‘Iceland’ Archives
How do Icelanders feel about their government?
The Icelandic government dissolves on Monday, our last night in Reykjavik. On Friday, we saw a small band of ardent protestors outside of the Alþingi, their parliament. Apparently they've started demonstrating daily since its come back in session. On Saturday, the square was a madhouse of angry citizens bearing signs proclaiming "New Republic" and chanting, or at least what it sounds like to [...]
Icelandic Cuisine, Or How Lingbo Ate Rotten Shark, Rare Whale, and Smoked Puffin
Hákarl is fermented shark meat that's served in small cubes. It sounded absolutely disgusting, so I knew I had to try it. I found a seafood place that was supposed to serve this local specialty. It was featured in an appetizer along with pickled herring. Neither sounded appetizing, but I went ahead and ordered anyway. It looked innocent enough - pale, pink, a bit of a rubbery texture, [...]
The Nastiest Day Imaginable + Some Iceland Pix
... and it's the first day of class! The weather had a brilliant idea of snowing, then raining, creating 3 inch deep puddles of brown semi-solid wastewater on every sidewalk. And I ran through it in 4 inch heels. It's a miracle I haven't died today. I thought this was a nice touch to my Social Anthropology sophomore tutorial syllabus: Please note: We will not give extensions or [...]
Reykjavik, Iceland
So I arrived in Iceland not so many hours ago with Marco - daylight lasts from around 10am to 5:30pm or so. The city is adorably quaint and small, and even the parliament smacks of the kind of small, squat dollhouse feel (with angry protestors outside, however). Babies in strollers were also given small pots and pans to express their displeasure towards the Icelandic government. It was odd [...]
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