Kristjan, thank you for posting this video, I loved it so much. I ran away from my country in search of something different in 2010, and we landed with the (new) Norröna in February. In 2010, the explosion of tourism was yet to happen, so we were only 4 passengers (2 couples) for the second leg of the trip from the Faroe Islands to Iceland. I still remember the trepidation and feeling of adventure; the dark rough sea, and the giant rocks gliding next to us as we approached Iceland. And then we arrived in Iceland with our old little car, to live there. Seyðisfjörður was covered in snow, and our car stalled in the snow a few meters after leaving the pier. Two old gentlemen offered to help, but thankfully the car was able to move. We stopped for a little in Seyðisfjörður and I can still feel the fresh, clean, pungent air in my lungs. And then, little by little, we drove through Southern Iceland towards Reykjavik. But to me, running away from a situation that made me really unhappy at home, Seyðisfjörður, with its (for me) alien landscape, among the most beautiful I have seen in the world, remains a bit what a space port will be for a traveller of the future: a name of possibilities, of things to come.
It's great to see a country that almost 50 years ago had almost nothing, today is one of the most developed and beautiful countries in the whole world. Nordic people are amazing.
There were many Soviet cars in Iceland in the Cold War e.g. Lada. They were reliable and not expensive. I think one of the reason for the cars was the exchange of production between Iceland and the Soviet, e.g. fish, oil and cars. I have photos and info about my traveling in the Soviet on my website: interestingworld.info
Takk fyrir þetta og takk fyrir gamlar og góðar minningar sem ég á með þér frá því að mamma var að vinna hjá pabba þínum. Man sérstaklega eftir því þegar þú komst með pakka til mín á aðfangadag í jólasveinabúningi....
I want to go back
Kristjan, thank you for posting this video, I loved it so much. I ran away from my country in search of something different in 2010, and we landed with the (new) Norröna in February. In 2010, the explosion of tourism was yet to happen, so we were only 4 passengers (2 couples) for the second leg of the trip from the Faroe Islands to Iceland. I still remember the trepidation and feeling of adventure; the dark rough sea, and the giant rocks gliding next to us as we approached Iceland. And then we arrived in Iceland with our old little car, to live there. Seyðisfjörður was covered in snow, and our car stalled in the snow a few meters after leaving the pier. Two old gentlemen offered to help, but thankfully the car was able to move. We stopped for a little in Seyðisfjörður and I can still feel the fresh, clean, pungent air in my lungs. And then, little by little, we drove through Southern Iceland towards Reykjavik.
But to me, running away from a situation that made me really unhappy at home, Seyðisfjörður, with its (for me) alien landscape, among the most beautiful I have seen in the world, remains a bit what a space port will be for a traveller of the future: a name of possibilities, of things to come.
And to think I was there around the yrs 1974-5&working in neskaupstadur on a farm where a snow avalanche killed several people.
Takk fyrir þetta.
A great collage of those times Kristjan!
I wanna go live in Iceland so bad. That movie has reinforced that desire. Thanks a lot for sharing.
It's great to see a country that almost 50 years ago had almost nothing, today is one of the most developed and beautiful countries in the whole world. Nordic people are amazing.
Very funny because after seeing this video I thought: "Omg, Seyðisfjörður looked exactly the same 50, 60 years ago".
I grew up there, but was born a little after the movie was taken, but this is very cool. Thank you
Bet that Red Mini Skirt was a big hit at the Church Mass in the end. Ha
these are great!
There were many Soviet cars in Iceland in the Cold War e.g. Lada. They were reliable and not expensive. I think one of the reason for the cars was the exchange of production between Iceland and the Soviet, e.g. fish, oil and cars. I have photos and info about my traveling in the Soviet on my website: interestingworld.info
Yndislegar myndir, ég fór alveg á nostalgiuflipp. Takk fyrir að deila þessum myndum Kristján þetta eru heilmiklar heimildir um lífið á Seyðisfirði
Takk fyrir þetta og takk fyrir gamlar og góðar minningar sem ég á með þér frá því að mamma var að vinna hjá pabba þínum. Man sérstaklega eftir því þegar þú komst með pakka til mín á aðfangadag í jólasveinabúningi....
Is that a soviet GAZ car at 0:00:47 ? Surprised to see a soviet car in Iceland.
That's right!
Reykjavik looks like an old Soviet city - surprisingly.
Great.
Tutta la solitudine che meritate
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