Category: 1000 Words

Tjörnin

Tjörnin Lake in downtown Reykjavik just beginning to freeze in late October, 2012....

High Seat Posts

Reading the sagas, I always wondered what “high seat posts” looked like. This replica was at the Saga Museum in Reykjavik’s Perlan. Now that I’ve...

Nova Heart at Airwaves 12

I saw Nova Heart play a coffee shop on the first night of Iceland Airwaves. I loved the beefy, rocking sound her trio generated, and...

Lockerbie at Airwaves 12

Icelandic band Lockerbie looking very young at Airwaves 2012.  I loved their debut album, and this delightful video that came from it. I should see...

40 Years Old in Iceland

  I was greeted by this sign the first time I arrived in Iceland, and I knew I was going to love it there. Now...