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It's my first day in Iceland.
I didn't get too much done today other than logisitcal stuff. Got checked into my apartment, got the rental 4x4, did the grocery store (note: when you go shopping in Iceland, you need to also buy the grocery bags). I had some local hotdogs (mostly lamb, served with crispy fried onions, raw onions, ketchup, dark mustard and romulade sauce) and just gat back from the Grand Rokk for a beer.
I made the awful mistake of coming in early on an overnight flight, and then taking a nap this evening...a 5 hour nap. So now I am wide awake.
I just got back from scoping out the local Reykjavik bar scene (pretty dead on a Monday night, but about what you'd expect in a town of 100,000), sat down with some Strawberry Skyr (a thick yogurt dessert) and what do I see on Iceland TV? One of my favorite cancelled TV shows from the States is on, but it's almost over. Luckily, a 2nd episode of Threshold (staring the lovely Carla Gugino) is on right after. No commercials either. I love Iceland.
Going to try to see Mt. Hekla tomorrow, which has errupted as recently as 2000 and as often as 4 times in the last 50 years....
They say you can cook food buried a couple inches down in soil.
I didn't get too much done today other than logisitcal stuff. Got checked into my apartment, got the rental 4x4, did the grocery store (note: when you go shopping in Iceland, you need to also buy the grocery bags). I had some local hotdogs (mostly lamb, served with crispy fried onions, raw onions, ketchup, dark mustard and romulade sauce) and just gat back from the Grand Rokk for a beer.
I made the awful mistake of coming in early on an overnight flight, and then taking a nap this evening...a 5 hour nap. So now I am wide awake.
I just got back from scoping out the local Reykjavik bar scene (pretty dead on a Monday night, but about what you'd expect in a town of 100,000), sat down with some Strawberry Skyr (a thick yogurt dessert) and what do I see on Iceland TV? One of my favorite cancelled TV shows from the States is on, but it's almost over. Luckily, a 2nd episode of Threshold (staring the lovely Carla Gugino) is on right after. No commercials either. I love Iceland.
Going to try to see Mt. Hekla tomorrow, which has errupted as recently as 2000 and as often as 4 times in the last 50 years....
They say you can cook food buried a couple inches down in soil.