The Decemberists “Rise From the Bunkers” tour was great at Surly Brewing Festival Field tonight. Their music is so delightful. 🎶❤️
Zinnias in bloom.
My Mom is helping Mazie get the Tomatoes under control. Only 4 plants but they have all gone MASSIVE! 🍅
Need to declare war on these horrible Beatles going to town on our strawberries! 😲
We had a great time at the MLS All-Star v Liga MX All-Star game tonight at Allianz Field.
What a day! Started with an early wake up in Reykjavik finishing our Iceland trip and ended with a OneRepublic show in St. Paul!
Great OneRepublic show tonight! Set list was just right and hit all the favorites. Tyler’s favorite band. 🎶
Need to Breath opening for OneRepublic tonight at XcelEnergy Center. I hadn’t heard their music before. They put on a really good pre-show. 🎶
Iceland Log Day 16
Sunday, August 7th
Cold morning in Reykjavik. Rainy day in Minneapolis.
- Up at 5:20a!
- 6:00a Depart Airbnb in Reykjavik.
- Return rental car to Enterprise Rental. Mazda CX-5 served us well!
- Get checked in and drop off bags.
- 9:30a Depart DL261 to MSP.
- 4:30a Back to Central Time.
- 11:00a Land in MSP
- 11:49a Arrive back home!
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Iceland Log Day 15
Saturday, August 6th
Nice Icelandic day, a little misty in afternoon, no wind.
Our final full day of this epic Iceland 2022 trip! To frame the day, imagine that each of us had a few things on our list that we wanted to get done before we finished our trip. The net of that is a lot of walking around, various tasks, and a wide variety of things!
- Breakfast at Sandholt.
- Walk down Laugavegur.
- Walk along harbor to a small lighthouse
- Escaped from Reykjavik Escape!
- More shopping on Laugavegur, with long stop at Hörg but no purchases.
- Yummy snack at Loo Koo Mas.
- Watch the Reykjavik Pride Parade.
- More shopping, resulting in shoes!
- Drop off shopping at Airbnb.
- Never having enough baked goods, stop to try Brauð & Co.
- Visit the Kattakaffihusid (Cat Cafe) for cappuccino with Cats!
- More shopping at 66° North to get Mazie a shirt.
- Much deliberation at art gallery.
- Go see the Sun Voyager.
- Shop at Museum Shop in Harpa.
- Tried to see if we could use the Hopp scooters to get around, but decided wouldn’t work.
- Visit Vínberið candy store.
- Visit Rammagerðin to get Icelandic Wool Blanket.
- Visit Kronan to get some local snacks to bring home.
- Go to Fly Over Iceland! Stunning visuals, and a lot of places we had been to on the trip.
- We got super lucky and found another street spot to park car in after driving to Fly Over Iceland! 😅
- Final dinner in Iceland at Íslenski Barinn. Very good food and a very fun waitress.
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Reykjavik Pride is this weekend so we got to see the Pride Parade! Super fun, great event! Huge crowd with most joining the parade after the final float. 🏳️🌈
We escaped from “The Mafia” room at Reykjavik Escape in 38m 44s with no clues! 🔓 Our first escape room outside of the US, and the only escape room in Iceland. Room 44!
We had a delightful time last night at the Icelandic Sagas: The Greatest Hits. We learned new things and had many laughs. Plus we got to hang out with the cast afterward for a group photo!
Iceland Log Day 14
Friday, August 5th
Nice, warm in sun. Sprinkles in afternoon.
- Depart Blue View Cabin and travel to Reykjavik.
- Breakfast at Sandholt.
- Shopping and strolling on Laugavegur: Skúmaskot, 66° North, Blue Lagoon, Nordic Store, Nielsen Sérverzlun
- Icelandic Punk Rock museum. Very fun!
- Cappuccino at Te & Kaffe
- Snack at Sandholt
- Visit Hallgrímskirkja Church.
- Walk around looking for Fish & Chips stand that Tammy had found online but we never were able to find it.
- check into Airbnb at Baldursgata 22.
- Dinner at Bastard Brew & Food
- Dessert at Sandholt. Seems everyone really liked Sandholt. 🤩
- More shopping and exploring on Laugavegur.
- Go to the Icelandic Sagas: The Greatest Hits at Harpa. Very fun! 🎭
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Family selfie from Reykjavik!
Iceland Log Day 13
Thursday, August 4th
Morning was very cold and windy, and improved throughout day.
- Morning hot tub time.
- Depart Blue View Cabin.
- Explore Gullfoss. Beautiful!
- Explore Geysir in Haukadalur Valley.
- Visit Þingvellir National Park (part 1 and part 2): Öxarárfoss, Langistígur, and Lögberg.
- Dinner at Restaurant Mika. The Hot Chocolate (really, Drinking Chocolate) was amazing!
- Return to Blue View Cabin for relaxing evening.
- Second session in hot tub. Great!
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The Langistígur, or The Walk of Death, in Þingvellir National Park.
We happened upon this couple taking wedding pictures at Öxarárfoss in Þingvellir National Park today. Cute couple, amazing scene.
Me at the Lögberg (Law Rock) of the Alþingi in Þingvellir National Park. This is where the Lögsögumaður (Law Speaker) would preside over the assembly. It was amazing to be able to be here.
