This morning after breakfast it was time to get into the taxi and make our way to Arlanda Airport Terminal 5. We checked our bags in, changed some money to Icelandic Krona and made our way through security. We were pleased to find that we had a direct flight going straight into Reykjevik.
There was time for the boys to have something quick to eat and drink (and for Ryan to play with the Lego in the main eating/seating area - great idea for kids) before it was time to make our way to the gate. We were pleased to find that on the flight the kids got entertainment and a children's meal. After a straight forward 3+ hour flight we landed in Reykjevik.
We collected our bags and then set about trying to find information about how to get into the city. David bought tickets for the FlyBus+. We found the queue outside and we lined up to wait our turn. It was cold and wet and very windy. Thankfully we got on the second bus and it would take us direct to our hotel.
The drive takes about 45 minutes. The landscape is a real eye opener. It is so barren. All that can be seen is open plains of lava with a light covering of lichen and moss. No trees. It looks a bit like what you would imagine a lunar landscape to be like. It really made us wonder how anyone could survive out here - no shelter, no food options.
We arrived at our hotel, Best Western Reykjevik. We were very pleased with our hotel room as it had a living area, sleeping area for the boys, TV and bathroom downstairs and then a separate bedroom for us on a mezzanine floor above. We all really appreciated having a little more space than we had had in the Stockholm hotels - it was the first thing the boys commented on when we entered the room.
A few moments after we entered our room we received a call from Mike, our Tour Guide. We planned out our day for tomorrow and explained our horse riding dilemma. We were meant to contact the horse riding people to arrange a new time but Mike had said to leave it to him and he would look into it for us. After our call was finished we headed out to find some dinner. David found a fantastic italian restaurant "Madonnas" just a few doors down from our hotel. We had a fabulous dinner and then returned to the hotel for the evening.
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