Iceland: Tuesday 24th March
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squirmeliaSometime in the 1980s, I read The Hardy Boys: Arctic Patrol Mystery, and was fascinated by the fact that in Iceland, people were listed by their first name in phone books.
I had wanted to visit Iceland since then and last year I took Icelandic classes for 10 weeks to find out more about the language.
On Tuesday 24th March I travelled to Iceland.
When I stepped onto the plane, I noticed the seat covers had Icelandic phrases on them and that made me smile:
Here are some clouds I saw:
I travelled by flybus to my hotel (Hótel Hafnarfjörður) and then wandered to a supermarket, where I bought some baked apple skyr (similar to yogurt) and some kleinur (twisted doughnuts) to eat.
I stayed in the town of Hafnarfjörður, which is the third most populous town in Iceland (after Reykjavík and Kópavogur). It is situated in lava fields and has a large population of elves and other hidden people.
I had wanted to visit Iceland since then and last year I took Icelandic classes for 10 weeks to find out more about the language.
On Tuesday 24th March I travelled to Iceland.
When I stepped onto the plane, I noticed the seat covers had Icelandic phrases on them and that made me smile:
Here are some clouds I saw:
I travelled by flybus to my hotel (Hótel Hafnarfjörður) and then wandered to a supermarket, where I bought some baked apple skyr (similar to yogurt) and some kleinur (twisted doughnuts) to eat.
I stayed in the town of Hafnarfjörður, which is the third most populous town in Iceland (after Reykjavík and Kópavogur). It is situated in lava fields and has a large population of elves and other hidden people.