Books are expensive in Iceland but Iða (IDA) in Lækjargata (Laekjargata) is a good place to get them if you really want to, less expensive than the bigger stores and excellent service. There is a sushi place and some other stuff on the upper floor.

Places to stay: Floki Inn, small guesthouse near city centre, and only few minutes away from the busterminal and Saga Museum. Very expensive city, but because of its small size prettymuch everything is within walking distance. Even the domestic airport terminal. The Saga Museum is worth visiting, even for Museumscared humanbeings its interesting because of its realistic `madame Tussaud`style of showing the countries history. Just mind prices are very high here so its recommended to buy some drinks and food at the local supermarkets as the bars and cafetarias are really expensive.

Reykavik is actually a very nice city. However, there is curfews! You must be registered in a hotel and are not allowed out after dark. No kidding. There are many things to do in the city, alot of shops and stores, not cheap either. Get out of the city and get into the country and you will be amazed at how beautiful it is. Take your trip in late Spring, Summer, or early Fall .. NOT Winter. Be careful of the drinking too, you will be shocked at the age of the kids being found drinking in Iceland.

I went here for the yearly camping weekend. It is a cute small town in Iceland about 4 hours from the Reykjavik city. It is on the ring road of Iceland which goes all around the country and is probably the most adventurous road trip you can take! Make sure to bring a tent though because accommodation is very expensive.

Reykjavik is as amazing and remote and charming as Iceland ... but in a different sort of way... while it is the world's northern-most capital and has lots of Iceland reflected in it ... it is a cosmopolitan city where more than half the country's population resides... so its a far cry from the desolate ice and lava covered bleakness - or the incredible natural richness - of much of Iceland... you can still see icebergs and lava fields not too far from Reykjavik, but the city proper is like any other smallish, safe and cosy capital... bustling with restaurants, bars, cute cafes, shops, houses and guesthouses, and the lot... but the central city is quite easily navigable on foot... the area around the main tourist office (there are three in the city itself... there is something of an overload of tourist information and brochures in Iceland, now that it is pushing tourism as one of its three main industries apart from fishing and aluminium) is extremely historic and eminently walkable... I would advise you to stay somewhere around there if possible as everything then becomes very accessible...Laugavegur street is the main commercial street with shops and restaurants galore, and many of the lovely cafes and bars are located here... I particularly recomment Kaffe Rosenberg, just off Laugavegur, for the local gigs and generally cultured feel and the bright yellow painted organic cafe on Laugavegur for your informal cuppa over a read and an informal crowd... Friday and Saturday nights are to be experienced at least once for the wild wild 'runtur', when pretty young things go about bar hopping till the wee hours of the morning and their male counterparts exhibit every bit of the boorish Viking drunkeness that young Icelandic folks are famous for... despite the exhorbitant alcohol prices and smallish population (the whole of Iceland is 300,000 people or so)... the bars are full to the brim till the last call in the morning and you can interact with a lot of the local crowd.... of course Reykjavik has more sedate attractions too, like some wonderful museums and sights (check out the Settlement Museum, the imposing church and its central pond adjoining the city hall), any number of excursions into the country (including the famed Golden Circle and the Blue Lagoon tours, or more exotic trips into Grimsey Islands or Greenland) and lots of good places to eat (highly recommend the famed lobster soup at Sea Barrons, the hot dogs at the stand near the coast that is reputed to have the best in Europe, and the many fish restaurants in the city), several events through the year but especially in the summer (was lucky to be there during the Reykjavik Jazz Festival with some lovely international and local performances spread across venues for days), and much more... but Reykjavik is an expensive place even if it relatively cheap to get to (on Iceland Express from much of Europe, for example) with everything, except electricity quite steep (it is a credit card country where everything from a small coffee or beer upwards can be paid with a card - avoid changing money if you can as there are steep commissions involved), but it is not that cold as one would think (especially in comparison to some other European capitals) and it is a thoroughly enjoyable and novel place...

Very friendly local people, you can go swimming in the Blue Lagoon, everything is rather expensive, and, obviously, you have to take some warm clothes with you :)

The best lobster soup I have tasted! It is just at the harbour and the name of the place is "Sægriffin", icelanders wouldnt know about it but every turist has been there, and every tour bus stops there as well. The place looks weird, its just a garage and your suop is served in plastic cups, while you sit on wine barrels, but its an experience. You can also try sharka nd other delicacies

Dedicate an eavening or two to experiencing the nightlife. It starts late (can be 23:00) so don't give up if the main streets look empty mid evening. Do the free bike tour www.iceland bike .com/iceland bike _ Free _ Reykjavik _ Bike _Tour.htm , takes about 3 hours but is good to do on you first day there to give you an overview of the city as it is too much to do on foot. Organise a trip. They virtually all go from the bus station, but if you book a trup from your hotel, the tour companies will pick you up from there.

Opened in June 2004, Mývatn Nature Baths in Iceland, is the latest addition to the region's many visitor attractions. Drawing on a centuries- old tradition, the tastefully designed complex offers bathers a completely natural experience that begins with a relaxing dip in clouds of steam rising up from a fissure deep in the Earth's surface, and ends with a luxurious swim in a pool of geothermal water drawn from depths of up to 2,500 metres. Overlooking the valley and the snow on the mountains, and at the same having some rain, sunshine and experiencing this thermal bath, was absoultely incredible! This place is still very much unknown! Myvatn basin, one of the wonders of the world, sits squarely on the mid-Atlantic Ridge. Its centerpiece is Myvatn ('midges‘) Lake, originated in volcanic activities some 4000 years ago. Here one kind of midges dances, another one bites. The assembly of pseudocraters at Skútustadir at the southend were formed as water below the lava boiled up and exploded in steameruptions. Those dark lava towers at Kaflaströnd on the eastside appear like apparitions of another world.

Hire a car in Reykjavik and drive along the west coast line up towards Akureyri. This could be your first stop. Akureyri is Icelands second town, and is friendly and with a gorgeous bay and harbour. Next drive to Husavik and enjoy whale watching. Continue and drive east towards Egilsstadir but make sure to stop at the spa in Myvatn! You can continue towards Breidalsvik around the peninsua or you can cross straight from Disarstadhir if the weather condition is good. Next over night stop could be Hofn where they have a wonderful golf course, which is very difficult to play! Indeed you should see Vattnajökull and Skaftafell, before driving towards Kirkjubaerklaustur. In Vik further south you can find some very nice hand craft, particularly in wool! Now it's tme to drive towards the golden trainge with Laugarvatn, Thingvellir, Selfoss and of course Fludir. The latter has got a very nice Icelandair Hotel! Before you go back, don't miss the Blue Lagoon! If you want to make things cheap, remember to buy food in local shops and supermarkets!