My Big Adventure, Part 6: Thursday

My Big Adventure, Part VI: Thursday

Thursday was the end of my big adventure. Having packed my luggage, I went for a bit of a walk in the area around the hotel. I found the Cafe Konditori Copenhagen, and bought a sandwich for my lunch. I did my final bit of souvenir shopping, and went back to wait for the Flybus. The bus picked me up, and took me to the BSI terminal. Everyone got onto a larger bus, which took us to Keflavik Airport. The check-in was quicker than at Heathrow, though this is not surprising as the airport is much smaller. As there was plenty of time until my flight, I went to the duty-free shop and bought some Icelandic schnapps to use up my Kronur. I also went to the bank counter and claimed back some of the VAT from my earlier souvenir shopping (a lot of shops offer tax-free shopping if you spend more than a certain amount). I went to the cafe area in the airport and had a hot chocolate, and made my way to the gate.

The flight back was pretty much the same as the flight going, although the in-flight entertainment wasn't terribly entertaining (at least in my opinion!), and the food was similar.

It took a while to get through all the arrivals procedures at Terminal 1, but my baggage came through fairly quickly. All in all, the journey back was quite good.

Overall, I really enjoyed my big adventure in Iceland, and would love to go back one day and see other parts of the country. However, part of me was really glad to be back home - I could rest my feet and give my blisters a chance to stop hurting, and I wouldn't have to clean my teeth with tap water that smelled of boiled eggs (due to the sulphur in the water - the guidebooks don't tell you about that, and it's a bit of a surprise!)

All the people I met were really nice, and all the food was great. It can be a bit expensive there, but it is possible to do a lot of things, and eat well, without having to spend a fortune. I'd recommend it to anyone, as long as they don't mind a bit of windy weather, and it's a good place to go if you like eating seafood! I think that September is a good time of year to go, as a lot of the tourists have already gone back home, so it's not too busy at any of the tourist spots. There are loads of sources of information for visitors in Reykjavík, and people seemed helpful enough if you asked them about things.

Iceland has definitely been added to my list of favourite places to go!!