Finally having recovered from Jet Lag, I could enjoy Reykjavik and be coherent for our meeting with the lovely people in City Hall. The whole day was a complete Icelandic experience. We ate some Pylsur, hot dogs, from the famous stand, had more wonderful strong coffee, and ended up in a drunken experience at, Hlemmur, the Bus Station.
Rain on a green leaf; Iceland
Tjörnin, Reykjavik
“Tjörnin (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtʰjœ(r)tnɪn], The Pond) is a prominent small lake in central Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. Most visitors to the city pass along its shore, as it is situated in the city centre next to the Reykjavik City Hall and several museums. Tjörnin means “the lake” or “the pond”. Tarn, meaning “mountain lake”, is a northern English dialect word derived from the Norse word tjörn and its genitive/plural tjarnar. Bird feeding on the lake shore, a popular pastime, has led to the lake being called “the biggest bread soup in the world” (stærsta brauðsúpa í heimi)[citation needed]. Tjörnin was the setting for scenes in the 2010 Icelandic movie Gauragangur.” from Wikipedia
Jeope has a bit of a read in the Reykjavik City Hall Library
Baby diaper changing; in Icelandic
Where babies come from, in Icelandic
I found an old book on Health and Hospitals in Reykjavik City Hall
Reykjavik City Hall is filled with art.
The Winnipeg crew at Reykjavik City Hall, with the letter of greeting that Mike Pagtakhan, Winnipeg deputy Mayor, wrote for us to take to Iceland.
Hilmar Magnússon, Sigrún Sandra Ólafsdóttir, and Elsa Yeoman all met with us to discuss connections between Winnipeg and Reykjavik.
No Junkmail, in Icelandic
Counter Culture Coffee Taster’s Flavour Wheel
Reykjavik Roasters, good coffee!
Meeting with Goddur again, looking at designs
Goddur, proudly showing us his pages in the Taschen “Designing the 21st Century” book.
Icelandic Design, at Spark
Spark Design Space, Reykjavik
Bæjarins Beztu, the best restaurant in Reykjavik
Leif Norman enjoys a good Icelandic Hot Dog
Reykjavik Harbour
The Icelanders love their books
Surmjolk for breakfast!
Reykjavik Skyline from Tjornin.
OmNom chocolate
Icelandic Architecture
Skyr.IS I wish I could get it in Winnipeg
Even in Iceland, Evan Kuz can not escape work emails.
Enjoying Bjor in Iceland
Hugh talks to Gaui H, hot Icelandic Photographer
An example of Gaui’s cool Icelandic Photographic Style.
Ian and Amanda snaps Gaui’s photo
Reykjavik Night Skyline
Leif Norman encounters some very friendly drunk tourists at the Reykjavik Bus Station.
Hlemmur, Famous Reykjavik Bus Station
