This Icelandic Crossing Has A Secret Button
As I can’t drive because I have a slight eyesight problem to the left, I always look to see how the countries I visit cater for the blind at road crossings. In the UK, we increasingly find secret buttons under the controls, as described here on the BBC web site.
I must admit that I was surprised to find this crossing control in Iceland.
This Icelandic Crossing Has A Secret Button
It certainly is a little development, that I’d like to see everywhere.
The Icelandic National Museum
The Icelandic National Museum was worth a visit. It is a modern building above the city and the displays are well laid out and highly informative with copious notes.
Note the picture of the curious three-seater seat, which could be mistaken for a luxury three-hole commode. There were several like these and the slots in the sides hold descriptions of the exhibits around you. This was a clever idea, that other galleries and museums could borrow.
There is also an excellent cafe with free wi-fi and perhaps more importantly for some, proper teapots.
My Tired Hotel
If there was one thing that spoilt my holiday to Iceland it was the hotel.
This picture sums up the hotel.
My Tired Hotel
It was tired and in need of a stiff makeover.
But there were some faults you just can’t excuse.
1. The shower was stuck on hot and unusable.
2. The gluten-free bread they produced was frozen and inedible.
3. They had a glut of Earl Grey teabags, so that was what you got in the room. I hate the stuff.
4. I had a top floor room, which suffered from top-floor-too-hot syndrome. They kept the fire escape open to try to cool the top floor.
But the biggest problem was that it wasn’t the city centre hotel I asked for and it was claimed to be ten minutes walk away. You might have been able to walk it to the centre in just over that, but walking back up the hill would have been a lot more for me.
If I’d have donre my research better, I wouldn’t have booked it, as some entries on Trip Advisor said that all was not well!
The Anonymous Widower 