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 Flugslysið sem skók þjóðina og aldrei munu fást svör við Innlent Vaktin: Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum Erlent Sakfelldur fyrir þátt í banaslysi en annar ökumaður aldrei fundist Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent „Ég var barnið sem vildi ekki taka í höndina á kennaranum sínum“ Innlent Hagnast um hálfan milljarð og reiknar með þrefalt meira á næsta ári Innlent Segja verkfall kennara skapa ójafnræði og óréttlæti Innlent Perlan þurfi að seljast fyrir áramót svo dæmið gangi upp Innlent „Við erum ógeðslega sár fyrir hönd barnanna okkar“ Innlent Sigurvegarar í keppni Musks ekki valdir af handahófi Erlent
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 Flugslysið sem skók þjóðina og aldrei munu fást svör við Innlent Vaktin: Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum Erlent Sakfelldur fyrir þátt í banaslysi en annar ökumaður aldrei fundist Innlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent „Ég var barnið sem vildi ekki taka í höndina á kennaranum sínum“ Innlent Hagnast um hálfan milljarð og reiknar með þrefalt meira á næsta ári Innlent Segja verkfall kennara skapa ójafnræði og óréttlæti Innlent Perlan þurfi að seljast fyrir áramót svo dæmið gangi upp Innlent „Við erum ógeðslega sár fyrir hönd barnanna okkar“ Innlent Sigurvegarar í keppni Musks ekki valdir af handahófi Erlent