Early Arrival: Reykjavik

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Greetings from Iceland!

It's a little chilly and crisp here but not any worse than Boston. We are accomodated at the AdaM Guesthouse, near the center of town and are 5 minutes from everything. Reykjavik is very flat, colorful, modern, European and walkable.

I was forced to use one of those coin-operated self-cleaning toilet pods that are "all the rage." You may have seen one near the Boston Public Library. I was quite embarrassed (but not too embarrassed) when it decided to eject me before I had completed "negotiations." Cara was quite amused and let's just say that I can now say "Free Willy" in Icelandic. While I've been recovering from this traumatic event I've taken note of a few interesting facts about Iceland including:

99 % literacy rate
20 hours of sunlight
16oz Coke Cans
2.6 % unemployment rate
124 earthquakes a year
1 volcanic eruption every 2 years.
Currently $1 US = 64 ISK (Icelandic Krona)
50ml of the local favorite beer, Viking, will cost you about 6400 ISK or $10 and a cup of morning coffee will cost you about $4

I'm going to experiment with keeping this travelblog while I'm away. I'll try to post photos and maybe a few sentences whenever I have a chance. You may find that I'll be running a few days behind or that there isn't an entry for every day. This probably means that I'm exhausted or just have nothing interesting to say. Besides, there is no need to pollute the internet any further.

I'm totally exhausted but I just want to wish you all well and I hope to see everyone soon. In the meantime, please feel free to subscribe to the blog and post your own comments.

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Photos

Giant 16oz Coke Cans!
Icelanders have a strange obsession with Coke. It's the country's most consumed beverage.

Icelandic Film Scene
I was surprised at how robust and well-supported the Icelandic film scene is. Here's a little gem that I doubt Hollywood will ever let us see in the States

"Take our photo" in Icelandic?
My GOD!!!!Why didn't anyone ever tell me that my head was that big!!!!!

CCP Games
Makers of Eve Online. Their office was only about 1 block from where we were staying. Did anyone see tham at E3?

Empires gets the Iove
Check it! Empires: Rise&Fall of the Modern World gets the Icelandic love. Now, if we can only figure out how to tap that coveted Icelandic steampunk demographic.

Comments

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Cool star wars episode 3 poster! I havent seen that one here. Bring back a couple of those 16oz cokes! - Chad