Skotland 2008
\nSnemma \u00e1 \u00feessu \u00e1ri kom til tals a\u00f0 vinnan hennar Eygl\u00f3ar f\u00e6ri \u00ed utanlandsfer\u00f0. A\u00f0 lokum var \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara til Edinborgar. \u00c1 svipu\u00f0um t\u00edma kom tilkynning um a\u00f0 Queen + Paul Rodgers yr\u00f0u \u00e1 fer\u00f0 um Evr\u00f3pu og yr\u00f0u \u00ed Glasgow um \u00fea\u00f0 leyti sem \u00e1tti a\u00f0 fara. Vi\u00f0 stukkum til og keyptum mi\u00f0a \u00e1 t\u00f3nleikana \u00ed byrjun apr\u00edl \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vita hvort \u00fea\u00f0 myndi passa akk\u00farat vi\u00f0 Edinborgarfer\u00f0ina. \u00deegar s\u00fa dagsetning var \u00e1kve\u00f0in kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var n\u00e6sta helgi vi\u00f0. \u00de\u00e1 t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 sm\u00e1 t\u00edmi \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 Eygl\u00f3 reyndum a\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0a hva\u00f0 gera skyldi, vera \u00ed Skotlandi \u00ed viku e\u00f0a bara fara \u00e1 t\u00f3nleikana. En \u00fe\u00e1 breyttust skyndilega pl\u00f6nin hj\u00e1 vinnunni hennar \u00feannig a\u00f0 allt passa\u00f0i saman. Vi\u00f0 myndum fara \u00fat fimmtudaginn 9. okt\u00f3ber me\u00f0 vinnuf\u00e9l\u00f6gum hennar, vera me\u00f0 \u00feeim fram \u00e1 laugardag \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 f\u00e6rum til Glasgow \u00e1 t\u00f3nleika og a\u00f0 lokum hitta \u00feau \u00ed flugvellinum aftur.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c9g fylgdist vel me\u00f0 gengis\u00fer\u00f3uninni fyrir fer\u00f0ina. Sem betur fer voru h\u00f3telin \u00ed Edinborg og Glasgow borgu\u00f0 fyrirfram \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00feurftum bara a\u00f0 hugsa um ey\u00f0slupeninga. M\u00e1nudaginn 6. okt\u00f3ber keyptum vi\u00f0 150 pund \u00e1 227 \u00feegar kerfi\u00f0 virtist vera a\u00f0 ri\u00f0a til falls. \u00c9g sag\u00f0i vi\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfan mig a\u00f0 \u00e9g yr\u00f0i bara \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ur fyrir h\u00f6nd landsins ef \u00feetta v\u00e6ru vond kaup og \u00e9g held a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi bara veri\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 keyptum ekki meiri gjaldeyri n\u00e6stu daga af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 bankarnir voru fullir af f\u00f3lki sem var ekki skilja hvernig bankakerfi\u00f0 virkar.\n<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 p\u00f6kku\u00f0um l\u00e9tt fyrir fer\u00f0ina. Eitt af \u00fev\u00ed sem vi\u00f0 t\u00f3kum me\u00f0 var matur. \u00c9g smur\u00f0i samlokur og keypti appels\u00edn og topp \u00ed B\u00f3nus, \u00fea\u00f0 borga\u00f0i sig. Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum a\u00f0 heima r\u00e9tt um fj\u00f6gur \u00e1 fimmtudagsmorgni og keyr\u00f0um til m\u00f3ts vi\u00f0 r\u00fatuna sem f\u00e6r\u00f0i okkur til Keflav\u00edkur. \u00c9g man l\u00edti\u00f0 um flugfer\u00f0ina anna\u00f0 en a\u00f0 flugsokkarnir m\u00ednir sv\u00ednvirka og Valdimar f\u00e6r \u00feakkir fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 kaupr\u00e1\u00f0leggingu. \u00c1 flugvellinum \u00ed Glasgow t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 \u00f6nnur r\u00fata til Edinborgar. \u00c1 lei\u00f0inni fengum vi\u00f0 \u00feau r\u00e1\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara \u00ed Boots ap\u00f3teki\u00f0 og kaupa okkur Meal Deal. \u00dea\u00f0 er samloka\/salat, drykkur og snakk fyrir \u00ferj\u00fa pund. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 komum til borgarinnar \u00e1 okkar fj\u00f6gra stj\u00f6rnu h\u00f3tel t\u00f3ku l\u00edka flestir sig til og n\u00fdttu \u00fea\u00f0 tilbo\u00f0.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c9g r\u00e1fa\u00f0i a\u00f0eins um me\u00f0an Eygl\u00f3 var a\u00f0 vinnuvesenast. \u00c9g sko\u00f0a\u00f0i b\u00fa\u00f0ir sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja og bara umhverfi\u00f0 almennt. \u00c9g tj\u00e9kka\u00f0i mig s\u00ed\u00f0an inn \u00e1 h\u00f3teli\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 var h\u00e6gt. Eygl\u00f3 kom sk\u00f6mmu seinna. Vi\u00f0 sofnu\u00f0um flj\u00f3tlega. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 v\u00f6knu\u00f0um aftur var komi\u00f0 kv\u00f6ld. Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum \u00fat a\u00f0 r\u00f6lta. Keyptum sm\u00e1 mat \u00ed kj\u00f6rb\u00fa\u00f0 og f\u00f3rum aftur heim. Vi\u00f0 horf\u00f0um s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e1 endalausar fr\u00e9ttir af \u00cdslandi \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarpsfr\u00e9ttunum. \u00dea\u00f0 var hrikalegt.\n<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 v\u00f6knu\u00f0um til a\u00f0 fara \u00ed morgunver\u00f0inn \u00e1 f\u00f6studaginn. \u00c9g tr\u00f3\u00f0 vel og vandlega \u00ed mig til a\u00f0 \u00feurfa ekki a\u00f0 kaupa d\u00fdran mat. Eygl\u00f3 f\u00f3r s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00fat eftir \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed vinnuves og \u00e9g \u00ed r\u00f6lt. \u00dea\u00f0 sem er skemmtilegt vi\u00f0 Edinborg er a\u00f0 h\u00fan er eiginlega \u00e1 m\u00f6rgum h\u00e6\u00f0um. \u00c9g t\u00f3k \u00fev\u00ed lyftuna \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0 m\u00ednus 4 og enda\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 hj\u00e1 lestarst\u00f6\u00f0inni. \u00c9g fann \u00fat allt um mi\u00f0akaup og r\u00e1fa\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0an a\u00f0eins. \u00c9g k\u00edkti \u00ed Tesco og man eftir a\u00f0 hafa sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0 hugsandi bara um \u00e1standi\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Vi\u00f0 Eygl\u00f3 hittumst s\u00ed\u00f0an og f\u00f3rum s\u00ed\u00f0an ni\u00f0ur \u00ed skoska \u00feingi\u00f0. \u00dear vorum vi\u00f0 tekin \u00ed t\u00far. \u00dea\u00f0 var s\u00e9rstaklega gaman a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 salinn aftur sem vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarpinu kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur. \u00de\u00e1 r\u00e6ddu \u00feingmenn um \u00cdsland.\n<\/p>\n
Eftir erfi\u00f0ar umr\u00e6\u00f0ur f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 me\u00f0 Berglindi og \u00c1sgeiri Brynd\u00edsarbr\u00f3\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 Calton hill. \u00dev\u00ed mi\u00f0ur var eitthva\u00f0 veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 setja upp hj\u00e1 National Monument \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 g\u00e1tum ekki fari\u00f0 upp \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0. Hins vegar er \u00fats\u00fdni\u00f0 \u00fearna fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt hvorte\u00f0er. Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00ed Boots til a\u00f0 kaupa samlokur og \u00ed bolab\u00fa\u00f0 a\u00f0 kaupa boli \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum \u00ed draugag\u00f6nguna.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c9g var auglj\u00f3slega spenntur a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hvernig draugagangan v\u00e6ri. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i s\u00e9\u00f0 finnskan \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ing tala um g\u00f6ngur \u00fear \u00ed borg og \u00fe\u00f3tt hann frekar na\u00edvur \u00feegar hann r\u00e6ddi um hva\u00f0 \u00fear f\u00f3r fram. \u00c9g var l\u00edka spenntur a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hvort m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00e6tti t\u00farg\u00e6dinn ganga of langt \u00ed a\u00f0 lj\u00faga a\u00f0 f\u00f3lki. En \u00e9g haf\u00f0i bara gaman af \u00feessu. Hann s\u00fdndi okkur hvar John Knox er l\u00edklega grafinn og \u00e9g passa\u00f0i mig a\u00f0 ganga yfir gr\u00f6f kalvin\u00edska bastar\u00f0sins.\n<\/p>\n
S\u00ed\u00f0an f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur \u00ed einhverja kjallara sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 loka\u00f0ir heillengi. \u00dear \u00e1ttu a\u00f0 vera hinir og \u00feessir draugar. \u00cd einu herberginu spur\u00f0i g\u00e6dinn h\u00f3pinn hvort \u00feeim \u00fe\u00e6tti \u00fea\u00f0 ekki kaldara en \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00e1 undan haf\u00f0i komi\u00f0. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i ekki teki\u00f0 eftir neinu en flestir s\u00f6g\u00f0u j\u00e1. \u00dea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00e1hugavert a\u00f0 vita hvort h\u00f3pnum \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00fea\u00f0 kaldara \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann minntist \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0. En \u00fea\u00f0 kemur reyndar m\u00e1linu l\u00edti\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fear sem \u00fea\u00f0 er ekkert undarlegt vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 herbergi s\u00e9u misk\u00f6ld. En \u00feetta \u00e1tti a\u00f0 t\u00falka sem \u00e1hrif drauga. \u00dear var l\u00edka eitt horn me\u00f0 steinahr\u00fagu sem menn h\u00f6f\u00f0u v\u00edst or\u00f0i\u00f0 varir vi\u00f0 mikil \u00f3\u00fe\u00e6gindi og sumir dotti\u00f0 eins og \u00feeim hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 hrynt. \u00c9g t\u00f3k n\u00e1tt\u00farulega \u00e1skoruninni og f\u00f3r \u00feanga\u00f0. \u00c9g passa\u00f0i mig reyndar \u00e1 steinunum \u00fev\u00ed \u00feeir sem passa sig ekki g\u00e6tu alveg dotti\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feeim…\n<\/p>\n
Eftir \u00feetta f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 \u00fat a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a \u00e1 Pizza Express. \u00dea\u00f0 er greinilegt a\u00f0 \u00fear \u00e1 ma\u00f0ur bara a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a pizzur \u00fev\u00ed vi\u00f0 sem fengum okkur eitthva\u00f0 anna\u00f0 vorum ekki gl\u00f6\u00f0. Seinna um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 var s\u00ed\u00f0an sm\u00e1 part\u00ed \u00e1 einu herberginu og h\u00f3pur \u00e1 h\u00f3telbarnum.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c1 laugardagsmorgni v\u00f6knu\u00f0um vi\u00f0 og tr\u00f3\u00f0um \u00ed okkur morgunmat. Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum s\u00ed\u00f0an og keyptum lestarmi\u00f0a \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 r\u00f6ltum stefnulaust um borgina. A\u00f0 lokum endu\u00f0um vi\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0minjasafninu og sko\u00f0u\u00f0um Dolly og \u00fdmsa v\u00edsindaleiki fyrir b\u00f6rn. S\u00ed\u00f0an aftur \u00e1 h\u00f3teli\u00f0, ni\u00f0ur lyftuna og \u00fat \u00e1 lestarst\u00f6\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 t\u00f3kum lest sem stoppa\u00f0i alveg \u00f3gurlega oft. Sj\u00e1lfur svaf \u00e9g a\u00f0allega eftir a\u00f0 hafa bor\u00f0a\u00f0 Boots nesti\u00f0 okkar. \u00cd Glasgow vorum vi\u00f0 flj\u00f3t a\u00f0 finna h\u00f3teli\u00f0 okkar og t\u00e9kka okkur inn. Vi\u00f0 veltum fyrir okkur hvort Noregur e\u00f0a Skotland hef\u00f0i unni\u00f0 f\u00f3tboltann en \u00fe\u00f3tti jafntefli l\u00edklegast mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00e1stand tartanhersins. Vi\u00f0 bor\u00f0u\u00f0um \u00e1 \u00e1g\u00e6tum \u00edt\u00f6lskum sta\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Hope street og r\u00f6ltum s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00fat \u00ed \u00e1tt a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0stefnuh\u00f6llinni. En t\u00f3nleikana mun \u00e9g fjalla um \u00ed s\u00e9r f\u00e6rslu. Eftir \u00fe\u00e1 gengum vi\u00f0 alltof lang lei\u00f0 heim \u00e1 h\u00f3teli\u00f0 til a\u00f0 finna b\u00fa\u00f0 til a\u00f0 geta keypt snarl \u00ed.\n<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 var l\u00edti\u00f0 plana\u00f0 \u00e1 sunnudagsmorgni. Vi\u00f0 v\u00f6knu\u00f0um snemma fyrir morgunver\u00f0 sem var miki\u00f0 betri en s\u00e1 \u00e1 h\u00f3telinu \u00ed Edinborg. \u00de\u00f3 var \u00feetta h\u00f3tel, Alexander Thomson, bara tveggja stj\u00f6rnu. Vi\u00f0 t\u00e9kku\u00f0um okkur \u00fat, l\u00e9tum farangur \u00ed geymslu og r\u00e1fu\u00f0um um. Vi\u00f0 endu\u00f0um upp \u00e1 Buchanan. \u00c9g keypti m\u00e9r sj\u00e1lfs\u00e6vis\u00f6gu Steve Martin \u00e1\u00f0ur en Eygl\u00f3 fann H&M. Eygl\u00f3 ba\u00f0 fyrst um h\u00e1lft\u00edma \u00fear en \u00fea\u00f0 enda\u00f0i \u00ed klukkut\u00edma. \u00de\u00e1 var gott a\u00f0 hafa keypt b\u00f3kina. Vi\u00f0 r\u00e1fu\u00f0um meira um. Keyptum Meal Deal \u00ed hinsta sinn. Fundum skemmtilega spilab\u00fa\u00f0 sem var raunar \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0i me\u00f0 \u00f3tal n\u00f6rdaverslunum. Eygl\u00f3 keypti s\u00e9r s\u00ed\u00f0an sk\u00f3 \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 endu\u00f0um \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a \u00e1 Bella Italia mj\u00f6g s\u00e1tt. Vi\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0um s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00ed farangurinn okkar og f\u00f3rum \u00fat \u00e1 flugv\u00f6ll \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 hittum h\u00f3pinn.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c1 flugvellinum ger\u00f0um vi\u00f0 l\u00edti\u00f0 nema a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a. Vi\u00f0 reyndum a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 neti\u00f0, vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um ekki gert sl\u00edkt \u00ed fer\u00f0inni, en \u00fea\u00f0 virka\u00f0i ekki \u00fe\u00f3 v\u00e9lin hafi hirt peninginn okkar. S\u00ed\u00f0an reyndum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara \u00ed \u00feythokk\u00ed en s\u00fa v\u00e9l \u00e1t l\u00edka pundi\u00f0 okkar. Vi\u00f0 erum ekki gl\u00f6\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feennan peninga\u00e6tuflugv\u00f6ll.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c9g hata IcelandAir. \u00c9g hef aldrei \u00e1\u00f0ur seti\u00f0 svona \u00fer\u00f6ngt \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e9g hafi \u00edtreka\u00f0 flogi\u00f0 me\u00f0 RyanAir. \u00dea\u00f0 sem meira er \u00e1kva\u00f0 konan fyrir framan mig a\u00f0 halla s\u00e9r aftur. \u00dea\u00f0 muna\u00f0 minnstu a\u00f0 h\u00fan bara skemmdi b\u00f3kina m\u00edna me\u00f0 \u00feessu. \u00c9g enda\u00f0i me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fdta bara reglulega \u00e1 s\u00e6ti\u00f0 hennar me\u00f0 hnj\u00e1num \u00fear til h\u00fan gafst upp \u00e1 tilrauninni. \u00c9g kl\u00e1ra\u00f0i Steve Martin b\u00f3kina sem var g\u00f3\u00f0.\n<\/p>\n
\u00cd fr\u00edh\u00f6fninni eyddi \u00e9g \u00e1 fullu. E\u00f0a allavega sm\u00e1. Engar s\u00edgarettur voru keyptar \u00e1 minn toll frekar en fyrri daginn og \u00e9g tek fram a\u00f0 ef \u00e9g myndi gera sl\u00edkt \u00fe\u00e1 v\u00e6ri \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir tengdapabba og engan annan. En \u00e9g er andsn\u00fainn reykingum og geri \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed ekki. Tollver\u00f0irnir ger\u00f0u enga athugasemd vi\u00f0 mig frekar en fyrri daginn \u00feannig a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 g\u00e1tum hoppa\u00f0 flj\u00f3tt upp \u00ed r\u00fatuna. \u00deegar \u00e9g kom heim n\u00e1\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00feeim gl\u00e6sta \u00e1rangri a\u00f0 f\u00e1 lyklabor\u00f0 \u00ed hausinn.\n<\/p>\n
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Skotland 2008 Snemma \u00e1 \u00feessu \u00e1ri kom til tals a\u00f0 vinnan hennar Eygl\u00f3ar f\u00e6ri \u00ed utanlandsfer\u00f0. A\u00f0 lokum var \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara til Edinborgar. \u00c1 svipu\u00f0um t\u00edma kom tilkynning um a\u00f0 Queen + Paul Rodgers yr\u00f0u \u00e1 fer\u00f0 um Evr\u00f3pu og yr\u00f0u \u00ed Glasgow um \u00fea\u00f0 leyti sem \u00e1tti a\u00f0 fara. Vi\u00f0 stukkum til og … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: Skotlandsfer\u00f0 n\u00famer tv\u00f6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[301,288,299,300,281,298,271],"class_list":["post-4672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ferdasaga","tag-q23436","tag-eyglo","tag-q4093","tag-q313098","tag-q15862","tag-q22","tag-tonleikar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4672"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19974,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4672\/revisions\/19974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truflun.net\/oligneisti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}