The White Falcon - 27.08.1965, Blaðsíða 5

Friday, August 27, 1965
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own as the capital of northern Iceland. BIRD LIFE—The peace and beauty of the duck pond lends itself to a natural habitat of many species of birds.
north, thus giving the impression
of a large inland lake.
Urban civilization and the wild
freedom of nature are here har-
moniously blended, and a warm
welcome awaits all visitors.
Most foreign visitors come here,
if they want to really get to know
Iceland and its people. It is a
particularly clean, tidy and friend-
ly town.
The weather is often very mild
and the vegetation is surprisingly
luxuriant.
The visitor to Akureyri can
choose between four hotels, and
even if they should be full, he can
always obtain through one of the
hotels a clean, comfortable room
in a private house. He can also
camp at a special camping site
in the town which has running
water, toilet facilities and tele-
phone, and the camp attendant will
give him any information he may
need.
Hotel Ivea
This is the best known hotel
outside Reykjavik. It is usually
full in summer and bookings start
arriving early in the year. It has
recently been redecorated and
modernized. The first floor has a
lounge, grill-room and bar. On
the second floor is a dancehall for
200 and a conference room for 50
people. The manager, Mr. Ragnar
Ragnarsson, is a young man who
studied cooking and catering in
Switzerland. The menu includes
fifty Icelandic and foreign dishes
and there is thus something to
suit every taste.
Hotel Vardborg
This is a temperance hotel run
by the IOGT, the teetotallers’ as-
sociation, the only one of its kind
in Iceland. Managed by Mr.
Stefan A. Kristjansson, the hotel
concentrates on efficient inexpen-
sive service without alcohol, and
good food and light refreshments
can be obtained in the adjoining
Cafe Scandia. Bookings are heavy
in summer, especially from Brit-
ain, Scandinavia and Germany.
The hotel will supply all tourist
information and arrange sight-
seeing tours, documentary film
showings on Iceland or almost
anything in which a visitor may
be interested. Hotel Vardborg also
runs a small, cozy snack-bar—the
Flugkaffi—on Akureyri airport,
open all the year around.
The Hlidarfjall Ski Hotel
A comfortable, modern hotel
situated about three miles from
Akureyri at an altitude of 1500
feet above sea level, it has an
excellent skiing terrain and ski-
lift. Open throughout the year,
it is also a convenient center in
summer for walks and climbs in
the surrounding hills and moun-
tains, from where there are won-
derful views of North Iceland.
Menntaskoli Summer Hotel
This is really the students’ hos-
tel of the Akureyri High School
which is used as a hotel for visi-
tors in summer. It is very popular,
inexpensive, clean and comfort-
able.
The Sjalfstaedishusid Restaurant
This is the newest restaurant
in Akureyri, opened in the sum-
mer of 1963. It provides first class
food, service and a cozy atmos-
phere. The main room can seat
large parties, but small groups,
may, if they prefer, use smaller,
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“BIG BEN” OF AKUREYRI—Chimes from the towers of the Akureyri
Church (Lutheran State Church of Iceland) are heard throughout
the day. The Kea Hotel on the left is usually full of tourists during
the summer montths.
GOING MY WAY?—Bicycling is quite popular in Akureyri and if
one peddles hard and long enough up the hills, the ride down is
worthwhile.
le stadium in the heart of town. Here, Denmark vies STADIUM CROWS—Every Sunday soccer matches or field competition take place at Akureyri’s modern stadium.
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