More Tabasco’s Fun in Reykjavik, Iceland

Just a day after finding the irony of Tabasco’s restaurant in Reykjavik – which features Mexican and Traditional Icelandic Food, I found this sign outside of it one night. This just completely makes the point I’ve saying – Mexican food and traditional Icelandic food just don’t go together. Do one or the other, but both is just weird. “Yes, I’ll take the chips and guacamole, a margarita to drink and for my main dish, I’ll have Minke Whale steak cooked medium.” No thanks, I’ll eat anywhere but here.

Tabasco's in Reykjavik, Iceland

I found this sign on the window of Tabasco’s restaurant in Reykjavik. The sign implores us to try Traditional Icelandic Food….at a Mexican bar and grill. Which of these things don’t go together. I’m all in favor of Mexican food (I eat it 4 or 5 times a week) and I thoroughly enjoyed trying traditional Icelandic food. But these things just don’t go together. I can only imagine ordering here: “Yes, I’ll take the chips and guacamole, a margarita to drink and for my main dish, I’ll have Minke Whale steak cooked medium, oh, and some skyr for dessert, but drizzle a little kahlua on it.” Bizarre.

Highway Robbery, Akureyri, Iceland

In Akureyri, Iceland, we saw this sign right near where the cruise ships dock. This is absolute highway robbery. They charge $310 for a one day taxi trip to Myvatn. That was half what our rental car cost for 8 days in Iceland. Don’t get me wrong, Myvatn is totally worth it, but there’s got to be a cheaper way for cruise ship passengers to get there.