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3 days in Iceland

debs/ July 21, 2018

And so we arrive at the our final hurrah before we go back to Canada and real life (aka unemployment) begins.

In late June, my trip began with a 1 day layover in Iceland. Back then, the sun did not set.
Early September, our trip ended with a 3 day layover in Iceland.  At that point, the nights were just long enough for potential aurora sightings. This leg of my trip is the focus of this post.

Iceland–a significant place in its own right–will also forever be personally significant to me for bookending this season of my life. I would like to think my second time here was different from the first, that I left that side of the Atlantic a changed person… I mean, that’s the kind of outcome and introspection that makes good blog material.  But in reality, I think this layover was different from the first not because I’ve changed/grown/crossed-thresholds/seen things, but moreso because I am coming under different circumstances; I envy people who can be so sure otherwise.

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18 hours in Reykjavik

debs/ November 2, 2017

My 2+ months time away from home began with a 1 day stopover in Reykjavik, Iceland on the way to Munich for a conference. I was waaay excited.

I landed around 6:20 at Keflavik Airport on a Sunday morning and took a bus to Reykjavik.  It was a beautiful day and looking out at the purple-coloured weeds springing up from an apparent wasteland on the way to the city was absolutely stunning.  At June 25, I was there in prime “midnight sun” season and the sun was already bright like noon!

As Reykjavik is pretty small, I decided to go on a leisurely walk to explore the city.  There is absolutely no better way to know a city intimately than tracing its features on foot (that is, if you, like me, refuse to make talking to strangers a thing you’d do casually).  Below, is the route I took to maximize exposure to attractions I expected to be most interested in:

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