Vikingsson on January 29th, 2010

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.

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Vikingsson on November 27th, 2008

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 [...]

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Vikingsson on November 21st, 2008

I want to stay for another week or more. There is so much more to see and do. One last official tour must be the Blue Lagoon / Bláa lónið. Truly an otherworldly place sitting in the middle of an expansive lava field. Seemingly the middle of nowhere. The area is a very active geothermal [...]

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Vikingsson on November 19th, 2008

I am kicking myself for leaving my camera charger back home. I’ve been nursing only a few pictures and now I’m totally out of juice. I have more pictures in my head than in the camera. And they are wonderful…. A much cheaper alternative to a guided tour is a local bus to the same [...]

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