Reykjavík Grapevine - 12.09.2008, Blaðsíða 37

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Bus terminal
Domestic Airport
City Pond
The Old Harbour
Hljómskáli
Park
Miklatún
Useful Numbers
Emergency number: 112
Police: 444 1000
Medical help: 1770
Dental emergency: 575 0505
AA: 551 2010
Information: 118
Telegrams: 146
Tax Free Refund
Iceland Refund,
A›alstræti 2, Tel: 564 6400
www.icelandrefund.com
Opening Hours
Bars and clubs: According to regula-
tions bars may be open until 01:00 on
weekdays and 05:30 on weekends.
Shops: Mon-Fri 10-18, Sat 10-16, Sun
closed. The shopping centres Kringlan
and Smáralind as well as most super-
markets and tourist shops have longer
opening hours.
Swimming pools:
weekdays 06:30-22:30, weekends
08:00-20:30 although some may be open
an hour longer.
The State owned ÁTVR liquor stores:
Mon-Thu 11-18, Fri 11-19, Sat 11-18.
Banks in the centre are open Mon-Fri
09-16.
Tourist Information
Icelandic Travel Market
Bankastræti 2, Tel: 510 5700,
www.kleif.is
Information on day tours, accommoda-
tions, car rental and everything else you
need to know when travelling in Iceland.
Tourist Information Centre
A›alstræti 2, Tel: 590 1550,
www.visitreykjavik.is
Offers information for tourists as well as
providing internet access, booking ser-
vice, a phone centre, money exchange ser-
vice, tax refund and selling the Reykjavík
Tourist Card. The Reykjavík Tourist Card
gives admission to city busses, various
museums, Reykjavík swimming pools,
The Family Park and Reykjavík Zoo, The
Culture House and the National and
University Library.
Getting Around
Public Transport
The only public transport system in
Reykjavík is the bus. Most busses run ev-
ery 20 minutes and price per fare is 280
ISK for adults and 100 ISK for children.
Complete route map at: www.bus.is. Tel:
540 2700
Busses run from 07:00-24:00 on week-
days and 10:00-24:00 on weekends
Taxi
Hreyfill-Bæjarlei›ir,
Tel: 553 3500 or 588 5522
BSR, Tel: 561 0000
For disabled travellers:
Reykjavík Group Travel Service,
Brunasta›ir 3, Tel: 587 8030,
www.randburg.com/is/reykjavik_group_
travel_service/
Airlines
Air Iceland, Reykjavíkurf lugvöllur,
Tel: 570 3030, www.f lugfelag.is
Air Vestmannaeyjar,
Tel: 481 3255, www.eyjaf lug.is
Bus Terminal
BSÍ, Vatnsm‡rarvegur 10,
Tel: 562 1011, www.bsi.is
Flybus
Busses run daily from the BSÍ Bus
Terminal to Kef lavík International
Airport in connection with all departing
f lights. Departures daily from 04:45 to
15:00/16:30 (every 15 - 60 minutes). For
Flybus time schedule see:
www.f lybus.is
Samferda.net
A reasonable choice for the budget
traveller. You log on to the website www.
samferda.net, choose your destination
and hopefully find a travel buddy to share
the cost.
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B C D E F G H I J K L M N
RESTAURANT
Press reviews:
.. Probably the best
addition to Icelandic
restaurant landscape
.. Great food,
something new in
Iceland, like never
seen before
Fine dining Indian
cusine, hard to beat
anywhere!!
Frakkastigur 12,
tel: 551-7722
open 17 til late
www.indianmango.is
Ask for a Tax Free
form & save up to 15%
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What’s this
thing?
These things are pretty useful, check it
out: Every venue that’s mentioned in our
info section gets a little marker like this,
which will help you locate it on our map.
Say you want to try out “Lystin” after
reading our review - no problem, sir, just
look up the corresponding icon on the
map!
Reykjavík
Center
City Map
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HERE!
CONTACT OUR SALES
REPRESENTATIVE
AT 540 3600