Iceland

     

16.05.2014

• morning at home with Jen and Zach - breakfast
• train to airport - realized I was going to the wrong airport - change to an overground train which kept stopping on the tracks - arrived and make it in plenty of time
• flight was nice - watched Gravity - outer space plane crash - genius - beautiful view landing
• land and catch bus to Reykjavik - transfer to hostel - super post 
• sit in window looking at the sea and mountains - chat with girls next to me - eat some wolfish and bread and local beer - emails and research
• headache - went to bed very early 

17.05.2014

• up early - got to talk to Kevin and his brother Matt briefly
• got ready and headed out for breakfast - great spot on main road - walked back up the road to buy gloves - on sale - good because it is cold today
• walked to church - listed to rehearsal for organ concert
• up the tower - saw guys I had seen in gift shop earlier - staying at my hostel - lost luggage on Iceland Air - chatted for a while - great view
• back down - walked toward downtown - stopped at photographers shop - great sense of humor in everyday life in Iceland - craft store with amazing pottery items - directed me to an arts and crafts market at City Hall - walked there - down by the City Pond
• Walked over to Herpa - concerts - amazing building - macaroons in between 
• Groceries and home - saw the guys - amazing story about guy who gave them money so he could beg it off of them - then gave them a jar of putrified shark - had me try some - I knew it would happen at some point - talked about maybe joining them for some actitivies this week
• ate some food upstairs and sent some emails - friend Joe back home saw my post about Iceland and got me in touch with his family who lives here - he is half Icelandic - who knew?! 
• Walked across town to Langholtskirkja church - Bach concert - amazing http://www.visitreykjavik.is/st-matthew-passion
• long walk home - not quite rainy - walked down by the water - sculpture 
• home to write more emails, do more planning, drink tea in the bar, and be merry

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