On Christmas night itself – so a wise man writes – the lads were all restraint and just stared at the lights. Then one by one they trotted off into the frost and snow. On Twelfth Night the last of the lads used to go. Their footprints in the highlands are effaced now for long, [...]
The Jólasveinarnir (Yule Lads) start arriving in town on the morning of December 12th. Remember to place a shoe on your virtual windowsill before that, as they will leave a small cyber-gift for children who have been good, a small toy or fruit, for example, and those children who have been naughty will receive something [...]
I wasn’t surprised that I’d have jet lag upon arriving in Iceland. After all it was suddenly 5 hours later plus the 5+ hours of the flight and the shorter daylight length from being much further north made the first day rather surreal. But no worries, I caught up with the new rhythm quickly. It [...]
I awoke to a still dark Reykjavik. I thought oh please don’t be 4am since I only had an hour’s sleep. It was 9am so I jumped out of bed with a body that thought it was 4. And back home it was 4am so the 9am darkness looks right. The hotel breakfast was very [...]
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