Ask me anything about Iceland, its history, culture, and modern politics

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twerking on the railroad: Jun 23, 2007; Get on my level

I have to fly from the US to Copenhagen in January and I was thinking about stopping over in Iceland for a couple of days to see the northern lights and/or Reykjavik. Good idea/Bad idea? How much would my wallet hate me?

# ¿ Nov 19, 2013 18:59

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 11:59

twerking on the railroad: Jun 23, 2007; Get on my level

nevermind, this isn't a travel thread and I should stop using it like one.

twerking on the railroad fucked around with this message at 02:21 on Jan 17, 2014

# ¿ Jan 17, 2014 02:06

twerking on the railroad: Jun 23, 2007; Get on my level

Deceitful Penguin posted:

drat nice pics NFX! The thing about Iceland that is sometimes forgotten is that we are the largest desert in Europe. That isn't that hard mind you but a shitload of it is flat as hell. Especially in the East, you have the quite frankly unique experience of seeing nothing but the road before you, black sand around you that to one side ends at mountains and the other in the sea.

Like dor1 says, I'm already doing travel poo poo here all the time and I'm too lazy to make a thread in the main T&T forum.

Hell, I even welcome tourists and make detailed itineraries for them here, I and the others don't mind in the least.

Well if it's OK I'm actually leaving for Iceland tomorrow. I'll basically only be there for Sunday. I'm renting a car with a GPS, I'm going to see some of Reykjavik, especially I'll want to see 871+-2.

Is there anything else that can be recommended for a Sunday during the day in Reykjavik? My plan for the evening is already to grab a few beers from a store and watch for the Aurora from my hotel, which is closer to the airport.

# ¿ Jan 18, 2014 02:14

twerking on the railroad: Jun 23, 2007; Get on my level

Deceitful Penguin posted:

If you wanna buy beer you're outta luck though; the state monopoly is closed on Sundays. No going to the store and getting booze in Iceland! You'll sadly have to either hope the hotel sells some (likely, but possibly not) in which case a bar might be your best bet.

That completely blows my mind. Even the states in the deep south let you buy booze on Sundays now.

# ¿ Jan 18, 2014 17:59

twerking on the railroad: Jun 23, 2007; Get on my level

I definitely dug the hell out of Iceland. Whale meat was amazing. Downtown Reykjavik was cool. Also Brennivin. That was a trip to have with dinner - there's some herb or something in there that numbs the tongue. It was the same sensation as this one vegetable they use in Szechuan cooking.

Also, as I learned from the history museums and they in turn learned from Y-chromosome vs. mitochondrial DNA, the first settlers of Iceland were mostly Norse men and Celtic women. So I guess that's the secret of "Supermodels flipping burgers."

# ¿ Jan 22, 2014 21:57

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 11:59

twerking on the railroad: Jun 23, 2007; Get on my level

Christoff posted:

Do you guys really have some elf expert that you call when building a new road or house that will politely ask the elves if it's ok to build there? Stories you heard growing up? Sightings, etc?

I think I confused the parliament with the white house. Whichever one was near that small park area with the statue right across from all the bars. I think I remember hearing a joke about an Icelandic riot, during the economy collapse, you guys just massed there and yelled at the building and maybe threw a rock or two.

You guys could care less about transexuals, homosexuals, and religious preferences right? I thought that was cool. If you tried to argue any of the above with them they were pretty much "Hey man whatever you believe is cool." What kind of religious foundations are you guys mostly brought up on at home or in school, if any?

Do you believe the sulfur in the water is good for your skin?

I remember asking a local about the history of Iceland and aside from the Danish rule it was pretty much "Yeah the vikings went to Ireland and stole a bunch of women and then went to Iceland. The end.

Actually it seemed to be more the islands off the coast of Scotland :eng101:

I'll see about some pictures soon.

# ¿ Jan 23, 2014 13:30

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