reykjavik trip report

[cheekywife]

We had a 48 hour layover in Reykjavik on our way home from Stockholm and I highly recommend this option on icelandair. 

A lot of my recs were from Somebody Feed Phil: www.philrosenthalworld.com/cities/iceland

We stayed at Skuggi by KeaHotels and the location was great but shower water pressure was almost non-existent. I’d probably try to do the Canopy/Hilton next time. The breakfast was very good.

adding photos: www.instagram.com/cheekygirl.23?igsh=MTh4MHczMXQyNmozcw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

Restaurants:
Hlemmur Food Hall
Sandholt
Braud & Co. (multiple locations)
Jungle Cocktail Bar
Víkinga Pylsur (hot dogs)
Posthus Food Hall
Old Iceland
Emilie and the Cool Kids (cookies) - we didn't make it here but saw it
Bonus - grocery store

May 4
Tried to get lunch for Sunday, mostly failed
Walked around the main street/shops, a lot closing by that time
Grabbed a pain au chocolat at Sandholt Bakery
Dinner at Posthus Food Hall (Funky Bhangra for H, Pizza Populare for me)
Drinks at Jungle (they were ok but for $20, not worth it)
Walked to Harpa (concert hall) and along the water to the Sun Voyager for photos

May 5
Braud & Co. to get bread & cheese for our tour lunch - the sourdough rolls and chocolate chip cookies were AMAZING
Arctic Adventures South Coast Tour (this was THE BEST! more below)
Dinner at Old Iceland - one of our favorite meals of the trip, excellent whiskey sour
Walked around and had drinks at Geiri Smart (Canopy hotel) and Skal (Hlemmur Food Hall) - better than Saturday but still very expensive when I can make better drinks at home

May 6
Walked around, got a latte (a lot of shops don’t open until 10/11)
Visited Hallgrimskirkja - we didn’t go up the tower but heard that is a great view
Stopped at Braud & Co. for more of those rolls and cheese for the flight home
Lunch at Reykjavik Fish - really good fish & chips


Arctic Adventures South Coast Small Group Day Tour

Our guide, Domenica, was absolutely wonderful. She gave great insight into Icelandic life and each site we visited. Our favorite stop was the viewpoint for Dyrhólaey. It was unplanned and because our group was very punctual about returning to the bus, Domenica was able to add to our itinerary. We're Game of Thrones fans, so it was extra cool for us.

With only 48 hours to spend in Reykjavik, this was an amazing way to see some of Iceland's beauty in one day. We look forward to exploring more of Iceland on a future trip but this was truly a perfect day!

[dutchgirl678]

Quick but fun! I'm so glad you enjoyed the South Coast tour you did. We stayed on the south coast for several days when we were there last summer. The Dyrholaey viewpoint was fantastic. That was the place for us where we saw puffins very close to us and I took many, many photos.

[cheekywife]

dutchgirl678, we didn't see puffins but also didn't expect to. that would have been amazing though. i'm not really into birds but i do love penguins and puffins.