Everything you need to plan an amazing vacation to Iceland!
Every good Icelandic vacation includes a trip to Ikea. Okay, not really. But if you find you need to buy something– fabric to cover your windows to block the 24 hour sun?– Ikea is the way to go. It’s also the way to go if you want a really cheap meal for the kids.
We spent a fair but of time at the National Museum of Iceland today. This is a little off of the beaten path. Okay, that’s an exaggeration, since it’s less than a 10 minute walk from Tjörnin pond. But you won’t really run into it from another tourist attraction in Reykjavik.
Laugavegur is one of the main shopping streets in Reykjavik. The word Laugavegur means “wash road”, and you’ll see this root “Laugar” in many other names. The same word, Laugavegur, is also the name of a popular hiking trail. And Saturday in Icelandic is Laugardagur– wash day.
We spent today at the Family Park and Zoo. Now, this place won’t compete against some of the large and impressive zoos you may have visited in the United States or elsewhere. But the price doesn’t compete either: Adults (anyone 13+): 840 krona, or about $6.80 Kids 5-12: 640 krona, or about $5 Kids under …
We started our day by heading to Sólheimar eco-village. This is a small community centered around organic gardening and including all who want to be a part of it, including those with disabilities. Perhaps their “troll garden” explains it better:
One last day in the Golden Circle area! I’d been seeing this sign around Laugarás, but I didn’t know what it was: You can almost make out the Icelandic … kind of. The middle line is “fresh vegetables” (grænt means green). The last line is the part I didn’t get … But sjálf is self. So …
