So the journey begins: Iceland

 We chose an over-night flight for the method of transportation to Iceland. As it would save accommodation expense, we will likely travel in future by night trains/ships/planes/buses, and this was our first. The flight is 5 hours long and the time difference is +4hours to Iceland. We will arrive International Airport at 07:00 which will give us a whole day to explore, but as long as we are traveling east-ward we will have to face some harsh jet lag.

We take the shuttle bus from the airport, and arrive Reykjavik 45 minutes later. The first impression of the city as well as the airport is clean, and quiet. Sahe's friend, Oscar, came to pick us up and took us to his home. His family, Anna and 2 year old Andri-Mateo are our first host. Over a breakfast on a balcony, they tell us a about Iceland and things we can do. Temprature is about 5c (40f) and is unusual for this time of season, but the sunlight warms up the air and is very comfortable, unless there is wind. Apparently Iceland is known for its strong and constant wind, and so having a decent jacket even in May is important. Good thing we did not take it for granted.

We rested for a few hours, and went to the art festival in the center of the city. There were many people out in the square, and when the entire population is 300,000 people and most of them living near the capital, it is common to run into people you know. Oscar and Anna must have introduced us to dozen of people, and we even see people we saw at the airport a several hours ago. We took a stroll around the city; cozy and not intimidating like other cities, as there are almost no tall buildings surrounded.

Anna prepared special hamburgers with flavorful spices for dinner, and was delicious. Sahe and I took a walk after the dinner around 23:00 in the neighborhood. While suffering jet lag, seeing the sunset-like view certainly throws your sense of time off. Of course, the sun never really set, and was visible for the rest of the night until around 3 o'clock when it started to get brighter.