Reykjavík Grapevine - 01.09.2018, Síða 44

The Reykjavík Grapevine
Best of Reykjavík 2018
44 TRUST THE LOCALS
Perfect Day
How to Reykjavík, from those who know
the city best
Words: John Rogers
Photos: Timothée Lambrecq & Art Bicnick
Who knows how better to nav-
igate a city than the locals? No-
body, that’s who. With that in
mind, we asked some faces of
the local scene—a photogra-
pher, a DJ, and a comedian—to
tell us about how they’d spend
their perfect day in Reykjavík.
Imagine that! No work (unless
they’re weird and want to), no
fitness guilt (although some
people apparently enjoy work-
ing out, wtf), and no budget
considerations (yay!). What a
day. Here are some highlights
from their dream itineraries.
Read the full Perfect Days
at gpv.is/perfd.
Lilja Birgisdóttir,
Photographer
My perfect morning would be
to sleep in with absolutely no
stress or deadlines on my back.
I would wake up to a delicious
breakfast table from Brauð og
Co., the best bakery in town.
Suddenly my good friend Katla
would bang on the door with a
steaming hot coffee from her
lovely café Bismút. Atlas, the
family dog, wakes up as a well
behaved gentleman and picks
me up up for a quiet stroll by the
Reykjavík harbour to head over
to our favourite place, the Mar-
shall House.
Melkorka
Þorkelsdóttir, DJ
I live for Mai Thai at Hlemmur,
not only because it’s the ulti-
mate bang for the buck down-
town, but also because I live
right across the street from
there. But most of the time I ac-
tually head down to Laugardalur
during lunchtime because, de-
spite my gothic appearance, I’m
actually a gym rat at heart. It’s
almost embarrassing how I’ve
started to get withdrawal symp-
toms if I don’t hit Laugar at least
three times a week. Therefore,
I truly get out of character and
sweat it out alongside my fellow
fitness model trainees.
Kimi Taylor, Aspiring
Power Lesbian
Being an art student, I enjoy
both window shopping and free-
bies. One of my favourite places
to do this is Kolaportið, where I
can both peruse curiosities and
sample nammi treats. After-
wards, I’d whittle away the rest
of the afternoon in art galleries.
I’m really into the vibrant cul-
ture of artist-run spaces so I’d
check out who’s showing at Ek-
kisens and Harbinger.
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Reykjavík City Museum,
engaging journeys through
culture, heritage and history.
www.reykjavikcitymuseum.is
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