Iceland review - 2002, Blaðsíða 81

TRAVEL UPDATE – East Iceland
Maritime Museum
Strandgata 39b, 735 Eskifjördur
Tel: (+354) 476-1605
Open daily 14 – 17 from 17 June – 31 August.
Other times by arrangement with the curator.
Icelandic War Museum
Spítalakampur at Hædargerdi, 730
Reydarfjördur, tel: (+354) 470-9095
Open daily 13 – 18 from 10 June – 31 August
or by arrangement with the curator.
Paintings by Tryggvi Ólafsson
Hafnarbraut 2, Neskaupsstadur
Tel: (+354) 861 4747
Marvellous introduction to the art of the east
Iceland painter Tryggvi Ólafsson. Open by
arrangement with the director on tel: 861-4747.
Hotel Tangi
Hafnarbyggd 17, 690 Vopnafjördur
tel: (+354) 473-1224, fax: (+354) 473-1440
hotel@islandia.is www.islandia.is/hotel
Accommodation in 12 double rooms with
made-up beds. Licenced restaurant & bar, horse
rental, sea cruising and angling. Open all year.
Skriduklaustur in Fljótsdalur valley
Home of author Gunnar Gunnarsson.
Open daily 11 am - 5 pm/16 June - 26 August.
Tel: (+354) 471 2990, fax: (+354) 471 2991
Café tel: (+354) 471 2992
klaustur@skriduklaustur.is www.skriduklaustur.is
Glacier Jeep Tours
Bjarni S. Bjarnason, Silfurbraut 15, 780 Hornafirdi
Tel: (+354) 478 1567, (+354) 854 3133, fax: (+354) 478 2167
www.glacierjeeps.is e-mail: glacierjeeps@simnet.is
Exciting tours on the glacier Vatnajökull. Guides with many years of experience. Short trips (3 - 3 1/2 hrs)
departing at 9:30 am and 1:15 pm. Reservations necessary.
Unique adventure boat trips on Jökulsárlón lagoon
Einar B. Einarsson, tel: (+354) 478-2122, (+354) 852-0631, e.b.e@simnet.is www.jokulsarlon.is
Cruises on the glacial lagoon at Breidamerkursandur. A unique scenic adventure with outstanding
photographic opportunities. Five different sizes of boats.
Our company was awarded two ‘Quality Service Prizes’ in the year 2001.
East Iceland Bus Company
Austfjardaleid, Gilsbakki 10, 740 Fjardabyggd
Tel/fax: (+354) 477-1713
www.austfjardaleid.is
Scheduled bus & coach travel,
wherever and whenever you want to go.
Kaffi Hornid
Hafnarbraut 42, Höfn
Tel: (+354) 478-2600
Food and Drink
Bar - Café
Natural History Museum
740 Neskaupstadur, tel: (+354) 477-1454.
Open daily 13 – 17 from 17 June – 31 August.
From 1 Sept – 14 June by arrangement.
tel: (+354) 477-1774
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