A group of more than 40 people is leaving on Sunday for travel and fun in Iceland.
They are members of the on the trip with Michelle Dunaway.
Dunaway’s good friend Esther Sigurdardottir, who lives in Cadillac, is from Iceland and ready to give travelers—and curious spectators—an idea of what to expect.
Sigurdardottir grew up in her nation’s capital, Reykjavik.
“When I was growing up, life was very simple and easy,” she says. “For example, we have a very good transportation system in Reykjavik and by the time I was 6 years old, I was safe and independent and going and traveling downtown.”
Something interesting to know about—Iceland’s Midnight Sun.
Since its summer within the Arctic Circle, the sun will be up for almost 24 hours while the travelers are there.
But there are many other things that make Iceland special.
“It is the culture, because we are very unique,” Sigurdardottir says.”Its a rugged landscape and you have to be kind of tough to live there. We’re a very friendly nation and we welcome you to come and visit, we speak our own language, which is not easy to learn. However most everybody in Iceland now speak English.”
The country has a lot of great places to visit—but Sigurdardottir says there are a few must-sees.
“I love Reykjavik, it’s my favorite city in the world,” she says. “First of all, you need to go right downtown to see just how the buildings are. We have some very historic buildings from the 900s so that’s amazing. Go downtown to see the city pond because that’s one of my favorite landmarks. And the mountain Esjan that you see in the background of the city, that’s also my favorite landmark because that’s where I grew up and those are the things I remember.”
For more fun places to visit and recommendations from Sigurdardottir, watch the video above.
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