Off to France 4. júlí 2006 00:01 anna margrét björnsson I did a terrible thing. Skived off to France at the end of June, Iceland's brightest month to bathe in the warm heat of the sandy beaches of the south-west. Arrid country here, tall fir trees that cast elongated silhouettes in the afternoon sun. My pasty wintery skin is surely turning into a far more golden hue and yes, one somehow feels a lot better after a day out in the salty sea, scrubbed clean by fine sand and nourished by rosé and oysters. It's football fever over here just as it is in Reykjavik. Pubs fill each night with football lovers and daily paper Le Figaro just ran an article on how divorce rates have been proven to rise dramatically after each World Cup. There's an association called the Anti-Fussball Association that caters to those feeling lonely and angry with their football mad spouses. Chill out, I say to those frustrated French women. Stop complaining and just use spare football time to laze at the pool. The French seem all too aware of the existance of Iceland and start guffawing Björk Björk and elves elves every time I explain my nationality. Seems that documentaries on Iceland are being shown all the time and I can't open a Marie-Claire or Elle magazine without tonnes of articles on the hipness of the Sirkus bar and the beauty benefits of the Blue Lagoon. Until I get back to the country where ballerina shoes and a bikini don't quite cut it I'm going to pretend to be Bardot for a little while longer. A bientot. anna@reykjavik.com News in English Opinion of the Day Mest lesið Segjast hafa uppgötvað nýjan lit sem ekki hefur sést áður Erlent Gagnrýnir brattar hækkanir: „Þetta er bara dapurlegt“ Innlent Mótmæla brottvísun Oscars Innlent Engin tengsl milli þolenda og gerenda Innlent Ökumaður undir aldri í bílaeltingarleik við lögreglu Innlent „Þeir liggja hérna eins og hráviði út um allt“ Innlent Saka hvor aðra um að berjast áfram þrátt fyrir vopnahlé Erlent Eitthvað búi að baki „meira en þrá hans eftir friði“ Innlent Móðirin hafi þurft að sárbæna hann til að hitta barnið á spítala Innlent Rólegheitaveður á páskadag Innlent
I did a terrible thing. Skived off to France at the end of June, Iceland's brightest month to bathe in the warm heat of the sandy beaches of the south-west. Arrid country here, tall fir trees that cast elongated silhouettes in the afternoon sun. My pasty wintery skin is surely turning into a far more golden hue and yes, one somehow feels a lot better after a day out in the salty sea, scrubbed clean by fine sand and nourished by rosé and oysters. It's football fever over here just as it is in Reykjavik. Pubs fill each night with football lovers and daily paper Le Figaro just ran an article on how divorce rates have been proven to rise dramatically after each World Cup. There's an association called the Anti-Fussball Association that caters to those feeling lonely and angry with their football mad spouses. Chill out, I say to those frustrated French women. Stop complaining and just use spare football time to laze at the pool. The French seem all too aware of the existance of Iceland and start guffawing Björk Björk and elves elves every time I explain my nationality. Seems that documentaries on Iceland are being shown all the time and I can't open a Marie-Claire or Elle magazine without tonnes of articles on the hipness of the Sirkus bar and the beauty benefits of the Blue Lagoon. Until I get back to the country where ballerina shoes and a bikini don't quite cut it I'm going to pretend to be Bardot for a little while longer. A bientot. anna@reykjavik.com
News in English Opinion of the Day Mest lesið Segjast hafa uppgötvað nýjan lit sem ekki hefur sést áður Erlent Gagnrýnir brattar hækkanir: „Þetta er bara dapurlegt“ Innlent Mótmæla brottvísun Oscars Innlent Engin tengsl milli þolenda og gerenda Innlent Ökumaður undir aldri í bílaeltingarleik við lögreglu Innlent „Þeir liggja hérna eins og hráviði út um allt“ Innlent Saka hvor aðra um að berjast áfram þrátt fyrir vopnahlé Erlent Eitthvað búi að baki „meira en þrá hans eftir friði“ Innlent Móðirin hafi þurft að sárbæna hann til að hitta barnið á spítala Innlent Rólegheitaveður á páskadag Innlent