Doktor Meth. E. Drines Practice

Gosh, it was about time that I found myself an appartment, and succeeded in my long search for a decent flat yesterday. Oh, and still no digicam, so still no photos... or is it just my sympathy with the great views you people are missing out on?

I know it's been quite some time but I've also been quite busy. Not just did I get used to midnight sun, no, I also managed to get all the governmental stuff done, as well as taking part in my first development sprint and getting an icelandic mobile phone number.

The only really annoying thing at the moment, as I experienced it today once again, is the search for a decent apartment. I did finally manage to take a look at one (!) apartment that seemed to be quite decent from the advert but was a real let-down when I visited it. The stove was totally dirty - basically burned in dirt wherever something could burn in - and it's suffered some damage on the opening door. Then the bathroom ... eeeew ... no, that was not so clean either (mould anyone?). After talking to the landlord she was of the opinion that it would just be a matter of cleaning properly, and that obviously damaged stove would still be working fine. But I could of course get a renewed bathroom as well as a new stove if I would pay for it ... no, thanks.
Apart from that one apartment it's been business as usual. You call a landlord, they answer "sorry, just rented out again". Seriously, one day after you offer an apartment it gets rented out again? And for those ads that have been there for a longer time: Why not take them off again once the flat is rented out? Annoying. But the story continues.

So, what else is going on at the moment, apart from work and apartment search? Not too much, I'm afraid. Been out to some pubs and clubs, met some people, but nothing special right there. And I highly doubt that there'll be anything special coming up until I get a flat. Sigh.
Oh right, I started looking for a digicam, so in the near future there might some nice photos appear on this website.

So long!

So, it's one week in iceland now. Boy, midnight sun is really screwing me. And this seems to go on for anothe couple of months... oh well, that's going to be a lot of partying to do then! Speaking of which, as soon as I am not feeling that wasted anymore, and thus manage to get together a couple of thoughts, I'll update this with more experiences from almost 66 degrees north.

There's a nice little weatherpixie on the right side now, so you can watch the current weather.

Also, this blog is now my homepage, in case you did not notice that yet

Here I am, 3rd day of my new life in Iceland. So far the country and its people are pretty interesting. However, not having a real night is confusing ... especially in combination with Reykjavik's night-life. You simply don't see anyone going out before close to midnight. But once the clock hits that magical moment clubs and bars get flooded with people of almost all ages.

Anyway, the weather really is a lot colder than I thought at first. Currently I am looking to get a little image on one of the side bars of this blog that displays the current weather in Reykjavik. Just so that you can watch the hilariously fast changes of it.

The quest of finding a decent apartment started and it looks very promising. There are flats for rent, sized 70+ squaremeters for less than 600 Euros (everything included), and not even too far away from the city's heart. This really surprised me. I expected things to be more ... expensive. Guess that's a bonus of a strong EUR and a weak ISK... things simply get affordable.

Stay tuned for the next update.