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herro well i know there are a few from Iceland on this MB, so maybe you can link, or list a few places to check out. I would like to check it out (esp since i can fly there for about the price of 2 cd's =0) I'd prolly only go for 2-3 days, what i'm most interested in is... - is there good public transportation to get around to see the sites or do you need a car? - are there any cool record stores that you'd recommend? - what sites would you recommend seeing? - whats the best time of the year to go there? - can you get a taste of the country in 2-3 days? i'm a novice with this country, i just found out about a killer deal to go there, so i'm more interested in checking it out. and who knows maybe BJORK will be playin somewhere around the country!! T hee thanks an ocelot! - |
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the freezer section :P |
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smartass...... anyway ALBERTO knows some stuff......i hope you READ this and can give me a place to start, than just a random google search! |
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:D |
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you should go and have a cuppa with Mr & Mrs Bjork |
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Theres a Mr.Bjork!!?? |
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I meant her mum and dad |
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- is there good public transportation to get around to see the sites or do you need a car? there are no trains here but there are good bus tranportations for tourists. i'd prefer using a car but i don't really know the cost of a rental car - are there any cool record stores that you'd recommend? 12 tónar is the best one. they have classical music and jazz upstairs,and downstairs they have electronic music, mostly IDM =) there's even a special icelandic section, yumm yumm. It's a very cozy place to be at, you'll feel right at home. there's a big sofa where you can listen to music, read music magazines and you can have hot cup of coffee for no charge. highly recommended. we also have Þruman which has lot of dance music covering genres like dnb/techno/house/hip-hop and some experimental electronic music. There's also a good second-hand record store 'Geisladiskabúð Valda' which is worth checking out. Other stores, which are more commercialized and bigger are Japis and SkÃfan which also have DVD's, games etc. for DVD movies i recommend 2001 - what sites would you recommend seeing? the most popular ones are gullfoss and geysir. and you can't miss out going to the blue lagoon! (although i myself have never been there, yet :P) i recommend www.reykjavik.com and other websites to find more info on cool places to visit and other activites. - whats the best time of the year to go there? i would most definetly say during the summer, around june/july/august when there's not snow hiding our beatiful nature :). The absoloutly best time to come here would be during the Icelandic Airwaves music festival which was held in August last year - can you get a taste of the country in 2-3 days? if you are well prepared and planned, yeah :) hope that was helpful LeCeuor ! |
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Dood! you soooooooo rock n roll!!! thanks for coming through and offering such GREAT personal recommendations......thats what i like. =o) it's the LOCALS that know where it's happening! ZE BLUE LAGOON sounds FABU ^__^ i'm really looking forward to checking it out (hopefully with the BF), and maybe getting some cool NEW music. car rentals for a few days wouldn't be too expensive, i just hope you guys drive on the RIGHT side of the street, not like those crazy BRITS gracas, danke, TAKK alberto |
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mÃn var ánægjan LeCoeur :) don't worry, the brits are the only ones who drive on the wrong side of the road, what is up with that anyways!? hehe |
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i'm not from iceland, i've never been there and don't know anyone personally who has been there, and yet for some reason i always come accross praise for 12 tonar, so it must be a decent store for me to know about it. prolly the only record store outside of minneapolis i know of. |
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i think cars should be made illegal in iceland in order to preserve all the good stuff :P |
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just don't fall down a volcano. |
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J198: hahahaha right. so you'd rather travell the country by spending weeks riding horses in all kinds of weathers? :) you could do that to preserve our nature, be my guest! :) jupitah: so you don't know anyone who's been to iceland, how is that you know of 12 tónar then? |
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can't remember exactly, read about it somewhere, a couple places, and i was left with the impression that it was a fine store. maybe twas an interview with a musician? actually, some icelander was on the bogdan board asking if anybody knew of a good record shop in iceland, and i said i had heard of this 12 tonar and he replied that he found it and it had everything he was looking for and more! i got a kick out of it, helping this person in iceland find their local record chop =0) |
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...er, that would be, "shop" |
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rent a car and drive from reykjavik to höfn along the ring road. it will be the best trip of your life!!! nuff said |
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ring road.............does that mean i'll DIE 7 days after driving it? mauahhaha j/k yea.....i'd like to go by horse and carriage too......as long as i didn't have to DRIVE the carriage and it had SUPER absorbant shocks =0) i'm very anxious to see Iceland, and buy some tunes......do they have the Euro there like the rest of Civilized Europe.....muahahahahha *what does that mean Alberto?* |
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my pleasure ...mÃn var ánægjan we don't have the euro, we have krónur :P www.thulemusik.com <---world wide icelandic electronic music label. múm,ampop,biogen(king of ambiet here or sum', like the aphex twin of iceland hehe),apparat organ quartet (4 weird dressing keyboardists and one drummer, kraftwerk vs rock music =)) ...lot's of cool music to find here |
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awwww man i was hoping to FINALLY spend some euro's, but i bet ya'll $$ is pretty! =0) |
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my top three favorite iceland sites are: vÃk- small town by a beautiful black sand beach skaftafell- huge national park/lots of glaciers!!!! jökulsárlón- glacier lagoon...most amazing thing i have ever seen! |
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jökulsárlón ..yeah that is an amazing sight. they filmed some scenes for the new james bond movie there, and for an opening scene of an older JB movie as well which i can't remember the name of |
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NO way........that was there......i saw that film!!! coolness......i've seen a lot of glaciers on my many visits to Alaska.....i even went white water rafting on a lake and river with glaciers floating around. i like outdoorsey stufffffff |
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