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eimskringla
The lcelandic Weekly
Lögberg Stofnnö 14.janúar 1888
Heimskringla Stofnaö 9. september 1886
1108. Árgangur
108th Year
Publications Mail Registration No. 1667
Föstudagur 18. febrúar 1994
Friday, 18 February 1994
Inside this week:
A dream fulfilled........................3
lcelanders in space......................4
We survived .............................5
The Captain and Me.......................6
Bulldog's bite...........................7
Númer 5
Number 5
lcelandic
News
Unemployment
■ Unemployment is at a record
high in lceiahd. From the beginníng
of this year about 630 people have
fost their jobs mainly among
unskilled workers, There are now
about 6,000 people without work in
the Reykjavik area. Some uníons
had around 20% unemployed mem-
bers during-the first weeks of the

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Palcon
■ This falcon, soen here sitting on
3 iamppost, has taken up residence
'n Crafarvogur (a Reykjavik street)
end surrounding area, He feeds on
smaller birds líving in mudflats just
Off Grafarvogur. Thé city iife séems
to agree well with him.
Sailing Competition
■l An international sailing compe-
tiön is scheduled to take plaee ...
•celand next summer. Two crews
ffom Germany and Uthuania have
3ailors.
The competition is slated for
June 25, and hope is that this will
become an annual mid-summer
^Ppemng.
The smaller boats will go a short-
er distance, wíth the larger boats
Qoing from Reykjavík to the
westman Islands, which in good
weather is 36 hours sailing.
The round-the-clock daylight
otfers unique opportunities for com
grow to become a coveted ínterna-
honal event.
V GUNNUR ISFEL0
Best in Town
(Bæjaríns bestu)
PHOTO BIRGIR BRYNJÓLFSSON/REYKJAVÍK
Bæjarins Bestu Pylsur — Their hot dogs are so good that even the pigeons and robins try to eat there.
Anyone who was
born and brought
up in Reykjavík and
has lived abroad for some
time, dreams of visiting the
harbour front hot dog stand
that sells the Bæjaríns Bestu
or Town’s Best hot dpgs.
Yes, it has been around for
so long that it dates back
before Reykjavík became a
city. Therefore... Bæjaríns
Bestu or Town’s Best.
Operated by the same
family since its opening in
1943 it claims its own secret
formula that is even to be
found in the all-important
mustard.
Well, 1 made my pilgrim-
age to the stand, somewhat
hesitantly though, as a
friend that did the same
some time ago expressed to
me his disappointment. I
must say that I was not dis-
appointed at all. I got mine
the same way as usual, eina
með öllu or one with eveiy-
thing on it. I thoroughly
enjoyed eating it while
watching the boats docked
nearby. No waiting to be
seated there.
The stand is said to be
the most profitable busi-
ness in the country. This is
easy to believe when one
looks at the traffic and the
size of the little shack... not
much more than a 5x8
sheet of plywood in square
footage.
On your next visit, you
will surely want to try this
Reykjavík tradition. Enjoy
eating at this open air
“restaurant”. No chairs or
protection from the ele-
ments here. In fact, the
worse the weather, the bet-
ter they taste. Believe me,
it’s worth it, or, perhaps I
am just being a little nostal-
gic. BIRGIR
A hot dog stand in Birgir abo recommends lcelanders will be the malc-
Reykjavík — partic- the hot dogs quite highly - ing the trip. Between now
x Jkularty one that and one can only hope he and then we’d like to hear
dates back to 1943 — is a better judge of hot from you, your memories
seems an unhkeiy thing, dogs than he is of poetry. of past visits, what you
even more unlikeiy than This is an unusual fea- hope to see on this one
the MacDonald’s that ture for the front page of and your thoughts on
recently opened its doors L-H, hut this is an unusual Iceland in general. Drop
in Iceiand’s capital city. ycar, with thc 50th us a line and wc’ll pass it
Nevertheless, as Birgir anniversary of Icelandic on as weli as keeping you
rcports on this pagc, it is independcnce in Junc and postcd on things to sce
there and has been there íhe INL meeting in lceland and do in Iceland this
for more than 50 years. in )uly. Many Western summer.