One of the coziest cafes in Akureyri is ‘Bláa Kannan’ (the Blue Tea Pot), with its two frequently photographed towers. Under that Blue Tea Pot there are Green Hats! Græni Hatturinn (the Green Hats) is the concert venue in Akureyri, which actually stayed partially open during the corona period. This is a very nice place, with a good selection of various bjór (pronounced bjaor), i.e. beer, but you probably already knew that.
Here we can recommend a concert with, for example, the band ‘Hjálmar‘, who plays a nice mix of raggie and folk music (we do often plan the Iceland trip according to the program at Græni Hatturinn). Or maybe you’d rather be amused by the white idiots: ‘Ljótu hárvívitarning‘? In Icelandic! This is reminiscent of Prima Vera, listen to this song as an example: ‘Ég fer á traktornum‘. Or, perhaps, an alternative might be to check out ‘Papar‘, Irish music in Icelandic. However, the titles are somewhat strange: ‘Og þá stundi Mundi‘ = ‘The Wild Rover‘…
Before the concert, swimming training is a good idea. Straight up the hill and past Akureyrikirkja, you will find Sundlaug Akureyri, Akureyri’s public pool.
This is a slightly larger swimming facility than usual, with 2 outdoor swimming pools, many different hot tubs and a sauna. Akureyri Sundlaug is a bathing paradise for children with several children’s pools, a long slide and 2 jumping castles. After the swim, when you are clean and ready to party, just put on your green hat and go.
