Blogs from Akureyri, North, Iceland, Europe - page 5

Bien décidé à vaincre le décalage horaire, Paul et moi sommes debout à 7hr. Douche rapide qui nous laisse d'une bonne odeur sulfureuse. L'eau chaude est un service publique en Islande. L'eau est puisée par les municipalités et distribuée par un réseau supplémentaire d'aqueduc. Le résultat est de l'eau chaude pas chère et écologique mais elle sent le souffre à plein nez. Le déjeuner de l'hôtel était pas mal mieux de ce à quoi on s'attendait. Je regrette de ne pas avoir oser la pâte de morue fumée. J'aurais dû faire plus confiance à mon estomac. Départ dans la brume. On longe le fjord Skaga et on roule le long de la mer du Groenland jusqu'au fjord Eyja. Au début, la route roule au pied des montagne le long du Skagafjordur. Malgré la brume c'est beau. ... read more

The annual Airwaves music festival in Reykjavik is a big event on the international music scene. Music lovers from around the world descend on the capital of Iceland to indulge in four days of non stop live music, enjoying the electric atmosphere as the city turns into a huge party town for the duration of the event. The organisers chose to delay the festival until the end of October for the first time this year, in order to extend the all too brief tourist season in Iceland before the Arctic winter begins to flex it's considerable muscle. So here I am, a music lover from way back, enjoying a random chance to join in the party amidst hordes or hard core music fans, and an exceptional lineup of local and international artists performing up to five ... read more

Geo: 65.6839, -18.1105Hoy despertamos temprano ya que ordenamos el desayuno al cuarto, a las 6:30, con la idea de ver un poco como entramos al fiordo en Akureyri, pero el desayuno llegó a las 7:15 y en ese momento el barco ya estaba estacionado.Tomamos el tour dirigido por Bjarki, primero fuimos al jardín botánico, donde permanecimos 40min. En el camión pasamos por la parte vieja de Akureyri y luego nos dirigimos a Godafoss. En esta cascada tiraron, simbólicamente, a los dioses antiguos tras haber votado a favor del cristianismo. Aquí estuvimos igualmente 40min. Y de regreso al barco. (Crewmember: Pamela, de Paseos de Taxqueña)Pero antes de abordar caminamos cerca de una hora por Akureyri.Zarpamos a las 2, y pudimos observar el bello Eydjafjördur. Fuimos a la segunda plática de Douglas, en estaocaión habló... read more

Geo: 65.6839, -18.1105Is what they call Akureyri. Its not hard to see why. We woke tired in the morning, and headed up to deck 11 for breakfast at the Windjammer. At first glance outside all hunger and fatigue was instantly replaced with excitement. We headed straight on deck to soak in the beautiful scenery. Whitecap mountains all around a beautiful still bay. Sunshine illuminating a pretty town. It was an inspired sight. We then went for breakfast, disembarking around 11. No tour was booked today. Our plan rather, was to explore the relatively small town on foot, and seek out Puffin penguins. We had been advised they were common here. Whilst this turned out to be a lie, exploring the city was fun. Our first stop was the 1940s hilltop church looking over the town. It ... read more

Always good to come to Akureyri. We drove from Stykkisholmur this morning. A bit of a wind on the way - well, some say there is no wind, just that the calmness is in a bit of a hurry. No arguing about that. Short stops on the way, first to see over the Berserk Lavafield. What a story behind that place. Then over to the waterfall called 'the speedy' (just think of Speedy Gonsalez'). We wanted to be early in Akureyri so my tourists could enjoy this lovely, clean town with all its interesting sites. Did that and the town showed its beauty with sparkling sun and to my great surprise I met two good friends in the main street as I got out of the hotel. We leave Akureyri tomorrow for more sights.... read more