Reykjavík Grapevine - 03.07.2015, Qupperneq 40

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“I always try to listen to the customers. Every day
I get some advice. I try to hang out on the internet,
read what records are coming out, what’s good, listen
to it, see what people are saying about the records,
what they’re buying in other countries… I try to keep
on my toes.”
We speak to Reynir Berg Þorvaldsson, the face
of Reykjavík Record Shop—our newly crowned
‘Best Record Store’.
“When traveling to another country, there is a
tendency to develop a blind spot over the fact that we
are in a place where people just like you are trying to
live their lives. We’re on our own time when we travel
for pleasure; we can go wherever and do whatever
our budget allows, when we like, and don’t need to
worry about social consequences that would be totally
applicable at home.”
Long-time Reykjavík resident Paul Fontaine
lives right behind Hallgrimskírkja, and offers
some tips for tourists from the eye of tourist
storm
“One of my hopes is that we’re bringing new
aspects to the Icelandic drinking culture. I think
we can ‘drink better’—that is, starting earlier in
the day, and stopping earlier in the night—the
European way. With all the craft places opening up
now, I think we’re getting there.”
Our ‘Best Newcomer Bar’ Mikkeler & Friends
wants to change not just what you drink, but
how you drink.
“I love Reykjavík. I enjoy being here so much. It’s a
really good place to live—especially with children—
and I can feel it. If you don’t go anywhere for a
while it gets a bit claustrophobic because it’s very
small, but when I come home I always feel so lucky
to be from here and to live here.”
Musician Ólöf Árnalds explained what she
loves most about Reykjavík over lunch at Café
Flóra, our ‘Best Place to Spend A Rainy Day’.
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