Off to France 4. júlí 2006 00:01 anna margrét björnsson I did a terrible thing. Skived off to France at the end of June, Iceland's brightest month to bathe in the warm heat of the sandy beaches of the south-west. Arrid country here, tall fir trees that cast elongated silhouettes in the afternoon sun. My pasty wintery skin is surely turning into a far more golden hue and yes, one somehow feels a lot better after a day out in the salty sea, scrubbed clean by fine sand and nourished by rosé and oysters. It's football fever over here just as it is in Reykjavik. Pubs fill each night with football lovers and daily paper Le Figaro just ran an article on how divorce rates have been proven to rise dramatically after each World Cup. There's an association called the Anti-Fussball Association that caters to those feeling lonely and angry with their football mad spouses. Chill out, I say to those frustrated French women. Stop complaining and just use spare football time to laze at the pool. The French seem all too aware of the existance of Iceland and start guffawing Björk Björk and elves elves every time I explain my nationality. Seems that documentaries on Iceland are being shown all the time and I can't open a Marie-Claire or Elle magazine without tonnes of articles on the hipness of the Sirkus bar and the beauty benefits of the Blue Lagoon. Until I get back to the country where ballerina shoes and a bikini don't quite cut it I'm going to pretend to be Bardot for a little while longer. A bientot. anna@reykjavik.com News in English Opinion of the Day Mest lesið Ísraelar gera loftárásir á Katar Erlent Gera loftárásir á háhýsi og vara við yfirvofandi innrás Erlent Gefa grænt ljós á handtökur á grundvelli kynþáttar og málnotkunar Erlent Opinbera bréf Trumps til Epsteins Erlent Kínversk ferðaskrifstofa fær ekki áheyrn hjá Hæstarétti Innlent Leið yfir nýja ráðherrann á fyrsta fundi Erlent Ruddust inn til manns og mölbrutu í honum tennurnar Innlent Ekki útgangspunktur að beita ákvæðinu Innlent Boða 157 mál á 157. löggjafaþingi og hér er það helsta Innlent Verið ættleiddur af Íslendingum Innlent
I did a terrible thing. Skived off to France at the end of June, Iceland's brightest month to bathe in the warm heat of the sandy beaches of the south-west. Arrid country here, tall fir trees that cast elongated silhouettes in the afternoon sun. My pasty wintery skin is surely turning into a far more golden hue and yes, one somehow feels a lot better after a day out in the salty sea, scrubbed clean by fine sand and nourished by rosé and oysters. It's football fever over here just as it is in Reykjavik. Pubs fill each night with football lovers and daily paper Le Figaro just ran an article on how divorce rates have been proven to rise dramatically after each World Cup. There's an association called the Anti-Fussball Association that caters to those feeling lonely and angry with their football mad spouses. Chill out, I say to those frustrated French women. Stop complaining and just use spare football time to laze at the pool. The French seem all too aware of the existance of Iceland and start guffawing Björk Björk and elves elves every time I explain my nationality. Seems that documentaries on Iceland are being shown all the time and I can't open a Marie-Claire or Elle magazine without tonnes of articles on the hipness of the Sirkus bar and the beauty benefits of the Blue Lagoon. Until I get back to the country where ballerina shoes and a bikini don't quite cut it I'm going to pretend to be Bardot for a little while longer. A bientot. anna@reykjavik.com
News in English Opinion of the Day Mest lesið Ísraelar gera loftárásir á Katar Erlent Gera loftárásir á háhýsi og vara við yfirvofandi innrás Erlent Gefa grænt ljós á handtökur á grundvelli kynþáttar og málnotkunar Erlent Opinbera bréf Trumps til Epsteins Erlent Kínversk ferðaskrifstofa fær ekki áheyrn hjá Hæstarétti Innlent Leið yfir nýja ráðherrann á fyrsta fundi Erlent Ruddust inn til manns og mölbrutu í honum tennurnar Innlent Ekki útgangspunktur að beita ákvæðinu Innlent Boða 157 mál á 157. löggjafaþingi og hér er það helsta Innlent Verið ættleiddur af Íslendingum Innlent