there were several reasons we were dying to get out of lake myvatn and head to akureyri.

first of all, the weather was so bad and the wind was still blowing aggressively, which wasn't quite an ideal weather to stay outside in the beautiful law and all.

secondly, the lake was so out of town (or our accommodation, to be specific), and we hadn't  been to any a whole week. so akureyri was a great treat for us (or at least for my mum and me)

the sun shined the whole day, but that didn't mean any less wind, or even snow! the snow was falling as we arrived at godafoss. with the weather condition, i guessed there was the only road accessible to the fall, the one after we crossed the river. we would have been able to see the fall with a more open angle if we were on the other side of it. but still, this was one of my favourite falls, especially in snow. the water was sapphire blue and it looked so spectacular.


and then we were in akureyri! the town was tiny, but better than no town at all. we went to grab a parking clock from the bank, this town had the weirdest parking system on earth. our lunch was at rub23. i'd heard so many people said this place was expensive, but i thought it wasn't that expensive with the main fish dish (for lunch) range around 2,000-2,500 isk. and the portion of it was very generous. there weren't as much choices as for dinner, but dinner was quite a lot more expensive.


we ordered sushi pizza (kind of a must here), cod with herbs and garlic, and arctic char with sweet  mango chill rub. we all liked the last one the most, maybe because it tasted a bit asian. the sweet was well balanced with salty taste, while with cod dish, it was only salty and nothing else. sushi pizza was something different, and it tasted great as well, though bit too expensive i must say.

after the delicious and rewarding meal (it's been times ago since we last had a proper meal), we strolled around akureyri. there wasn't much to see, but there were some nice cafes to sit down and just relax a little. we chose kaffi go te in the big book shop on the corner. the atmosphere was nice and friendly. i would like to try blab kannan cafe as well, just didn't get a chance to.

we ran out of things to do, so we went to our guesthouse for a nap and then return early in the evening for a pint of kaldi beer at brugghusbarinn near the famous church. it seemed to be the only place that had kaldi on taps. if we had more time, we would visit its brewery, 20 minutes north of akureyri. they offered a tour inside the brewery as well. and the best was quite good!


our accommodation, skjaldarvik guesthouse, was super lovely. the decoration won my heart over with all the cute handmade stuff, especially the common area with lots of books. the staffs were very friendly and i felt like home when we stayed there, except for the fact that they only have share-bathroom type of rooms! but still, i loved it. they had hot tub and this amazing breakfast with everything you could imagine. homemade bread, cake and jam, skyr, brie, fruits and all those other stuff a breakfast should have. the bread was not as good as halo's, but other than that, it was my favourite breakfast ever.

i would like to own a cozy guesthouse like this too.