I have 11 minutes before my computer dies since neither I nor the hotel have a converter that works. Will either update tomorrow or when I get home, whichever involves power AND internet AND time first. Lots of pictures, though.
August 2007
Hótel Hellissandur, Hellissandur, Iceland
At breakfast this morning they were playing the same damn song, still on repeat. I can’t imagine what it must be like for the people who work here. Some cereal and gjetost1 later we got into the car for the drive to Hvamm. Hellissandur is at the western end of the Snuffelupisberg2 peninsula, and Hvamm
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Hótel Hellissandur, Hellissandur, Iceland
Slept just fine, though woke up at 11:45 to a repeating rolling and banging crash. I first discerned if I was awake (yes), and figured out what the sound was (fireworks) and by the time my foot hit the floor to check the view it had finished. Bastard fireworks. I woke up in the morning
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IcelandAir Hotel, Reykjavík, Iceland
Up late this morning (comparatively – 10 am is rather late for my parents), then off to center city Reykjavik. (Mom and Dad) I’m in my room and exhausted, and watching some bizarre British show in which women complain about things. Shopping with their teenage daughters, coffee shops, “Saturday girls”1… I don’t get it but
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2:53am, IcelandAir Hotel, Reykjavík, Iceland
The worst damn airline food I’ve ever had. The brownie was good, though. Click for notes! I don’t think I’ve ever had so much trouble getting from airport to hotel. We’d made the plans through Icelandair (via a travel agent) and our itinerary said we’d have a “meet and greet” at the airport. Maybe this
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11:38am, JFK Airport, New York, USA.
We left the house this morning at a little after 8, and as tradition goes, since we allowed a ton of time there was no traffic and we breezed through security. I think this trumps all other early arrivals, though: this go-round we were four (OMFG FOUR) hours early. The only glitch so far is
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Philadelphia, PA USA
Tomorrow my folks and I leave for Iceland. My parents picked up three (3!) guidebooks and every few hours we pick one up and browse through it. The only problem is that we can only pronounce about one place/person name in ten, which makes for very tricky communication. “Well, we’re going to be in… hhhhhhh…
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