Travel: Iceland Day One

So I haven't posted in a while because I was trying to find my photos from America to blog about that... But in that time I spent a week in Iceland!

I had never really considered Iceland as a place to visit but my uni housemates always talked about going as they are massive fans of Sigur Ros. So in December my friend Christina proposed we finally go! I agreed but insisted we were there for my 24th birthday as I couldn't spend it in Maidstone after turning 23 in LA.

So on 2 hours sleep we left Christina's flat in London at 3.30am for Luton airport! An airport I have never been to and one I shall try to avoid in the future...

Horrendous sleep deprived selfie

Amy and Christina

We were all super tired but our excitement got us through! Keflavik airport is gorgeous! So empty and so clean, I was buzzing. Until Christina discovered she left her phone on the plane... And an ATM didn't give Amy the money she asked for... And I had to go collect our rental car on my own. I am the only driver of the three of us but was super nervous about driving on the wrong side of everything so didn't fancy being alone- but I managed! With a few harsh breaks and white knuckles. I parked up back at the airport to collect them, started getting the bags into the boot, and the wind blew the car forward! I hadn't put the handbrake on properly... 

After calming down with a green tea and cappucino croissant (SO GOOD) we headed toward Reykjavik to find our apartment! My nerves kept me awake for the drive but when we arrived at the apartment I was crashing bad. All of us got settled and clean. 

Our Apartment

As we were STARVING we hurried into town to grab some food. We explored a bit, walked around in circles, reading menus over and ended up in Laundromat Cafe. It's awesome. It has such a great atmosphere, maps covering the walls and an actual laundromat in the basement! I had the dish called Vegan toast which was spicy aubergine and home made hummous on top of bread with salad and cashews and a side of sweet potato! I also had green tea which was kind of fruity and delicious. 

Vegan Toast

Icelandic Skyr Dessert

Amy instragram'd me sleeping at the table. 

Once I had eaten I fell asleep at the table. Christina had Icelandic Skyr which she didn't finish so I finished it for her. It was delicious and the sweetness perked me up. We headed home via the supermarket (and liqueur store) to chill and have an early night. We also researched things to do and I planned out our week a bit. I had bought some red wine. You know, to help me sleep...