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Forum: Europe
Feb 5th, 2019, 12:26 PM
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Posted By Melnq8

Cowboy - I found Icelandic made SKYR at the...

Cowboy -

I found Icelandic made SKYR at the COOP in Flims, Switzerland (two flavors) and ate it for two solid weeks. IME it's harder to find in small villages though (understandably).

I did buy...
Forum: Europe
Feb 4th, 2019, 02:10 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,270
Posted By Melnq8

Like this? ...

Like this?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/melnq8/35450018102/in/album-72157685668056595/
Forum: Europe
Oct 2nd, 2018, 08:49 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,270
Posted By Melnq8

annhig - Skyr confiscation - that's just wrong!...

annhig - Skyr confiscation - that's just wrong! We'll be air side as we're just connecting to another flight, but I don't recall what services they have air side, so we shall see.

Got a text from...
Forum: Europe
Oct 1st, 2018, 07:20 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,270
Posted By Melnq8

Yes, more time is always better. We spent 10 days...

Yes, more time is always better. We spent 10 days on the Ring Road, driving a total of 4,180 km. It was entirely too much time spent in the car for us, but it did give us a good taste of Iceland.
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Forum: Europe
Sep 30th, 2018, 10:58 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,270
Posted By Melnq8

Mel - lamb soup and oxtail soup were ubiquitous...

Mel - lamb soup and oxtail soup were ubiquitous as you say, but not necessarily cheap.

How true annhig - can't think of anything in Iceland that struck me as cheap, other than supermarket Skyr,...
Forum: Europe
Sep 30th, 2018, 07:56 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,270
Posted By Melnq8

An interesting article about imported NZ lamb: ...

An interesting article about imported NZ lamb:

https://grapevine.is/news/2012/09/06/new-zealand-lamb-to-be-imported-to-iceland/

Don't know if you noticed or not, but lamb soup in Iceland is as...
Forum: Europe
Sep 29th, 2018, 04:19 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,270
Posted By Melnq8

<<There is no any McDonald, Burger King, Second...

<<There is no any McDonald, Burger King, Second Cup or anything like this in Iceland.>>

But there is KFC, Duncan Donuts, Subway and Dominos...unfortunately. We were surprised to see a Costco too....
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