Iceland: Day 3

Our third day in Reykjavik was another wander-around-the-city day. As I mentioned, the whole city is really manageable in a day. We anticipated having more to explore within the city center. That is probably the only drawback of my preferred travel style. No tour, just show up and do your own thing. It usually yields excellent results and only rarely lets me down.

We decided to check out the hostel we originally wanted to stay at before we made our AirBnB plans. Kex, a converted biscuit factory, is just as amazing as we thought it would be. Even though it was a little out of our price range (we didn’t want to stay in a dorm style room), there’s a great bar and patio that anyone can visit. If you choose to stay inside, the library is one of the coziest most wonderful interiors I’ve ever seen. They have shows there at night, and you can even get a haircut. I really enjoy the aesthetic, and I’ve got a huge crush on their website.

Since we’d kind of gathered the main concepts of the city layout in the prior couple days, I was able to focus on its more subtle characteristics. Like the poetry in the streets. Delightful.

And we met yet another beautiful Icelandic cat. She was really friendly and almost followed us down to the water.