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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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The Blue Lagoon will soon require that guests pre-book their visit Also, A viewing fee of EUR 10 (ISK 1,600, USD 13) will be charged as of June 1.
Photo: Páll Stefánsson/Iceland Review.
Last year around 600,000 guests visited the Blue Lagoon, 112,000 thereof who visited to view the site but not bathe, ruv.is reports.
Ten percent of the viewing fee will be used for the development of tourism on the Reykjanes peninsula where the Blue Lagoon is located, such as the construction of walking paths and signs.
Director of public relations Magnea Guðmundsdóttir told ruv.is that a fixed number of people will be able to book at different times of the day corresponding with the number of people who can be accommodated in the change rooms and showers, thereby avoiding queues.
“People can then use their time in Iceland even better. They can enjoy the nature in the surrounding area and then come to the Blue Lagoon at the time they have decided on,” she said.
National Geographic named the Blue Lagoon among the world’s 25 most remarkable places last year.
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The chairmen of the Independence Party and Progressive Party, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, formally presented the government agreement to the public at a press conference shortly after 11 am this morning.
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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party unanimously accepted the government agreement negotiated by their respective chairmen, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, yesterday evening.
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Icelandic mountaineer Ingólfur Geir Gissurarson made it up the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest at 8,848 meters, by the South East Ridge at 1 am Icelandic time last night. At 50, he is the fifth and oldest Icelander to make the climb.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police is working on the identification of a body swept up on the beach at Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday. The body was found by travelers in the area.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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REVIEWS
The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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