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eylarson

Sep 1

2 min read

Reykjavik, Iceland

Temperature remarkably warm on a bright sunny day with the actual temperature in the mid-40sF

First of all, we are fortunate enough to receive a blessing for safe travels at church on Sunday before departing/

Our Washington Flyer taxi showed up 30 minutes early (better than late) but we felt sort of rushed closing up the house and making a final check. Pretty sure we got everything.

We had access to the Air France Lounge ahead of the flight for a class of wine and some pretzels. The flight itself was uneventful type and we landed early in Iceland. We took the Flybus airport shuttle into a central bus terminal and a smaller shuttle to our centrally located hotel, The Hotel Reykjavik Centrum. All good so far, but we were at the front desk at 0800 and no check-in guaranteed until 1500. They held our bags and we went for a light breakfast with the intention of going to the main museum. When we scoped out the hill we would have to walk up we decided to people-watch in the lobby until our room was ready. It wasn’t long and we were settled in by 1300 and immediately took a two-hour nap.

Tonight we had a five-stop food tour with 12 others, including a couple from Satellite Beach, FL where I used to live. Fish and lamb were the featured dishes at three of the stops, a famous Iceland hotdog (80% lamb) and rhubarb pie for dessert. Great conversation and very good food.