1) We have *FINALLY* found a really cozy, fully furnished, not too far-a-walk from town, apartment with nice owners. There're nice people everywhere, you just have to look! :) Moving next month, YAY! What worked for us, guys, was advertising in the local papers via the company. A small ad stating who is looking for a two-bedroom apartment to stay with contact details attached. If checking local papers, websites and asking friend's grandma's uncle's colleague didn't work, do give this a try. The ad might cost about 200kr, depending on your paper and
their rates, well-worth a try!
2) A trip to nearby Poland's Gdansk - lovely lovely place but we did not visit the concentration camp as we wanted to keep the merry spirit at Christmas. Tried local cuisines that had a different taste, in a good way, from our usual palette. For me, it was also where I visited my first castle in Europe. Definitely, a trip of firsts and we enjoyed ourselves so much that we may just head back for a short trip :)