Glow 2011

Eindhoven. every year this nearby city organizes the loveliest light festival, called Glow. i can't always make it there, but this year i luckily could.

when in Reykjavík

- pay to get up Hallgrímskirkja and enjoy the view
- eat Tromp
- visit Norræna húsið, where they have the biggest collection of Nordic books and movies
- go drink tea and eat cake (and play board games) at Café Babalú
- go swim, f.ex. in Laugardalslaug
- walk around (for hours) and enjoy all the pretty graffiti walls
- see a band play, preferably at Airwaves and/or in Harpa. or just go to 12 Tónar.

the golden circle

i'm usually no touristy tourist, but this time i did go on an excursion and believe it or not, but i LOVED it. seeing the highlights is something that has to get done anyway and now it was a lovely little bus driving us around from Þingvellir National Park to the huge Gullfoss waterfall and geysír. i even was with one foot in America and our guide gave the best facts. recommended!

veraldarvinir, worldwide friends

Reykjavík. the main reason i'm in Iceland isn't to just look at the pretty nature and get excited about things i learned in uni though. no, i'm participating in a so called workcamp, which means that me and a bunch of other young people from all over the world most of the time simply are simply working. we picked up garbage around the lake, painted a house, helped out at Iceland Airwaves (and i talked to Yoko Ono! and hugged Jónsi!) and made music ourselves.

the days are long, but so much fun.