Reykjavik Travel Blogs

Today we were heading back home to Oslo to more snow and cold. The flight wasn't leaving until 13:10PM but the amount of airport busses going out to the airport were limited so we had no choice but to get on the bus that was leaving at 10:30am. There was no bus inbetween 06:45 and 10:30 and then th…

Several people had recommended to us to save the Blue Lagoon for the day of our flight.  I was hesitant to due this at first, but I am delighted that I ended up following their advice.  And you should strongly consider following it as well if you are traveling to Iceland.  …

Well I’m now I’m home, ultimately a painless journey, but it’s less than one mile from Chigwell rail station and The Three Jolly Wheelers pub, where my car was parked and thanks to a bus driver who doesn’t know his route i took nearly two hours .......... don’t ask! I’m undergoing th…

It was raining, now, as we travel on. We enter town and make a path along Tjornin for a fantastic evening view of old town. We dropped off all staying downtown and continued through the quaint streets making out way parallel to the harbor. I enjoy my final view of the many charming colorful cottage…

We stayed up late last night for the Northern Lights so we slept in till 1000. Every morning this week we have been up at 0630. I think it has finally caught up with us.  I got up first and got ready and headed downstairs. Mike wanted to sleep a little bit more. It took me about ten minutes to…

The most popular tour on Iceland... 8 hours by bus, unfortunately a terrible weather - rainy and windy like I've never experienced before!Many beautiful places, among them: Gullfoss waterfall, Geysir hot spring area, Kerið volcanic crater and the Þingvellir National Park (where the Great Atlan…

Christina wanted to sleep in today, and had booked a massage at the public pool, so I went into town by myself. I was late for the bus, the driver saw me running and stopped traffic and waited for me, so nice ! I get off at the pond, walk around and head into the National Gallery of Iceland. I spen…

We spent the morning with the beautiful Icelandic horses that we have seen all over the island. These horses were originally brought to Iceland by Vikings between 860 and 935 CE. Early on, in 982 CE, the Althing passed laws to prevent the import of new horses into Iceland,so the breed has been repr…

Hot & Cold!!

To visit Iceland there are many good excursions by bus from Reykjavik, a little bit expensive I think but almost everything is expensive there (first of all eating...).I had no time to go to Jökulsarlon to see the iceberg falling down in the ocean but it must be wonderful. To go there you can…

(quick note, this is actually the night of the 24th, but I didn't want it posted right after my morning blog...)After getting back to the hotel, M and I got ready for our last night together in Iceland.  Ok, we totally lagged.  M called concierge to have them find us a great place to eat …

4 Hours in Reykjavik NEWSWEEK Oct 22, 2007 Issue For those willing to brave the climate, Iceland's thriving capital offers a generous helping of Nordic culture, aquatic cuisine and Viking history. Just don't forget y…

When we arrived at Rekjavik airport, we were a little disturbed to find out that it wasn't actually in the city at all. A short coach journey later (well, it could have been a long coach journey but I fell asleep, so it seemed pretty quick to me), we arrived. Travel rumpled, completely disorienta…

Once we landed in Iceland, we made our way to the Saga Class Lounge and waited for our flight to Boston. Just like the lounge in Boston, there were plenty of drinks, food and comfortable seating to make the two hour layover go by quickly. As our departure time neared, we made our way through pa…

Today we had another day to explore the city. We went to the Saga Museum and Perlan. Which was defiantly worth the short trip out side the immediate city center. Since it sits up higher on a hill there is a nice view.   We then went to the Kolaportið Flea market, which is indoors, nice bec…