Bye2 Iceland

After a week in Iceland, we are ready to go home. We were disapointed for visiting the Viking Village as we were a bit too early. Even thought the event is suppose to start today and run for a week but they din’t mention it will only start at 5pm on the 1st day! And we were there at 11am. So, we end up walking around the lave field village but nothing could WOW us anymore as we have seen the best nature of Iceland during the past 4 days.

We continue to the Blue Lagoon which is located in the middle of nowhere between Keflavik Airport and Reykjavik. Perfect trap for tourist. We heard from Jane our Go Travel Iceland tour guide that the Blue Lagoon was actually a fail project. They tried to build a Geothermal Station but in the middle of the project they discover something in the ground that make the entire project to stop. Something like that. Don’t really remember but the interesting part is some genius has turn the fail project into a perfect trap for tourist and has now became one of the must visit attraction in Iceland. 28EUR per entry. Imagine how much they earn. Soon, the Iceland crisis will resolve Well, even is a tourist trap but is a perfect closure. Perfect to end the trip before heading to the airport.

This place use quite a technology. You were given a chip to secure on your hand like a waist band. You can use it to lock your locker and remember the price of your drinks (you need to pay when you leave) where there is a bar in the middle of the lagoon where beers and other drinks are sold. Smart chip. In the lagoon, free silica mud mask is provided in boxes and it has benefits to the skin. Of course we don’t miss it. We got it all over our face Not sure about the effect Still look the same

Funny thing happened. We realized there is a huge group of people is given some blue liquid drinks and so we thought it was free drinks or complimentary drinks. So, I went up there and try to grab one. And the guy who is distributing the drinks to the rest of the group looked at me weirdly. I soon understood and said ” Is this a group thing?”. He said ” Of course is a group thing”… ha… I was embarrassed. Soon, we realized they are a group of Surgeon which happened to have a conference in the Blue Lagoon (nice pick!). We happened to knew it because there is a label on the bus that drove them there when we walk around the parking lot waiting for our flybus. Haha…no wonder he knew I am not in the group. I look to young to be a surgeon well actually too asian to be one of them.

We spent the last night at B&B Guesthouse which is located 5mins drive from/to the Keflavik Airport. Btw, Keflavik Airport was nominated as The Best Europe Airport 2009. Amazing. It is small airport but easy to navigate around the airport. B&B Guesthouse is furnised like a mini hotel. There is lots of beautiful scenery pic hang on the wall. It feels like walking in a gallery. Spacious modern bathrooms at common area. And free pick up/drop to the airport at any time! Small modern room with 2 single bed but is ok because is clean.

Early flight at 7.55am. Take off was delayed because the pilot’s seat belt doesn’t work and there is a possibility of changing plane (said the flight announcement)… so funny. After 30mins finally the problem solved. Pleasant journey. Was a bit bumpy landing – probably too windy. Seems like the wind had followed us back from Iceland to Helsinki. During the flight, lot’s of nice scenery outside the window. As if we were flying to Venus. So pale blue. Love it! Iceland we will be back for sure Iceland a country you never want to miss