Saturday, November 21, 2009

Xmas Fair @ Tjolöholm Slott

Yesterday we went to a Christmas fair at Tjolöholm Castle. It was designed in Tudor Style and built between 1898 and 1904 and originally owned by a rich Englishman who owned many things in Gothenburg at that time.

The castle is situated just next to the sea, and thankfully there was a clear sky yesterday so everything looks very pretty. It felt so good to be near nature after so many weeks of urbanity. It wasn't very cold as I said fall became warmer, but the wind was super strong.

(love the blue and the green)

(love the hair, it's so dramatic)

(who's the faceless one?!)

(can't see where i'm going)

(edible gingerbread houses!)

(traditional Swedish ceramic Santa Claus)

(these cute little guys are sitting on my desk now ^^)

Many souvenirs that the stalls were selling were super pricey! Like, one bar of chocolate can be SGD10.00! But there were many locals there who were happily buying away anyway. More photos on Facebook soon :) We tried the traditional drink during Christmas called glögg, and it was nice! I thought it was some alcoholic drink (which did taste a bit of alcohol), but it's actually made of four different types of berries.

4 comments:

  1. did u buy the ceramic santa claus?? they look so cuteee..hehe

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  2. yeah i knew you were gg to ask! i thought you'd ask on FB... they're not for sale! they're like, ornaments on display la. but i saw them on sale at another place which i hope to go back next week. ok actually that place is nordstan la hahaha. they have stalls selling xmasy stuff! will take photos ^^

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  3. haha! i saw ur blog 1st ma....hahaha..u know me well huh...keke...ok cool, buy me and dajie one each ok..haha...buy some extras to give away too! =p they are incredibly cuteeeee!!! haha...but are they ex?

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  4. the gingerbread houses look yummy! and the ceramic santa clauses are sooooo cute! they all remind me that Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat, please to put a penny in the old man's hat. =P

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