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For more information
on Iceland Week,
contact Icelandair’s office
in Scotland on
+ 44 (0) 141 776 1230 or log on to
www.icelandair.co.uk
Okay, so the Vikings are dead and
buried. However, the reach of
Iceland still extends, especially in
Glasgow during the month of
October where those friendly
Glaswegians can celebrate Iceland
Week.
Iceland Week is in its second year,
and it´s essentially a month of cul-
tural events establishing links between Glasgow
and Reykjavík.
“Mention Iceland to a Glaswegian and you’ll
hear them say: ‘I’d love to go to Iceland,’” says
David Sanderson
Sales Manager for Icelandair in Scotland.
“Iceland Week was set up to keep the word of
Iceland on the mouths of Glaswegians.”
It makes perfect sense to establish closer ties
between Scotland and Iceland because of the
similarities the countries share. Both are islands.
Both have small populations, not to mention the
fact that “Glasgow is the closest gateway city to
Iceland,” says Sanderson.
The list of scheduled events
include: a six-week exhibition fea-
turing selected Icelandic artists at
the Centre for Contemporary Arts
(www.cca-glasgow.com).
From the art world to the mall,
shoppers at Buchanan Galleries,
Glasgow's premier shopping mall,
will have the chance of winning a
luxury trip for two to Iceland between 15-21
October.
Perhaps nothing says more about a country than
its cuisine. Bring on celebrity chef Siggi Hall who
will be preparing Icelandic cuisine in La Bonne
Auberge Restaurant, along with the restaurants
Gerry Sharkey (www.labonneauberge.co.uk).
The Icelandic band SKE will wind down the
month with a concert at the Centre for
Contemporary Arts. SKE is a seven piece pop art
band whose latest album “Life, Death Happiness
and Stuff” was nominated for Album of the Year
in Iceland 2003. (The date has not been set, so
contact CCA for more details.)
The Vikings
Invade Glasgow

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