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Tjörnin

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    • Day 1

      Reykjavik / Guesthouse Sunna

      May 21, 2022 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

      Nach der Blauen Lagunr düsten wir nach Reykjavik und quartierten uns im Guesthouse Sunna ein. Da es bereits 22.00 Uhr war gestaltete sich die Suche nach etwas zu Essen etwad schwierig. In der Hauptstrasse wurden wir bei einem Lamm-Döner und anschliessendem grichischen Donuts satt.
      Das wetter war weiterhin wunderbar. Selbst um 24.00 war es noch Tag hell und die Vögel pfiffen munter vor sich hin.
      Unser Guesthouse war an bester Lage neben der Kirche Hallgrimskirkja.
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    • Day 7

      Dag #7

      August 21, 2022 in Iceland ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C

      Laatste dag, afronden van een prachtige reis.

      Opstaan met een prachtig zicht op een waterval. Wat moet een mens meer hebben?

      We werkten nog enkele stops af. Geen enkele naam onthouden want die zijn extreem moeilijk uit te spreken, laat staan onthouden.

      Het was een prachtige zonnige dag om de laatste stops te bezoeken. Nog een waterval (die we wegens tijdgebrek slechts van heel ver gezien hebben), een warmwaterbron, een grote krater en de stad Reykjavik.

      We moesten onze auto proper terug afgeven om 20u30, het zou niet typisch ons geweest zijn moesten we veel op voorhand toekomen. We staan namelijk bekend in de groep om overal als eerste te vertrekken en als laatste toe te komen. Genieten, noemen ze dat 😉.

      Terwijl anderen al een tijd op de verzamelplaats waren, kwamen wij om 20u28 aan. Perfect op tijd!

      Enorm genoten van deze prachtige, maar vermoeiende reis. Eentje die ik jullie zeker kan aanraden.
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    • Day 8

      Last Day in Iceland

      February 16 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 36 °F

      We had a great last day in Reykjavik. Elliot and I went to the best bakery in town to get Snúður - the popular Icelandic cinnamon roll. The place was packed (a good sign) and we got a batch fresh from the oven... they lived up to the hype and didn't last long. Then we walked around Reykjavik and did some tourist shopping. I found an amazing raincoat at Reykjavik Raincoats which should come in handy back home. Jocelyn found an Icelandic wool sweater at the same shop before we get to a souvenir shop to score t-shirts, coffee mugs, sweatshirts and magnets to bring home. We decided to walk down to the sea to see the Sun Voyager - a beautiful Viking ship sculpture. That walk took us along the seafront to our lunch destination at the popular hot dog stand Baejarins Beztu Pylsur. Another long (and this time, much colder) line and, again, another hit. Fried and fresh onions along with a special sauce made it worth the wait. On our way back into town, we walked up the famous Rainbow Road (or Skólavörðustígur) on the way back to the church where we had parked. We then made the drive to the Blue Lagoon. This was the first thing we planned on the trip and one of the more popular destinations in Iceland but it has been closed for the last 10 days because of an eruption. Even after our AirBnB host recommended we not go because of the lava flows, we made the trip in about 75 minutes since we had to detour around closed roads from the lava. It was certainly a good decision as we had a great time. Everyone had face masks while soaking in the briny mix which has a strong light blue color from the algae and minerals. The place was enormous and even in 2.5 hours, we didn't explore the entire pool but we all had a drink from the bar and had a very relaxing afternoon in the steam clouds coming out of the pool. After the drive home, we were starving and immediately went to dinner. Unfortunately, our day ended on a sour note with probably the worst food on the trip. But we had a great and full day and now home to pack up for our flight tomorrow. No aurora expected tonight but we are so fortunate to have seen it on Tuesday. We had an amazing stay but all good times must come to an end and tomorrow we fly out early.Read more

    • Day 19

      Day 17/18 Reykjavik and at sea

      August 18, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Well the last Reykjavík day was supposed to be the day we finally went to go whale watching.... But, you guessed it, the weather gods simply will not play ball and it was cancelled (again) due to high winds and rough seas. Having explored most of Reykjavík in the previous two days and the alternative tours on offer not being that attractive, we opted for a day on board.

      Consequently there is little to report apart from our stash of “O” points which you get for winning various games, reaching levels that might enable us to buy the ship when we get off!

      We enjoyed both Reykjavik and Iceland generally, I can report that I bought back to the ship a few examples of locally brewed beers (aside from the ones I sampled on land) and they are uniformally excellent. Even the local lager (Polar Beer) is passable and the other boutique beers are really good.

      We are now en route to Derry, Northern Ireland and we’ve attached some photos of things around the ship to give an idea of the facilities on offer on this small 700 passenger vessel. Tonight we have an invite to Drinks with the Captain for a couple of hours before we due at the specialist Italian restaurant on board “Toscana”.

      Photos - the Grand Dining Room; the crew undertaking a safety drill on the wharf in Reykjavik; the Nautica lounge (the bloke at the lecturn is Shaun our cruise director); Horizons lounge at the front of the ship; a sample of the cruise daily showing the sort of things that happen on a sea day!
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    • Day 4

      Cena con vista

      December 30, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 2 °C

      Rientrati a Reykjavik, ci organizziamo con Sara e Pietro per mangiare un boccone.
      La capitale dell'Islanda è una piccola città (l'unica degna di questo nome sull'isola, a detta di Pietyr) di 120mila abitanti; la sua zona turistica è quella del porto antico e di due vie principali, dove sorgono locali e negozi per turisti.
      Sapendo che le cucine chiudono presto (molte alle 21) e che mangiare è piuttosto caro dovunque in città decidiamo di non ragionarci troppo ed entriamo in un piccolo locale proprio davanti alla chiesa, il Cafè Loki: non molto tipico nel look, ma il menu sembra ricco e appetitoso.

      Matt sceglie un piatto di sapori tipici islandesi, tra cui anche lo squalo, io invece vado su un sandwich di trota affumicata con contorno di insalata, che comprende nel piatto anche una scodellina di "gelato al pane di segale" che di tutta la cena era la cosa che più mi interessava! 🍨

      La cameriera, molto gentile, ci ha raccontato il contenuto del piatto di sapori tipici e ha spiegato a Matt come si mangia lo squalo.
      Praticamente questo pesce, urinando attraverso la pelle, è tossico perchè ricco di urea. Viene quindi fatto marcire sottoterra finchè l'urea non si decompone ad ammoniaca e rende la carne mangiabile... se si riesce a superare l'odore di candeggina, ovviamente. La consistenza è morbida, il sapore quello di uno zola piccante o di un roquefort francese. I cubetti di squalo vanno masticati a lungo e poi, quando non si riesce più a masticarli, vanno buttati giù con un sorso di Brennivin, opportunamente ordinato da Matt accanto alla portata principale. Di sicuro una cosa da provare, ma di certo non per tutti... e di sicuro solo da assaggiare, non da scegliere come cena! (ndMatt)
      Il mio sandwich era piuttosto impegnativo, la trota aveva la consistenza di un baccalà mantecato molto forte di sapore. L'insalata ha aiutato a stemperare il sapore forte e a pulire la bocca prima del dolce. Il gelato al pane di segale era ottimo, denso e goloso, con le briciole che davano irregolarità al gelato ed essendo dolci ci sposavano perfettamente bene. Mi vergogno un po' a dire che la cosa più buona che ho mangiato in Islanda (e in inverno) è il gelato... ma è proprio così! 😂
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    • Day 5

      Dag 5

      November 14, 2023 in Iceland ⋅ 🌬 7 °C

      De dag begon wat rommelig…😁
      Onze reisgenoten hadden zichzelf buitengesloten van hun hotelkamer, en zaten vervolgens in handdoek en geleend shirt aan de ontbijttafel, terwijl het personeel boven met man en macht probeerden de hotelkamer open te krijgen. Er was geen loper die paste èn geen reservesleutel, dus uiteindelijk kwam er een slijptol en geweld aan te pas. Een paar uur later dan gepland konden we op weg. Vandaag zijn we wat meer ten noorden van Reykjavik geweest, op zoek naar meer ‘Fossen’, oftewel watervallen. We vonden een mooie wandel ‘trail’, die wat leuke uitdagende stukjes klimmen en water-oversteek-plaatsen had. Uiteindelijk zijn we niet helemaal bij de waterval uitgekomen, maar de wandeling was absoluut de moeite waard. Nu zitten we midden in Reykjavik, in guesthouse Eric The Red, waarbij ik me een enorme roodharige viking voorstel…. We zijn hem nog niet tegengekomen😁
      Onze laatste overnachting in IJsland. Hopelijk blijft het seismologisch rustig en kunnen we morgenavond gewoon naar huis vliegen…
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    • Day 10

      Per Sondertaxi nach Reykjavik

      August 6, 2023 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

      Pünktlich um 09:00 Uhr kam, zu unserer großen Erleichterung, der Abschleppdienst an und lud unseren etwas traurig aussehenden Wagen auf.
      Eine Reparatur wurde ebenfalls bereits veranlasst, allerdings mussten wir dafür in die Hauptstadt Reykjavik.

      Dadurch hatten wir einige Zeit um uns mit unserem netten Retter Lucas zu unterhalten.

      Nach der Ankunft in Reykjavik konnte der neue Reifen schnell aufgezogen werden und wir waren wieder fahrbereit.

      Wenn man schon mal hier ist kann die Gelegenheit ja auch nutzen, dachten wir uns und quartierten uns für die Nacht in einem Hotel ein.

      So hatten wir noch genug Zeit uns Reykjaviks bekannte Kirche, die Innenstadt und den Hafen anzusehen, wo wir eine leckere Hummersuppe genießen konnten.
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    • Day 9

      Reykjavik Stadt-Rundfahrt/-Rundgang

      June 26, 2023 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Ich war genau vor 10 Jahren in Reykjavik. Die Stadt hat sich enorm entwickelt, enorm vergrössert. Im Zentrum hat es Restaurant/Bar an Restaurant an Bar an Souvenir-Shops an Kleider-Laden. Die „alte“ Downtown-Strasse ist heute eine Fussgängerzone, auch mit vielen teuren Marken-Geschäften.
      Und es hat Touris zu hauf, auffallend viele Amis. Das Geschäft in Reykjavik brummt.
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    • Day 9

      Reykjavik

      October 8, 2022 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 7 °C

      ...natürlich darf die Hauptstadt von Island🇮🇸 auf unserer Reise nicht fehlen.. Ein kurzer Blick, in die sehr ausergewöhnliche Hallgrimskirkja, einen kurzen Spaziergang runter zum Hafen⚓ und einen kleinen süßen Snack zwischendurch.. 🥐
      Und weiter gehts.. ☺️
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    • Day 337

      Reykjavik

      September 14, 2016 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      Wir haben unser letztes großes Ziel auf unsere Reise um die Welt erreicht und befinden uns in Island, speziell in dessen Hauptstadt Reykjavik.
      Als erste große Hürde galt es die 20 Grad Temperaturdifferenz zu überwinden. Also lange Hosen, Pullover und Wintermütze wieder raus. Der nächste Punkt den wir verdauen mussten war, das es hier mal wieder sau teuer ist, also ein Bier kostet hier mehr als auf den Wiesen in München.
      Naja nichts desto trotz waren wir bei guter Laune und haben im Hostel eingecheckt und die ersten beiden Tage Reykjavik erkundet. Das lustige ist, ohne große Mühen kann man die ganze Stadt zu Fuss erkunden. Das es so klein ist hätte ich nicht gedacht. Aber trotzdem ist die Stadt recht schön und nach Amerika eine willkommene Abwechslung.
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Tjörnin, Tjornin, بحيرة تجورنين, Возера Тёрнін, チョルトニン湖, ტიერნინი, Тьёрнин

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