22 Dec Clear, cold
and terribly windy
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| Harpa again. |
We decided to take
a break to get over the exhaustion of yesterday’s guided tour. It would be the
last day in Iceland ( we leave the next day ) and we wanted to soak in the colors
of our base. There was always the same joke of an earlier trip where we were
based in Osaka but saw nothing in the 5 days we were there except the train
station. I had planned so much there was no time to check out the place we were
based.
Reykjavik was
terribly windy although the weather had cleared and hovered slightly above 0C.
Snow had turned to ice and some parts were already cleared . It was amazing no
cars skidded on the roads under such conditions.
Barely 100m, we
had to seek shelter from the cold at the tourist information center at
Laerkjagata. It was a good stop, because we spied a little cute place
Laerjarbrekka beside that gave us the
best cod fish lunch before we leave for France.
In the freezing
cold , we sought out 871+-2 or the Settlement Exhibition Center. It was tucked
away in a square and proved to be one of the most informative source regarding
early life in Iceland. Though pricey considering the little place , we thought
it was worth it.
Now noon, we came
out of the museum and trooped around the little pond behind it. The ice was
thin from melting and geese frolicked in the tiny corner now filled with water.
After a fabulous
lunch at Jaergabrekka ( 3 cod dishes, 1 wine, 2 salads – 11000 isk ), we
revisited Harpa where we took yet more pictures of Arukey, picture perfect in
the pink soft glow of the setting sun at 2 pm.
We did lots of
window shopping up and down highstreet and packed some more TV dinner to be
eaten in the room. Tea was a café on high stools kind with locals, fried donuts
, cakes and watered down coffee.
We retired early
after packing, dining in the comfort of our room on the last day of our Iceland
stay.
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