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Reykjavik's Old Harbour West Iceland Highlights the Iconic Jökulsárlón Reykjavik’s Old Harbour PAGES 4 - 15 West Iceland Highlights PAGES 22 - 60 The Iconic Jökulsárlón PAGES 76 - 79 www.icelandictimes.com Contents The Old Harbour in Reykjavik ...............................................4 Sægreifinn Restaurant ..............................................................6 Sjóhatturinn Souvenirs.............................................................7 ICELAND’S Puffin tours ...................................................................................8 Gallery Dunga...............................................................................9 WHALE WATCHING TOUR Cinema No. 2 ................................................................................9 #1 Café Haïti .....................................................................................10 elcome to this new edition of the restaurants, shops and interesting events. Icelandic Fish & Chips ............................................................11 Icelandic Times - our largest yet. It Across the Faxaflói Bay, you can see The Exotic Flavours of the East ..........................................12 Volcano House ..........................................................................13 isW packed with ideas, information, history Akranes. We take a look at this town and its The Harbour Restaurant .......................................................14 and culture from the moment you land at many activities, where its Celtic history still Bring Out the Vikings! ...........................................................15 Argentína Steakhouse ...........................................................16 the airport. influences life there today. In Praise of Full-figured Women .......................................18 This edition focuses mainly on the West Just as Spring is bringing new life to Vegetarian Delights ................................................................20 The Spirit of Iceland ................................................................22 and South West of Iceland. That includes the land, so we are seeing new initiatives Guðmundur Tyrfingsson .......................................................24 the Reykjanes peninsula on which the blossoming after the economic problems of Laxnes Horse Farm Riding ...................................................26 Álafoss Wool ..............................................................................28 airport is located, the capital, Reykjavik the last few years. That can only be a good The Ultimate Souvenir ...........................................................29 and all the towns around the bays below the thing for the visitor and, with the help of Guesthouse Borg in Grindavík ...........................................30 Salthúsið Restaurant of Grindavik....................................30 West Fjords. this magazine, we hope you will enjoy that “Row for Your Lives!” ....................................................... 31-33 Reykjanes is one of the most popular resurgent growth. SaltyTours of Reykjanes Peninsula ...................................34 ATV-Adventures in Grindavík .............................................35 areas for tours and justifiably so, as there You can use the QR codes with a Stakkavík ......................................................................................36 Bryggjan Cafe ............................................................................38 is so much of interest there. Its coastline is smartphone to easily contact any of the Ráin ................................................................................................39 wild and extreme in winter, with bountiful places you are interested in. (Scanner Iceland in easy reach .......................................................40-31 Sail with A Polar Pioneer ......................................................41 fishing but summer brings a completely applications can be downloaded free of Vitinn .............................................................................................42 different face to the peninsula. charge for all the major makes of phone.) A Forgotten Delicacy .............................................................43 Akranes ..................................................................................44-47 A whole section of Reykjavik has recently If you visit our website, you will find all the Geirabakarí .................................................................................48 undergone a major transformation. Down links there, too, along with the articles in Brautin Car Rental....................................................................48 Borgarnes B&B ..........................................................................49 by the harbour you will find a group of both this magazine and earlier issues. Brúðuheimar Centre for Puppet Arts ..............................50 fishermen’s sheds that have been transformed We look forward to seeing you and hope Living a Dream ..........................................................................51 Hraunsnef ....................................................................................52 into a bustling cultural community, with you enjoy both this magazine and your visit. West Iceland Tourist Information Centre .....................53 Gamlibær Húsafell ...................................................................53 Publisher: Sales and Marketing: Marie Valgardsson Steindórsstaðir ..........................................................................54 Interland ehf. Anna Margrét Bjarnadóttir [email protected] History Brought to Life ..........................................................55 Golfing in the Dales ................................................................56 Postbox 514 [email protected] Stefán Valsson Fjöruhúsið ...................................................................................57 121 Reykjavík Elín Björg Ragnarsdóttir [email protected] Unique Adventure Tour .........................................................57 (+354) 534-1880 [email protected] Vignir Andri Guðmundsson Black & White or Colour? ..............................................58-59 www.landogsaga.is Article writers: [email protected] Langaholt ....................................................................................60 www.icelandictimes.com Lean Towards Nature .............................................................61 Andrew Scott Fortune Front cover photo: Hótel Ísafjörður ........................................................................62 Editor and General Manager: [email protected] Golden Rocks Reykjanes Peninsula West Tours ..................................................................................63 Einar Th. Thorsteinsson Anna Margrét Bjarnadóttir by Johannes Frank Vesturbyggð ...............................................................................64 [email protected] [email protected] www.johannesfrank.com ÓLAFSFJÖRÐUR Who’s Watching Whom? ......................................................65 The Icelandic Seal Centre .....................................................66 HÚSAVÍK Víðigerði restaurant and guesthouse .............................66 How to make use of QR- codes Riding the North ......................................................................67 Icelandic language Consider Dalvík .........................................................................68 Icelandic is one of the European root languages, Invigorate yourself in another world ....................... 69-71 Þingeyjarsveit County ............................................................72 like Latin. There is no ‘c’ or ‘z’ in modern Icelandic, Romantic Hotel Bláfell of East Iceland ........................... 74 The Iconic Jökulsárlón ...........................................................76 except in foreign words. However, It still Ice & Adventure Tours ...........................................................77 contains some letters not found in most other Söluskálinn in Skaftafell ........................................................77 Prepare to be Impressed!.............................................. 78-79 languages. This basic list provides a general idea Hvolsvöllur in Bloom .......................................................80-81 of their sounds, using familiar words rather than Goðaland Guest House in Fljótshlíð ................................82 Viking Tours of the Westman Islands .............................83 phonetics. Bjarkarhóll ............................................................................84-85 Chocolate You Can’t Stop Eating ...............................84-85 Iceland Riverjet .........................................................................85 Character Pronunciation Baked in the Hot Springs! .............................................86-87 NEW 2011 Slakki Zoo and Play Centre ...........................................88-89 á Like ‘ow’ in ‘cow’ Grímsborgir ................................................................................90 æ Like the personal pronoun ‘I’ NOW ALSO IN Surf Iceland’s South Coast ...................................................91 ð Like ‘th’ in ‘that’ Icelandic Times Frumskógar .................................................................................92 Almar Bakery ..............................................................................94 þ Like ‘th’ in ‘thing’ Höfðatún 12 • 105 Reykjavík ÓLAFSFJÖRÐUR The opinions expressed
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