Blogs from Southwest, Iceland, Europe - page 66

Hello guys Ok the plans are coming together but still there are: ... read more

In disbelief is where you can find me... A lonely land it is. I know everyone is well. Summer is all but done. As is my time. I had a great last day in London. Bertie and i rolled around Camden, Soho, Covent and the usual sights and then his brother came down from up north and we smashed a great dinner and an AMAZING desert prepared by their mom. It was really nice to have a home cooked meal with a family. In NE Turkey was the last time i had that. With Volkan´s family. I hope they are doing well. I flew out that morning and got in here to Iceland. It was pissing down and i couldn´t be bothered with hitching or the cost of public transportation along with the lack of freedom ... read more

Picture this if you can... We’re sitting somewhere in Europe amongst other backpackers. It doesn’t really matter where. It could be an internet cafe or a hostel bedroom waiting while I track down the sweet soapy scent of my last pair of clean socks, but if you’d have spent any time with me in such places then there’s more than a good chance that you would have heard this conversation. So, where have you been? Lille, Ypres, London, Iceland... Iceland! Really! Wow!! What’s it like? Iceland is one of those places that is a bit mythical and distant and somewhere that almost everyone I talked to wants to visit but doesn’t often get to... kind of like Australia. People know vague things about it: eg. that Iceland is actually green and Greenland is covered in ice ... read more

Spent a couple of days in Reykjavik - Iceland's capital. Stayed at the Icelandair hotel, next to the domestic airport. They upgraded us! We went exploring round the city on our first day - saw nice colourful buildings, town hall which is a funny combination of metal/wood/water feature/concrete (!) Tjorn - the big bond, churches (including the lovely architectural main church and many other things. Hired bikes from the hotel for our second day. cycled up to the perlan - restaurant behind the hotel, then down onto the outdoor, geothermally heated spa, where we sat for a while before heading for our whale watching tour. Saw no whales :-( but lots of puffins. Got very cold! Had dinner at Perlan restaurant - it rotates. Good view of the city. Didn't think the menu was as good ... read more

Last Day—Monday, May 29, 2006—Temperature: I don’t know but it was cold on the boat! We started our day quite early…at least Kelly, Angela & Mary Beth. Gayle, having a tendency to become seasick, forewent our whale watching excursion. Even though we were well prepared in winter jackets, hats & gloves, we were none-the-less thankful for the crew’s forethought in providing additional blankets for the trip. The three of us huddled in the blankets, trying to stay warm as we rode on the deck of the ship out to sea. Below deck had a nice viewing area of which we partook on the way back. However we had to have the panoramic view of the mountains and diminishing Reykjavik during our departure. The view was worth it! We first made a 10-minute jaunt to Puffin Island. ... read more