A few nights ago I went to a mini concert at the bar down the street (Bakkus). The bands were so good! No wonder why Iceland has such a good reputation for its music!
The next night there was a really good show at Faktory, a bar/ club in the downtown area. The band is called Blood Group, and they are an electronic Icelandic band. They were a lot of fun and they had a really cool light show! I went out with a big group from the hostel, and we all had our own unique night. After the show we went to Barbara, the only gay bar/ gay 'district' in Reykjavik. We all had a great time, and gay or straight most of us agreed that was the highlight of the night. (the guys liked it because they didn't have to buy alcohol; Icelandic guys are very generous with buying beer).
One thing led to another and the next thing we realized is its after 5 am, I had to work at eight and it was as bright as it would be at 10 in the morning. Even though our group had split up, (one guy didn't find his way back to the hostel until 1030 in the morning after meeting strangers and crashing at their place), some of us made it back to the hostel.
Yesterday was our relaxed day. Anna and I went for a walk through the town and went for tea in a really cute tea shop underneath a building on the main street in Reykjavik
We then found a REALLY good noodle restaurant. For 500 ISK you can get a really decent sized bowl of delicious noodles!
Tuesday, I was supposed to go to a geothermal river out in the mountains, but the people who were going to take me ended up having to work. Its too bad because I really wanted to go. I will eventually though!
I'm just about to get ready for the Blue Lagoon! Pictures will be up later!
.... the land of the midnight sun strikes again!
ReplyDeleteYou look a little 'sleep lacking' in the tearoom - early mornings will do that to you. Hope they have good blinds at the hostil!
Have a great time in the Blue Lagoon!
Those noodles do look good...how much would that be in Canadian dollars? Sounds like you are getting plenty of night life!!! We are expecting some severe weather here in Hamilton any time now...Hail, rain, high winds...do they get thunderstorms in Iceland?...looking forward to more pictures!
ReplyDelete500 ISK is about 4$ Canadian. Maybe a tad bit cheaper. The weather here has been good. Summer hit yesterday for one day and it was beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIve had an exciting week and the pictures of my road trips will be up soon, I just have a lot to telland barely any time to write.
One thing I will say is the lead singer of Sigur Ros biked by me today and I guess he knows a guy I know who works at a bar so I will probably see him again!