Land of the Vikings - Days 6 & 7

by kaleo.fp

​Day 6 was really boring cause we had to drive 6 hours back to Reykjavik. We were supposed to take this F-Road to Hella (I love that name) but it was pouring down so we didn’t.

​Day 7 was my last full day in Iceland so we did Reykjavik! The capital is really different but very pretty, we first visited the Iceland Museum and that was pretty cool. I loved the architecture of the city with the colourful roofs and the Harpa building is worth a visit. Argentinian steak houses in Reykjavik are very popular and very good. The capital also has many bars which are very cool to visit and hangout in.

One monument to visit there is the Hallgrimskirja, it has really beautiful views of the city at the top and the inside is very unexpected at least for me it was. Last place I visited was Kringlan which was a mall. Compared to US malls this mall is so much cooler! I didn't buy anything which is crazy, but I really had no more room in my suitcase. But my cousin went to Dressmann and bought some stuff, and the lady whom works there asked me why I was here in Iceland.

Iceland museum; viking woman (photo kaleo.fp)

Harpa building (photo kaleo.fp)

Hallgrimskirja (photo kaleo.fp)

I said that I know it was a beautiful country and my favorite band Kaleo was from here. Turns out her brother went to school with Rubin and now plays soccer with Rubin frequently. I was freaking out so badly cause it felt like a small world in Iceland compared to the US or Europe. Like if I asked a random guy in Iceland “who is Kaleo” they would most likely know, but it wouldn't be the case really in the USA or Europe unfortunately.

After we left the awesome store with the girl, we went to Reykjanesbaer to find this really really really good pizza place. Seriously the best pizza crust ever made. After that whole entire trip I really enjoyed all of my time there and will go back very soon to visit anything that I missed and the Northern part of the island.

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Iceland is truly a place where it cleared up my mind or I guess you could say “the elves spoke to me” since they believe in fantasies. Even thought it was a short 1 week I will always remember all these crazy things in this tiny country (This country may seem small but it is huge).

View from Hallgrimskirja (photo kaleo.fp)

(Final entry in a 5-part series about kaleo.fp's trip to Iceland)