Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.07.2008, Blaðsíða 54

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Accommodation
Hótel Vík
Tel: 588-5588
Email: lobby@hotelvik.is
www.hotelvik.is
One of the best 3 star hotels in Reykjavík.
Hótel Varmahlíð
Tel: 003544538170
Email: info@hotelvarmahlid.is
www.hotelvarmahlid.is
A small comfortable hotel of 19 rooms
with private facilities and a restaurant
concentrating on local cuisine from the
Skagafjörður region.
Dimmuborgir Guesthouse
Geiteyjarströnd 1, 660 Mývatn
Tel: 4644210
Email: dimmuborgir@emax.is
www.dimmuborgir.is
Located right next to the peacefull lake
Mývatn, surrounded by Icelands most
popular wonders of natur, the Dimmubor-
gir Guesthouse offers room and nice
cottages for a resonable price.
Húnaver
Tel: 4527110
Email: hunaver@visir.is
Húnaver is a nice campingplace 25km
away from Blönduós. We have a big
campingplace with washingfacilities and
electricity for caravans. We also offer
sleepingbag accomodation for up to 40
people. There is also a playground and a
footballfield in Húnaver. We also have a
little pettingzoo here, and its possible to try
the horses on a field for some rounds.
Prices: Camping per night for 1 person
400 ISK, Electricity 200 ISK, Kitchen use
inside 300 ISK, Sleepingback accomoda-
tion 1000 ISK, Pettingzoo 300 ISK.
Gesthús Dúna
Suðurhlíð 35, 105 Reykjavík
Tel: 5882100 / Fax: 5882102
Email:Duna@islandia.is, ghduna@simnet.is
www.islandia.is/duna
B&B ROOMS FROM 5.000.- SLEEPNG BAG
ACCOMMODATION
For sale:
Italian Leather Sofa 3x2x1 with Center and
coffee table 7 months old
Washing Machine, Microwave
Daihatsu Sirion 4WD
Audi A8
Computers, Printers and office tables
All things are in top condition, if interested
Please call 8476602.
Car for sale. VW Polo 2000, 1.4L
Manual.152,000 Km.Well maintained. New
time belt, new sparks, Summer and Winter
tyres. Price: 470,000 ISK / negotiable.
Please call 8240310 or E-mail sverrir@
dino.is
The monastic shop “Klausturvörur” is a
store specializing in cosmetics, delicates-
sen and artifacts made by nuns and
monks in monasteries across Europe. Herb
teas, honeys, jams, chocolade, creams,
perfumes, shampoo, soaps - unique in
Iceland! Garðastræti 17 101 Reykjavík tel.
551 5445 Opening hours: monday-friday
12-7, saturday 12-6
Job needed:
Photographer with experience. Family
pictures, individual photo shoots, children
photography, weddings, other memorial
moments and low price. Please check my
pictures on http://picasaweb.google.pl/
lukaszsalata. Contact at chrumm@interia.
pl or by phone: 6174321
My name is tory and i am a 30 year old
Australian who loves Iceland, (almost more
than the font helvetica.) i am looking to
work in Iceland for the summer. i work in
the festival + music realm, but before that
I have worked in publishing and arts. i love
to bake and sew, and make homemade
cordial. Please let me know if you would
like to adopt me for the summer - tory-
bauer1@mac.com
Do you need to keep you memory intact
in a professionally way and format? Your
weeding, party, business speech or meet-
ing can be professionally recorded on
DVD. Cameraman with 7 years experience
in european television I offer my services
for companies or individual who want
movies on high standards. With friendly
prices. Contact at profytv@yahoo.com.
Education:
PRIVATE ITALIAN LANGUAGE LESSONS
Do you want to learn quickly Italian before
you go to your summer vacation? My
teaching method is based on everyday
conversation with add of grammer. I am
free to meet at your preferred place -
home, work, caffe - any time! Just register
on bellaitalia@visir.is or call Paola 857
4143!
Qualified English teacher (native British
speaker) available for private lessons.
Masters Degree Applied Linguistics and
TESOL qualified (University of Cambridge).
Call Russell 849 7337 or e mail: russellal-
dersson@hotmail.com for further details
Personals:
Looking for a penfriend, preferably an Ice-
landic woman between the age of 45 and
60. I live in north Queensland, Australia,
and I am a family person. I would prefer
the old fashioned method of correspond-
ence. My address: 18 Cedarbrook Ter-
race, IDALIA, TOWNSVILLE 4811, North
Queensland,Australia.
Thanks.
Denise Moore
denise@townsvilleofficefurniture.com.au
Other:
I am a native British speaker and qualified
PA with more than 10 years
experience across a variety of business
sectors, working at senior manager
and director level. I am currently learning
Icelandic and would be willing
to consider working in exchange for help
building my verbal and written
skills. Please contact Linda Barton at
email: reykjavik@btinternet.com
More than ten thousand fingers have
played beautiful music on this piano, since
it arrived in Eyrarbakki village in 1871. It
was brought across the Atlantic on a large
merchantman, then hauled into a small
fishing boat and rowed ashore, where four
strong men carried it into the village in a
terrible rainstorm. But you can touch it
now in the Húsið museum in Eyrarbakki.
TEN THOUSAND FINGERS
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Info / Classifieds
Practical Info
Services
Post Office
Post offices are located around the city as
well as in the countryside. The downtown
post office is at Pósthússtræti 3-5. For a full
list and info on opening hours visit www.pos-
turinn.is. Stamps are also sold in bookstores,
gas stations, some grocery stores and tourist
shops.
Embassies and Consulates
United States,
Laufásvegur 21,
Tel: 562 9100
United Kingdom,
Laufásvegur 31,
Tel: 550 5100
Russia,
Garðastræti 33,
Tel: 551 5156
China,
Víðimelur 29,
Tel: 552 6751
For a full list visit Ministry for Foreign Affairs:
www.mfa.is/diplomatic-missions/icelandic-
missions/
Internet Access
Most coffeehouses have wireless Internet
access.
Computers with Internet connections are
available at:
Ráðhúskaffi City Hall,
Tjarnargata 11
BSÍ Bus Terminal,
Vatnsmýrarvegur 10
Ground Zero,
Vallarstræti 10
The Reykjavík City Library,
Tryggvagata 15
The National and University Library,
Arngrímsgata 3
Tourist Information Centre,
Aðalstræti 2
Icelandic Travel Market,
Bankastræti 2
Laundry Service
HI Hostel,
Sundlaugarvegur 34,
Tel: 553 8110, www.hostel.is
Úðafoss,
Vitastígur 13,
Tel: 551 2301, www.udafoss.is
Cultural Centres and
Tourist Offices
The Intercultural Centre
The Intercultural Centre throws occasional
cultural events and conferences but its main
purpose is to be an information and counsel-
ling centre and serve as an advocate for the
rights of immigrants in Iceland.
Hverfisgata 18, Tel: 530 9300
www.ahus.is
The Icelandic Tourist Board
Lækjargata 3, Tel: 535 5500,
www.visiticeland.com
All information needed before travelling in
Iceland.
Nordic House
Sturlugata 5, Tel: 551 7030,
www.nordice.is
The Nordic cultural centre organises various
cultural events, conferences and exhibitions.
All major tourist spots in Reykjavík also offer
brochures, maps and information for travel-
lers.
Transportation
Rent a Bike
Borgarhjól,
Hverfisgata 50,
Tel: 551 5653, www.borgarhjol.net
HI Hostel,
Sundlaugarvegur 34,
Tel: 553 8110, www.hostel.is
Tourist Information Centre,
Aðalstræti 2, Tel: 590 1550,
www.visitreykjavik.is
Car Rentals
Átak Car Rental,
Smiðjuvegur 1,
Tel: 554 6040
ALP,
Dugguvogur 10, Tel: 562 6060
Avis,
Knarravogi 2, Tel: 591 4000
Eurocar,
Hjallahraun 9,
Tel: 565 3800
A.G Car Rental,
Tangarhöfði 8-12.
Tel: 587 5544
Atlas Car Rental,
Dalshraun 9,
Tel: 565 3800
Berg Car Rental,
Tangarhöfða 8,
Tel: 577 6050
Hertz,
Flugvallavegur, Tel: 522 4400
Useful Information
Where to Learn Icelandic as a
Foreign Language
Icelandic on the Internet,
www.vefskoli.is
Mímir Continuing Education,
Skeifán 8, Tel: 580 1800, www.mimir.is
Námsflokkar Reykjavíkur,
Fríkirkjuvegur 1, Tel: 551 2992
Fjölmenning,
Laugavegur 59, Tel: 511 1319, www.fjolmen-
ning.is
The Icelandic College of Engineering and
Technology,
Höfðabakki 9, Tel: 577 1400, www.thi.is
Iðnskólinn í Reykjavík,
Skólavörðuholti, Tel: 552 6240,
www.ir.is
The University of Iceland –
Department of Continuing Education, Dun-
hagi 7, Tel: 525 4924,
www.endurmenntun.is
Language School Lingva,
The University of Iceland, at Sturlugata. Tel.:
561 0351, www.lingva.is
Religious Movements
The national church in Iceland is the Evangel-
ical Lutheran Church. Masses are generally
held on Sundays at 11:00. Service in English
is at Hallgrímskirkja every last Saturday each
month, starting at 14:00. The Roman Catholic
Church also has masses in English and Pol-
ish.
Other religious movements in Reykjavík are
for example:
The Muslim Association of Iceland,
Ármúli 38
Ásatrú Association,
Grandagarði 8
Bahá’í,
Álfabakka 12
The Church of Evangelism,
Hlíðasmári 9
The Icelandic Buddhist Movement,
Víghólastígur 21
Reykjavík Free Lutheran Church,
Fríkirkjuvegur 5
Pentecostal Assembly,
Hátún 2
Roman Catholic Church,
Hávallagata 14
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints, Ásabraut 2
Jehovah’s Witnesses,
Sogavegur 71
Seventh-Day Adventists,
Suðurhlíð 36
Zen Buddhism in Iceland,
Reykjavíkurvegur 31
Independent Church,
Háteigsvegur 101
The Russian Orthodox Church in Iceland,
Sólvallagata 10
The Cross,
Hlíðasmári 5-7
Trade Unions
The Icelandic Federation of Labour,
Sætún 1, Tel: 535 5600,
www.asi.is
The Federation of State and Municipal
employees,
Grettisgata 89,
Tel: 525 8300, www.bsrb.is
The Association of Academics,
Borgartún 6, Tel: 581 2090,
www.bhm.is
Efling,
Sætún 1, Tel: 510 7500,
www.efling.is
The Commercial Workers’ Union,
Kringlan 7, Tel: 510 1700, www.vr.is
Union of Public Servants,
Grettisgata 89, Tel: 525 8340, www.sfr.is
Useful Websites
www.visitreykjavik.is
The official tourist website of Reykjavík
www.gayice.is
Information about the gay scene in Iceland
www.fjolmenningarsetur.is
The Multicultural Centre
www.hostel.is
Hostel International in Iceland
www.vinnumalastofnun.is
Public employment services
www.gulalinan.is
The yellow pages
www.leigulistinn.is
Rent a flat
www.ja.is
Icelandic telephone directory
Where to Get …
Work and residence permit: The Directorate
of Immigration, Skógarhlíð 6, Tel: 510 5400,
www.utl.is.
Insurance and benefits: The State Social Se-
curity Institute, Laugavegur 114-116, Tel: 560
4400, www.tr.is
Icelandic citizenship: Unless you come from a
Nordic country, foreign citizens have to have
had an unrestricted residence permit in Ice-
land for at least seven years in order to get an
Icelandic citizenship although some excep-
tions exist to that general rule. Applications
are at the Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiasti-
cal Affairs,
Skuggasund, Tel: 545 9000,
www.domsmalaraduneyti.is
Unemployment benefits: Directorate of
Labour, Public Employment Service, Tryggva-
gata 17, Tel: 515 4800,
www.vinnumalastofnun.is
Icelandic social security number (kennitala):
National Register, Borgartún 24, Tel: 569
2900,
www.thjodskra.is
Driver’s license: Applications at police sta-
tions.(Those who have a foreign license
don’t need an Icelandic one for the first six
months.)
Tax card: Tax office, Laugavegur 166, Tel: 563
1100, www.rsk.is
Social Service: Information and service is pro-
vided by district service centres in Reykjavík.
To locate the service centre in your neigh-
bourhood see: www.reykjavik.is