Leaving Reykjavik

Time to leave this Viking land. Before this trip the only thing we knew about Reykjavik is that the beginning of the end of the cold war took place in this very city. Back in October 1986, Gorbachev and Reagan sat down together and started talking in what was called the Reykjavik Summit. The rest was history - the collapse of the Iron Curtain, start of nuclear disarmament and so on.

On this trip we found that Iceland surprisingly offered more than what we had expected. To go here is to see and enjoy the nature. We were only here for 4 days but there are a lot more to do if one were to stay here a bit longer. For example one could go on snow mobiles and cross the glaziers and travel up the icy mountain...that would be a pretty cool thing to do.

Our hotel is located in downtown next to the main shopping street of Reykjavik. It is an ideal location to go around and also to have meal. The downside though is that the place can be very noisy even up to the wee hours in the morning. Like today when we left the hotel at 5 am in the morning, the street was literally crowded with obviously not so sober young people who with the midnight sun have partied all night long. It is probably that this place is just too isolated and the only thing that the young people know how to kill time is to party. Nonetheless, typical of people living away from big cities and large populations, we found the people here to be very polite and patient. They also speak excellent English.

To get to the airport is quite simple. People would be picked up from their hotels in small buses to the Central bus station. From there a stream of Fly-Bus coaches bring everybody for a 40 minutes drive to the airport. This place does not really need taxis or fast train to shuttle people to the airport. A simple solution like this coach service works perfectly well. It is just down to making sure it is all well organised and everybody are well served.