Pictures, for those of you who have requested. Very nice, one caveat, it is a shared space with a wonderful hostess Eyglo who is a similar age to us. She is respectful, gives us a lot of space, and hopefully we are respectful also. It is a second floor walk up so we have minimal stairs. …
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The Land of the Midnite Sun – Not Quite
Out for a stroll along the beach, the soft light entices me to take a few photos. Photos are taken at about 11pm. Sunset in about 15 minutes, then sunrise at 3:50am. Darkness is another topic. I have gotten up between 1 and 2 and, to me, it just doesn't look too dark. Temperature at 11pm …
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The House of Collections:
One item that Iceland is well known for is their hot spring pools, some outside, some inside. We went to a public bathhouse this morning. It had 6 outdoor pools and 3 indoor pools ranging in temperature from 14 degrees (circulating to keep it from freezing) Fahrenheit to 107. The pools are heated …
Smekkleysa : Coffee, beer, records and books.
Yesterday we went into a shop, looked around and decided we would return there for drinks. We didn't wait long to return. This afternoon we returned to Smekkleysa. The woman in charge told us the literal translation is "tastelessness". We both felt immediately comfortable in their space yesterday, …
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Last Day In Porto: Flight to Iceland
We had an agenda for our last day in Porto. It included doing anything we wanted. First, was get a swimsuit for Sheila so she could use the Icelandic thermal pools. We had found a promising shop Monday that was not scheduled to open until Tuesday at 9am. We arrived shortly after 9 and amazingly, …