Hilton Reykjavik

... slept on a mattress on the floor, No we are not homeless down and outs..YET!! Later today we head off to Boston via Reykjavik for 10 day trip ending in new york... Ok some background. If you remember I was last seen leaving my job and heading off ...

... tourist stop- the government house.  Despite being a small town (200 k residents) by US standards, most of Iceland lives in Reykjavik.  So, the government house isn't super huge.  It was neat that we could go right up to it though. ...

... many featuring seafood 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 ...

... have used today since I didn't do much of anything else.  I got engrossed in a mystery The Draining Lake, a Reykjavik thriller, by Arnaldur Indridason, an award-winning Icelandic author.  I just finished it.  It was obviously good since I ...

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 ...

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 ...

... I was going to was some small part of another museum and the Maritime Museum was closed on mondays.  So I went to the Reykjavik Museum of Art instead.  They had two major exhibits - one by a Spanish film maker named Santiago Sierra.  As I ...

... photo doesn't do it justice. After the Museum, it appeared to be getting dark so I headed for the large church that dominates Reykjavik since I thought that would be a good time to get a photo.  I went inside but for some reason, cheapness perhaps, ...

Friday 2 September. After an incident free flight we land at Keflavik Airport. The 40 km bus trip to Reykjavik provided us with a clear view of a barren and treeless   landscape. As we got closer to the capital the housing appeared bland and ...

... .  We walked along city streets and then hid inside quaint coffee shops. We learned a bit about the history of Reykjavik, settlement and colonization, up to the current economic problems that resulted in "riots" in front of the government buildings ...

... were the private pilots (from Switzerland) and stewardess (Yana from Germany) for Eric Clapton´s private plane - he´s playing in Reykjavik tonight.  What interesting stories they have as crew to the rich and famous!!  We exchanged emails and ...

... computer in the lobby), we´re going to hold off on posting all those goodies until we get to Germany.  Yesterday we toured Reykjavik and took the puffin express tour and we put together a 2 minute movie of our puffin adventure.  It´s all ready ...

... in the room 3 doors down!!  We ended up going out on the town together.  The four of us walked to Reykjavik, stopping by the harbor to see the Viking ship sculpture.  Then we went to this restaurant that our tour guide recommended for ...

... place, it's really beautiful. Check out the pictures!!! So after relaxing at the Blue Lagoon for around 4 hours, we headed into Reykjavik. Thankfully our hotel let us check at 1pm (2 hours early). Our room is small (typical for Scandinavia), but super ...

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 ...

... . I got very tired so I decided to skip dinner. I ate a handfull of nuts and went to bed. ============================================== I looked around Reykjavik today. Here is picture of me with some ducks and swans on a frozen pond in town. This is the ...

... we might actually make it to Iceland. After thanking whatever force it was that allowed us this miracle, we land in Reykjavik a snow covered wonderland.  White mountains frame the horizon, but the Keflavik airport is built in a huge lava field.  We ...

... interesting facts – the population is only about 300000 people in total, with the majority of those people living in Reykjavik.  The country experiences something like   10000 earthquakes a year – can you just imagine??  ...