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Romantic Trends Interview with a Whale the Rise of Football In ISSUE 38 • 2018 Romantic Trends Interview with a Whale The Rise of Football in Iceland Culture and Nature in the Westfjords ICELANDIC TIMES ISSUE 38 - 2018 WWW.ICELANDICTIMES.COM 2018 - ICELANDIC TIMES 38 ISSUE PROBABLY THE WORLD’S SMALLEST WATCH MANUFACTURER Our Master Watchmaker never loses his concentration With his legendary concentration and 45 years of experience our Master Watchmaker and renowned craftsman, Gilbert O. Gudjonsson, inspects every single timepiece before it leaves our workshop. All the watches are designed and assembled by hand in Iceland. Only highest quality movements and materials are used to produce the watches and every single detail has been given the time needed for perfection. At JS Watch co. Reykjavik we’re committed to provide a personal quality service and we pride ourselves on the close relationships we have with our customers. We’re always happy to assist and we provide a friendly and reliable service where our customers speak directly to the designers and Scan it and learn more! manufacturers of the brand. www.jswatch.com Gilbert Watchmaker, Laugvegur 62, 101 Reykjavik, tel + (354) 551 4100, www.jswatch.com Day Tours - All the most exciting places in Iceland WE’LL TAKE YOU THERE! BOOK NOW! ON WWW.RE.IS AT YOUR RECEPTION BSÍ Bus Terminal • 101 Reykjavík • +354 580 5400 • [email protected] • www.re.is 3 www.icelandictimes.com TOURISM , C UL T URE AND B USINESS ISSUE 38 • 2018 hen I talk with some people who are From being classed as Europe’s Today you will find Wvisiting Iceland for the first time, I poorest country at the beginning of amazing success encounter a sense of disbelief. How is it the 20th century to a modern, thriving stories permeating possible that this tiny country can have so society today has not been an easy every aspect of much to see and so many activities to enjoy? journey but it has given its people a society, stories that How can a population that would be classed driving determination to make the most you can witness as as a village in other countries accomplish so of what they have. Led by the fearless you meet its people. much and how do they find the time? son of a pastor in one of the most From from art to music, farming to fashion, Iceland is a country where the fight for remote areas, who laid the foundation football to horse riding, whale watching to survival has developed a breed of pioneers for Iceland’s independence by force of glacier Super-jeep tours, to knife-making to and entrepreneurs, willing to try—and argument, knowledge of the law, oratory restaurants, you will find Icelanders with a keep trying—new things. When volcanic and persistence—rather than the force passion and love for their craft and a desire eruptions decimated the population in the of arms favoured by other revolutionary to share it with others. past, the survivors banded together and movements at the turn of the 20th Welcome to Iceland! fought to rebuild, using whatever they had century, the country has moved into a Einar Th. Thorsteinsson left to get back on their feet. new era of development. MANAGING EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Contents REYKJAVÍK AREA REYKJANES PENINSULA EAST ICELAND Sea in Summer, Land in Winter ................................ 10 Whale Watching Reykjanes ....................................... 52 The East Iceland Heritage Museum ..........................96 Reykjavík City Museum ............................................ 12 As Fresh as it Gets .....................................................54 Petra’s Stone & Mineral Collection ........................... 97 The Rise of Football in Iceland ................................. 14 The Town of Grindavík ...............................................55 Wilderness Center of Iceland ....................................98 A Sweet Explosion in Iceland .................................... 16 geoSilica Local Supplement Promotes Health .........56 Northern Lights Exhibition in the Eastfjords ..........100 Urta Islandica's Gourmet Local Products ............... 17 The Place to Stay in Grindavík ................................. 57 Interview with a Whale .............................................. 18 Grindavík’s Harbour Café ......................................... 57 SOUTH ICELAND 64° Reykjavik Distillery Quality Crafted Spirits .......20 Keflavik International Airport is Growing .................58 Vestrahorn: A Beautiful Slice of Iceland ................ 104 The Icelandic Phallological Museum ........................22 Keflavik Duty Free ......................................................60 Scenic Food Tours with Eat in Iceland ................... 106 The Fine Art of Knifemaking ...................................... 24 Best in Birdwatching..................................................64 Dine in the Langoustine Capital .............................. 107 The Joyful Wonderland ............................................ 25 On Top of the World - Glacier Jeeps....................... 108 WEST ICELAND Leather Designer ...................................................... 25 Digging Deeper into Iceland ................................... 110 Krauma Geothermal Baths ........................................68 Celebrating 50 years of service in tourism ...............26 Vikings and Settlement .......................................... 112 Where the Lambs Go Wild ......................................... 70 The World’s Most Exclusive Watchmaker ................ 28 A Delightful Experience in Stokkseyri ................... 116 Stóri Kambur Horse Rental ...................................... 72 Live with the Vikings .................................................29 Discover an Ice-Blue World .................................... 117 Sjávarpakkhúsið Restaurant & Bar ...........................73 Journey to the Inside of a Glacier............................. 30 FREIRAUM-Fotografie ............................................. 118 Eiríksstaðir Museum.................................................. 75 Your Safety on Icelandic Roads ................................ 31 Dining out at Icelandair’s Hotel Klaustur ............... 120 Chocolate Designed and Made in Iceland .................32 WESTFJORDS ICELAND The House that Disappeared .................................. 122 Catch the Northern Lights All Year Around ..............34 Hrafnseyri, the Birthplace of Jón Sigurðsson .......... 78 Going Above and Beyond around the Golden Circle ... 123 Your Safety on Icelandic Roads ................................36 Iceland’s First Settler ................................................80 The Enchanted Island ............................................. 124 We Specialise In Your Adventure ..............................38 Enjoy the Culture of the Westfjords ..........................82 A Little Bit of Icelandic Paradise ............................ 125 The All-Icelandic Wool Shop .....................................40 Culture and Nature in the Westfjords .......................83 A Taste of Iceland's Wild & Sweet ......................... 126 Réttir - The Yearly Sheep Round-up! ........................ 41 Refreshing Vík ........................................................ 127 NORTH ICELAND A Taste of Vietnam in Reykjavík ................................44 Harmonious Hjarðarból Guesthouse ..................... 128 Explore the North.......................................................86 The Renaissance of Traditional Foods in Iceland .....46 Stracta Hotel Hella .................................................. 129 Acco Akureyri ............................................................ 87 Romantic Trends ........................................................48 About the Icelandic Times ...................................... 130 It's a Bird's Life ..........................................................88 Akureyri - Heart of the North ....................................90 Birdwatching in Paradise ..........................................92 Credits Icelandic language How to make use of QR codes PUBLISHER GRAPHIC DESIGN Jacqueline Sanz Icelandic is one of the European root ACCOUNT MANAGERS Andrew Scott Fortune Kolbrún Kristín Ólafsdóttir languages, like Latin. There is no ‘c’ [email protected] WRITERS Andrew Scott Fortune Sandra Guðrún or ‘z’ in modern Icelandic, except in E. Marie Valgarðsson ICELANDIC TIMES Guðmundsdóttir foreign words. However, it still contains [email protected] Edda Snorradóttir Dagmar Trodler MANAGING EDITOR & WEBSITE Delphine Briois some letters not found in most other GENERAL MANAGER Hari Aravind Hallur Hallsson Einar Th. Thorsteinsson languages. This basic list provides a PHOTOGRAPHY Jenna Gotlieb [email protected] Björn Rúriksson Magnús Þór Hafsteinsson general idea of their sounds, using ENGLISH EDITOR Brynjar Ágústsson Jón R. Hjálmarsson Andrew Scott Fortune Friðþjófur Helgason Kamma Thordarson familiar words rather than phonetics. PROJECT MANAGER Kristján Ingi Einarsson Karin Fjall Murray-Bergquist Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson Peter Fischer Katrín Baldursdóttir Nanna Hlín Halldórsdóttir Character Pronunciation TECHNOLOGY Use your QR code reader application on your smartphone FRONT COVER PHOTO Sandra Guðrún Steingrímur Jón Guðjónsson Photo from á Like ‘ow’ in ‘cow’ or iPad to scan the QR codes. QR code reader applications Guðmundsdóttir can be downloaded free for all makes of smartphones [email protected] Vatnajökull Simon Falkner æ Like the personal pronoun ‘I’ SALES & MARKETING Svava Jónsdóttir ð Like ‘th’ in ‘with’ Photo by Viðar Ingason Vignir Andri Guðmundsson
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