So what did we do today?
Well we checked off a lot of the worthwhile museums in Reykjavik -- the National Gallery of Iceland, the National Photography Museum, the National Museum of Iceland, the Nordic House, and many more. On top of which we walked across town to see the "Recycled House," a house completely made out of things that were reused and Fru Lauga (a gourmet food shop).
What have I noticed about Reykjavik?
The architecture looks like a more depressing version of 1960s Cold War buildings, except for a few rare exceptions. There are tons of parking lots -- for a city that wants to cut down on its carbon footprint, its quite bizarre. As of yet, we have not seen a McDonald's or a Starbucks -- how refreshing! In terms of food, this has definitely been the vacation of smoked salmon, smoked salmon for appetizers, lunches, dinners...yes the national delicacies are: rotted shark, whale, lamb, puffin, reindeer, to name a few, but I have yet to adventure down that road.
Apart from the smoked salmon, I did discover the most amazing blue cheese at Fru Lauga from Akurnes in the southern portion of the island called Bredi saudablaostur. Don´t ask me what that means, I have no idea but boy was it out of this world. A sheep's milk cheese inoculated with Penicillium roqueforti and lightly aged. Intense yet creamy, raw and biting, with that classic blue cheese pungency, this was a cheese that showcased the out of this world Icelandic terroir. Would one ever find this cheese anywhere else unless one travelled to Akurnes? Probably not and boy was I glad to have the opportunity to try it.
An amazing action packed second day in Reykjavik that´s for sure! Stay tuned for tomorrow's post -- a Golden Circle tour is on the agenda followed by a fun Reykjavik hotspot for dinner.
No comments:
Post a Comment