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20 August 2017
Transport to the Schonefeld airport turned out as planned (despite the relative complexity compared to a normal day when a non-stop or one-stop service was available). The 0549 bus connected well to the suburban train which delivered us to the airport around 0715 for our 0910 Norwegian flight to Stavanger. It was cool in Berlin […]
3 September 2016
We had a very slow start today. With all the driving and sightseeing, I needed to catch up on some admin. After a late breakfast (the usual omelette, tomatoes and toast), we set off around 1100. Today, we drove to Stokkseyri about an hour south. The fishing village there was nothing special but we did […]
2 September 2016
With our trusty Toyota Corolla, we did the standard tourist circuit called the Golden Circle. We drove about 90 minutes through the gorgeous countryside, once again with good weather to get to Strokkur Geyser. Despite the relatively short drive, Kim was getting sleepy so we stopped for a cuppa before continuing to Gulfoss water fall. […]
1 September 2016
Today was our first of three days with a rental car. We walked 15 mins to collect our very much pre-loved Toyota Corolla from SAD Cars (the name represents the initials of the three owners). After a few hours we thought we had the oldest car in the country. Our first excursion was north to […]
31 August 2016
The weather turned better today and we thought the Hallgrímskirkja church tower would offer a good view of the area. We walked there and had a look inside the stark interior before taking the lift up. Interestingly the lift allowed 6 people up but 8 down. Yes, we did get a good view of the area […]
30 August 2016
We arrived on-time into Keflavik airport at 0200 where it was drizzling. The announcement said it was 18 degC but it felt more like 8 degC. The airport was quiet despite the impression I had got from flights schedules that many flights arrive in the wee hours of the morning. As the airport is about […]
19 August 2016
I walked to the train station and took the train to Helsinki airport. There was no queue at check-in. The kiosk wouldn’t through-check me or my bags to Milan probably because I had 20 hours in Copenhagen. However, I asked at the counter and that was done easily for me, leaving me a little lighter […]
18 August 2016
Today was my day for mushroom picking with my old friend from Yemen days, Sami. The weather was wet. Sami wasn’t free till early afternoon as he had doctor’s appointment. When the rain eased I wandered out back to Market Square and visited Market Hall which I had missed yesterday. It wasn’t a true market […]
17 August 2016
I had tried to change my 1200 ferry to 1000 so I’d have a little extra time in Helsinki. As I had bought a very good promotional fare, the fare difference to pay on changing it was too huge so I left it. I walked to the ferry terminal about 1030. I didn’t want to […]
16 August 2016
Yep, the forecast was right and it turned out to be a wet day. Disinclination and sloth meant that I didn’t make it to the KGB museum or any other museum. I did go out to get my laundry done to avoid the higher prices in Italy. And while waiting I went into a mall […]