Day 1

Apartment K
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Landed in Keflavic airport where the bus was waiting to transport us to the capital, about 40mins away. It was raining lightly when we arrived adn we were told to expect it at some stage each day.

Checked in to Apartment K and were taken aback by the extremely high standards that were evident in every room, which was to be our home for the next 8 nights. We would have been happy being locked into it for the week, it was that nice! I would recommend these Apartments to anyone thinking of staying here. Apparently, some have even availed of them as Honeymoon suites, they're that good - better than a 4* hotel and not far off a 5* one, in my opinion.

First thoughts

Main Street, Reykjavik
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After unpacking, we decided to take a stroll and locate the Pizza Company, which came highly recommended by the owner of the apartment. On leaving the building, I was a little taken aback... we were staying on the main street of the city, but it didn't look like any of the main streets of any of the capital cities I've been in before. Nope, this was more like a side street. One-way, one lane traffic and small, yet quaint, boutiques and jewellery shops aligning it. There were no big department stores, no traffic lights, no crowds! A strange sight to behold in a capital city. Yet, it grew on me very quickly and it will be a main street I won't easily forget.

View from Apartment
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After having a tasty, yet expensive, pizza, we took a short walk further along the street, window shopping and getting our bearings before returning to the luxurious Apartment K to relax and prepare for day 2