Published: December 14th 2010October 19th 2010
For a country that made front page news during the WFC, in particular losing a ton of British local council savings; Iceland may be a bit cheaper than it used to be, but don't come here without packing a fair bit of cash and plastic.
Stayed the week in a Reykjavik apartment, and just did day trips. Iceland is chock-full of amazing natural wonders, wacky cuisine (not for whale or puffin lovers), unpronounceable place names, funky fashion, and relaxing hot springs.
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Icelandic sample platter
Fru Berglaug restaurant - garlic minke whale; grilled lobster salad; fish stew; dried fish jerky
seafood starter
Islenski Barinn restaurant - smoked arctic charr; smoked eel; and lumpfish roe
shellfish soup
Islenski Barinn again - soup with slow cooked scallops, shrimps, langoustine, turmeric, ginger, chilli
Islenski Barinn tasty treats
garlic roasted langoustine; lightly seared minke whale; smoked puffin; slow cooked leg of lamb; and smoked lamb tartare.
slow cooked leg of lamb 'Grandma's style'
another delicious Islenski Barinn specialty
fermented shark
Looks harmless enough, but tastes like a piece of wax dipped in ammonia
Hot diggety-dog
Icelanders love their hot-dogs as much as their hot springs. This place (Baejarins Beztu) was famous for serving Bill Clinton!
porsmork glacier valley
super jeep tour
Eyjafjallajokull volcano
Scene of April's devastating volcano blast that shut down European airspace. The volcano is located under this glacier.
sub-glacier volcano fissure
Where the melted glacier waters came from, resulting in devastating floods
Around Iceland
Decided to splash out 7900 icelandic kroners (splutter!) for a swanky 4-course meal at the 'Fish Company'. The starter was lightly salted arctic charr & fried langoustine with icelandic mushrooms, sweet fennel, caramelised onion & lobster bubble sauce
2nd course
cured wild salmon and salmon tartare, with mustard jelly, cauliflower couscous dill foam, and rye bread sand
3rd course
roner cooked rack of lamb & slowly cooked pork belly with jerusalem artichokes, turnip, green peas & sherry-lamb jus
dessert
soft skyrmousse & hazelnut cake with strawberry gel, crispy biscuit, skyr sorbet & hazelnut powder
spa'ing it up
Blue Lagoon
Northern Lights
quite mesmerising, and the best picture I could get in sub-zero temperatures without a tripod
Pingvellir National Park
Site of the first Icelandic parliament, located between the North American and European tectonic plates which continue to move apart
Langjokull glacier
Still covered in black ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano
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