Yesterday the Mayor of Reykjavík, Dagur B. Eggertsson, cut down a Christmas tree in the Heiðmörk forest east of Reykjavík, the local news site visir.is reports The new tree is a tall beautiful Sitka spruce.
The tree is 11.5 metres tall (37 ft 9 in) and estimated to be about 60 years old.
Read more: Monday’s storm reached the strength of a Category 3 hurricane and destroyed the Oslo Christmas Tree
The new Christmas tree which will replace the Oslo tree had actually already been picked out to be next year’s Christmas tree during a visit by Dagur and the deputy mayor of Oslo, Khamshajiny Gunatratnam past November.
The tree which was cut down by Dagur yesterday morning will be erected on Austurvöllur square today. You can watch the decoration live via this webcam.
Yesterday the Mayor of Reykjavík, Dagur B. Eggertsson, cut down a Christmas tree in the Heiðmörk forest east of Reykjavík, the local news site visir.is reports The new tree is a tall beautiful Sitka spruce.
The tree is 11.5 metres tall (37 ft 9 in) and estimated to be about 60 years old.
Read more: Monday’s storm reached the strength of a Category 3 hurricane and destroyed the Oslo Christmas Tree
The new Christmas tree which will replace the Oslo tree had actually already been picked out to be next year’s Christmas tree during a visit by Dagur and the deputy mayor of Oslo, Khamshajiny Gunatratnam past November.
The tree which was cut down by Dagur yesterday morning will be erected on Austurvöllur square today. You can watch the decoration live via this webcam.
