The flight was delayed a few hours, so we didn’t get to the hotel until 1:00 in the morning (only 9:00 PM in New Hampshire). The weather was a bit brisk! We walked to Perlan, a natural history museum. They had a planetarium that explained the northern lights, and the folklore associated with it. They had an ice cave that you could walk through along with exhibits about Icelanders through the ages have managed to nearly destroy everything on and around the island. Icelanders believe that if they ignore their history, they are destined to repeat it. From there, we walked to the National Museum of Iceland. Of course, the most memorable part of the day was walking in 50 degree weather, in the rain, with 30 mph gusts. Welcome to Iceland!
I decided to have a cocktail before dinner, so I had an Icelandic cocktail called Biòrk Espresso (I have no idea what was in it). Dinner was small plates at Skál. It was in an enclosed market area with a dozen or so other food vendors. Deb asked for a glass of white wine, after a short interrogation of her likes and dislikes, the bartender brought out a particular Riesling that he felt she would like especially considering that it was made naturally (naturally? Yes, minimally processed). The food was beyond incredible. Deb had Lightly Cooked Cod (that was in some sort of mayonnaise based ambrosia). I had Smoked Arctic Char, similar to salmon, but somewhat more delicate. We finished off with a beet salad.
Tomorrow we rent a car and head off to see the Golden Circle.
