An adventure tour in Reykjavik, Iceland
Anyone who has watched Game of Thrones will recognize that Iceland is truely lovely. But what you might not realize is that the capital Reykjavik is best a three hour flight from the United Kingdom and packed to the rafters with exceptional nightlife, making it the proper city wreck.
And if you're lucky you would possibly even get a glimpse of Kit Harington while you're there...
icelandairWhere we stayed...
Arnahvoll Center Hotel, Inglfsstræti, one zero one Reykjavík, Iceland
The hotel is fairly fundamental but the predominant cause to stay here is the views. From your bedroom window you could see proper across Reykjavik's Faxaflói bay, that is flanked by using snowcapped mountains. The Sky Restaurant and Bar on the top ground is likewise the perfect area to get a glimpse of the infamous Northern Lights if you are fortunate sufficient to have a clean night time when they are most possibly to expose themselves (we weren't lucky).
Why so blue? #mountain #esja #sky #bluesky #reykjavik #iceland #skybar
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It's additionally very valuable - the town's sizeable nightlife and restaurants are simply 5 minutes away via foot and Harpa, Reykjavik's concert corridor is across the road (there has been an tremendous Bjork Virtual Reality project there whilst we visited).
There's additionally a spa in the basement of the lodge wherein you can relax after a long day trip exploring (and earlier than hitting up the town's bars).
*Rates start at £one hundred fifty in keeping with night time
You can also try? If you are on a budget, or touring with buddies, Kex Hostel is exquisite clever and is derived relatively endorsed as a cheaper choice.
What we did...
We signed as much as Icelandair's loose Celebration Stopover Buddy carrier, which is pretty frankly genius. To promote their routes from Europe to North America the airline is encouraging human beings to spend at least a night in Reykjavik earlier than flying onto their very last vacation spot.
No words. 11am in Iceland @icelandair #mystopover
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When you request a Buddy you are paired up with one of Icelandair's neighborhood personnel who allows plan your ride. We have been assigned a adorable member of Icelandair's cabin team, a lady referred to as Unnur, whose pursuits had been sea kayaking and cross u . S . A . Snowboarding ? Best given our brief become, "We need to try and see EVERYTHING".
If you're a Game of Thrones geek then you'll be in heaven at Thingvellir National Park, a 40-minute drive out of the metropolis. There you may see the bypass to the impregnable Eyrie from the display wherein every body from Tyrion to Catelyn Stark has passed, and additionally the spot in which Brienne and the Hound had their bloody battle in Season 4.
The bleak panorama makes you feel like Jon Snow is going to pop up from at the back of a rock at any 2d.
If you are a Game of Thrones geek ?? That is in which they filmed Brienne and The Hound preventing ???? @icelandair #mystopover #Iceland
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Strokkur, one among Iceland's maximum well-known geysers (a warm spring), is not a long way away and actually worth a look.
Walk under a waterfall at Seljalandsfoss. You'll get pretty darn wet however it's an improbable experience.
The local eating place turned out to be a cave constructed by using Irish priests in 800AD. Unner lit a hearth (which we dried our moist socks by means of) after which cooked us the most high-quality dinner of lamb on a BBQ grill, salad and jacket potatoes. All available on enquiry.
icelandairFresh trout and home made ice-cream at
Fengum okkur ís í Efstadal - gátum sest niður og fylgst með beljunum á meðan - sjúklega krúttó!???
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In significant Reykjavik strive
Grillmarket no longer far from the harbour, is best for a unique night time out. All the food is from neighborhood farmers and proudly showcases the pleasant Iceland has to provide. Their seafood soup is scrumptious, as is the monkfish and the vegetarian peanut steak. If you could belly it, they provide a whale burger.
Delicious lobster in Reykjavik ???#travel #traveltheworld #travelblogger #iceland
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For a amusing casual environment, plentiful food and accurate beer, you cannot beat The Laundromat. And you may additionally discover Icelanders love pizza and hotdogs, which you can get just about everywhere.
And drank...
Shot from @hverfisgata12 - The simplest thing right here is candle mild. Don't fear we have masses of candles and a cutting-edge Christmas menu. #hverfisgata12 #dillrestaurant #mikkellerandfriendsrvk #christmas #christmasbeer #craftbeerhour #craftbeer #toolbeer #mikkeller #brewdog #kexmas
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A energy nap within the afternoon can be very helpful if you plan to birthday party like a neighborhood. We cherished the bar at
Where we at ease?
Most people head to the Blue Lagoon,
It is probably frosty out of doors, however it's constantly first-rate and heat within the Blue Lagoon #BlueLagoon #Iceland
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We however chose to go to the
We flew with?
Return flights with Icelandair to Reykjavik from the United Kingdom price from £151.
Icelandair fly to Reykjavik from Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Aberdeen with onward connections to 16 North American gateways.
The Icelandair Celebration Stopover Buddy carrier will run till 31 March 2017.
icelandairFYI
-Buy booze at the airport. Alcohol is surely pricey in Iceland (as a minimum £10 for a glass of vino) so before jumping in a taxi at Keflavik Airport, select up elements in the obligation loose store situated simply before the go out. It's what all the locals do!
-Don't appearance taken aback if the locals begin talking approximately elves. More than 1/2 of Icelanders consider in, or at the least entertain, the existence of the Huldufolk. These are not the sort with green pointy hats that help Santa out at Christmas, but ones the equal length as humans.