Had the worst night of sleep (or lack thereof!) last night. New dorm people are so rude and inconsiderate. Two girls came in at 2am with all their things and instead of being quiet talked at the tops of their voices and turned the lights on. Took forever to get into bed and then woke me again talking at 4! At 5 another lady's alarm went off (she had pre warned me she had to get up early for the airport) and then at 7 one of the new girls left and slammed the door so hard it woke us up, as well as leaving the curtains open! Can't wait until it's my turn to leave early tmro to make as much noise as humanly possible....
Today I just took my time getting ready this morning and then set off walking aimlessly. I walked through a couple of parks and then reached Perlan or 'The Pearl'. It's basically a spherical building atop four large water tanks that help store and disperse the geologically heated hot water throughout Reykjavik. But for me today, it was a free attraction with a nice view. I went up the lift to the viewing platform and enjoyed a view of the city with snowy mountains in the background. It was really nice but boy was it windy!!! I could see all the main buildings as well as those with coloured roofs.
Then I walked through the forest down from the pearl towards the bus station and town. Passed the local football stadium!! Walked through the "suburbs" I guess you could say and saw lots of houses.
Then I got to the main part of town and walked exactly where I ran the other day. Got one last hotdog on the way! Ended up on another viewing platform that had fish drying in a cupboard up the top. I had seen that on 'The Amazing Race' when they came to Norway so wasn't freaked out because I knew what it was there for!!!!
Now I've just had a nice long shower and am considering going for another walk as it's sunny at the moment. I've cooked myself some pasta and sauce which was on the "free food" shelf in the kitchen (yay saving money!!) and have eaten some but am going to have some more for dinner later.
Tmro morning I get the bus at 7.30am to the airport and head home to London - that feels weird to say! I've had such a fantastic week here. Hope you've all enjoyed my posts and photos, can't believe how quickly this week (like the whole year really!) has gone. I also hope I've inspired some of you to add Iceland to your bucket list. It truly has been a great time here with so much unique nature and things to do!
I'll still be posting about life in London and my other trips so stay tuned. Might not be a blog tmro as I won't be up to much anyway but if not tmro then definitely one on Saturday.
Love to all
Claire
Xoxox
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