Troll Weather Morning and All Day
The skies were overcast and a steady rain fell. As such we had a great breakfast here at Treasure B&B. Our breakfast was skyr (Icelandic yogurt), fruit, cold cuts and cheese, avocado, tomato, green pepper, hard boiled eggs, and a local brown multi grain bread with homemade jams. A perfect way to start the day.
Back in the room, I laid down and had a very nice long nap. Waking up, we decided to head out for a swim and hot dog. OK, OK, OK, we are creatures of habit.
Yes Troll Weather for in Iceland there is no Bad Weather, Just Poor Clothes
Walking to the bus stop we ran into a Reykjavik City Walks Tour. It was being lead by Martin who is the founder of Reykjavik City Walks. He looked at me and I looked at him, we pointed and said hi again. He asked if we had bought a house here in Iceland. We said no and he offered to help us find one. Well it is an idea. It is fun to see people we have interacted with over the years here in Iceland. We parted wishing each other well till next time. FYI City Walks Reykjavik is a great way to get an introduction to Iceland, and I highly recommend their offerings. The owner and founder is Martin, a History Scholar here in Reykjavik.
We dropped off a post card to be sent to the states and I am sure we will beat it home.
We took the #14 bus to our pool and had a hot dog before swimming. There was a break in business at the hot dog stand so we had a nice chat with the lady on duty.
Then a swim, sadly today they were cleaning the salt water pool so most of our soaking was in the 40C and 42C tubs. Almost too relaxing.
We then took the bus back to the shopping area on Skolavorousugur Street. Our destination was Reykjavik Street Food.
Hallgrímskirkja a notable Reykjavik Landmark
At Reykjavik Street Food you will find many local dishes. I had the Kjötsúpa, which is a simple Icelandic lamb soup made from braising cuts of lamb or mutton and root vegetables. Lynn had the Icelandic Fish Stew, a traditional dish made by mixing mashed fish, béchamel sauce, and potatoes. Called Plokkfiskur, it is a popular dish for cold weather, and is an awesome way to try the flavors of Iceland. Should we return there the fish and chips look rather nice. This is a great place for hearty food at a reasonable price.
In the Old Harbor are of Reykjavik there is a bakery called Brikk. We learned the owner of Brikk had opened a new location called BakaBaka. We found it and it is located on Bankastræti. The building used to be an upscale Icelandic restaurant ( we had dined there when visiting with Nat Geo). Their baked goods looked great and we bought some Kleinur (Icelandic doughnuts). These were really good and had a hint of citrus. The staff was very friendly and they recommended their pizza. This location has only been open a few months.
We next walked back toward our B&B looking for an item to make a Christmas ornament to commemorate this trip. Thus far nothing has jumped out inspiring us.
We then stopped at The Drunk Rabbit Irish Pub. This seems to be our local when here and they have a good happy hour from 1200 to 1900. They do offer food that we have yet to try. Fish and chips for about 3000 ISK, as well as pizza for the same price.
Always a friendly crowd there and one usually strikes up a conversation with other patrons. It seems to be a place for many expats from the EU.
The weather forecast is for overcast skies and continued rain. This may be breaking up tomorrow. Back to our room for some bread and cheese and maybe some Skyr, before calling it a night.
When this constant rain stops I will get the good camera out for some photos. We will definitely make it to the Botanical Gardens and visit an elf stone.
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