electrical lighting.
• Priscilla Presley, ex-wife of Elvis Presley. Her Grandfather was born in Egersund in 1896.
• Øystein Aarseth (1968–1993) Lead Guitarist and founder of pioneering Black Metal band Mayhem