The Complete Story of Reykjavik Part 1 - The Seltjarnarnes District
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Жыл бұрынThis is a direct continuation of my series about all towns and villages in Iceland but the greater Reykjavík area gets at least 8 episodes since it consists of 6 municipalities and 8 towns in total. Each city district (town) has its own characteristics towards history, appearance, politics and more so it's plenty to cover.
I will therefore use this series to describe not only the capital and its surroundings, but also Icelandic customs and culture, good and bad and leave nothing behind, like i have done in my other work about smaller towns around the country.
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Gylfi
@indrajukame Жыл бұрын
Ég elska myndböndin þín virkilega!! Takk fyrir!
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Takk kærlega :)
@diannbarbacci1031 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Look forward to listening to the other parts. Please do a video on Innri and Ytri Njardvik, Sandgardi etc. love these !
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
I will of course do them as well, very likely this winter, pends on my next trips and weather when I'm south next :)
@18robsmith Жыл бұрын
One observation From my travels around the world is that the inhabitants of the capital of many countries feel, rightly or wrongly, that they get worse services than those in neighbouring towns & cities. Also I love it when a small town just point blank refuses to join up wit its land grabbing neighbour for whatever reason they choose 🙂
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, and visiting :)
@margotjansen139 Жыл бұрын
wat een mooi overzicht, bedankt voor de geschiedenis groet uit Holland Margot
@ronaldb.hansen9899 Жыл бұрын
Takk. Det var veldig interessant. Jeg gleder meg til å se de neste episodene.
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Kommer snart :)
@FlowerPower-bl7qp Жыл бұрын
I must say, I love your channel. Thank you for all your channel content.
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that! and always welcome :)
@sshmalonez9986 2 ай бұрын
Wonderful video Gylfi ! I have family members that live all over Reykjavik, so I am very much looking forward to the rest of your video series! Takk Fyrir! Lisa from Winnipeg Canada
@JustIcelandic 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Lisa :)
@sshmalonez9986 2 ай бұрын
@@JustIcelandic you are so welcome! Where can I find your part 6 , 7, and 8 of the Reykjavik series . Also I really enjoyed your video about the Iceland movie. I shared it with my Icelandic Club here in Winnipeg. I hope they enjoyed it as much as I did.
@brucetidwell7715 Жыл бұрын
That was very interesting. Like so many people, I subscribed to several Icelandic KZfaq channels for the volcanoes but I'm enjoying learning more about the island and the people. I'm from Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Our metropolitan area is 5.5 million people. In the US we have counties as well as cities, so that includes six counties that each have more than half a dozen towns like Seltjarnarnes. But we have the same kinds of political things going on.
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing :) and visiting
@gfritlev9956 Жыл бұрын
Hitting quarter of a million in the capital area. And Icelanders are not exactly used too large crowds except on some few occasions, and the traffic is increasing. So for some of them from small towns or villages in the country side Reykjavik seems unbearable 😃
@RBA3 Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate and greetings from Reykjavík :)
@MrWhite-fm4lj 7 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this 😊
@grointastic4242 Жыл бұрын
This series is going to be great. Thank you sir
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Glad you think so :)
@BradThePitts Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this informative video. Visited for 5 days in 2022 April and it was one of the most brilliant holidays of my entire life. I still think about it daily. Instead of visiting clever places such as the Penis Museum and flirting with the beautiful Icelandic girls, I should have spent more time studying the actual landscape and history of Reykjavík.
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Flirt with the nature and it's flirts back and welcome back to Iceland :)
@palyba1 Жыл бұрын
Just amazing! I love the way you teach all of us about your country! And I love learning! Thank you for sharing this awesome footage and history!
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@Smartgran Жыл бұрын
Hi. Enjoyed this 1st video on Reykjavík. Do people mostly own their homes in the city? I am in Scotland and feel drawn towards Iceland. Looking forward to the next episode. 🏴
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Mostly yes but it a miserable rental market now, to expensive so that won't help people to buy, but this topic need actually a separate video :)
@purpletc1 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful educational video
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🤗
@drcbeartooths Жыл бұрын
I so enjoyed my walk through that community ... though was unaware of those facts. Thank you. I look forward to the series, and returning to Iceland one day.
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Welcome back :)
@ashleydavis3342 Жыл бұрын
I fell in love with Iceland when I visited this past August. Love learning more and more about different areas and history through this channel. Keep up the great work, thank you!
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Great to hear! And very welcome
@colincloete6135 Жыл бұрын
Very very interesting, thoroughly enjoyed it, easily live there.
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Great to hear :) and welcome
@williamlloyd3769 Жыл бұрын
Recalled visiting the lighthouse back in 1979. It seemed to be the most exposed to the weather site in the capital; 300+ degrees of wind off the bay.
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Welcome back, I'm sure it looks better now :)
@davidowen6977 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful 🌟
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Many thanks
@jenniferlevine5406 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video and a great idea for a series! Looking forward to the rest.
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@koljak9395 Жыл бұрын
So, you're finally tackling the big guy :) As always, love the insights into town development, how things got to where they are today. Looking forward to the next episodes!
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Coming soon :)
@gandfgandf5826 Жыл бұрын
Re building development, seems to be the same story all over the world. Manufactured scarcity, and ludicrous prices. Land developed, and released, at a snails pace.
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
The old story, just follow the money...
@BradGryphonn Жыл бұрын
Thank you for starting this story for us. I love that you have a bird sanctuary so close to the city, and surprisingly, your suburbs look much like ours in Australia.
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
My pleasure :) more soon :)
@jonkirk2118 4 ай бұрын
Þvílík dásamleg sería. Ég elska að læra þessi litlu smáatriði. Margar þakkir.
@leandabee Жыл бұрын
Lovely 😍 👌
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@OldOwl2003 4 ай бұрын
I defiantly would be free entertainment for the tourists, seens as I cannot even spell in my own Language ! Alaya La Palma and UK but in my defence I do speak Spanish and I would love love love to speak your language!
@JustIcelandic 4 ай бұрын
Welcome to Iceland :)
@stevepursglove6624 Жыл бұрын
Excellent work - thank you! 😀
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@brucet8551 Жыл бұрын
an interesting video.im looking forward to the rest.thank you for sharing them with us.
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
More to come!
@jangoosen5407 Жыл бұрын
We ended our recent holiday with a delightful bicycle ride around the peninsula. Unfortunately, the lighthouse island was closed, but only for a good reason - leaving the nesting birds in peace.
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Yes it's closed then :) better luck next time :)
@np_production Жыл бұрын
Very nice video 👍
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@alfrede.newman6626 Жыл бұрын
👍😎😊
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
😊
@danymalsound Жыл бұрын
My wife and I love Iceland and have dreamt of buying property there, but it's nigh impossible as a foreigner, then there's the sheer price lol
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
The prices are awful now, but but eu citizens can easily buy here, but harder for others
@danymalsound Жыл бұрын
@@JustIcelandic well that's unfortunate, since I'm a US/UK citizen, but you know....Brexit :/ Cheers!
@boazschuurman9484 Жыл бұрын
hello man, it has been a really quiet month there at fagradallsfjall. do you think something will happen any time soon? and as always thanks for the update!
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
I don't a new eruption coming this year in Fagradalsfjall, but Grímsvötn is another story, update soon...
@illzaoosthuizen9141 Жыл бұрын
You're in a beautiful place
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Very much so :) thank you
@alasdairblackmore2592 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the interesting look at The Seltjarnarnes District of Reykjavik! I don't see many small boats or people fishing from the beaches ... is there a reason for that [eg: previous overfishing], or is it political?
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
No the small boat harbours are elsewhere :) no fish industry around here :)
@WhiteTiger333 Жыл бұрын
Wow - about a month ago, Reykjavik Grapevine did a newscast here. (Episode #211). Valur walked across the rocks as the tide was rising. :D So very nice to see all the drone footage and get more of the sense of the place. If I lived there, I would not want the "big city" setting up all over the beauty, either. We humans keep increasing our numbers, then kind of overrunning the lifestyle we seek.
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
Welcome :)
@CaSuMog Жыл бұрын
First ! Hope you‘re fine… !
@JustIcelandic Жыл бұрын
I am! Just upgraded the computer and editing software, lot's of add on's as well so it's a learning curve trough the next videos :)
@gfritlev9956 Жыл бұрын
Always thought it is a part of Reykjavik city but it is not it is a 4.700 independent community. Anyway the border line is almost nonexistant. Maybe they will merge? 😉 I've been told the greater Rvk area is now close to 250,000
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