Archive for 'Icelandic culture'
The trolls. Posted by hulda on Jul 16, 2012
Perhaps the most variable of all supernatural creatures of Iceland is tröll, a troll. Stories of them describe their size alone ranging from the size of a mountain to something resembling a very large human. Their behaviour varies likewise from friendly and loyal to solitary, hermit-like sages to beastly and violent man eaters. Sometimes trolls…
Icelandic Food Part Three Posted by sequoia on Jul 7, 2012
Here is the third, and probably last, post on Icelandic food. The first post is here and the second is here. This is “chocolate soup”, it doesn’t taste like plain chocolate though. They also have a variety of thin fruit soups in the same style, although I lost my photo of those. You put cold…
1 a.m. in Reykjavík. Posted by hulda on Jul 2, 2012
It happened last weekend. I was sitting at my computer by the window, minding my own business, and therefore didn’t notice anything out of ordinary until I looked up for one reason or another and saw that the clock on the wall above me thought it was well past midnight. I knew of the miðnætursól…
Signs part two Posted by sequoia on Jun 30, 2012
Here are some signs, mostly from downtown Reykjavik. Reykjavík is very fond of frosted glass and many houses have it, especially on doors, although it’s less common for businesses. This and the one before it are signs put up by the public. Often if there’s some kind of protest planned, or if a new club…
Beware the sheep. Posted by hulda on Jun 27, 2012
For those who only see Reykjavík during their stay in Iceland they probably only show up on a menu on every restaurant you go to, but once outside the city they’ll become a regular feature. On hills, mountains, meadows, they’re everywhere. Even in places where you’d think no animal or even human could venture unless…
Is this person a drusla, a slut? Posted by hulda on Jun 24, 2012
You may be wondering why on earth am I so keen on teaching you rude words of Icelandic today with such a provocative image attached, but I have an excuse, I swear! The annual Drusluganga (SlutWalk) parade crowded up the downtown area yesterday and by a lucky accident I happened to walk right into it. The answer…
National Dress Posted by sequoia on Jun 23, 2012
A little while ago, nearer to May Day, was National Dress Day (peysufatadagur). I had to wait to make this post because it took some time for people to start uploading all their photos and videos. Otherwise, this post is so late because I have my posts for this blog written and scheduled over a…