MY WEEK ON ICELAND (Joaquin Trigueros)

       

      SUNDAY

Our first day in Iceland was Sunday. We woke up late because the trip had left us very tired. And around 12 or 1 we went to a shopping center in Reykjavík, where we ate in something similar to a pizzeria where they only sold slices, they told us that it was a famous franchise in Iceland.

After eating, they surprised us by taking us to a recreational area where they invited us for half an hour playing whatever we wanted. There were many tourists but also some local children. It was a very cool moment where we played with our Icelandic and Spanish teammates, this helped us all loosen up.

When we were done, we took a quick walk around looking at things, not buying, because everything was very expensive. Finally we went home where I rested and took a shower.

When it got dark we went to Solveig's house where they played a rather boring game that no Spaniard knew how to play, but the most important thing about the night was that we were able to see the northern lights.

MONDAY

Monday Monday we were seeing the lighthouse that marked the end of the peninsula we were on, and the highlight of that day was going to meet the Icelandic horses. They were owned by one of the Icelanders' teachers and we were certainly surprised by their size. They were much smaller than the ones we were used to and they also told us about how proud the Icelanders were of their horses, which we confirmed when we saw a lot every time we went somewhere. Despite their size they were very strong and robust. After the activities we each went home and after resting we went to Solveig's house for dinner.

TUESDAY

At the beginning of Tuesday, the first thing we did was take the bus to a museum where they gave us a talk about what sagas were and the origin of saga writers. After that and after a short trip, we arrived hungry at a buffet where we tried butter and different salts, especially a black salt that stood out that had that color due to the volcanic activity and the color of the land of Iceland. After eating we went to a museum where we all had fun. It was another museum dedicated to the sagas but where everything was told with sculptures. When we finished all the activities at home the whole family was waiting where after showering we had something like minced meat burgers and spices for dinner. I liked it quite a bit. Afterwards we had arranged to meet a few people to take us to some municipal swimming pools where the water was very hot and there were different bathtubs for different temperatures, there was also a sauna.

WENDSDAY

Wednesday we had the pleasure of going to the Perlan, the natural history museum, where we were surprised that upon entering a stream of water rose to the roof of the facility. We learned about extinct and still existing breeds in Iceland. And we ended up watching a video about active volcanoes and a northern lights planetarium. After that we went to a nearby university where we ate and rested, and then went to the national history museum. We did some work explaining what we thought was interesting and we played chess. After a while, we went to visit another different saga museum that was also decorated with very cool statues. When they left, everyone wanted to go to an ice cream parlor and then enter the fly over where it was spectacular to see all of Iceland as if they were really flying over it. At night we had pizza at Juliana's house and played different games.

THURSDAY

Thursday we went by bus to the fault where two tectonic plates collided, the American and the European. They explained to us that the first meeting of the Icelandic parliament was there and the importance of that place. It was a long walk but it was worth it for the amount of beautiful landscapes we saw. Afterwards we went to eat at a farm where the hamburgers and ice cream we ate were from the own cows they had there. Everything was very good. Then one of the most surprising things was going to see an active heiser and seeing several eruptions, it was very impressive to be so close and see it in close-up. We had to ask for videos of the eruptions from some Spanish women we passed there because we couldn't record it. And what surprised me most was undoubtedly an impressive waterfall, we were amazed by the force with which the water came down and how enormous the waterfall was. At night we went to a social center where they had foosball screens, a pool table and darts. After a while we went to Amelia's house.

FRIDAY

We spent the morning at the institute doing work, this until 12 and then we went home. I took mine home to solve my problem at lunchtime because mine was going to peel. Then I spent the afternoon at home until we went to a small party at a friend of the Icelanders' house.