Iceland

First stop Iceland!

After a relatively quick flight and airport transfer I arrived at Hotel Loftleidir which was a lovely big hotel with heated (and by heated I mean warmest ever) pool, sauna, mini gym, cable TV and picturesque views. I enjoyed an amazing swim in the morning and wished all pools were as warm as the ones in Iceland. In the market nearby I discovered larabars which I had heard about from a range of my favourite blogs so I was keen to give them the taste test. No doubt about it they are yummy but (don't shoot me) I prefer good old trek bars ;)  

Adventures in Reykjavik...  

I had been looking forward to going to Iceland for a long while it had always been on my list of 'Places I have to visit' and although it was pretty and every person I encountered was very polite. Iceland itself was obviously freezing cold with an ice cold breeze and wind that almost sweeps you off your little feet. It is beautiful but the place was exceptionally quiet to the point it was a little creepy! I was wandering round the shops and typically was the only person in the store other than the shop keeper. Nobody was around! Traveling alone became a stark reality and I felt pretty sad and lonely until I discovered this amazing little boutique...

The little Christmas shop! 

Just what I needed to lift my dwindling spirits. I adore Christmas and the moment you walk in this place you are hit with the Christmas smell, music, wonderful trinkets and the festive feeling kicking in. It was a neat little find and nice end to my adventure in Reykjavik

Late afternoon I headed back to the airport to get my flight to JFK and was all set to head to New York City well almost ready...

A caffiene fix set me all raring to go for the last leg of my journey :)

So that was Iceland and I will be back with more about my travel adventures shortly. I have missed home and my kitty cat quite a bit and have a lot of blogs to catch up on. My google reader is overflowing right now :O so bare with me which I catch up and organise the remaining 800 (yes eight zero zero photographs) don't worry I won't subject you to all of them!

Love 

Memories

Ick! Feeeet! Is it just me or are they just quite a creepy body part? I don't like anyones feet... even my own scare me a little. Anyway! Those are my new pom pom slippers that are insanely comfy and it feels nice to have something other than trainers on for a change.

My point for showing off new slippers you ask! Well that would be for my earliest memory... when I was around four I received my first pair of ballet slippers for Christmas and I adored them so much so I wore them to bed and refused point blank to take them off. I still have those teeny tiny silk shoes in attic and sadly I never became a professional ballerina but I will always have a little place in my heart for ballet ♥

Random update: Yesterday my water bottle leaked all over my bag and soaked everything excluding my swimsuit. Thanks for that life! Tonight I am off to the pictures!

Love

B

Christmas Time, Mistletoe & Wine?

No Mistletoe and I don't drink so no wine! Enough babbling... Christmas time was lovely and snowy! I got a waterproof mp3 player for swimming, perfume, dvds, make up, vouchers, clothes, writing materials, clothes and lots of other glorious items :)



Enjoyed some snow days with my mum and attempted a run this morning which was enjoyable but v. scary! I ran in soft snow which suddenly dipped and I found myself in what could almost pass as a little snow home. Near the end of the country road I had an encounter with Bambi (baba deer) which made me smile.








I am now going home to prepare for NYE and make sure my house is nice & tidy in time for the bells. Bling ding ding. If I don't post again THIS YEAR (how strange is it saying that when its one day until 2010?!) then Happy New Year!

B