Christmas isn’t until another six months but there’s a place in Solvang in California where it is Christmas all year round. Be it February or August, there’ll be Christmas trees and ornaments and Santas and elves and all types of decor at Jule Hus.
Jule Hus
Jule Hus is a Christmas store on Mission Drive in the city that is also known as the ‘Danish Capital of America.’ Jule House means Christmas House in Danish and the store front is always decked up as if the holidays are here. And the store has all things Christmas including some classic wooden exhibits, ornaments, and wall hangings. With all those attractive wares it has displayed in its aisles, in Jule Hus it always is the season-to-be-jolly, here.
Solvang
If you look at the exterior of the building that houses this Christmas House you will notice that it looks nothing like the kind of buildings you normally see in California. The reason you see what-looks-like-half-timbered-buildings here, is because, in the early 2oth century some Danish immigrants bought some land here in the Sana Ynez Valley and called it Solvang meaning ‘Sunny Meadow’ and in due course made it home, attracting more Danes from all over and gradually turning it into a ‘Little Denmark.’
You can read more about Solvang here — Solvang: A Danish Fairytale
I visited Solvang a few years ago and found it such a charming town! T visited this Christmas house and loved it and bought some little ornaments for my tree. I also loved the bakery there and bought a large amount of different pastries as they all looked so good. We ate them over the rest of our trip up the California coast.
Charming it is. Oh yeah and it is a very delicious place. Can’t help liking the pastries and Danish cookies there. 🙂
Thank you so much for coming this way, Pat. 🙂
Indeed a very Christmas place, I love the colors and energy oozing out of each of the frames that And all those assortment of Santas of various shapes and sizes anybody would want to take them home…
The colors of Christmas really are very attractive, aren’t they? This store turned out to be such a happy place. 🙂
Thank you, DesiTraveler. 🙂
A,azmi go! A little Denmark! Looks like, a great place for a visit…
A little Denmark indeed. It’s quite a wonderland.
And the city’s got some great bakeries too. 😉
Thank you for stopping by, Param. 🙂
Loved reading this post! Looks like a beautiful place and your pictures are seriously incredible 🙂
Do drop by my blog sometime…I’d really appreciate it!
Love,
Ankita
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Interesting….
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Thank you for visiting, Rajeev. 🙂
A visual feast!
It is, right? 🙂
Welcome here, Kala. 🙂
Great 🙂 Awesome pics 🙂
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Thank you, Rupam. 🙂
Here Christmas is 24×7 and 365 Days !! 🙂 Santa is looking very cute in some pictures !! Beautiful clicks indeed !!
Exactly!
He sure it. Thank you so much, Yogi. 🙂
What a wonderful place it is D with Christmas everyday! Must be very exciting and festive to work there!??Nice post, girl!??
Sounds like fun, doesn’t it? Very attractive place!
Thank you dear Kokila. 🙂
Beautiful captures.
Thank you, Jyotirmoy.
oh wow I would love to be there… lovely pictures
Bikram’s
Hey Bikram!
I’m sure. Thank you. 🙂
It’s always fun to come across such visual delights!
It sure is. 🙂
Thank you.