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Dining in Reykjavik
July 02, 2002
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Out for dinner at Thrir Frakkar Hja Ulfari. (That was a mouthful). So was this puffin. We went out for 2 meals in Reykjavik. The first meal was at Thrir Frakkar Hja Ulfari (Address: Baldursgotu 14, Telephone: 552 3939 ).…
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Sights of Reykjavik: Hallgrimskirkja cathedral, National Gallery of Iceland, Open-Air Folk Museum, Laugardalur public swimming pool, Golden Circle Tour (including Thingvellir and Gullfoss), The Blue Lagoon
July 02, 2002
We had two days to see everything we could in Iceland. We were exhausted from our flight, but were determined to resist taking a ‘short’ nap.
We made our way to the tourist bureau, where we got a 24 hour visitor’s pass, which got us free buses and admission to a
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Reykjavik
July 01, 2002
We spent 3 days and 2 nights in Reykjavik, Iceland on the way to London, from San Francisco. We were there in July. It was a worthwhile stopover to get a small "taste" of Iceland.…
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Club Med Kani, Maldives
December 25, 2001
We spent two weeks at Club Med Kani, Maldives from Dec. 15th to the 30th 2001. Kani is a new Club Med resort, but it is not actually a new hotel.…
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Club Med Cancun
April 01, 2001
Note that the following was written in 2001. Note that the Club was badly damaged during HurricaneWilma in 2005. Since then, Club Med have spent 20 million dollars for repair and refurbishments and are scheduled to re-open the club in the fall of 2006.…
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Lisbon: Mosterio Dos Jeronimos, Torre De Belem, Museu Nacional de Arte Antigua, The Castelo de Sao Jorge, Alfama district, Park of Nations, Hell’s Kitchen
March 22, 2001
Praca De Restaudores, a central square downtown. And the only one not under major construction when we were there. The weather was terrible, and we didn’t enjoy ourselves much. Maybe we were just blase after we had seen so many beautiful things in Spain and France, but nothing a
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Evora: Museum, Roman Temple, Igreja de Sao Jao Evangelista, Temple of Bones
March 21, 2001
Designated a World Heritage site by the United Nations, Evora is known as the "Museum City". Despite the billing,it didn't do much for us, and We moved on pretty quickly. Our next stop was Evora.…
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FARO
March 21, 2001
We stopped in Faro overnight. It's the capital city of the Algarve, Portugal's southern coast. This is the harbour. Faro is mainly a jumping-off point for the Algarve coast. There isn’t much to see or do there, and we’re glad we didn’t stay that long.…
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March 20, 2001
We spent 5 days in Portugal in April 2001. Our visit was part of a 3 week vacation in Spain and Morocco. We are very ‘focused’ travelers, arriving in each city with a list of places to see, and we’ll move along fast if something doesn’t grab us.…
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