We hadn't been to Løiten Lys in several years, so husband and I decided to do our christmas shopping there this year. They make the most beautiful candles! I mean, they are nice to look at anyway, but the real beauty is when they are lit. Løten Lys is in the old aquavit distillery. There is also a whole little indoor village of shops with home-made soaps, candys, antiques, used books, handwork, and a cafe. These akevit distilleries are to be found all over this area. It was a good area for growing potatoes, which is what the aquavit is made of: potato liquor, basically. Another piece of trivia about aquavit is that it hasn't been properly aged until it has crossed the equator. I quote from Wikipedia: "Peculiar to the Norwegian tradition are Linje Aquavits (such as "Løiten Linje"). Linje Aquavit is named after the tradition of sending oak barrels of aquavit with ships from Norway to Australia and back again, by that passing the equator twice before being bottled. The constant movement, high humidity and fluctuating temperature cause the spirit to extract more flavour and contributes to accelerated maturation."
Later I went to the post office to send packages and cards for Christmas. There's only one more which I am delivering by hand, and then our christmas present shopping will be officially concluded.
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