Reykjavík

Hi,

today we left the hostel after lunch to visit the centre of Reykjavík. The hostel is quite 'far' from the centre, around 25 minutes walking. We took the ocean walk and could enjoy the fresh wind, the sound of the waves and the beautiful mountains full of snow/ice.

We passed the famous house where Reagan and Gorbatchev met in the 1986 Reykjavik Summit. This meeting probably played an important role towards the 'end' of the cold war.

We also took a 'ride' in the viking ship monument
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During our walk in the city we entered the flea market where one can find lots of things with very good prices (similar to the portuguese Feira da Ladra eh eh). I specially liked the dried fish business, there are really lots of people selling fish!

The harbour was also very interesting, we could see some ships and also one of the Reykjavík Harbour Railway locomotives, one of the few that ever existed in Iceland.

We continued walking through the city, the colorful houses, the main church, parliament and other known places.

Our visit ended with a spectacular ultimate frisbee game between the national team of Iceland and the national team of foreigners :P

The walk back to the hostel was interesting, we were all tired but we talked about interesting topics like politics, society and gender differences :)

Back in the hostel we cooked a tipical portuguese Bacalhau à Braz with fresh codfish bought here. There is actually a lot and is very cheap (around 7 euros per kilo).

Kisses,