Iceland

12 hour layover in Iceland. I got off the plane and hit the ground running. I immediately grabbed a rental car and took off for the blue lagoon spa. What a great idea. After being stuck in a plane, getting out and enjoying a nice hot shower and bath is. Absolutely. Incredible. Probably one of the best things I did in Iceland just because of the contrast of plane vs spa. I’m so happy I did that first instead of doing that at the end!!!

Afterwards I was refreshed and I took off for the golden circle. This was my first experience travelling alone and the freedom of being independent and having a car was awesome!!!!!!! Iceland is a dream to drive in: open roads, very few traffic lights, and large expansive routes. What a great time.

I stopped by Thingvellir, Geysir, Gullfoss falls and had a burger along the way. Great layover.

Finally, I ended up in Reykjavik. I ate at a touristy place and (controversially) ate whale and puffin for the first time. Idk if I loved the restaurant…everything tasted kinda raw. Food in Iceland is pricy! Next time, I’ll go to the Michelin guide restaurant. Also I gotta try the hotdog apparently. Again, next time. I walked around Reykjavik a bit before heading back to the airport to drop off the car. Reykjavik is nice but really really small.

The only downside was the airport. I decided to just sleep at the airport instead of getting a room because rooms were expensive and I was only there for a short time. I don’t know if that was a mistake, but the airport was really really uncomfortable. They only had hard plastic seats and even with earplugs+sleep mask, it was just a really really unpleasant experience.Weiterlesen