Reykjavík, ICELAND | A winter stroll
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- Vlog #139 - Getting beaten up by the wind and snow is a perfect way to enjoy a leisurely stroll around downtown Reykjavík. Since we were staying at a hotel in downtown over the weekend I decided to have a Saturday morning stroll and talk about what I came across.
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Thank you........I desire to visit Iceland one day.......
You're welcome Andrew, and I hope you'll get the opportunity! :)
Thank you for this video! My youngest and I visited Iceland this past April, and we stayed at the Reykjavik Marina also! We had a lovely time, and I love to watch your videos to learn more about your wonderful country. I am very fond of Iceland and hope to return some day.
Thank you for the tour, and for sharing
Thanks for stopping by! :)
Perfect! I am in Reykjavik in March but want to avoid tourists and see some of the real city. This is very helpful.
Good choice, the amount of tourists during summer can get really annoying.
@@icelandinreallife2042 This has been great so far. Getting a self-catering flat and avoiding hotels was a good idea and walking around the less touristy areas gives an idea of how this place works. Really enjoying it.
LOVED this! I was completely engrossed! I’d love to see more tours of the other parts of Reykjavík!
Thanks Suzie, I really appreciate that. Let's see if the wanderlust hits me again :)
I loved your lil stroll through downtown. I'm coming in a few days and it helps to have a heads up on where I'm going!!!
I appreciate that Tiffany. Hope you'll have a great trip!
Gracias!!!! Beautiful video and amazing light, as you said. I enjoyed very much the walk through the city. I also loved to see people running even in that weather.
I’d love to see more things from your country. What do you do during friends or family gatherings? Do you bring your own food/drinks? Do you bring a present for the host?
What are the special celebrations around the year? How do you celebrate them?
What are your favorite Islandic bands/artist?
I also like to see how cemeteries in different countries are. It’s very informative of the culture and how people see death.
Thanks LaProfe! Bunch of good ideas for future videos there, thanks! :)
Ivar, many thanks for this great stroll through downtown Reykjavik. It brought back many fond memories of my visit there in 2015 and also showed that the city has changed a lot since then. Time for another visit! However, the greatest benefit of your video cleared up a mystery for me: on my first time in Iceland I visited friends for a few weeks in 1970. At that time they were just devastated because they had to either find a new home for their dogs or have them put down. But in 2015 there were dogs to be seen in the city and I was thinking that I had maybe misunderstood the events of 1970. Through this video I was pleased to learn that dogs are again allowed in Reykjavik (also ref: Valur+Polly).
The next time I am in Iceland, I would like to have you as my guide - your explanations are so interesting, historically relevant and perceptive.
Thanks Janet! I am glad that I could clear that up while at the same time messing up the years in the video ;)
Great video about Reykjavik. I love that city and I will hopefully return to that city this summer by car (boat from Denmark) :)
Thanks Johan! Hope you get to make that return trip :)
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❤ from India 🇮🇳
I'm surprised you're not more popular, you definitely deserve more views and subs. Keep up the great work!
Kind of you to say so, thanks! :)
If I were to do more of these narrated walkabouts in Iceland, would you have any request in terms of specific locations/parts or themes?
Thank you so much for this, I hope the rest of your trip was great! I visited Iceland this past March (sadly I only got to explore Reykjavik) and I've missed it since. Such a beautiful city!
i just got back from Reykjavik. What a beautiful city. I would love to see a video of the beaches in Iceland!
Will put that on the list!
Síðast þegar var ég í Reykjavík var árið 2017. Ég sakna Reykjavíkur. Takk fyrir myndbandið!
Ég er að læra íslensku sem áhugamál. Bless bless frá Québec-fylki!
Vel gert. Fullkomnar beygingar! Kveðja til baka til Québec!
Thank you for that stroll. I've been to most of those places except that famous hotdogs stand. I guess I'll have to return for more pylsurs and Egils Appelsín 😋
You definitely have to get a "eina með öllu", and some appelsín :)
love these blogs Ivar will look forward to more
Thanks man, I appreciate that! :)
@@ivargu welcome bro do you have any blogs from some bars in rvk or on the icelandic beers?
Unfortunately no. I've meant to do one on beers (and alcohol in general) in Iceland and this is a good reminder to get that one done - so thanks :) In regards to bars I'll need to buy some pricey insurance for my camera before I dare bring it into a downtown Rvk bar ;)
@@ivargu cool bud I remember going to some bars kaffibarin owned by damon alburn of blur fame and the dubliner lol
I think the bar scene in downtown Rvk changes rapidly. Kaffibarinn still exists (Damon Albarn is still counted as a local in Reykjavik), but Dubliner gave way to the Celtic Cross... which may have already given way to something else by now as far as I know. That being said, the bar/restaurant scene is at an ever high given the rise in tourism :)
This was great! Haven’t been to Reykjavik since the 80s! Need to go again!
You'd find a wildly changed place, as I guess is true for most places given what happens in 30+ years :)
I sooo enjoyed taking part in your city stroll! I was there in July last year and it's interesting to see all the familiar places in wintertime. In summer it was buzzing with people! :) I actually went to that Skuli Bar ( delicious) and there I heard about the beer ban in your country - no beer in Iceland for 75 years!
I'm coming to Reykjavik again in June and your video is making the 'waiting time' a bit easier :)
Thanks! I hope you'll enjoy your stay in June! :)
Thank you for this! We were lucky enough to visit Iceland 3 times and we based ourselves in Reykjavik, I absolutely adore that town, so many fond memories of visiting there!! That Craft Beer place, was that the old English Pub?
No, but it's close by. Called "Skúli Craft Bar". Just around the corner outside Austurvöllur (the square) to the southwest.
Any planned additional visits?
@@ivargu nothing yet, hoping for things to calm down before traveling again. Hopefully again one day before I don’t want to travel anymore. I really loved it there
@@wtglb I hope the situation clears, and you'll get the the chance!
Captures my exact feelings towards almost all the new buildings in the downtown. It just feels like you're somewhere abroad and no longer in Iceland.
Yeah, it's changing rapidly, isn't it
The Mayor of Reykjavik should pay you a commission for doing so much good work at presenting Iceland as you do. However, when I visit, I think it won't be in February. :-)
Kind of you to say so, and yes - I think February is down-season for a reason :)
Hey from Germany. I enjoyed the video great work. Nice shots, like & subscribe, have a nice day👍
Thanks for stopping by, and I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)
Has it become popular to keep dogs or is it rather rare? What breeds are the most favorite ones?
Dogs are relatively common as household pets in Iceland, and I saw some numbers from 2015 which stated that roughly every fourth household has one. In terms of breeds I really don't know, but there seems to be quite a bit of variety.
Nice excursion around Reykjavík! I hope that the Reykjanes area survived the recent storm. Here in Aku the storm was sudden and strong, with a huge amount of snow, but a bit milder than forecasted.
P. S. Btw, which camera and mic are you using for vlogging? It is making really decent quality and you were very audible!
Yeah, it was the same here, a bit harsh - but still milder than expected. I am using a Canon EOS R, and in this video had the Rode Wireless Go 2, as for windy conditions I prefer a lavalier mic I can shield with my body over a top-mounted shotgun mic which I more commonly use.
Ivar, do they ever have real blizzards in Iceland with so much snow you cannot see the house across the street? I am sure in a previous video you complained about the cold, and now you are telling us how much you like to walk in this weather. I am confused.
Where did you learn to speak such good American English? I would have thought you were taught British English?
Yeah those happen, but too rarely. You've got a good point there and I guess it's less the cold and more the inconsistency of the weather that gets to us over time. Going out for a walk in a blizzard however is something magical :) On the language thing we are indeed taught from a British perspective although little to no emphasis was placed on specific pronunciation or regional vocabulary. As a result how we sound, or the terms we use, are more products of the TV material we have been exposed to through the years than what was imprinted by formal education. :)
@@ivargu I must compliment you on your command of English. You sound like someone who has gone to University in the Midwest. Unless you spend way too much time in front of the TV. :)
@@davidhjortnaes2000 It is kind of you to say so. Thank you :)
Thorgilsson's Islendingabók suggests Grjotaþorp was originally called Rokkþorp, and got its name from an early gig...possibly by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards who were exiled there by British monks. Some say the dates don't add up, but the facts might be properly established when Mick and Keith die and can be properly carbon-dated.
This is suggesting that they won't cheat the grim reaper indefinitely, which is becoming more a plausible eventuality...
Reykjavík er mjög fallegur staður. Hvað ætlar þú að gera þar?
Við borðuðum nóg af góðum mat, fengum nóg af góðum drykk, og skoðuðum okkur um :)
Ivar the boneless gunnarsson þakka þér fyrir for all your videos and yes can you make a video about believes in Iceland ? I’ve heard that there’s growing popularity in paganism anyway only you can answer that question again þakka þér vinur minn and like I said if I ever go to Iceland you would be my guide
It's on the list still. Will get around to it eventually. Safe to say in the meantime that Icelanders on average aren't really into religion.
@@ivargu thank you brother can't wait to watch your next video there's a lot of videos about Iceland but we get the front seat here with you what's better than an Icelandic gentleman showing us his nation
Hello, i love you videos so much!!!!!
Can someone pleaseeee translate ''if you want change, you have to invite chaos'' to icelandic? i want to do a tattoo, and i dont trust online translators :(
Hi Adrielli. Thank you, it's kind of you to say so. I'll give it some though, and see if I can come up with my version of a translation. Hopefully, other native speakers can offer theirs as well.
@@ivargu unfortunately I don't know any native speakers. I asked some people on internet, but none of them replied. :(
Could you translate for me? I don't want to get a wrong tattoo 😂
Thanks in advance ❤️
Are you looking for a direct, verbatim, translation, or something that conveys the same meaning but would follow icelandic sounding phrasing?
A direct translation would be: "ef þú vilt breytingar, þá þarftu að bjóða upp á óreiðu". That however doesn't feel like something one would say in Icelandic, so for it to work in icelandic I would probably rewrite it to something like "Til að sannarlega breytast þarftu að vera tilbúin að horfast í augu við óreiðu." (e. "To truly change you must be willing to face chaos").
Also an important grammatical note concerning the word "tilbúin" (e. ready/willing) in my phrase above; this one changes form based on the gender of whomever you are addressing. I put it in the feminine form above but the variations are:
tilbúin (feminine)
tilbúinn (masculine)
tilbúið (neutral)
Icelandic sayings - in my view - tend to be harsh and confrontational, so they are more likely to state that you have to confront something, rather than give in to something, but again that is just my layman's view. :) I hope this helps to some degree. I am no poet, but I can guarantee the spelling and grammatical accuracy at least. :)
For something as lasting as a tattoo though, I'd also seek a second opinion :)
@@ivargu @Ívar Gunnarsson I was really looking for something a native would say, and that sounded better for natives. Google translate and other online translators are really bad for grammar and phrasal constructions.
So I really enjoyed your version, and i got surprised because it's so different from what google translated 😨 that's why I wanted to talk to a native.
Also got surprised due the genre variation of ready/willing. I didn't know verbs could have genre variations!
I will have my tattoo done on Sunday, so I don't know if I will be able to get in touch with another native speaker, so I will get your version!!
Thanks a lot ❤️