Pizza!

More on my favorite local food: Eldsmiðjan is just, hands-down, the most awesome pizza place here in Reykjavik, with every pie hand-turned and baked in a birch-fired open stone stove. Their original location, tucked into a residential area (on Bragagata just around the corner from the Big Church) was like our private neighborhood restaurant for years, until it got too popular for comfort. They've since opened two more locations, one at Laugavegur 81 (which interestingly enough also houses an apartment hotel, L81, that I had no clue about) and one just across Suðurlandsbraut from the popular Laugardalur nature and sports area (where the hostel, main swimming pool, World Class gym, family play park, zoo, botanical gardens and camp site are located.)

The glorious creation pictured above is the now-famous N Pizza with pepperoni, jalepeno, cream cheese, pineapple, green and black olives, garlic, oregano, minus mushrooms and plus bleu cheese. Just stunning!

sidenote: Iceland Eyes has nearly tripled it's monthly visitor average! Much thanks to you all, and be sure to Like our facebook page so you can take part in our weekly contest and get a chance to win a professional print of an Iceland Eyes photo of your choice : )

Confirmation

A happy day: yesterday, another set of bright young Icelanders partook in a Lutheran-style confirmation in Hallgrímskirkja.

These days, though, more and more kids are taking part in civil, and not religious, ceremonies confirming that they are willing to enter adulthood and take on a responsible role in their society. As in many cultures across the globe, this kind of event is celebrated with big parties and many gifts, though most teens these days would never admit that the thousands of dollars worth of potential windfall is any kind of enticement to go through a good seven months of weekly confirmation classes and a long staged ceremony. But it certainly doesn't hurt : )

(As a super-proud mother, I can't resist linking to a super-cute photo of my newly confirmed girl on another of her super days : )

May

It's strange waking up on May 1st, getting ready to take my daughter to her confirmation ceremony at neighboring Hallgrímskirkja, and finding a soft, heavy blanket of snow covering the backyard. What's even odder is to hear that it only snowed in Reykjavik, and not even in many of the suburbs just miles away from the city center. This is quiet weather, though, and actually a kind break from the erratic winds and sleet we've been experiencing. In all, we are grateful that this is only a slight inconvenience, and look forward to a beautiful summer ahead!

(We have doubled the average number of visitors to Iceland Eyes this past month! Thanks to you all for stopping by, and don't forget to go ahead and Like our Facebook page so you can be part of our weekly give-aways : )

The stench

Luxembourg has a vast amount of farmland and about 1500 farmers. So, there were plenty of sheeps, cows, and pigs. I learnt a lot about being a farmer when I was in Luxembourg. A couple of things I never knew till then:
1. There is such a thing as Farmer's School (high school for kids who want to be farmers) - A four year course.
2. A lot of mental work is required because its a business - A farmer has an office full of files and paperwork to be done.
3. They have to be wary of pests like mice and foxes.
4. A farmer's job is a full time job. Its not a 9-5 job where they can take off on the weekends.
5. They hope for rain everytime so their crops will grow.

Since Luxembourg has plenty of farms, when the wind blows, some areas of Luxembourg smells bad. The bad smell is due to the pigs fart. Most farms have 200 pigs or much more.

Irony:
I tell the farmer I can't stand the smell of the countryside due to the pigs.
He tells me he can't stand living in the city because its smelly.

The locals were immune to the stench too!
"Can you smell that?"
"Huh? What smell. I don't smell anything"

XD

445th Post

Means the previous post was the 444th post -Like a curse!

But all is still well...
Sometimes when Im having the worst moments ever, then things suddenly take a turn of events....
Life is like a yo-yo!

I received an airflight itenary through email and the agent said:
"Please print and fly"

LOL

On another note, Ms. Felice, my pp3 lecturer is always so cheerful.. The Energiser Bunny I like :)
She always uses words like "Brilliant!" "Fab!" "Good!" "Well done!"

Spot the Energiser Bunny :)

Just what every student needs to hear~~

Boys

A group of young icelanders practice the art of hanging out : )

Ducking the Limelight

I can't help but gush at how cute and adorable these ducklings look!

According to the ARTICLE these ducks were only three years old and the photographer attempted to line them up in a row to take a 'family photoshoot'. But, one duck decided to avoid the 'limelight'. So, just as the photo was about to be taken, the duck turns his back to the camera! It ended up with a picture, which in my opinion, was special!

Then, that particular duck decided to move along the branch and ended up toppling his other siblings....

I soooo wanna have a chance to capture moments like that!! :)