Reykjavík Christmas: A Magical Winter Stroll Through Iceland's Capital City
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- čas přidán 22. 12. 2023
- Vlog #160. The evening of Þorláksmessa (Mass of St. Thorlakur), the 23rd of December, is the last day of shopping before christmas in Iceland, and traditionally shops are open long into the evening. Crowds of people gather downtown Reykjavík for last minute purchases, to grab a drink, and to possibly run into friends and relatives and give them holiday wishes. I went on a little stroll tonight, and wanted to share the vibe with you.
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Having spent two Christmas’ in Iceland as a young man, this brought back so many fun memories!!
Thank you. I miss Reykjavik...
This video is a lovely trip down memory lane. I stayed on Snorrabraut, so I had to walk a bit every day ... which turned out to be a great thing, because I got to know the city pretty well! I recognise everywhere in this video, but I must confess... I never made it into Valdís for ice-cream.. I will have to go back.
Thanks for braving the cold to make this for us! What a treat to see all the lights and especially Jólakötturinn. I had just missed her (or him?) when I first came to Iceland last January so thanks for the festive tour! Happy Christmas 🐈⬛🎄
Glad you enjoyed, and Merry Christmas to you too!
What a lovely little surprise video. Thank you for sharing!
Really beautiful unexpected video. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this.
Hallgrímskirkja looked stunning 😍
Thank you so much. I want to live in Iceland so much ❤
MERRY CHRISTMAS! HAPPY NEW YEAR! :)
Thank you. We spent a month there last September (2022). Brought back a lot of great memories.
Wow! What a nice surprise! I sat down to watch something mindless while I prepared dinner and lo! This treat! I enjoyed most seeing the Yule cat. Thanks for doing this.
Ivar, thank you very much for the video. 😊
Merry Christmas 🎄🎅🎁 and prosperity to your channel! 🎉
Happy holidays!
Takk og Gleðileg Jól Ívar.
I love Hús Máls og Menningar. Its such a great place to look for used books in Icelandic at reasonable prices. I'm currently learning the language so I stocked up when I was there in the summer and will definitely be back this spring. Its an interesting place...cafe/bar, used books and live music (pretty much only in English it seems though).
Wow, I really miss Reykjavík & it's great to see so many of the places we walked around. I think where the Parliament building was, there's a subterranean museum where you can see the first settlements in Reykjavík which exits right next to the ice skating rink. It was also lovely to see the 2 toys soldiers outside the restaurant across from the Pósthús as it was just a stone's throw from where we stayed & the Christmas Cat is like an old friend (if not an evil little sod!). There's some great views across the city as well from the bell tower of Hallgrímskirkja including very scenic snow covered mountains across the bay. It's fair to say that Reykjavík is one of my favourite places.
thank you for evening walk)
Wow! The Hallgrímskirkja in that electric purple colour is so beautiful!
It has quite the magical hue, right?
Thank you. That was great.merry Christmas to you and family
Same to you!
Thanks Ivar. We visited in September but it's lovely to see Reykjavik looking so lovely decked out for Christmas.
Merry Christmas!
Happy holidays!
i miss iceland so much 😭
So good to see Reykjavik again. Thank you so much for the lovely tour. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!
Gleðileg jól meistari!
Merry Christmas.🌲
Merry Christmas to you Ivar. That was a nice stroll you took us on through Reykjavik, and it wasn't cold for us.
I turned the temperature settings down in post-production, just for you my friend ;)
Hello Ívar, walking and breathing Christmas air in Reykjavik, It benefited me.🙂
Thank you and Happy Christmas Holidays!🌲
Happy to hear that! Merry Christmas!
The editing on this video is incredible! Absolutely amazing! 👏
Very kind of you, thanks! :)
Thank you for this- was very cool! Shopping in Kringlan, you could be anywhere in the Weatern world, but this has a genuine Icelandic vibe to it 😎
completely agree, this has the genuine Reykjavik feeling to it, as I am sure any city has it's genuine way to do this thing :)
Merry Christmas to you, dear! It would be a good idea to see Icelandic parties from the inside! I love it and my son attends them, and I will look after him :,-)
Merry Christmas to you too!
Merry Christmas to you, too!
Question: you call this downtown Reykjavik. Can you do a video on what is not downtown? I generally find this area to be too touristy and would like to explore more of the city. Thank you!
Great suggestion!
@@ivargu When I went... I wanted to visit "neighbourhood" bars / restaurants..., what we might call "spit-and-sawdust" or "dive" places. I kept my eyes peeled when I was there, but everything was pretty upscale. I guess there must be SOME places, right? But you need to be local to know where they are. You know where this is going....
Evening of what? Did you say „Þorláksmessa”? Does „messa“ mean mass as in holy mass?
Yes, sorry. You are spot on