Sigga: Jófríðarstaðir Road, this is the longest street name in HafnarfjörðurJófríðarstaðir RoadJófríðarstaðavegur, thisþetta iser the longestlengsta street namegötuheiti iní Hafnarfirði. We moved here in the year 1986weVið movedfluttum "to here"- directional form of hér/hérnaherehingað in the yearárið 19861986, Here the famous children's author Guðrún Helgadóttir grew up. Many of her stories took place here in this house.The word means "but", but in written language it is sometimes used like here to indicate additional context being given.(I'm about to give additional context)en herehér grew upólst Guðrún Helgadóttir writerrithöfundur grew upupp andog happened, took placegerðust manymargar ofaf her storiessögunum hennar herehér iní thisþessu househúsi.
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The home is pinkthe homeHeimilið iser pinkbleikt. All the walls are covered by artworks by her husband,along, alongsideMeðfram allöllum wallsveggjum areeru artworkslistaverk byeftir her husbandmanninn hennar, father-in-law and grandchildrenfather-in-lawtengdaföður andog grandchildrenbarnabörn. The sofas are decorated with cross-stitched pillows and quilts that she made herself.the sofasSófana decorate, beautifyprýða (decorate, beautify) Usually written krosssaumaðir with three S'scross-stitchedkrossasaumaðir (cross-stitched) pillowspúðar andog quiltsbútasaumsteppi (quilts) i.e. made bybyeftir herhana herselfsjálfa. Then is there one thing which every visitor on Jófríðarstaðir Road notices: child strollers“Then there is one thing that doesn't get by anyone”thenSvo iser itþað “a thing”one thingnokkuð whichsem “does not go by”doesn't get by, doesn't escape the attention offer ekki fram hjá “no one”anyoneneinum whosem comeskemur for a visití heimsókn oná Jófríðarstaðaveg; child strollersbarnavagnar. In every nook and cranny one can see child strollers,inÍ every, eachhverjum nook and crannykrók og kima (nook and cranny) one canmá seesjá child strollersbarnavagna, small statues made of porcelain, silver, and other similar stuff.smalllitlar statuesstyttur from, made ofúr porcelainpostulíni, silversilfri andog other similar stuffannað eins. Sigga shows me into her and Yngvi's bedroom.Sigga showssýnir memér intoinn í Unclear why author decided to use the definite article, this would usually be written without it.her and Yngvi's bedroomsvefnherbergið hennar og Yngva.
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