I guess I’ve been taking this vacation thing too seriously, haven’t been posting much lately \ud83d\ude42 But I am enjoying my time here in Iceland, have been exploring Reykjavik on foot quite a bit, and using my Icelandic whenever possible. Still just simple stuff, but makes me feel good. I walked to the bus station at Hlemmur and bought some bus tickets – all in Icelandic, but the woman behind the counter was rather humorless when I asked for 10 tickets (they sell them in sets of 9 apparently) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
We managed to visit 2 of the 3 museums associated with the Reykjavik Art Museum<\/a> – if you buy a ticket to one, you can visit the others the same day on the same ticket. The guy at the downtown museum was really nice, I spoke some Icelandic at first with him, then we enjoyed an exhibit of Err\u00f3<\/a>‘s work. Then we actually walked all the way to Kjarvalssta\u00f0ir to see an exhibit of works by Kjarval<\/a>, one of Iceland’s most famous artists. The woman there was very serious, but tolerant of my Icelandic while I explained that we had been to the downtown museum earlier in the day and so didn’t need a ticket. She then pointed out the two exhibits to me (in Icelandic!) and we were on our way. So another success with speaking Icelandic \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n I’ve still been keeping up with the news, watching TV, trying to improve my listening comprehension. I also admit I eavesdrop while out on the street – real spoken colloquial Icelandic is a bit different from what you hear on a newscast – trying to catch bits of an real conversation and understanding it can be fun \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n I saw this story on TV the other day, and apparently the wallet is still unclaimed. This blurb makes for a great short lesson:<\/p>\n