Archive for the ‘Icelandic’ Category
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The Meowing Raven
05 Aug 2013There was an article from Vísir last week about a raven named Byko who apparently speaks a bit of English…
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Accident On Miklabraut
02 Aug 2013A short article about a minor traffic accident near the Kringlan mall in Reykjavik yesterday contained several interesting vocabulary words.…
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Over And Above
01 Aug 2013I’m not sure if it’s just more evidence of the extent of my Icelandic derangement, or simply a normal thing…
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Berry Picking Season
30 Jul 2013Vísir has an article about the upcoming berry season in Iceland, which is expected to begin in mid-August according to…
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Bird Stuck In Tree
26 Jul 2013Usually you think of the fire department rescuing cats from trees, but in this case it was a raven who…
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Grill-Happy Icelanders
24 Jul 2013Even back when the cold and rainy June weather was happening in Iceland, the news was reporting that outdoor grill…
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Not So Secure
23 Jul 2013A police car from Akureyri was broken into, and the film from a camera used to catch speeders was stolen.…
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OMAM Whisky
19 Jul 2013Bushmills, an Irish whisky maker, has produced a special batch of their whisky for the Icelandic band Of Monsters and…
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Icelandic Potato Harvest
17 Jul 2013The potatoes have arrived in Iceland, albeit after a longer wait than usual due to the cold weather. There are…
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Singing In The Rain
15 Jul 2013It’s been pretty rainy and miserable in Iceland lately according to the news reports, and one meteorologist suggests that people…