Góðan dag Reykjavik!

Finally in Reykjavik!

The plane trip wasn't bad, and I could see the full moon through my window the entire night. We didn't get any food on the flight, but my first taste of Iceland was a bottle of Icelandic glacier water they handed out (some of the purest water left on the Earth). I am now at the hostel and I don't get my room until 2 so I won't be able to sleep for a while.

My first impression of Iceland was pretty interesting. At first when our plane began to land, it seemed as though we were approaching an area with quite a few houses. As we got closer to the ground, I realized they weren't houses and they were actually rocks! As I stepped off the plane and looked around, I realized the only building in sight was the airport terminal (which was pretty small).

The terminal itself was pretty empty. The only people in it were the ones who were on my flight. This made passing through the airport quick and easy and I found my luggage and boarded the bus to Reykjavik within 20 minutes.

The bus ride to Reykjavik was also very interesting. There were barely any buildings because the rocks were so jagged. They were covered in moss and it seemed as though they stretched out to the horizon until they met mountains in the distance. Halfway to Reykjavik, it started to snow and the moss was replaced with white patches.

At one point, I spotted a small green house in the distance that was abandoned and seemed as though it was sinking into the rocks. The one side had decayed and the front door faced the sky. It was beautifully placed in front of a mountain that dominated the landscape. I also saw a few hobbit houses that had doorways that entered into small rock hills.

Reykjavik itself is pretty strange. I went for a walk from the hostel, through the downtown center and up to the big church. The town is incredible, but there was barely anyone outside! It was 9am, but I had expected to see more people. Only a few shops were open and it seemed pretty abandoned.

I am sitting in the hostel's cafe, and it has big windows that look out onto the street.
Anyways, time for breakfast!