July
29
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My Eye and P.E.I.
Some things I can’t see or understand. Not even with my FUJI camera.
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A skeleton from a person who suffered from the Paget’s disease of bone was unearthed this week during an archeological excavation project at Skriduklaustur in east Iceland, where a monastery was once operated.
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July
19
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Bird Watching in Akureyri
Click on the picture to watch this audio slideshow about bird watching at Óshólmar, an area at the mouth of Eyjafjardará river just outside Akureyri in north Iceland, the largest Icelandic town outside the capital region. Not many tourists know about this attraction, which is perfect for a walk in the sun.
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Located just 40 minutes by car and six minutes from Keflavík International Airport, Sandgerdi (“Sandy Hedge”) is a growing town of 1,700 with a storied history and loads to see. Read this special promotion about the hidden secrets of one of Iceland's most charming seaside villages.
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08.05.2008 | 10:59
Minister of Health Launches Cycling Initiative
Minister of Health Gudlagur Thór Thórdarson launched the sixth annual initiative “Cycle to Work” yesterday by cycling from his home to Reykjavík Farm-Animal Zoo in Laugadalur valley where an assembly was organized for the occasion.
Substitute Reykjavík City Councilmember for the Social Democrats Dofri Hermannsson accompanied the minister on his cycling tour, Fréttabladid reports.
For the past five years the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland has organized a competition between companies in relation to the “Cycle to Work” initiative. Between 2003 and 2007 participants increased from 533 to 7,333.
The second issue of the print edition of Iceland Review 2010 has just been published. Entitled “Under the Volcano” the magazine dedicates 20 pages, words and pictures, to the volcanic eruption in Eyjafjallajökull glacier which made headlines all over the word. New subscribers will receive the book Puffins as a gift and all subscribers are part of a draw to win a trip to Iceland. Click here to subscribe to the magazine.
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Hendrikka Waage is an accomplished jewellery designer whose first children’s book Rikka and Her Magic Ring in Iceland, takes readers on an enchanted and educational journey through the country. It’s beautifully illustrated and a good lesson in geography, but the plot could have been better thought through and the moral of the story is a bit too prominent.
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July
26
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Feature of the Week: Under the Volcano
On the third day of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption we drove from Skógar to Hvolsvöllur in total darkness, a distance of 18 kilometers. It was frightening, the darkness being so impenetrable that we could hardly see out the windows of the car. We could see faint lights from the farm standing right next to the highway.
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Ásmundur Sveinsson is among the foremost Icelandic sculptors. The current exhibition in the Ásmundur Sveinsson Museum in Reykjavík is entitled “I choose women who thrive…” and features women as symbols in the sculptor’s art. The works in the exhibition are selected from his entire career.
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