Note: There are penises in this one. Consider yourself warned.
Jam Session!
Just before I arrived in the country, I was invited to the Wednesday night jam session by Chris Foster of Funi. I had a great time, and was pleasantly surprised to find that I knew many of the Irish and Scandinavian tunes which were common at the session.
Icelandic Musical Instruments
Even given that they are probably related somehow, it seems unlikely that Sigrun and Chris should live on the same street. Nevertheless, I woke up Thursday morning and walked the two blocks to Chris’ place. Chris was so kind as to give me a thorough explanation of the history of the Icelandic folk music tradition, although I discovered it was largely a vocal one.
The Penis Museum
Left to my own devices in the afternoon, I did the responsible thing and “headed” to the penis museum. While a bit overwhelming, the Icelandic Phallological Museum has to be seen to be believed (including by the elementary-aged kids of one particularly open-minded mom.) For those with an active imagination or who would rather skip this “part,” well – just know it’s exactly what you think it is.
This part is literally just pictures. For more information, check out their website https://phallus.is/en/.
The gift shop is a lot of fun too; after such “scientific” study, it’s nice to be sure that they don’t take themselves too seriously after all.
Grocery Shopping, The Pool, and Candy Tasting
For my last day in Iceland, we went grocery shopping (stay tuned for the video), went to the pool (no video for obvious reasons), and finally, did a tasting of various Icelandic candies (stay tuned for a video of me hating licorice over and over).
I loved Iceland, and I know I’ll be back! Thanks for the memories!