This is a wonderful showing. I can’t wait until til December 2024 when my girls and I go for Christmas.
@runningcountriesКүн бұрын
Will you be visiting other parts of Iceland or just Reykjavik? The golden circle is a good day trip if you have limited time
@charly45944 ай бұрын
Nice walk! Never been there and now I want to go. Thanks.
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
You should!
@Anna139654 ай бұрын
Thank you. I loved this. My old town has changed a lot. But it’s still very clean and fun to see. 🇮🇸❤️💕🇮🇸
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed it!
@PlumasCounty-nq8kk3 ай бұрын
What an incredible city! I compared this automatically to many cities in the U.S. and we "fell short" by far! Are you sorry that you left?
@Anna139653 ай бұрын
@@PlumasCounty-nq8kk Not at all, I love the USA also.
@Anna139653 ай бұрын
@@PlumasCounty-nq8kk No, I’m not sorry that I left. I love the U.S.A. Also.
@ornleifs4 ай бұрын
Interesting to see my old postal route - I delivered post there for years but now post has almost disappeared and will most likely completely disappear in a few years from now.
@HansWalkingTours4 ай бұрын
Thank you for showing one Iceland’s largest city. Beautiful place, thank you mew friend 😊
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Thank you! Glad that you enjoyed the video. I just subscribed to your channel too
@user-mw5zg2mk9m4 ай бұрын
How quiet and peaceful it is here! How few people and cars! Thank you for a pleasant walk
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Thank you! Glad that you enjoyed the video
@mariannereuter4 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking me with you! What a charming city. Would have liked to see some more seaside though, cause this is unfamiliar for me. Greetings from Germany!
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Thank you! I’m glad that you enjoyed the video! Where in Germany are you and where do you recommend that I should make a video if I visited Germany?
@mariannereuter4 ай бұрын
That's hard to say,@@runningcountries . We have many beautiful cities. I live near Cologne, which is the third biggest city in Germany. Of course Berlin is very interesting because of its unique history. I guess the smaller ones with pitoresque houses are more charming. Like Rothenburg o. T. or Freiburg. I really don't know where to start tbh.
@bevanstacykearse90994 ай бұрын
such a clean beautiful city wonderful architecture
@user-ei2lm6us2e4 ай бұрын
Extremely cold & boring ...had to spend 25 hours there when Iceland Air was flying $99 each way to from NYC to London
@hughgrection5674Ай бұрын
We went between Xmas and New Year, this brings back fond memories 👍 nice post 😉
@runningcountriesАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Did you visit other places in Iceland or just Reykjavik?
@hughgrection5674Ай бұрын
@@runningcountries not really, blue lagoon etc was closed so our trips got cancelled due to the Volcano. We intend to go back in summer in a couple of years and hire a car, so we can do as much as possible 👍
@johnpairduke-bj1cp4 ай бұрын
Wonderful walking tour. I haven't been there since 1978
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
I’m sure that it must have changed a lot since then. What was it like when you were there?
@benedettobruno16694 ай бұрын
he older area of Reykjavik looks pretty and picturesque to me. Will you make another long walk around the same streets in spring or summer for us, please?
@parrotplayhouse5 ай бұрын
Looks cold yet beautiful. So peaceful.
@runningcountries5 ай бұрын
It was!
@bagelispoulos82755 ай бұрын
thank you great video !!
@runningcountries5 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@Oregon6969694 ай бұрын
All that grey is soooo inviting.
@chrisromanowski42654 ай бұрын
Nice to see it again love Rejkiavik
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed it. Where did you go when you were in Reykjavik?
@chrisromanowski42654 ай бұрын
@@runningcountries walking around Reykjavík geysers and blue lagoon only 5 days way to short
@vipinkannan76874 ай бұрын
❤😘
@benedettobruno16694 ай бұрын
24:39 The building on the right-hand side with the "tree-bark" design is one of the most beautiful modern facades I have ever seen.
@user-cb3oj9pu5o4 ай бұрын
I was thinking exactly the same thing. Asolutely stunning.
@thetannaree3 ай бұрын
It floats!
@lexwalker4 ай бұрын
The city is peaceful and calm. Nice walkig tour.
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it
@hikmatnazim98164 ай бұрын
very clean ,but it looks very cold!
@hattyburrow71621 күн бұрын
Don’t name your country after ice unless it’s cold there.
@terrencekennedy13184 ай бұрын
OMG Its really nice and quiet you can actually hear what people are saying as theyre walking
@nonsibi10874 ай бұрын
Nice to see the streets I walked and enjoyed so many years ago! ;)
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video!
@KaliforniaLA4 ай бұрын
I watched this sitting in my house in California as you walked by the shop I bought my wooden puffin in. And my hotel.
@leonidplyatt4 ай бұрын
What time in a video?😊The puffin is a bird?
@RosadosVentos9634 ай бұрын
Eu também a pensar nos momentos bons que lá vivi há 23 anos, está um pouco mudado Reykavik. A começar com construção diferente mais europeia. Que saudades.
@caroline618044 ай бұрын
I’m imagining you walking v fast to get to Sbux warm tea coffee anything😊
@edithengleman34204 ай бұрын
Thank you that you took the time and parience to video the area. Although out time in Reykjavik is very limited, because of your video we know what to expect. Sincerely grateful.
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Thank you, glad that you enjoyed the video!
@RodelioTambalgue2 ай бұрын
We can change the future ❤❤❤
@johannestaranger26914 ай бұрын
It gives a small town impression with many small houses along this route. Even in the center. Looks very clean, and very quiet with few cars in the streets. Understand that Reykjavik, even with its small population is very spread out, with very few high rise buildings. Surprised to see no snow and ice in January.
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
There is geothermal heating underneath the streets in central Reykjavik to keep them free of snow and ice during winter
@sveinwiklund69724 ай бұрын
I have visited Reykjavik a couple of times, and walked the streets shown here - and I try to remember where I am (when watching). The following would improve the video, name the streets you walk, when at intersection: move the camera up the streets being passed. add the name of these streets - in text.
@KenanTurkiye4 ай бұрын
EVERYONE please make a playlist about Palestine like I have and ask others to have such a playlist. Or copy directly the list I have and ask others to copy it from you, and they ask others copy from them. We need to spread the truth, millions, billions of us. Once you copy the playlist, leave messages under most populous comments in videos, drawing attention to your channel, not specifically mentioning the name of the holy lands, because they can block it if it's recognized. And change your message each time so the AI does not block you from posting, just have a series of comments on the side to copy-paste.
@randallbruursema75534 ай бұрын
thought there would be more snow but looks quite mellow, been in the air port
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
There is geothermal heating under the streets in central Reykjavik to keep them free of snow and ice in winter
@reddawn20724 ай бұрын
What's up with all those blinking lights?
@georgejetson10253 ай бұрын
Was expecting more snow. A lot more snow
@Anna139654 ай бұрын
Good one.
@timpea97664 ай бұрын
Nice to see so many people on the street and not so many vehicles.
@bannol14 ай бұрын
Where is the snow?
@you2be8394 ай бұрын
Almost snow free, which I find surprising considering the time of the year and the location!
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
There is geothermal heating under the streets in central Reykjavik to keep them free of snow and ice in winter
@ornleifs4 ай бұрын
It snows much less than it used too - I was a kid in the 70's and then there was lots of snow from November to March but now we have a bit of snow from December to February and for the last years February has been the biggest snow month.
@leonidplyatt4 ай бұрын
What time of a day is it? Thank you for the nice walk, i enjoyed it much.😊👍🕊️
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Thanks, it was in the middle of the day at around noon
@leonidplyatt4 ай бұрын
@@runningcountries Thank you ☺️
@CommunityUUG4 ай бұрын
Is this the Iceland hood?
@leathewolf4 ай бұрын
What time of day was this? I'm surprised by the amount of light in the sky in January.
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
It was around noon. It was only light in Reykjavik from 11am to 2pm in mid-January
@springsogourne4 ай бұрын
7:34 Einstok Bar makes the best gin and toasted rosemary cocktails. Yum.
@1GoodWoman4 ай бұрын
Fascinating especially in light of the volcanic eruptions and lava damage. The flickering lights show the vulnerable electric grid.
@TrueSeed-ft1jn3 ай бұрын
It has to do with the shutter speed of the camera, they wouldnt' have been flickering in real life.
@JohntheNobleSavage24 күн бұрын
Is there a reason why the city looks almost totally deserted?
@RodelioTambalgue2 ай бұрын
The world is changing We should learn from our Mistakes
@lucev74974 ай бұрын
What was the temperature? Is it that typical to have so little snow on the ground?
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
It was around zero Celsius. They have geothermal heating under the streets in central Reykjavik to keep them free of snow and ice during winter
@YassineThamarah2 ай бұрын
i will visit island next year
@runningcountries2 ай бұрын
You should! Will you only stay in Reykjavik or will you also visit other parts of Iceland?
@mocat4153 ай бұрын
I'm planning a solo trip here in April. How cold does it get, and would you say it is safe?
@runningcountries3 ай бұрын
It was really cold in January - and felt even colder because of the wind. It should be warmer in April. Iceland is one of the safest countries in the world to visit
@ashishkuriakose24503 ай бұрын
@@runningcountriesEin Freund von mir hat im vergangenen Jahr Island besucht. Er sagte mir, dass Island ziemlich teuer ist und wir es uns nicht leisten können. Ist Island für Ausländer sehr teuer?
@runningcountries3 ай бұрын
@ashishkuriakose2450 - unfortunately that’s true, Iceland is one of the most expensive countries in the world. Where are you from?
@MM229664 ай бұрын
That church at the start looks like something out of Dune (the new movies)
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Yes, it’s a really cool looking building!
@termitesc.aardwolf36444 ай бұрын
What's with all those flickering lights? Must be hell for photosensitive people who live in Iceland.
@AEMMERSON1004 ай бұрын
Was it cold? People seem to be wearing jeans and trainers/sneakers but I thought that it would be too cold for jeans and too slippery for trainers? What do you think? TIA
@dennisspackman71474 ай бұрын
The city is right near the ocean which modifies the winter temperature
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
There is geothermal heating beneath the sidewalks in central Reykjavik to prevent them from freezing over and being covered in ice during the winters
@xr6lad4 ай бұрын
@@runningcountriesahh that explains the start. I was wondering how magically the concrete/tarmac in that square was covered by snow yet sections were not and there was a perfect straight line on those sections between the two. Was trying to work out how that happened . They must have been the parts heated underneath and the bit with snow wasn’t.
@davidlewis60155 ай бұрын
What a great guided tour you took us on,how many KLM was this?😊
@runningcountries5 ай бұрын
Thank you! It wasn’t far, maybe 3kms. I’m glad that you enjoyed the video!
@OzBeefer4 ай бұрын
So much graffiti which for some reason is surprising..
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
The street art in Reykjavík is really cool!
@ianm62043 ай бұрын
Surprised at the graffiti to be honest. I don’t consider it street art at all. The place would look more attractive without it in my opinion.
@BradThePitts2 ай бұрын
@@ianm6204There are several "murals" downtown, but I was surprised to see a notable amount of graffiti in Reykjavík. Iceland has one of the world's lowest crime rates, and I would have guessed that that included illegal graffiti.
@travelingdude16213 ай бұрын
I plan to go there soon later this year for a vacation holiday. It looks like another cool, white, European country. 😃
@runningcountries3 ай бұрын
Iceland is a popular place to visit. Where are you coming from @traveldude1621?
@Funnymedia-mm6gq2 ай бұрын
What time was it
@runningcountries2 ай бұрын
January
@user-zj7te3fg2r3 ай бұрын
How can I be citizen there? 1:18
@kimharrop37254 ай бұрын
Where is everyone looks so quiet
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
It was in the middle of the day on a Monday
@chrisromanowski42654 ай бұрын
I waked there just 6 days later
@chrisromanowski42654 ай бұрын
I will be back
@cerjioriber3 ай бұрын
Las mujeres europeas son las mas bonitas del mundo
@ireneyoung86965 ай бұрын
I did this walk 6 years ago in April.Such an interesting street.If you have the chance,do it.
@zbigniewgebura85954 ай бұрын
Ładne, czyste, zadbane i spokojne miasto. Pewnie drogie?
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Yes, Iceland is one of the most expensive countries in the world
@SihyungLee-tm1uc4 ай бұрын
Why so expansive there
@georgiamorena21454 ай бұрын
No public buses?
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
There is a public bus station at the end of the main mostly pedestrian shopping street in central Reykjavik
@jimmyr2044 ай бұрын
Just curious, any homeless? Did it feel safe walking around?
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
I didn’t see any homeless people there. Reykjavik is very safe
@stefanpetursson60674 ай бұрын
@@runningcountries You won't see any homeless people in Iceland. There is a handful but they get into shelters during the night.
@poggi7474 ай бұрын
Thank you! Looks gloomy and cold. Will stick to warmer places.
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
It is rarely sunny in Iceland, but the scenery is spectacular. Where are your favorite destinations?
@Unoduetrequattro3404 ай бұрын
Weather... 😢
@v.dargain16784 ай бұрын
The streets are almost litter free .
@EwaSmerf-ql4nf2 күн бұрын
W jakim jezyku mowia islandczycy?
@runningcountries2 күн бұрын
They speak Icelandic in Iceland, but English is very widely spoken there too
@wrghty4 ай бұрын
I've visited Iceland years ago, it's great to say you visited once but couldn't go again. Definitely got a beautiful Scandinavian look to it, of course. I'm English though and much prefer old British architecture and especially the old English countrysides style. Victorian and Tudor are my faves & these Icelandic ones were too colourful for me
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
It’s good to visit somewhere different though. It’s the short days in winter that would make living in Iceland difficult for me I think
@einarfenrirson4 ай бұрын
…..” fregdamen frá Ísland í noreg sammála var, Niðarós var ataden ók Eirik han var jarl…….”
@michaelwelsh5 ай бұрын
Is driving difficult in Reykjavik?
@runningcountries5 ай бұрын
Yes, it can be difficult. There was heavy fog on one of the days that I was there. That made driving difficult
@inrisalvatore95205 ай бұрын
All that I can say is that in january 10th a horrible accident took place. A car colided with a truck and the young man who was in the car died.
@avalondreaming14333 ай бұрын
Why are so many signs in English?
@QuarkChaser3604 ай бұрын
They're very fond of flickering lights aren't they?
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Christmas lights?
@QuarkChaser3604 ай бұрын
looks like the streetlights as well! Not a great place for epileptics.@@runningcountries
@isaacaroon62534 ай бұрын
It's the shutter speed of the camera that makes it appear as if the light are flicking. You wouldn't see any flicker in person.@QuarkChaser360
@QuarkChaser3604 ай бұрын
Ah ok, that's better for people in Reykjavik! @@isaacaroon6253
@user-ei2lm6us2e3 ай бұрын
One had to stay over in Reykjavik when Iceland Air was $99 each way to London or Amsterdam....Clean and boring Capital.. Everything closed at 7pm, take away food only after that...like visiting Iowa in the middle of February. AND insult to injury only 2 hotels to choose from and meters on the heaters, special coins bough from the desk to deposit, cost over 10 dollars i n '75 money to keep the room 60. Never took Iceland air again
@runningcountries3 ай бұрын
I’m sure that a lot has changed since 1975. Iceland is a very popular tourist destination now. Where in Europe did you enjoy visiting?
@Chris-be1fo4 ай бұрын
walking countries
@einarfenrirson4 ай бұрын
Velkomin allar bræður ók systra mínir í okkur heimin eystra….
@zzausel4 ай бұрын
Sad.
@SoCo_Surfcasting3 ай бұрын
Sad to see the "Evict the tourists" graffiti still on the wall. We live in a huge tourist town in the states, and it's not a sentiment we have here.
@StarBitt972 ай бұрын
Well, I live in a town in CO that doesn’t want a lot of tourists…want the town to remain small, etc. That said, they have been inundated with retiring Texans and are mostly okay with it. I was in a place in Washington State out on the peninsula who had big signs saying ‘tourists go home!’
@ChucklesMcGurk4 ай бұрын
Why are people rugged up? Us Scottish would have our shirts off on a lovely day like this
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Haha, where in Scotland do you recommend that I visit and make a video of?
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Did you see the video on my channel that I made of running in Glasgow last year?
@Serendip984 ай бұрын
By now, it just looks like any city in any country in the world.
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Do you think? I thought it looked very Nordic. Reykjavik reminded me a lot of a Scandinavian city
@Serendip984 ай бұрын
@@runningcountries To me, it looks much like any city in Germany for example. Anyway, if you travel to Iceland, it's usually not to stay in the cities... I'm not sure about the plural here...
@SunofYork4 ай бұрын
A European town that hasn't been bombed ! and it has a fish and chip shop.... I am a haddock man..not cod..
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
The fish and chips in Iceland are delicious! They are the best that I’ve ever had!
@SunofYork4 ай бұрын
@@runningcountries I lived in yorkshire for 59 years where I ate Icelandic haddock straight off the boat.. Battered and deep fried in beef dripping... I am not a fan of cod. When I worked in Leeds I ate Icelandic haddock every day for 18 months. Now I live inthe US (Wisconsin), and the only fish I have found that is in the same class was in Portsmouth New Hampshire at a 'British pub' which has since closed... I will fly to Yorkshire this spring just for the fish and chips....though I will tell my UK family that I am there to see them. The batter should be only flour and water and a pinch pf salt..NOT breaded. Here on the great lakes, they eat PERCH which is a 'coarse' fish in England and nobody would eat that. It's ok as field fertilizer!
@runningcountries4 ай бұрын
Interesting! I haven’t had much freshwater fish. Does perch have a lot of bones? How do they serve it? Is it poached?
@SunofYork4 ай бұрын
@@runningcountries I have never (never will) eaten perch (A boney coarse fish), but all these Wisconsinites rave about it, especially the ones from the South of the US who eat anything ... I actually spend $4,000 just to fly to Yorkshire twice a year for fresh Icelandic haddock cooked Yorkshire style... Flour and water batter, deep fried in beef dripping. In Canada I was told (in an ersatz 'British' fish shop), that dripping is ILLEGAL in Canada and they cook it in used Chinese oil ! Yorkshire gets it's Icelandic fish in ice but not frozen... ps London fish and chips are mostly cod and are rubbish... Cod flesh is full of worms and fish shops put them in fresh water overnight until the worms come out. I can't get to Yorkshire right now coz her bloody cat is terminally ill.... Drat !
@silviaruhsen46663 ай бұрын
An elefant can't march
@joseramonvalenzuelaegea67454 ай бұрын
A clean and a boring city
@lafrileuse44594 ай бұрын
I did not find Reykjavik boring at all. There is a very active arts and music scene.
@montesa91364 ай бұрын
Why isn't the ground all littered with drug addicts ??????
@georgejetson10253 ай бұрын
Abuse it’s not a dem led American city
@yourmother27394 ай бұрын
Speak up for Palestine Iceland!
@felixf43783 ай бұрын
Seems so depressing, grey, and lifeless.
@runningcountries3 ай бұрын
I enjoyed my time in Iceland. There is lots to see and do in Reykjavik.