This morning, we headed for another Icelandic traditional food!
It was near Hallgrimskirkja, so we took a stroll over and admire the morning quietness along the alleys. Also, we went into the church to explore as well.
We then headed for breakfast at Café Loki, which is right across the church.
This café serves quite a few of Icelandic food, so you can try lots of local food here.
We picked one of the Icelandic plate which has the important ones we wanted to try - Shark, and the ice cream (research says it's really good!). The lamb soup was said to be nice too.
So …. the Icelandic plate we chose - I think... was made up of mashed fish on rye bread, herring and egg on rye bread and rye bread ice cream (the one with cream on top). That Icelandic flag thing is small pieces of fermented shark.
We order Icelandic meat soup which = lamb soup.
Taste wise - That fermented shark is an acquired taste. It taste foul in the mouth and very strong fermented taste. Taking a second piece, it was slightly more bearable, but not something I would eat again. Maybe if it's cooked with other flavours….
The mashed fish was not bad, definitely has other flavours (egg? mayo?), edible.
The herring and egg... I realised i'm not a big fan of preserved fishes. Taste weird. But I see that herring is very popular here. In supermarket, you see more canned herring than canned sardines. I skipped the herring.
The ice cream was my favourite out of the plate. Taste great!
The meat soup was tasty too! I liked that a lot.
We continued to explore the alleys, and we chanced upon this bread shop - Braud & Co. I saw this while researching but it wasn't in my "to-eat" list because the popular bread is cinnamon bread, and I don't like cinnamon.
It's time for car collection, so we headed to Hertz office. It's not very near but it's walkable. The weather also makes long walks bearable anyway. We rented the car for 8 days (!!!) for our rest of the journey in Iceland.
Driving in Iceland:
For self drive tours, it is especially important to do thorough research so that you are well aware of the dangers and things to look out for.
Because it's winter time, you will need to know it's totally different from driving in Singapore. Consider things like emergency road closure due to icy roads, bad weather conditions, snowing weather etc.
It can get extremely windy, so insurance for car is also a must. Learn how to open the door properly when it gets windy. I had a friend who almost lost the door.
Planning your route, knowing where are the petrol kiosks along your journey will be beneficial. You never want to end up on empty tank along a highway.
Many petrol kiosks in Iceland dare unmanned, so you have to pump yourself and only credit card payments (with pin, no signature). So be prepared to know what's your credit card pin.
Try to drive around carparks/ small roads to familiarize cause it's left hand drive, so roads are all opposite from right hand drive.
Luckily, my husband was the one who did the homework for this trip :) so I just follow.
I was casually mentioning to one of my friend our "homework" for this honeymoon was a 49 page word document, my friend was in shock. haha.
Once we collected the car, we headed for Bonus supermarket to stock up breakfast, snacks and drinks for our driving journey.
Our first drive out is to Blue Lagoon! Blue Lagoon is about 45minutes drive from city, we have already pre-booked (Please do that) for 5pm. We wanted to enjoy the sunset at Blue Lagoon.
This is the first experience of geothermal spa, where the water is rich in minerals like silica and sulfur (it might smell a little). I would say it's quite a luxurious enjoyment and it's rather enjoyable.
Note to bring lots of conditioner because if your hair touches the water, it can get VERY dry.
It was getting late by the time we left, and was quite dark too. So we tabao-ed dinner at Lobster Hut (serves good lobster soup) and started packing for the next day departure.
It was near Hallgrimskirkja, so we took a stroll over and admire the morning quietness along the alleys. Also, we went into the church to explore as well.
We then headed for breakfast at Café Loki, which is right across the church.
This café serves quite a few of Icelandic food, so you can try lots of local food here.
We picked one of the Icelandic plate which has the important ones we wanted to try - Shark, and the ice cream (research says it's really good!). The lamb soup was said to be nice too.
So …. the Icelandic plate we chose - I think... was made up of mashed fish on rye bread, herring and egg on rye bread and rye bread ice cream (the one with cream on top). That Icelandic flag thing is small pieces of fermented shark.
We order Icelandic meat soup which = lamb soup.
Taste wise - That fermented shark is an acquired taste. It taste foul in the mouth and very strong fermented taste. Taking a second piece, it was slightly more bearable, but not something I would eat again. Maybe if it's cooked with other flavours….
The mashed fish was not bad, definitely has other flavours (egg? mayo?), edible.
The herring and egg... I realised i'm not a big fan of preserved fishes. Taste weird. But I see that herring is very popular here. In supermarket, you see more canned herring than canned sardines. I skipped the herring.
The ice cream was my favourite out of the plate. Taste great!
The meat soup was tasty too! I liked that a lot.
We continued to explore the alleys, and we chanced upon this bread shop - Braud & Co. I saw this while researching but it wasn't in my "to-eat" list because the popular bread is cinnamon bread, and I don't like cinnamon.
It smelt great inside, and having a glutton husband, we bought one since he is okay with cinnamon. I tasted one bite … and OMG, it was the best ever cinnamon bread I've ever tasted and this taste is something I CAN eat! It's not the overpowering kind.
The bread was warm and soft too....
This is definitely recommended!
It's time for car collection, so we headed to Hertz office. It's not very near but it's walkable. The weather also makes long walks bearable anyway. We rented the car for 8 days (!!!) for our rest of the journey in Iceland.
Driving in Iceland:
For self drive tours, it is especially important to do thorough research so that you are well aware of the dangers and things to look out for.
Because it's winter time, you will need to know it's totally different from driving in Singapore. Consider things like emergency road closure due to icy roads, bad weather conditions, snowing weather etc.
It can get extremely windy, so insurance for car is also a must. Learn how to open the door properly when it gets windy. I had a friend who almost lost the door.
Planning your route, knowing where are the petrol kiosks along your journey will be beneficial. You never want to end up on empty tank along a highway.
Many petrol kiosks in Iceland dare unmanned, so you have to pump yourself and only credit card payments (with pin, no signature). So be prepared to know what's your credit card pin.
Try to drive around carparks/ small roads to familiarize cause it's left hand drive, so roads are all opposite from right hand drive.
Luckily, my husband was the one who did the homework for this trip :) so I just follow.
I was casually mentioning to one of my friend our "homework" for this honeymoon was a 49 page word document, my friend was in shock. haha.
Once we collected the car, we headed for Bonus supermarket to stock up breakfast, snacks and drinks for our driving journey.
Our first drive out is to Blue Lagoon! Blue Lagoon is about 45minutes drive from city, we have already pre-booked (Please do that) for 5pm. We wanted to enjoy the sunset at Blue Lagoon.
It may look bright and clear, but it was so windy if you hear the video. Obviously it was the boy who video-ed this cause I couldn't stand being outside the water.
This is where everyone will enter after changing. Alternatively you can also walk out the main door and head for the pool. By entering this way, you can avoid being out in the cold wind.
We booked the premium package where it comes with 2 kinds of masks, 1 drink, towel, bathrobe and slippers. Slippers can be brought home with you. There's table reservation and free sparkling wine if you dine at Lava Restaurant but we skipped that.
This is the first experience of geothermal spa, where the water is rich in minerals like silica and sulfur (it might smell a little). I would say it's quite a luxurious enjoyment and it's rather enjoyable.
Note to bring lots of conditioner because if your hair touches the water, it can get VERY dry.
It was getting late by the time we left, and was quite dark too. So we tabao-ed dinner at Lobster Hut (serves good lobster soup) and started packing for the next day departure.
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