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Nordic Siesta
In the far north you build the sun room where it gets what little sun there is during the dark winter. You take advantage of the sun and put your face into the light while breathing some fresh air from outside. Good time for tea and a book. Cures what ails you. (at 66 degrees [...]
Reykjavík 1926
I stumbled on this video and find it rather nice. Reykjavík was pretty interesting even back then. “Population 21 thousand, police force of three”. A few buildings in the film are still there and the hot spring laundry is still there but only as an historical artifact. Enjoy.
How the light feels
The short version of what the sun feels like on an early winter day near the arctic. It is like a sunrise that lasts for a few short hours and then spends the same time in sunset. To the more equatorialzed visitor it is very noticeable that 9:30AM is still black as the darkest night. [...]
Thunder and Rainbows
In Iceland there is a high potential for the ground to shake and for lava to flow. It has happened over and over again. However it is also true that thunder is very rare but rainbows are very common. Is it coincidence that the people there are both outwardly stoic yet emotionally optimistic? Some have [...]
