Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, is just a part of the Icelandic experience with its midnight sun or the magical landscapes mixed with ice and fire. Reykjavik has a population of around 170,000 and offers an interesting mix of cosmopolitan (世界各地的) culture and local village roots.
Old accounts say the ancient gods themselves guided Iceland’s first settler to make his home in Reykjavik. He named the place Reykjavik (Steamy Bay) after the geothermal (地热) steam he saw, which today heats homes and outdoor swimming pools throughout the city, a pollutionfree energy source that leaves the air outstandingly fresh, clean and clear.
A beautiful river runs through the city limits, and so do fine parks and even wild outdoor areas. In the outskirts (郊区) are places for horse trekking and golf. But against this backcloth of nature, Reykjavik has a packed program of familiar city joys too: art museums, several theaters, an opera house, a symphony orchestra and concerts meeting the needs of the whole spectrum of age and taste.
One must for all visitors is dining out on Icelandic specialties, including delicious seafood, oceanfresh from the morning’s catch, highland lamb and unusual varieties of game. Its purely natural food imaginatively served to delight the most discerning (内行的) of diners. Reykjavik is also famous as one of Europe’s nightspots, where the action on the friendly pub and nightlife scene lasts right through the night. In the evening, the downtown area is filled with activities, reaching its peak on Friday or Saturday. The number of pubs, café, discos, and other nightspots in the downtown area is astonishing. There are a rich variety of places to go: Europeanstyle cafés and nightclubs with live entertainment, dance balls for seniors, sportstheme pubs with big TV screens, cafes that offer over 100 types of beer, an Irish pub, a Spanish café and a French wine bar.
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