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We have been a bit slow here lately, but hopefully not for long, we'll have plenty of new stuff in the weeks to come. And I'm hopeful that we'll secure new contributors to assist me and the talented Kitty in bringing you the best of Reykjavik and Iceland. So if anyone asks where we have been, tell him or her we were walking the dog.




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And Reykjavik wasn't either, but it is being built these days. Those of you who thought that we had enough houses in the concrete jungle we like to call our capital you thought wrong. Not only are many new suburbs being added to the city the entire suburb is added at once. Every street, every wire in the ground (including fiber optics, hey we have surpassed South Korea as the broad band capital of the world !!!) And even the silly silly street names. A group of wise men (probably with some alcohol) sit down and dream up these new names. Here are some examples, trust me they sound even as silly to those of us who speak the language:

Muririmi (sounds like Japanese ritual suicide, according to one of Iceland's best known comedians)
Vínlandsleið
Fjallakór (literally mountain choir)

And so on and so forth! I wonder what they will call the dear old streets in this new neighborhood.








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To avoid dying from being outside Icelanders prefer to shop at large malls, malls also appeal to Icelanders innate need to spend way too much money in as short a time as possible. There are two main malls in Iceland Kringlan and Smáralind the latter looks rather inappropriate, you'll know what I mean when you see it.
Shopping just what you need, driving small cars and parking are not Icelanders strong side. More on malls later.








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