You can't spend a week talking about Iceland without a post about Reykjavik. The northernmost city in the world (!), what Reykjavik lacks in size, it more than makes up for in character.
We completely fell in love with the city and quickly shifted into its rhythm.
Here are a few of our favorite things...
Color everywhere. A smart way to brighten up dark winter days.
Street art all over the place. Everywhere you look, there's amazing art of the street, from murals to mosiacs to mirrored waterfalls.
Coffee! Reykjavik is a coffee city and none is better than Kaffismiðja Íslands. It's dreamy.
Quiet. For a city, Reykjavik is incredibly peaceful, except of course, at 3 am on a Saturday night on Laugevegur.
A few other favorites that I didn't take pictures of:
The Pools. An Icelandic tradition and favorite social activity, Reykjavik is home to several public pools. They feature hot pots and bigger pools heated at or around 38 degrees celsius. Locals go to the pools to hang out with family and friends, relax a bit or even go on dates (it's a common 2nd date). If you go to Iceland, you have to check out a few local pools!
Saegreifinn. Owned to a retired sea captain who lives upstairs, Saegreifinn serves delicious fish kebobs fresh from the ocean and lobster soup. It is delicious.
Harlem Bar. A super-fun bar/club with good djs. On our last night in town, a few of the guys from Sigur Ros were djing. It was awesome.
We completely fell in love with the city and quickly shifted into its rhythm.
Here are a few of our favorite things...
Color everywhere. A smart way to brighten up dark winter days.
Street art all over the place. Everywhere you look, there's amazing art of the street, from murals to mosiacs to mirrored waterfalls.
Coffee! Reykjavik is a coffee city and none is better than Kaffismiðja Íslands. It's dreamy.
Quiet. For a city, Reykjavik is incredibly peaceful, except of course, at 3 am on a Saturday night on Laugevegur.
A few other favorites that I didn't take pictures of:
The Pools. An Icelandic tradition and favorite social activity, Reykjavik is home to several public pools. They feature hot pots and bigger pools heated at or around 38 degrees celsius. Locals go to the pools to hang out with family and friends, relax a bit or even go on dates (it's a common 2nd date). If you go to Iceland, you have to check out a few local pools!
Saegreifinn. Owned to a retired sea captain who lives upstairs, Saegreifinn serves delicious fish kebobs fresh from the ocean and lobster soup. It is delicious.
Harlem Bar. A super-fun bar/club with good djs. On our last night in town, a few of the guys from Sigur Ros were djing. It was awesome.
Kayte, I've been avoiding your blog so I can sit down and read Iceland week all at once. Wow what a trip! Iceland looks incredible. Of course, any place that is a friend of cats is a friend of mine. ;)
I'm so glad you & the Mr. had a great time.
:)
Posted by: Peggy | September 25, 2013 at 07:06 PM
I forgot to say! Stefan Sagmeister, really? That is AMAZING. Love. Love Love it.
Posted by: Peggy | September 26, 2013 at 09:07 AM
Thanks Peggy! I loved that Stefan Sagmeister ode. So funny!!!
It was a really amazing trip; life changing in fact!
Posted by: this is loveforever | September 27, 2013 at 03:46 PM