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Beyond the Wall Posted by hulda on Jan 30, 2014
The unique nature of the country may be what comes to mind first when people think of Iceland, and this is certainly the case with film makers searching for beautiful, yet easy to access backgrounds. It’s quite well known that the recent Thor: The Dark World movie had parts that were filmed here, especially since…
Dive right in! Posted by hulda on Jan 16, 2014
How can you apply learning in practice if you don’t live in Iceland? It’s entirely possible, although it will naturally take you some extra effort. It will also pay you back well if you ever chance to visit Iceland – in some situations it’s good to instinctively know what to say, such as “hjálp” (=…
New Year’s party in Iceland Posted by hulda on Dec 30, 2013
The year is almost over and we’re all heading for a new one, so let’s take a moment to have a look at the past, present and future of Iceland and this particular Icelandic blog shall we? 😉 PAST Well, that sounds dramatic but in fact I just wanted to take a quick look back…
Ice is news in Iceland Posted by hulda on Nov 25, 2013
Continuing on the November theme: news and how to read them in Icelandic. It’s a sad fact that the web translators invariably fail to translate Icelandic for the same reasons a language learner does: the complex declensions, homonyms, freely used proverbs (some of which can be as old as to be Medieval), loan words, unusual…
Harðrok in the whole country! Posted by hulda on Nov 14, 2013
On the news this week: what about the killer pheasant? Is the rok really harð? Is Jón Gnarr ok? Let’s see: The queen is here Margrét Danadrottning* is currently in the country. Her visit is due to the Medieval literature collector Árni Magnusson’s 300th birthday celebrations so naturally the entertainment has all been linked heavily…
I read the news today Posted by hulda on Nov 7, 2013
Oh boy. Despite the small size of Iceland there’s always something going on here, be it a lost tourist, strange accidents with lots of luck included, the mayor dressing up as a jedi and so forth. I collected some highlights from the most recent news here for you so without further ado let’s see what…
Gay Pride 2013 in Reykjavík. Posted by hulda on Aug 14, 2013
Hulda reporting from the 2013 Reykjavík Gay Pride parade! In Iceland it has cemented its place as one of the main parties of the year and it draws almost the whole population of the island to the two biggest cities, Akureyri and Reykjavík. There’ll be lots of photos in this entry so be prepared. 🙂…