having studied saga as a college student and then saga and a bit of icelandic as a grad student, i've wanted to go to iceland for a long time. i was fortunate enough to get there about two years ago for several days, and it's a magnificent place . . . although . . . reykjavik is precisely the party town you've heard it is. ;-) i intend to go back, at some point, and have even considered that it might not be a bad place to live . . .
On Friday, May 31, 2002, at 05:00 AM, ChrisD(RJ) wrote:
>
> Iceland is a fascinating country. A few years ago I got so interested
> in the
> place that I started to study Icelandic (otherwise known as Old Norse).
> Discovered North America centuries before that Columbus jerk.
>
> One of the stars for me in 20th Century literature was Icelandic
> novelist
> (and die-hard Commie) Haldor Laxness. His book "Independent People" is a
> thing of beauty.
>
> Chris Doss
> The Russia Journal
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> Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 21:42:09 -0500
> From: Jeffrey Fisher <jfisher at igc.org>
> Subject: Re: Iceland to wean itself off of fossil fuel
>
> exactly. how forward thinking. it boggles the mind. and to think that
> some whacky icelander thought of it almost 30 years ago! it must be the
> effects of the latitude and/or cold up there . . .
>