Why hello hello there! You're looking great, did you know that? This warm weather must be treating you well. So charming.
It's been a
ridiculously big week. Whenever is it not though, here at Sequin Cat HQ?
(Remember my
last attempt at a Wrap-up?!)
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| Trying (and somewhat succeeding) at learning basic Icelandic. |
Does anybody else find they can only keep track of their activities by reviewing photos on their phone? What oh what did I use to do with a hardy nugget Nokia...
(loved it. Deeply.)
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| Sushi, my long-lost friend! Edinburgh airport, en route to Reykjavik. |
So, onwards with the update.
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| Look at these handsome creatures! |
Last Wednesday I had some early classes before dominating my to-do list and getting everything ready for another departure. After packing, I headed off to my friend's birthday dinner - lovely!
Thursday afternoon:
Reykjavik bound (again)!
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| No, I didn't wear the Minnie Mouse ears on the plane. Yes, I should have. So happy to be back in Iceland! |
I didn't stick around in the capital for long this time; we jumped in the car for a five hour drive north. The landscapes blew my mind as usual.
On the top of a mountain overlooking the petite town of Akureyri I foolishly thought it'd be a good idea to make a snowball with my bare hands. In -11C weather. Ouch.
Saturday was one of the more surreal (but most excellent) days I've had in a while.
It started with Icelandic weightlifting...
continued with a visit to the Christmas store.....
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| This is Gryla. She's kind of a bitch. |
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| Open every day of the year... except Christmas. |
and was rounded off by a beer in a bar in a barn. Where I got freaked out by the cows.
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| Everything here was automated! Hay distributor, back scratcher, poop collector, milking machine. No humans in sight (although we did spot a cat. It was a good day.) |
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| Sheer terror. |
Altogether odd!
That evening, my lasagna, red wine and selection of French cheeses went down a treat with the locals.
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| It's vegetarian, I promise! |
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| (I provided tasting notes. Such a Frenchy.) |
A Sunday Snow Storm! Unable to leave, we decided to drive through the mountains to a (mostly frozen) waterfall. Sensible!
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| After the snow storm. |
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| Can you tell from my facial expression that I'm being pelted with ice shards?! |
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| Warming ourselves at a bookshop café. |
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| Look at this adorable curry hut! |
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| Saturdays are lolly days in Iceland - it's half price! On a Sunday, this rainbow aisle was conspicuously empty. |
Monday was all about distance. Driving for hours back to Reykjavik, and then I hopped on a plane to Edinburgh, arriving around midnight for a quick sleep before a final plane back to Bordeaux Tuesday morning. Despite being exhausted, I still rallied myself to go out for dinner, drinks, and live music with friends. Now that's commitment!
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| Slippery, snowy roads. In April! |
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| Sunny Edinburgh as viewed from the top of a double-decker bus on the way back to the airport, Tuesday morning. |
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| Two of my teachers having a jam. |
Which brings us to here, friends! Wednesday yet again. I've laid (relatively) low today: skyping my parents, hour-long run, making fruit salad, sending parcels at the post office, picking up a bicycle I won (?!), signing paperwork at school, cider in the sun with a friend, checking out the new library, dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant, meeting another friend for a goodbye drink. Yes, this is me on a low-key day. Here's hoping I get lots done tomorrow: I leave for
Japan in less than two weeks!
And I have nothing organised....
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