{"id":3815,"date":"2020-02-17T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/?p=3815"},"modified":"2020-07-01T20:46:28","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T11:46:28","slug":"is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/is\/","title":{"rendered":"I heard that Iceland is a place where people still believe in elves, having laws regarding elves, a school about elves, and even a museum with a display of an elf phallus."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel\/story\/20181217-the-elusive-hidden-people-of-iceland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">According to a 2007 study by the University of Iceland, over 60% of Icelanders still believe in elves.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I went to see if they really have laws regarding elves, a school for elves, places to meet elves, and even a museum with a display on the elf phallus. What do you think of when you hear the word elf? Many people think of the beautiful girls with pointy ears that appear in animation and video games etc. I went to see what kind of elves they have in Iceland. The ccTLD (country code top level domain) for Iceland is &#8220;.is&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3837\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/18-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/18-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/18.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u25c6 Where is Iceland?<\/p>\n<p>Iceland is an island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, it has many features in common with Japan, such as volcanos and earthquakes. Although Iceland is associated with cold weather, the average winter temperature in Reykjavik is only -4, due to warm ocean currents. Most of the population lives along the coastline, and the inland area, called the &#8220;Highlands&#8221; is almost uninhabited. Iceland is 103,000 km\u00b2, just a bit larger than Hokkaido (83,454 km\u00b2). The official language is Icelandic, but most people can speak English. The currency is the Icelandic Kr\u00f3na.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1To5un8UXblc7D9q7BG3n4dNRUhEooqVy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>= Table of Contents =<\/h4>\n<div id=\"is1\"><\/div>\n<h4><a href=\"#is1\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u25c6The &#8220;Hallgr\u00edmskirkja&#8221; Church, Built Like an Elf Tower<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#is2\">\u25c6The Only Penis Museum in the World with a Display of an Elf Penis<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#is3\">\u25c6The Elf Heritage Protection Act, and a Map for Meeting Elves and Demons<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#is4\">\u25c6At this Park You Can Cross from North America to Eurasia<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#is5\">\u25c6A Lecture from a Teacher that Knows &#8220;Over 900 People that Have Seen Elves&#8221;<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#is6\">\u25c6&#8221;Bread You Must Eat Before You Die&#8221; and &#8220;The Best Hot Dog in the Universe&#8221; ~ What to Eat in Iceland ~<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#is7\">\u25c6How to Purchase a SIM &amp; Test the Internet Speed<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6The &#8220;Hallgr\u00edmskirkja&#8221; Church, Built Like an Elf Tower<\/h3>\n<p>Most travelers arrive via Keflav\u00edk International Airport, on the west side of the country. At the baggage claim area, I was welcomed by a huge puffin on the ceiling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3820\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Puffin are a very popular bird around the nation. You can find them at souvenir shops all around the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3821\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iceland is expensive, so I do not recommend taking taxies. A 45-minute taxi ride from the airport to the city of Reykjavik, costs 18,000 kr\u00f3na. Gouging much?! Since there&#8217;s no train or metro in Iceland, the airport bus is the best way to reach Reykjavik. We took the &#8220;flybus&#8221; which cost 2,999 kr\u00f3na. This bus goes to different hotels around the city, but keep in mind that your arrival at your accommodations may depend on the order in which the bus drops off. Expect at least an hour to get where you are going.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3822\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bus stops at an easy-to-find bus stop just outside the airport.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3823\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We arrive in Reykjavik.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3824\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To get around the city, I recommend the bus app &#8220;Straeto&#8221;. You can use the app to buy your tickets before you get on the bus. Payment is by credit card. When I got on the bus, I just showed the driver my tickets on the app. It also allows you to search the routes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3825\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6-253x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6-253x500.jpg 253w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6-517x1023.jpg 517w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/6.jpg 607w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With souvenir shops, fashionable clothing shops and restaurants, the main boulevard has something new every time you go by. I saw some illustrations of dwarves that made me think of the elves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3826\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The most famous spot in Reykjavik is Hallgr\u00edmskirkja church. It looks like a mysterious elf tower from RPG games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3827\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In front of the tower is a statue of the Icelandic Viking, Leifur Eir\u00edksson, who discovered the American continent around 1,000 AD, some 500 years before Columbus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3828\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/9.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hallgr\u00edmskirkja church is a main landmark in Reykjavik. If you take a picture here dressed up as an elf from a video game, you&#8217;ll be celebrated in the RPG world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3829\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/10-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/10-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first floor of the church can be entered free of charge.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ricoh-theta-spherical-image\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"375\"><p>Hallgrimskirkja Church, Iceland #theta360 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/theta360.com\/s\/al6YANIvU3CwcLIgYYKY63q0e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spherical Image &#8211; RICOH THETA<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/theta360.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The church was designed to evoke natural wonders such as glaciers and the columnal jointing of rock formations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3830\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/11-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/11-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/11.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By the way, you can see this columnal jointing at Black Sand Beach. The rocks are like columns.<\/p>\n<div id=\"is2\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3831\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/12-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/12-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/12.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6The Only Penis Museum in the World with a Display of the Elf Penis<\/h3>\n<p>The only museum in the world dedicated to the penis, is the Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in the center of Reykjavik. Even so, it was hard to find. We got lost.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3832\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/13-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/13-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/13.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, found it! Actually, we passed it many times. We didn&#8217;t realize what is was, because it doesn&#8217;t look like a museum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3833\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/14-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/14-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/14-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/14.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the sign that finally let us to the right place. It looks like there&#8217;s a man doing up his zipper behind the sign, but I didn&#8217;t notice when taking the picture. It\u2019s not clear whether it\u2019s just a coincidence or if he was posing for the picture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3834\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/15-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/15-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/15-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/15-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/15.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I asked at the entrance if they really had an elf penis, they said, &#8220;Yes.&#8221; We better see this! Admission is 1,500 kr\u00f3na for adults.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3835\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/16-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/16-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/16.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When we went inside there were penises everywhere. The name of the museum is &#8221; The Icelandic Phallological Museum&#8221;, but it is commonly called the \u201cIcelandic Penis Museum\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ricoh-theta-spherical-image\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"375\"><p>Penis Museum #theta360 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/theta360.com\/s\/38YYfvdvcEDH6usJVkzTbtOpE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spherical Image &#8211; RICOH THETA<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/theta360.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Specimens from more than 90 different species of animals, such as sea lions, fur seals, and whales, were on display.<br \/>\nAs of January 2011, the museum displayed a human penis specimen for the first time in history. It was one of four that donors offered to have displayed after dying. The museum is always looking for &#8220;younger, bigger and better&#8221; specimens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3836\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/17-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/17-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/17.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the center of the museum, this doll is set on a pillar. Is it a tree fairy? This is the penis displayed at the highest point in the museum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3837\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/18-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/18-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/18.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We found the elf penis, it\u2019s called a &#8220;RUSTIC ELF&#8221;. The Chinese translation says &#8220;spirit&#8221;.<br \/>\nIt looks like a stone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3838\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/19-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/19-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/19-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/19.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troll penis. This also looks like a stone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3839\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/20.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trolls are mythical creatures from Nordic legends, especially those from Norway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3840\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21.jpg 300w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This looks like a large animal penis; on the sign it says \u201cCHANGELING&#8221;. A &#8220;CHANGELING&#8221; means a replaced child, that is, an &#8220;elf child&#8221; that is secretly placed as a substitute when a child is taken away. So, the penis of an elf child. The shape seems a bit off.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3841\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/22-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/22-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/22-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/22-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/22.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3842\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/23-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/23-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/23.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sheep and goat penises are also on display. These are &#8220;sheep and goats from the elf world&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3843\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/24-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/24-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/24-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/24-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/24.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is Sigur\u00f0ur Hjartarson, the founder of the museum. It looks like he&#8217;s talking to someone on a penis handset. Besides the oddity of the handset, his facial expression seems concerned.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3844\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/25-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/25-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/25-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/25-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/25.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was expecting a lot of humorous references, like the &#8220;Atami&#8217;s Treasure&#8221; theme park, but that was not the case here. This is an academically valuable museum where penises from all kinds of animals, from whales to humans, are meticulously displayed. I was impressed by the visitors who were looking closely at the exhibits and carefully reading the explanations. The movie entitled &#8220;The Final Member &#8211; The Rare Collection of the Penis Museum&#8221; was shown in Japan in August 2015.<br \/>\nThe souvenir shop attached to the museum was also substantial.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3845\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/26-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/26-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/26-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/26-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/26.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A stuffed Santa Claus style penis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/27.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3846\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/27-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/27-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/27-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/27-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/27.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cup handles are penises.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3847\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/28.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They also sell books with twelve fairy tales about elves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/29.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3848\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/29-292x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/29-292x500.jpg 292w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/29-597x1023.jpg 597w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/29.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By the way, the handle of the restroom door was a penis. This may be overkill.<\/p>\n<div id=\"is3\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/30.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3849\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/30-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/30-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/30-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/30-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/30.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6A Place to Learn About the Elf Heritage Protection Act, Elves and Demons<\/h3>\n<p>In 1971, workers doing road construction near Reykjavik accidentally buried in soil a rock known as \u201celf rock\u201d. Afterwards inexplicable events happened one after another, road flooding, equipment breakdown, injuries etc. In response, the Iceland Road Administration dug the rock out of the soil and washed it. To prevent this from happening again in the future, the Elf Heritage Protection Act was enacted in 2012, and Elf Rock was designated as protected.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you hear someone say the &#8220;Elf Heritage Protection Act&#8221; you most likely will doubt such a law exists, but in fact there is a law to protect the cultural heritage of Iceland, and places of archeological significance, which includes places related to magic, folk tales, and the customs and religions of the people.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">reference<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u30fb<a href=\"https:\/\/icelandmonitor.mbl.is\/news\/news\/2016\/08\/30\/elf_rock_restored_after_its_removal_wreaks_havoc_on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mbl.is\u300cElf rock restored after its removal wreaks havoc on Icelandic town\u300d<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u30fbThe actual Cultural Heritage Act can be found <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.althingi.is\/altext\/stjt\/2012.080.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a map has been published by the Saga Foundation to share the exact places where Icelanders have had contact with the elves. Besides elves, the map includes places where people have encountered ghosts, demons etc. According to people who have met Elves, they are &#8220;Similar to humans, but somewhat small. Usually they are gentle.&#8221; If you go to the locations on the map, you should be able to encounter both elves and demons.<\/p>\n<div id=\"is4\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sagnagrunnur.com\/en\/#map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/sagnagrunnur.com\/en\/#map noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3850 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/31-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/31-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/31-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/31.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6At this Park You Can Go from North America to Eurasia<\/h3>\n<p>Although I can&#8217;t help being a bit concerned about encountering elves, Iceland itself has an incredibly beautiful wilderness. We&#8217;re going to a mysterious spot unlike anything in Japan. As usual, time is tight, so we joined a sightseeing tour called the &#8220;The Popular Golden Circle Tour&#8221;. This bus tour goes to three locations: Great Geysir, Gullfoss Waterfall and Thingvellir National Park. It\u2019s a good tour if you want to hit all the main tourist spots in one day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First, we visited Great Geysir. Great Geysir, which is also the name of the place, does not appear very lively. There&#8217;s no people here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3851\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/32-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/32-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/32-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/32.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Everyone is at Strokkur geyser. A 3-minutes\u2019 walk from Great Geysir. There&#8217;s a smell of sulfur, familiar from Japanese fumarolic zones, which stings a bit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3852\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/33-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/33-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/33-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/33-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/33.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we approach, we see a pond of bubbly water. And after waiting for a bit&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/34.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3853\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/34-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/34-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/34-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/34-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/34.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A tremendous amount of water gushed out with a loud bang!! It took me by surprise!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/35.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3854\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/35-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/35-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/35-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/35-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/35.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The geyser spouts approximately every 10 minutes, but occasionally it goes awry. You might think its ok to get close, but be careful, if you get too close you may get sprayed with hot water. The entrance area had a sign saying &#8220;Enter at your own risk&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next, we go to Gullfoss Waterfall. About 10 minutes by bus from Great Geysir. Gullfoss means &#8220;golden&#8221; in Icelandic. I guess this is why they call it the Golden Circle tour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/36.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3855\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/36-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/36-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/36-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/36-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/36.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also get quite close to this waterfall, and many people were putting raincoats on in advance to avoid getting wet. Certainly, the amount of water was impressive. It\u2019s important to be careful not to fall in, because the ground near the waterfall is wet and very slippery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/37.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3856\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/37-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/37-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/37-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/37-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/37.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u9ec4\u91d1\u306e\u6edd\u3001\u30b0\u30c8\u30eb\u30d5\u30a9\u30b9\uff08\u30a2\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9\uff09\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XiDNmjOuBNw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Most sightseeing spots have toilets. You have to pay to use them, but don&#8217;t worry you can use your credit card. This one was 200 kr\u00f3na. In Iceland, you can generally get by using a credit card for your whole trip without really needing local currency (Icelandic kr\u00f3na). When you get local money, you always end up with too much (leftover cash) or too little, so I decided I like the advantages of being able to use a credit card everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/38.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3857\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/38-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/38-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/38-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/38-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/38.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our bus arrived at Thingvellir National Park, our final destination. It took about an hour from Gullfoss Waterfall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/39.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3858\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/39-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/39-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/39-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/39-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/39.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This national park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3859\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/40-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/40-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/40-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/40-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/40.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In fact, this park has both the North American continent and the Eurasian continent within its boundaries. The Eurasian continent is on the far side of the house you see, and the North American continent is on the near side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3860\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/41-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/41-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/41-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/41-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/41.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can walk back and forth between the two continents using this path.<\/p>\n<div id=\"is5\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/42.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3861\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/42-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/42-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/42-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/42-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/42.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tour bus stops near most hotels in Reykjavik, but some stops are not on Google maps, so I recommend checking in advance or using a main bus terminal (such as the BSI terminal). At the height of the tourist season in August, the bus is pretty much full.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6A Lecture from a Teacher that Knows &#8220;Over 900 People that Have Seen Elves&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>After learning where the elves often appear, and being convinced that they really exist after our visit to the museum, we decided to take a lecture at the Elf School in Reykjavik to better understand what they are. Lectures are held every Friday and take 3 to 4 hours. The tuition is 56 euros per student and can be paid in dollars or kr\u00f3na. Credit card payment is also available. It\u2019s recommended that you reserve by email in advance to participate. See Price and Schedule for details.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the sign for the school. It seems to be on the second floor of this apartment building.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/43.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3862\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/43-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/43-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/43-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/43-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/43.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It feels more like a small office than a school. Is my anxiety making me suspicious? Since the door was open, we went inside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3863\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/44-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/44-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/44-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/44-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/44.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We arrived just a bit before the lecture is supposed to start at 3:00 and there&#8217;s no one there. Only one other person came for the lecture. But gradually, a few other students arrived. This seems to be the spot where the lecture will be held. Rather than a classroom, it&#8217;s a small room with lots of dolls and figurines. There are many elf books and unusual items.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/45.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3864\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/45-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/45-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/45-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/45-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/45.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After we waited about 15 minutes, Mr. Skarphedinsson came. He studied history, folklore, and anthropology at a university in Iceland, and is the founder of a group that looks into supernatural phenomena in Iceland. The teacher himself has never seen an elf, but he says he has met about &#8220;900 people who have seen elves or hidden-people (invisible people)&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/46.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3865\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/46-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/46-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/46-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/46-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/46.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His lecture is given in a relaxed, discourse kind of style. The textbook provided contains illustrations, folk tales, and actual experiences of meeting elves and hidden-people, all in English. However, this textbook was never used during the lecture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/47.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3866\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/47-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/47-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/47-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/47-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/47.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/48.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3867\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/48-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/48-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/48-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/48-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/48.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The teacher spoke slowly and seriously about elves and hidden-people. He says that he often hears of sightings from people he trusts, such as family and friends, and this is why he believes even though he himself has never seen one.<br \/>\nChildren seem more likely to be able to see elves and hidden-people. He looked over the faces of the students and said, &#8220;Unfortunately, there seem to be no Psychics in this group&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/54.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3873\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/54-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/54-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/54-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/54-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/54.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the break, we had Icelandic bread and crepes along with coffee and tea.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/50.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3869\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/50-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/50-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/50-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/50-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/50.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The crepes were extremely delicious, just the right amount of sweet, and plentiful, so it&#8217;s now a happy memory to think of the teacher offering me more and forcing me to try a chocolate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/51.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3870\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/51-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/51-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/51-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/51-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/51.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The lecture resumed. He showed us some things left behind in this world by supernatural beings. First, stones that were left nearby when some children encountered a hidden-person. These stones don&#8217;t belong in that area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/52.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3871\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/52-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/52-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/52-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/52-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/52.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, a pot said to have been used by hidden-people in their daily lives. Certainly, it had no manufacturer&#8217;s logo or product number etc., but it&#8217;s still a bit hard to believe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/53.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3872\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/53-375x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/53-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/53-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/53-767x1023.jpg 767w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/53.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then he told us a story about an elf. In the past, people would ask a psychic about the behavior of the hidden-people before going to sea to fish. Even if the weather was good, if the hidden-people didn&#8217;t go fishing, the humans wouldn&#8217;t go either. If someone went fishing anyways, they would get hit by a storm suddenly and couldn&#8217;t catch any fish. Also, he told the story of a person who got lost in the mountains and then stumbled across a hut. There he was treated kindly by the inhabitants, and given a meal, but after leaving when he looked back it had all disappeared.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/54.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3873\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/54-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/54-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/54-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/54-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/54.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Elves and hidden-people often help people and rarely do any harm. He says &#8220;rarely&#8221;, because on occasion they do abduct children. When giving his lectures, our teacher speaks in a way that draws you into his world, but if you stop and just look at the man himself, he&#8217;s a pretty fun old guy. Few people have actually met elves, but tales of encounters have been handed down generation to generation since ancient times, so many people still believe in their existence. Elves are an integral part of the lives of Icelanders.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/55.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3874\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/55-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/55-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/55-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/55-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/55.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We got attendance certificates at the end. This was not really a lecture, more like story time or an introduction to fairy tales. One of the students we attended with was dissatisfied, she said &#8220;I&#8217;ve seen elves, so I wanted to hear more spiritual stories, not just fairy tales&#8221;. The entire lecture was in English. People from the UK, the US and Germany attended with us. I don&#8217;t recommend this for everyone, it&#8217;s not very dramatic, but nice if you want a unique experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/56.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3875\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/56-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/56-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/56-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/56-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/56.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you leave the building, the elf will see you off. But maybe he&#8217;s only visible to us. Can you see him?<\/p>\n<div id=\"is6\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/57.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3876\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/57-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/57-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/57-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/57-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/57.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6&#8221;Bread You Must Eat Before You Die&#8221; and &#8220;The Best Hot Dog in the Universe&#8221; ~ What to Eat in Iceland ~<\/h3>\n<p>As an island nation, Iceland is rich in seafood such as salmon and cod, but prices there are high. For example, the price for water sold at the &#8220;10-11&#8221; kiosk at Keflav\u00edk International Airport was 499 kr\u00f3na. However, local supermarkets are not so pricey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/58.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3877\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/58-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/58-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/58-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/58-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/58.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/ramenmomo.is\/\">&#8220;RAMEN MONO&#8221;<\/a><\/span> is a shop that has ramen (\u30e9\u30fc\u30e1\u30f3) written in Japanese on its outer wall.<br \/>\nThey use &#8220;.is&#8221; in their official website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/59.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3878\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/59-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/59-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/59-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/59-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/59.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The atmosphere inside is just like a Japanese Ramen shop. Although the clerk is not Japanese, the large, full bowls of ramen that other customers are eating look pretty promising.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/60.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3879\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/60-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/60-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/60-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/60-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/60.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I ordered the Tonkotsu Ramen recommended by the shop. Price: 1,950 kr\u00f3na. The soup was a little thin and the noodles quite soft, but overall, I was satisfied with the taste. You can also get take out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/61.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3880\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/61-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/61-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/61-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/61-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/61.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For Icelandic cuisine we visit \u00der\u00edr frakkar. It was in a quiet residential area a little way from Reykjavik.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/62.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3881\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/62-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/62-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/62-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/62-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/62.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First item at the top of the menu; &#8220;Fermented shark Icelandic specialty and dried cod with butter&#8221; (1,240 kr\u00f3na). I will have this.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/63.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3882\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/63-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/63-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/63-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/63-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/63.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The dried cod on the left has a texture like dried squid and would make the perfect snack to go with sake. The fermented shark meat on the right smells a little like ammonia, it seems that those who like it really love it, and that those who hate it really hate it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/64.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3883\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/64-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/64-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/64-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/64-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/64.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, I ordered &#8220;Puffin&#8221;. On the menu it\u2019s called: &#8220;Smoked Puffin breast with mustard sauce&#8221; (1,990 kr\u00f3na). I was surprised because I never imagined eating puffin. The smoked puffin had kind of a wild bird or animal scent that worried me a bit. But the taste was rich and refined. Actually the strong scent came from the mustard and was reduced considerably when I scraped it off.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/65.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3884\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/65-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/65-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/65-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/65-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/65.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the main dish I had &#8220;Grilled Halibut with soya butter sauce and mashed potatoes with wasabi&#8221; (3,950 kr\u00f3na) and the satisfyingly large sized &#8220;Hashed fish with black bread&#8221; Icelandic specialty&#8221; (3,150 krone).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/66.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3885\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/66-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/66-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/66-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/66-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/66.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apart from the shark, everything was delicious.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/67.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3886\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/67-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/67-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/67-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/67-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/67.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In Iceland the bread is said to be so good &#8220;You must eat it before you die&#8221;. I definitely need to eat some! This bread is made by Brau\u00f0 og Co. The shop was near Hallgr\u00edmskirkja church. A very gaudy facade. Actually, I entered the store thinking that I didn&#8217;t really want to &#8220;eat gaudy bread before I die&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/68.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3887\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/68-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/68-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/68-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/68-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/68.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But inside it was an ordinary little bakery. I felt somewhat relieved.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/69.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3888\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/69-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/69-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/69-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/69-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/69.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Behind the register, you can see them making bread. They look busy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/70.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3889\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/70-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/70-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/70-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/70-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/70.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s all kinds of different bread.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/71.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3890\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/71-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/71-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/71-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/71-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/71.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I wonder which bread I should eat before I die.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/72.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3891\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/72-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/72-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/72-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/72-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/72.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I decided on the popular cinnamon roll (490 kr\u00f3na), as the bread to eat before I die. Even though its rather sweet, the bread is moist and the texture excellent. I felt that maybe it\u2019s too much to call this &#8220;the bread you must eat before you die&#8221;, more appropriate would be &#8220;the bread you must eat when you visit Iceland&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/73.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3892\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/73-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/73-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/73-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/73-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/73.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Iceland also has hot dogs that are said to be the best in the world, or even in the universe. You can buy them at B\u00e6jarins Beztu Pylsur. The shop looks like a small food stand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/74.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3893\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/74-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/74-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/74-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/74-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/74.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the best hot dog in the universe. Looking at its simple appearance, you may not think it\u2019s the best in the universe. But the taste is the best in the universe, not the appearance. With a sauce that includes rum, the taste is addictive! Unfortunately, I don&#8217;t know if I would call it the best hot dog in the universe. If you are expecting the best hot dog in the universe, you might be a little disappointed, but if you have lower expectations, it is only $5, and you will enjoy it. However, I don&#8217;t recommend it after visiting the museum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/75.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3894\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/75-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/75-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/75-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/75-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/75.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A souvenir shop at the airport was selling the hot dog sauce. It seems we can make the best hot dog in the universe right at home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/76.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3895\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/76-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/76-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/76-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/76-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/76.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Aktu Taktu is the main fast food restaurant in Iceland. McDonald&#8217;s withdrew completely from Iceland on October 31, 2009, making Iceland one of the few western countries with no McDonalds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/77.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3896\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/77-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/77-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/77-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/77-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/77.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some of the staff could speak simple Japanese. In Iceland, Japanese is the second most popular language to learn, after English.<\/p>\n<div id=\"is7\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/78.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3897\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/78-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/78-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/78-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/78-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/78.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\u25c6How to Purchase a SIM &amp; Test the Internet Speed<\/h3>\n<p>You can purchase a SIM at the convenience store &#8220;10-11&#8221; at Keflav\u00edk International Airport.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/79.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3898\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/79-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/79-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/79-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/79-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/79.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I chose the 5GB plan (2,900 kr\u00f3na). I didn&#8217;t feel like it was slow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/80.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3899\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/80-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/80-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/80-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/80-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/80.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Test of the speed using fast.com. Fast enough to connect to the internet comfortably. Glocalme was also 15Mbps. I could use it in Reykjavik without a problem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/81.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3900\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/81-250x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/81-250x500.jpg 250w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/81-512x1023.jpg 512w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/81.jpg 601w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>\u25a0List of Places Visited<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=17VHwar8kANkNGqNBkL6B0Gb2Bn50BuI-\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>\u25a0 Access to Iceland <a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/is2\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Click Here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>\u25a0 For &#8220;.is&#8221; Domain details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gonbei.jp\/reg\/domain_detail.cgi?p1=is\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Click here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a 2007 study by the University of Iceland, over 60% of Icelanders still believe in elves. I went  &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/is\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;I heard that Iceland is a place where people still believe in elves, having laws regarding elves, a school about elves, and even a museum with a display of an elf phallus.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[247,119],"tags":[248,279,251,149,280,249,250,281,143,154],"class_list":["post-3815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-iceland","category-europe","tag-248","tag-279","tag-251","tag-149","tag-280","tag-249","tag-250","tag-281","tag-143","tag-154"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3815"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4480,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3815\/revisions\/4480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}