Iceland

Wandering Justin gets all black metal at Dimmuborgir. Can a cloud of flies lift a person off the ground? I am about to find out on the south shore of Myvatn (Mee-VAH-ten). That name, by the way, means business. Vatn is Icelandic for “water.” What’s “ my ?” Midge . As in those pesky flies that are threatening to carry me off. They’re everywhere. This means we are in a place that means “Fly Water.” Myvatn is a shallow lake ringed by some spectacular scenery: more pseudocraters , and one of...Read Full Story

Specimens from whales on display One false move, and I could wind up impaled on a taxidermied whale penis. The walls bristle with them. All species. All sizes. There are also clear acrylic capsules filled with them. Floating in preservative, maintaining their original glory. Yes, whale penises are the centerpieces of the Iceland Phallological Mueseum in Husavik. It’s Husavik’s star attraction, and rising in fame internationally. You've come to the right place. The building is...Read Full Story

Icelandic kids battle it out at the Viking Festival This would so never happen in America , I thought. Nope, I just can’t see anywhere in my country where pre-adolescent boys would be allowed to gleefully flail at each other with wooden swords and shields – all while parents smiled and took videos. That’s the Viking Festival for you, though. Every summer, the festival runs just south of Reykjavik in Hafnarfjordur. There, you can eat a freshly roasted sheep. Try your hand at throwing axes...Read Full Story

       Samstaða þjóðar     NATIONAL UNITY COALITION                                                                 Baráttusamtök fyrir fullveldisrétti almennings og sjálfstæði Íslands.    Stöndum vörð um Stjórnarskrá Lýðveldisins.           Tímabært frumvarp um breytingu á Stjórnarskránni    Á liðnu hausti (05. október 2011) var endurflutt frumvarp á Alþingi um skýrari aðkomu almennings að gerð breytinga á Stjórnarskránni. Þetta frumvarp er mjög tímabært og undirstrikar vilja flestra...Read Full Story

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