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Friday
... pick up breakfast, a Kleinur and orange juice, and a sandwich for lunch later. The Kleinurs are Icelandic donuts that are crispy on the outside, warm and soft on the inside, and slightly flavored with Cardamon. After going back to the hotel for a bit, I packed up for a cross town trek to one of the local pools. Local pools are very different in Iceland than in the US. The public pools are a significant part of Icelandic society- their word ...
Memorials (& Museums) in DC
... movies.
Later, after dinner: No one wanted to walk anymore, so we opted for the hotel restaurant at 7. It's called Article One, and that text is printed on back of the menu. It's right in the lobby and separated by decorative screens only. The food was delicious and the decor "comfortable", as Mom put it. I got butternut squash and goat cheese ravioli, with figs, cilantro, pine nuts, and a cream sauce. ...
School Trip
... and spy stories through the decades - no suprise that Russia or the USSR rather, doesn't come off too great in this museum. Another place where we managed to spend the best part of four hours - not bad for the $18 entrance fee.
Other museums in Washington that are worth the visit that we wizzed round without reading much after over-dosing on the other two are the Museum of American History, Museum of The American Indian and the National ...
What to pack?
"Moving on, is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard."
~Dave Mustaine
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I'm almost ready to go... yet very sad to leave... interesting how that works. Such beautiful things I have to let go of to explore what's out there. Farewell to Baltimore; at least for now.
In writing this blog, I am hoping to include bits and pieces of knowledge and experience that I am learning along the way for others to use as ...
Flying Home
... We then crossed Sweden and flew over Norway. It was clear as we passed over the fjords of western Norway, and I was so glad I had a window suite so I could photograph the incredible scenery! Little did I know it would get even better later in the flight.
We passed right over the middle of Iceland, but alas it was totally cloudy here and I only got to see one tiny patch of the island. Bummer.
But a little more than an hour later, we passed over one of the ...