ON MY CHRISTIANA SITE I REMARKED THAT MANY TRAVELLERS HAVE A NEGATIVE VIEW OF COPENHAGEN.
À Reykjavík, les amateurs de shopping auront le choix entre la longue rue commerçante de Laugavegur, bordée de boutiques souvent «branchées» et la grande galerie marchande de Kringlan, qui permet de faire ses courses par tous les temps dans des halls agréables abritant 150 boutiques, restaurants, cinéma, services etc. Ce complexe est situé au nouveau centre-ville, à quelque distance de plusieurs grands hôtels de la ville.
Au vieux centre-ville, la rue Skólavörðustígur, qui part de Laugavegur, mérite un détour pour ses petites galeries d’art et d’artisanat, ses bijouteries et boutiques de design. Enfin, pour les amateurs de pittoresque et de brocante, le marché couvert de Kolaportið, situé face au quai du port et ouvert le samedi et le dimanche, peut être l’endroit où passer un bon moment tout en faisant de bonnes affaires.
En dehors de Reykjavík, la nouvelle galerie marchande de Smáralind, sur le territoire de la ville voisine de Kopavogur, est la plus grande de toute l’Islande.
Kaffi Roma ehf: Laugavegi 118, 105 Reykjavík. Tel.: +354 562 0020.
Kaffibrennslan kaffihús: Pósthússtræti 9, 101 Reykjavík. Tel.: +354 561 3600.
Kaffihúsið Reykjavík Bagel Company: Laugavegi 81, 101 Reykjavík. Tel.: +354 511 4500.
Yggdrasill:
Skólavörðustíg 16 | Sími 5624082 | Fax 5619299 | yggdrasill @yggdrasill.is | Web: www.yggdrasill.is.
There are plenty of cool and funky shops in Reykjavik, covering all your social and spiritual needs -- Yggdrasil is one of them. Run by Rúnar Sigurkarlsson and Hildur Guðmundsdóttir, Yggdrasill is dedicated to organic produce and fair trade. From biologically pure bread to beauty products and Holle baby food, you can find it here. For those who don't know, Holle was established in Switzerland in 1933 -- it was the first Swiss Company to deal in organic baby food, and some of its products include Organic Baby Tea -- yes yes you read that right, Organic Baby Tea for calming down and relaxing (fennel, anis, caraway and camomile are the active ingredients.) Actually, the good folks at Yggdrasill provide plenty of good information and advice about feeding and raising babies on the website -- which you can read so long as you can read Icelandic. The cosmetics by the way come from the school of Dr Hauschka's Kosmetiks (Aus der Natur fur den Menschen).
Open: Monday - Friday 08:00 - 18:00, Saturday 10:00 - 18:00, Sunday 13:00 - 17:00
Guided tours are available upon request.
B-Young Laugavegi 83
Barnafataverslunin Iana Laugavegi 53
Bernarð Laxdal Laugavegi 61
Bitte Kai Rand Skólavörðustíg 18
Blanco Y Negro Laugavegi 12b
Blómálfurinn Vesturgötu 4
Boltamaðurinn Laugavegi 42
Bookshops
Bókabúð Máls og menningar Laugavegi 18
Bókabúðin Hlemmi Laugavegi 118
Já þú last rétt, Iceland is a wicked country, and lucky things always seem to happen to me when I am here. Perhaps it is because I have the blessing of the gods who reign over this place -- they have given approval for my chance to grow here, and to learn. I offer my gratitude to them. But anyway, more about last night --
s c a n d i n a v i a n : h i g h l i g h t s ++Christiania Free Town++++Nyhavenn++ ++Fairies of Iceland++++Gay Iceland++Icelandic SUVs++++Reykjavik++++Reykjavik Nightlife Guide++
++101 Reykjavik++
++The Blue Sky++
++Crystal Rise++
++Viking Horns++
++South Iceland++
++Australia++
++Denmark++
++Japan++
