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Pantalaimon
Just returned from Reykjavik a few days ago. Horrible weather (love those Arctic winds!) but still a great trip. Definitely a noticible difference in prices both for eating and shopping! Went to the Kringlan shopping centre for the first time and found good bargains, and ate at some great places (highly recommend both Shalimar and Icelandic Fish & Chips; also B5 if you want to splurge a little).
Hi there,
In a similar vein, this year I went to Iceland twice. (Loved it so much the first time in February (despite the weather) that we booked a trip to return 3 months later.) The first time around we stayed at Hotel Borg. Great location and excellent service. The second time we stayed at a smaller place near Hallgrimskirka, Odinsve, which was very good.
There are some excellent restaus in Reykjavik. We've been to Austur India twice, which not only has the unique characteristic of being the most northernly Indian restau in the world, bu also serves up some brilliant food. I'd concur on Icelandic Fish and Chips. Great place for lunch (we've been there twice now). Although much-touted, Einar Ben was okay as was the restau in Odinsve, the name of which now escapes me. We tried the puffin (nothing to write home about and generally frozen as puffin season is very short). However, Icelandic lamb and fish are marvellous.
When in Iceland I'd highly recommend taking some tours out of the city. We tried a small Jeep tour to the SW and it was brilliant, full-day excursion with fantastic photo opportunities. We also tackled the Golden Circle tour and finally, a horseback riding adventure that ended with a bum-warming stint in the Blue Lagoon.
Overall, the folks in Iceland are friendly and fun. We'd definitely go back again.
Cheers,
PS