Author: Stuck in Iceland

The Icelandic Christmas Cat
History and Culture, New Years and Christmas

The Icelandic Christmas Cat

The horrible Icelandic Yule lads were a gruesome bunch of trolls that terrorized children and stole food from hungry peasants around Christmas. Their parents were the horrible ogre Grýla who ate naughty children and her bedridden lazy no-good husband Leppaludi. And there was their pet,…

Icelandic Cuisine, Reykjavik

The best beer in Reykjavik – Skál!*

Reykjavik is famous for its vibrant nightlife. There are loads of places that play all the latest music loud. They are filled with trendy people having the time of their life. I, however, absolutely detest this. Loud nightclubs and bars are just annoying to me,…