Borgarnes
We drove my oldest brother to Borgarnes on a windy Wednesday. Borgarnes is a small town (pop: 2000-ish) about an hour north of Reykjavik (the capital). It was really nice to finally get to see some of the country-side after being stuck in town due to endless stomach bugs, and housing-worries.
In Borgarnes. Ylfa needed to take a nap, so Nökkvi, Jóhanna, Anna, anna and I went for a walk around town. It was windy enough that Bjarki would have complained non-stop so we left him behind with Finnur and Jóhanna's brother.
Walking down a steep incline.
A memorial depicting the burial ground of some ancient famous Icelanders.
Ylfa Marín loved having Anna as her pram-driver. 🙂
A house decorated with Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs (for no apparent reason).
Nökkvi and Anna pose by a collection of painted stones.
Fun painted stones.
Our destination was 'Bjössaróló', a playground built by a man called Bjössi.
Down there is a Puppet-Museum. You can pay a ridiculous amount of money to take a close look at some lovely puppets. We chose not to.
Getting closer. The playground is behind that green wooden wall up on the right.
Anna running towards a slide.
This playground is entirely made from scraps, but has been lovingly maintained over the years.
Anna and Nökkvi on horse-backs.
Ylfa finally asleep.
I walked up to the top of the hill next to the playground to see more of the surrounding environment. To the left of the playground are soccer fields, and there's a swimming pool further on.
Here are the soccer fields. It was pretty windy up there.
Turning 90 degrees to the left: Like almost all other towns in Iceland, Borgarnes is a coastal town.
Another 90 degrees left and I was looking at one of my favorite Icelandic mountains: Hafnarfjall (Port-mountain). One of my childhood memories is driving past this smooth black sandy wall of a mountain and being awed.
Time to head back again. Note the angle that Anna is at on the swing...
Anna wasn't all too happy about leaving the playground, so Nökkvi took her down to the sea to throw some rocks at it.
Nökkvi posing with a bridge in the background. And yes, those of you familiar with SOAD may recognize the beard-style.
More Snow-White, this time on a craft-store.
Anna by a fire hydrant from The Kennedy Valve Company in Elmira, New York. Yes, both are Made in the USA. 🙂
We all had dinner together, then Finnur joined Jóhanna's brother in watching the World Cup semi-finals. After the game was over (Holland won Germany) it was time to head back home.
Good night Ylfa! See you later! 🙂
