You're not lying. Where I live a mall I've been to my entire life is basically a ghost town these days. Many stores shut down, only a matter of time before the mall closes for good. It's insane, when I was a kid it was PACKED, especially on weekends. It's a direct result of our lousy economy and cost of living, the mall was always expensive and now people are struggling financially and have simply stopped going.
I compliment you. So many go through an enlivening educational experience and take nothing from it. Clearly your mind is a sponge and your occupation is tour guide.
Jeannie’s content has been on point! Getting a perspective from someone that actually lives in Iceland and is from the States gives travelers a great take on what you will need to be ready to travel there. Her tips were immensely helpful for getting around Iceland and making our trip stress free. We had a terrific experience on our time in Iceland!!
Absolutely LOVIN' IT!! Just found your channel. Your work on this channel allows me to "travel" without traveling ... all the way from Jerome, Idaho USA
I was just in this mall last week. The apartment we stayed at was a 5 minute walk away. It was a great place to pick up some stuff we forgot and a great first place for an "easy" dinner on our first night in Iceland. Thanks for sharing and I really like these everyday life things.
Great mall, thanks for highlighting it. It was a lifesaver when I arrived in Reykjavik but my luggage didn't.... I went for the Hagkaup, but it was closed for renovation at the time. I still found everything I needed at fairly reasonable prices and was able to kick off my trip properly while I waited for my luggage to show up. Hagkaup, btw, became our favourite store during our travels. Great ready meals and our favourite chicken and sweet potato wraps. The one in Grandar was open 24 hours per day back then and was a quick stop before every day trip.
Great video again! Kringlan is such a cozy mall! I went there a lot when I was living in Kópavogur, even though Smáralind was just less than 2 minutes walk from our place. Smáralind is nice as well, but it's just a giant empty corridor. Kringlan has more cozy corners. I was in the cafe downstairs one day when a magnitude 5+ earthquake happened. The whole building was shaking, but nothing really bad happened luckily. I usually took an electric scooter or public transport to get to Kringlan. It's easy to get there from most parts of Reykjavik, even if you don't own a car.
It opened back in 1987 and Smáralind in 2001. Before '87 there were no malls but there was Glæsibær near Skeifan and of course Laugavegur. Then Fjörður the small mall in Hafnarfjörður is nice. As Reykjavík grew from a town to a small city this is the result, Kringlan, agree, it has a certain charm
Stopped in on our visit a week or so ago. It was somewhat quiet, but, very clean. Not exactly Roosevelt Field near us but definitely worth checking out on a rainy quiet day between mountain hikes.
I have a really odd hobby. I collect out of state and out of the country mall guides/maps. I would like to ask you if you can pick up a mall guide for me, please. That mall is so pretty. I would appreciate the help and thanks.
What's interesting is that if you convert the kronor to USD and then calculate the exchange rate for US and Canadian dollars, the prices in Icelandic kronor are pretty close to what they would be in Canadian dollars. Although a slice of pizza in a Canadian mall, in actual Canadian dollars without converting to another currency, would cost a fraction of what it would be in kronor.
As a Canadian who recently visited Iceland, it was very easy. I just omitted the last two digits to calculate the approximate price in Canadian dollars. I also found I didn’t need cash at all.
Nice video. Your son is beautiful and gorgeous too. He is a beautiful gorgeous little boy. Nice mall too. I will be immigrating to Iceland in the next couple of years and Reykjavik is the city in Iceland I will live in. I might meet you and see you when I come and live over there.
Loving the videos! Have learned so much already for our upcoming trip. I was wondering if you could explain a little bit about parking in Reykjavic, such as parking garages, rates, how to pay, and so on. Thank you! Keep up the great work!
How wonderful! Keep watching my videos and check out my website for tons of planning resources ~ icelandwithaview.com ~ and you'll be prepared to have the best.trip.ever in no time! Happy planning!
@@IcelandwithaView Ho thanks I've subscribed. I'll watch many more of your videos. Were not going after all. Decided only four hours of daylight in January is not great. I'm sure we'll go at another time.
Thanks again - so looking forward to our visit next month. One Sunday we will be wandering Reykjavik for a few hours - what will be open on a Sunday morning and early afternoon?
I think you comment about how pricy it is a bit wrong. All of the Nordic countries are pricey but the earnings are also big. Dominos is actually cheaper in Iceland than in Norway. Living in a country with taxes is like this. But many cities such as London, Paris, Moscow etc are way more expensive too. In Indonesia beer and alcohol drinks costs more than in the Nordic countries. Just be careful ;) other than that.. nice video!
This brings back aloft of memories in USA,CALIFORNIA that are slowly disappearing as malls are closing all over America because you can buy the sam thing on line for 40% to 60% less then mall's still is so-so sad UT great memories of yesterday's past they were just like ICELAND is now😢 lucky ur country still has them😂
Love your videos. StYed in down town Reykjavik in 2018 and fell in love with it. I am a pensioner and just love watching your visits to the shops. What is the health service like?❤
As a Norwegian who's bf is Icelandic, I've been to this mall numerous times as it is the closest as to were his parents used to live, I was quite disapointed with the malls they have. To my suprise I expected more. More as in terms of variation and brands, as Iceland has a lot of things we don't have here in Norway. I rarely shop anything while in Iceland tb.
Hey! I'm kind of new here. Would like to ask if your son speaks already, and whether he's picking up on some icelandic. If so, it would be lovely to watch it. Anyways, great channel! :)
well as expected imported items are more expensive and that would cover a wide variety. Questions like : do Icelanders grow vegetable gardens? do they canned food?
My son is moving there next month and needs everything to furnish and supply a studio apartment. We plan to shop Costco and IKEA but is there an equivalent to Walmart for the smaller kitchen/laundry supplies?
This was so weirdly worded but of course you can get over the counter meds, just not all of the same ones as in other countries and you need to go to the pharmacy, not anywhere else. You can get Ibuprofen and paracetamol (acetaminophen) and other meds like anti histamines. Just not anything with codeine like some other countries allow.
Super Thanks and we need and wish 8K Photos or videos in Real Best 8K 60fps or 120fps HDR10+ resolution clarity quality and Sound in full HD 3D Stereo Surround , Soon Please.
I used to go at least 2-3 times each week to the Kringlan... but after they changed the hot food situation, closed "Stjörnutorg" and moved everything / opened "Kúmen" instead I no longer go there at all. Nope I have not gone to Kringlan since last summer... (2022) If I want to eat from "Rikki Chan" I now go to "Smáratorg" in "Kópavogur" Anything else I rather go to "Smáralind" even though I live in Reykjavík
Hi there Chris! Yep, in 2015 my husband and I moved to Iceland as chiropractors. We aren't citizens yet but hopefully soon! Check out my website for more info about moving to Iceland: icelandwithaview.com/5-important-things-to-know-before-traveling-to-iceland/
@@IcelandwithaView Also love your videos great content and has definitely caught my attention...do you miss the US? I think only thing I'd miss would be my kids as I'd be coming by myself
It's depressing to see how Iceland is changing for the worse. I remember when almost all of Reykjavik had a beautiful view. Now there are hideous big buildings on the seafront. And the downtown area is now just for tourists.
theres really no need to use your finger to point out things that we can clearly see better without your finger...fingers are so "yesterday" in youtube-ville....know what I mean?
"fingers are so "yesterday" in youtube-ville....know what I mean?" - I heard that in my mind in a Valley Girl voice. Probably because it was a Valley Girl type comment.
