Hilton Nordica

... is to just buy the tickets ahead of time. We got to our hotel (IcelandAir Loftleider), and they were "upgrading" almost everybody to the Hilton Nordica.  While the Hilton has much nicer decor and I imagine a nicer breakfast, it is not in quite as ...

... , so I had to wait for the next group of people to get on before I could get off.  Maybe there are staggered times for Hilton & Natura people - I think not, I think he just didn't notice.  And he didn't understand me when I asked if he were ...

... and lamb -- are generally excellent.  Accommodations:  There are many fine hotels in Reykjavik.  We stayed at the Hilton which was a great hotel.  Prices were fair, the rooms comfortable and modern, and the dining room ...

... delighted that I could get checked into my room and get a little sleep before going out to check out the city.  Unfortunately, the Hilton is a bit out of the city center but has its own shuttle into town.  I hadn't checked to see when it ran so ...

... of cleanliness. The temperature is a pleasant but unexpected 16 degrees.  We are staying on the top floor at the Hilton with a lovely view overlooking the bay and surrounding mountains. Momentarily the excitement of arrival is dampened by a check of ...

Good Morning Reykjavik!   We arrived at the Hilton and got checked in.  I snapped a quick picture snapped from the window of my hotel room..... not bad!  I am starting to feel jet lag as I didn't sleep well on the plane.  Val on the ...

... too long he has made contact with some random stranger who is here for Fanfest and arranges to meet him in the lobby of the Hotel Nordica which is 'not far' from Bolholt.  By this time it is 5pm and it is snowing.  We put our cold weather gear on and I ...

I could not have imagined that my first week could be so perfect, except for the rain!  We walked behind crashing waterfalls, dipped our hand in 190° hot springs, took a boat tour on a glacier lagoon full of icebergs, hiked to a glacier, and ...

Hello everybody!  It´s almost midnight here in Reykjavik, but it´s still not dark outside.  It´s really just getting dusky about now.  We had an amazing day today on a super jeep tour with another couple from Mexico.  The tour ...

  We got up early today to go on our tour. I had obviously forgotten what kind of tour it was because we kept looking at the tour buses coming to pick up people for other tours. Then this overgrown jeep with giant tires pulls up and the ...

It's the end of day one and we are exhausted! After a much-needed nap, Kent and I headed out to explore downtown Reykjavik. By the time we left the hotel it was already 6pm, so there wasn't much open. It took us about twenty to thirty minutes to walk to ...

Well we finally made it to Iceland! The 8+ hour layover at JFK sucked, but the flight was pretty good. We sat next to a geology professor from Penn State named Pete who was coming to Iceland with 2 students to do research. After we landed in Keflavik ...

Today's activities haven't been so exciting and it seemed colder and windier while walking around today.  Plus it was overcast.  So this blog entry will thankfully be much shorter. After getting dropped off by the shuttle, I crossed over to ...

After waking up around 6 am and then not getting back to sleep, I was a little sleepy on the shuttle ride from Reykjavik to the Blue Lagoon Spa.  I had read somewhere in the guide book that the Icelanders are very particular about hot springs ...

Day 11 Monday 12 September Today we bid a fond farewell from Iceland after driving 2985 km.Today we visit the famous Blue Lagoon for a thermal swim and mud bath. We are disappointed to know that it is a man made lagoon developed from the spare capacity ...