Iceland review - 2013, Page 55

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AlMOST 50 yeARS AGO, In AuGuST 1963, The FIRST ISSue OF IcElAnd REvIEw WAS
publISheD. The MAGAzIne hAS chAnGeD, AS hAS IcelAnD, buT STIll, We FOcuS On The
SAMe ThInGS: The culTuRe, peOple AnD eveR-chAnGInG lAnDScApe.
One Day in icelanD fOr Only $12.50
of Icelandic specialities, meat and fish—and the proprietor has
promised to give everyone the opportunity to taste the much-
talked-about Icelandic “moulded shark”—certainly something
to talk about when you go home again! … With luck, a geysir
may be included to spout for the visitors … and those who are
interested will be shown a modern Icelandic freezing plant ...
By international standards, Reykjavík has much to offer
in the evening. For here you will find plenty of gay night life.
Clubs and restaurants are open until after midnight, and very
lively they are. You will find it possible to get everything except
strong beer which is banned in Iceland.
Has Iceland, changed in 50 years? Yes, a smidgen. PS
All passengers on Loftleiðir, the Icelandic Airlines ... will now receive a
special offer—an invitation from the Icelandic Tourist Bureau to stay in
Iceland for 24 hours and see everything that can be seen in one day and one
night—for only US $12,50 ... the guests will be given the opportunity to
enjoy the best Reykjavík has to offer. And $12,50 includes everything ...
a special bus … will take you to the Hotel Saga—Iceland’s newest and
most luxurious hotel, where you will stay. Your continental breakfast will
be served in the glass-walled restaurant on the top floor of the Hotel Saga
... Your ticket includes a visit to a nearby outdoor swimming-pool, where
Reykjavíkians of all ages go swimming all the year round—for there is no
lack of hot water in Reykjavík, which takes its name from the steaming
hot springs in the neighbourhood.
At the Hotel Saga your lunch will be waiting for you, with a variety
FRoM THE 1963 NoVEMBER-dEcEMBER ISSuE oF ICELAnD REvIEW:
on Bankastræti in the heart of the capital one foggy day 50 years ago.