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Einar Steinn Valgarðsson
冰岛十大最美瀑布｜地图－景点信息－旅行到达方式－游览指南
冰岛是一个名副其实的瀑布之国，瀑布也是冰岛最具代表性、最不容错过的必游自然美景。留心观察冰岛地图时，你会发现冰岛11%的国土被冰川覆盖，且地势起伏、山脉广布，丰沛的冰川融水沿着山崖而下，便塑造出了一座又一座姿态迥异的绝美瀑布。不游览冰岛壮丽的瀑布，就不算完整的冰岛之旅。每条瀑布都各具特色，其独特的形状、大小、声响和周围的自然景观令游客
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A writer for this site, integral in its shaping, as well as an avid traveler and a Reykjavik local, I have a fair knowledge of the country and traveling. Good in languages, have a BA in English. Other interests: Music, films, coffee houses, swimming, politics, health and humanitarian issues, folklore, anthropology, arts, poetry, culture, nature, hiking, history etc. I would be happy to direct you to good tours and recommend cool stuff. The opinions that I express on my blog are solely my own.
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Einar Steinn Valgarðsson
Election results... *le sigh*
I have not much to add about the results of the parliamentary elections that you won't be able to read in the international media anyway. So instead of elaborating on the sad fact that the two parties that were crucial in instigating the financial crash got the majority of votes, in order to get my feelings off my chest I will simply share this video, that pretty much sums up my view on that: I still urge everyone to visit Iceland. We have cookies.
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Happy Summer!
Anyone visiting Iceland at this time of year might be surprised to hear about festivities in town, celebrating the first day of summer, April 25th. Wait, what? What‘s with the snow today? And what happened to spring? At best, this seems to imply a lot of wishful thinking. Indeed, weather in Iceland in April seems like it‘s trying to make its mind up whether to stay in winter mode or turn to spring mode. The darling buds of April are appearing and sometimes the weather is warm and cosy, while at others cold and windy, adding the occasional rain, snow and frost. Then again, that‘s typical I
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Hekla: Old & new pictures, music & tours
I am an avid reader of the Icelandic website Lemúrinn, which can be described as a website about pretty much everything. Today I stumbled upon a great article featuring old pictures from Hekla volcano, taken by English photographer Frederic W.W. Howell somewhere in the years 1890-1900. I thought it ideal to share this, and you can thus access the article and the pictures here. I also thought I'd share a great piece written by Icelandic composer Jón Leifs, called Hekla, Op. 52, inspired by the volcano. The video features more pictures from the volcano: The legendary Hekla is definitely
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University Choir Concert on April 11th
The University Choir ('Háskólakórinn' in Icelandic), where I sing 1st bass, will have it's spring concert in Neskirkja in Reykjavík on Thursday, April 11th at 20:00. We'll be performing Icelandic choir works, among them works by our conductor, Gunnsteinn Ólafsson, Jón Leifs, and Jón Ásgeirsson along with works by Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn. Special guests will be Söngfjelagið and Helga Margrét Marzellíusardóttir. The common ticket price is 2000 ISK, 1500 for the elderly, children and invalids. In an earlier post I shared a few works performed by Háskólakórinn. Below are some mo
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Seven of My Favorite Songs About Reykjavík
I was born and raised in Reykjavík and still live here. As with probably every place where you grow up, it has its share of the good, the bad and the ugly. It is a part of you and always will be. There will be times where you can‘t wait to get away from it and others where you miss it so much you‘ll think you‘re heart is going to burst. I thought I‘d share with you seven of my favorite songs about Reykjavík, celebrating the high, the low and the in-betweens. Björk & KK: Ó borg, mín borg A beautiful and romantic ode to the city, praising it‘s low houses, lights and streets. It also has
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Great Icelandic Songs That Aren't Icelandic
While Iceland certainly has an abundance of great original music, (see the section Music of Iceland for example), many songs have been borrowed through the years, as things go, adapted and arranged. Similarly, lyrics have either been translated, adapted or the songs have gotten entirely new lyrics, and may not even have anything to do with the original. It might be argued that in order for a cover to be successful, the artist has to put his/her mark on it, ‘make it theirs’ so to speak. This has certainly been common in Iceland, to the point of many Icelanders not being aware of the origins
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Wacken Metal Battle at Harpa. Special Guests: Skálmöld
Wacken Metal Battle, the live band competition that sends the winning band to Wacken Open Air, will be held at Harpa, the new Reykjavik Conference and Concert Hall on Saturday 6. April. The hall in question: Eldborg (meaning "Fiery City" or "Fiery Fortress") is the grandest of 4 halls in the complex and home of the Icelandic Symphonic Orchestra and the Icelandic Opera. The evening will be headlined by Iceland's biggest metal band at the moment: SKÁLMÖLD. Skálmöld have never played before in Eldborg and will be performing a full set. This concert comes hot on the trails of their recent nea
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The Easter Platypus
I‘ve never really understood what rabbits or hares have to do with Easter eggs. It‘s not as if they hatch eggs or anything. I have a theory, however, that the origin for this connection lies with the platypus. The platypus is a furred mammal like the hare, but unlike the hare it does indeed lay eggs. Furthermore it has an important advantage over the hare: As a defense mechanism, it spews poison. How cool is that? The most natural explanation as to why the platypus was pushed away in favor of the hare would lie in the simple fact that hares are way cuter and pretty harmless, or so I belie
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Free Icelandic Film Weekend
Those in Iceland this weekend might want to check out Icelandic films for free, as there will be free film screenings of Icelandic films from today, March 22. and throughout Sunday, March 24th. In Reykjavik the screenings will be at the excellent Bio Paradis in Hverfisgata. More screenings will be held in various towns and villages in Iceland. More on the film weekend here: Icelandic film weekend. Being a great fan of getting cool stuff for free myself, I just thought I'd let you know. ;)
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