Hello from Reykjavik, of all places. It is very very cold. I am taking a break from the cold to thaw out my feet and figure out how to watch the rugby tomorrow! Maybe I will be able to watch it online? It seems a little complicated.
So I got to London fine and spent four days catching up with Sophie, Laura and Paul who I have known since high school/uni. It was really wonderful to see them, we drank a lot of red wine (and some sake) and ate a lot of food. I also bought a new camera, yay, and made it to Camden Market (bought a bowler hat - it's fantastic) and Tate Modern. Paul played tour guide for three of those days, I got lots of good history about pubs, architecture and where he used to live.
Friday I flew out to Reykjavik, arriving very late at night, and tried to sleep in to make up for it but I'm bad at sleeping in now. I'm getting a cold, and I think it's winning. Lame. Reykjavik is really pretty, but quite expensive. It's not so much that every item is overpriced, but that they don't seem to have the cheap and cheerful options so don't expect presents from Iceland!
I saw the Leif Erikson monument, which is outside Reykjavik's cathedral, Hallgrímskirkja. The statue was a gift from the USA in 1930 for the 1000th anniversary of Iceland establishing a parliament. Ooooh. The cathedral is really neat, modern and imposing. I just googled it and apparently it's the tallest building in Iceland. Another Oooh please :)
I'm getting sick so I just wandered around for three hours then came back to nap. Socialised with dorm-mates and in the lounge for a bit and now early to bed so that, fingers crossed, I can stream the NZ-France game online in the morning. So excited! If it doesn't work I'll be totally gutted.
Next stop Toronto so probably just one more blog to tell you how the game, the Blue Lagoon and the flight go tomorrow, then I'll be far to busy having a life to write on here twice a week ;)
So I got to London fine and spent four days catching up with Sophie, Laura and Paul who I have known since high school/uni. It was really wonderful to see them, we drank a lot of red wine (and some sake) and ate a lot of food. I also bought a new camera, yay, and made it to Camden Market (bought a bowler hat - it's fantastic) and Tate Modern. Paul played tour guide for three of those days, I got lots of good history about pubs, architecture and where he used to live.
Friday I flew out to Reykjavik, arriving very late at night, and tried to sleep in to make up for it but I'm bad at sleeping in now. I'm getting a cold, and I think it's winning. Lame. Reykjavik is really pretty, but quite expensive. It's not so much that every item is overpriced, but that they don't seem to have the cheap and cheerful options so don't expect presents from Iceland!
I saw the Leif Erikson monument, which is outside Reykjavik's cathedral, Hallgrímskirkja. The statue was a gift from the USA in 1930 for the 1000th anniversary of Iceland establishing a parliament. Ooooh. The cathedral is really neat, modern and imposing. I just googled it and apparently it's the tallest building in Iceland. Another Oooh please :)
I'm getting sick so I just wandered around for three hours then came back to nap. Socialised with dorm-mates and in the lounge for a bit and now early to bed so that, fingers crossed, I can stream the NZ-France game online in the morning. So excited! If it doesn't work I'll be totally gutted.
Next stop Toronto so probably just one more blog to tell you how the game, the Blue Lagoon and the flight go tomorrow, then I'll be far to busy having a life to write on here twice a week ;)
2 comments:
So, were you able to live stream the game, love? I won't tell you the result, in case you haven't.
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Dad
Ooo I like the food details!
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