Fleas

I didn't have to work this morning until 10 instead of 8. Thomas said that because it was my first Friday in Reykjavik I needed to go out late and see the bar scene. So he told me to come in a little late. I didn't drink last night (I didn't want to spend the money) but I did go out!

Last night I walked (in the pouring rain) up to the City Hostel to hang out with Bo and Lisa. It took me about 45 minutes to get there (good Friday there were no buses running). We just hung out for a little bit and ordered pizza.

The sunset was beautiful. We didn't have the best view, but even still the colors were so nice. It was the first clear night since I arrived (unfortunately no Northern Lights).

The walk home was even nicer! (I didn't take any pictures though). The sunset above was around 10 pm. I walked home at 1130 and the sun was down but the horizon was a vibrant blue. The walk along the water is very beautiful!

I got in at about 1150, and surprisingly the French couple from the night before was still up playing cards with an American couple ( the French couple had to fly home this morning at 4). In Iceland, you can walk outside with open alcohol, and in our cafe you are allowed to as well. They had a 60 of Jack Daniels and they were playing cards, so I joined them for a little bit. When the French couple went to bed, the Americans and I walked downtown (at about 130am). Supposedly the Reykjavik weekend bar scene is crazy! People don't go out till about 1 am and the bars stay open till 5-7 am. I didn't drink because I didn't want to spend the money, but it was fun just walking around. The city really felt a lot bigger then it is! I met some cool people who want me to come to their show at a bar down the street within the next month. It was pretty cool.

This morning after work I walked down to the flea market. I got a few nice pictures of the harbour on the way:

Both of these pictures were taken about a 30 second walk away from my hostel.

The flea market is pretty awesome. Its about a minute away (as you can see I'm pretty central. Takes me about 3 minutes to get to the centre downtown square). I looked around for some sweaters. They were all so expensive! The most expensive I saw was 30,000 ISk (about 300$CND) and the cheapest was a used one at a second hand shop which was 9,000ISK (about 90$CND). So, for 14,400ISK....

TADA!

It was the first one I tried on and I loved it! I tried a darker one on but it wasn't as nice. The woman who sold it to me was really nice. She helped me try it on, and made sure it wasn't too small. It was expensive but worth it!

That is my day so far, but it is still early!