The holiday planning in Iceland starts early and you will start seeing Christmas decorations in November, you’ll even start seeing them as early as October in some stores. Too soon many people say. Most stores are open late in December (10 pm) and as it draws near Christmas they get very busy. The first Sunday...Read More
In Iceland there are 13 Santa Clauses or Yule Lads. They live nearby Reykjavik in a mountain called Esjan with their troll mother Gryla and father Leppaludi. Their cat is called Jolakotturinn or The Christmas Cat. 13 nights before Christmas the Yule Lads start descending from the mountain to town one by one. On the...Read More