Einu sinni \u00f3k \u00e9g gullna hringinn \u00ed von um a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 Gullfoss og Geysi. \u00dea\u00f0 ur\u00f0u mikil vonbrig\u00f0i. \u00c1 b\u00e1\u00f0um st\u00f6\u00f0um var allt tro\u00f0fullt af einhverjum \u00fatlendingum sem tr\u00f3\u00f0ust fram fyrir mig svo \u00e9g s\u00e1 ekki neitt. Loksins lyfti ma\u00f0urinn minn m\u00e9r upp svo \u00e9g s\u00e1 sm\u00e1vegis en \u00fear sem tugir annarra augna voru gl\u00e1pandi \u00e1 fossinn, f\u00e9kk \u00e9g ekki nema l\u00edtinn hluta af upplifuninni \u00ed minn hlut.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 endanum g\u00e1fumst vi\u00f0 upp og f\u00f3rum aftur til Reykjav\u00edkur. Vi\u00f0 \u00e6tlu\u00f0um a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta okkur upp vonbrig\u00f0in me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fara \u00ed menningarfer\u00f0 \u00e1 kaffih\u00fas svo vi\u00f0 r\u00f6ltum ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 Austurv\u00f6ll \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0a ve\u00f0rinu. Reyndar var svo mikill mannfj\u00f6ldi a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00e6last fyrir okkur a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 vorum h\u00e1lf mi\u00f0ur okkar en \u00fear sem kaffih\u00fasafer\u00f0ir hafa tilheyrt menningu \u00cdslendinga \u00ed 15 e\u00f0a 20 \u00e1r, kom ekki til greina a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta einhverja \u00fatlendinga r\u00fasta \u00feessum merkilega \u00edslenska si\u00f0 me\u00f0 n\u00e6rveru sinni, svo vi\u00f0 olnbogu\u00f0um okkur vi\u00f0 illan leik alla lei\u00f0 \u00e1 Hress\u00f3.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 Hress\u00f3 var allt fullt af einhverjum \u00fatlendingum. Vi\u00f0 \u00e6tlu\u00f0um a\u00f0 panta kaffi en sumir \u00fatlendinganna voru skr\u00fdtnir og einhvernveginn sk\u00edtugir \u00e1 litinn og t\u00f6lu\u00f0u l\u00edka saman svo \u00fea\u00f0 var enginn fri\u00f0ur. Vi\u00f0 g\u00e1tum n\u00e1tt\u00farulega ekki bo\u00f0i\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfum okkur upp \u00e1 anna\u00f0 eins svo \u00fea\u00f0 enda\u00f0i me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum bara \u00ed sund.<\/p>\n
N\u00fa hef\u00f0i ma\u00f0ur kannski haldi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ru or\u00f0in n\u00f3gu m\u00f6rg og sl\u00e6m \u00e1f\u00f6ll \u00e1 einum degi en nei\u00f3nei, \u00ed Vesturb\u00e6jarlauginni var l\u00edka allt tro\u00f0fullt af einhverju f\u00f3lki sem var fyrir okkur. A\u00f0 v\u00edsu voru \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0allega \u00cdslendingar svo \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki eins s\u00e1rsaukafull reynsla og \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 hafa allt morandi \u00ed \u00fatlendingum en engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur mj\u00f6g pirrandi a\u00f0 hafa allskonar f\u00f3lk n\u00e1l\u00e6gt s\u00e9r. Kellingarnar f\u00f3ru ekki einu sinni burt \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e9g var \u00ed sturtu. \u00dea\u00f0 sk\u00e1na\u00f0i l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00feegar vi\u00f0 komum vi\u00f0 \u00ed Melab\u00fa\u00f0inni \u00e1 heimlei\u00f0inni, \u00fear var l\u00edka alls konar f\u00f3lk a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00e6last fyrir okkur.<\/p>\n
Fer\u00f0amenn \u00e1 \u00cdslandi eru or\u00f0nir allt of margir. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fearf a\u00f0 kenna \u00feessu li\u00f0i a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta \u00feessu \u00fatst\u00e1elsi \u00fat um allar koppagrundir. \u00deessu f\u00f3lki l\u00ed\u00f0ur hvort sem er \u00f6rugglega best heima hj\u00e1 s\u00e9r svo \u00fea\u00f0 er miklu betra a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sleppi \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 koma til \u00cdslands og sendi okkur frekar peninginn \u00ed p\u00f3sti.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00edka gj\u00f6rsamlega \u00f3\u00feolandi a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk \u00feurfi a\u00f0 hafa allskonar l\u00fd\u00f0 n\u00e1l\u00e6gt s\u00e9r \u00ed sundi e\u00f0a b\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed bi\u00f0r\u00f6\u00f0 og \u00feurfa a\u00f0 smeygja s\u00e9r fram hj\u00e1 allskonar pakki \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 verslar \u00ed sinni eigin hverfisb\u00fa\u00f0. \u00c9g vil ekki eiga \u00e1 h\u00e6ttu a\u00f0 anna\u00f0 f\u00f3lk s\u00e9 fyrir m\u00e9r. \u00c9g legg \u00feessvegna til a\u00f0 teknar ver\u00f0i upp fj\u00f6ldatakmarkanir \u00e1 vegum, opnum sv\u00e6\u00f0um og \u00f6\u00f0rum opinberum st\u00f6\u00f0um, sem og \u00ed sundlaugum, verslunum og \u00f6\u00f0rum fyrirt\u00e6kjum sem telja m\u00e1 hluta af menningu \u00cdslendinga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Einu sinni \u00f3k \u00e9g gullna hringinn \u00ed von um a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 Gullfoss og Geysi. \u00dea\u00f0 ur\u00f0u mikil vonbrig\u00f0i. \u00c1 b\u00e1\u00f0um st\u00f6\u00f0um var allt tro\u00f0fullt af einhverjum \u00fatlendingum sem tr\u00f3\u00f0ust fram fyrir mig svo \u00e9g s\u00e1 ekki neitt. Loksins lyfti ma\u00f0urinn … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa