“Ingόlfur Arnarson was the first settler in Iceland, more than 1100
years ago. His trip from Norway lasted
four days. There were no napkins”.
This is what Iceland’s national
airline has chosen to print on each of their napkins. On the headrest of each seat
meanwhile there is an Icelandic language lesson (“Good night is góđtha nott. It has a soft and cuddly
sound”), and the pillows are adorned with a traditional lullaby inscribed in
both Icelandic and English. Although you
don’t realise it when travelling to Iceland for the first time, these original,
amusing and informative little details, seem to capture so much of the
character of the Icelandic people.
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