The time stay still

The Eyrarbakki church was built in 1890 and is still used. This photo is from this time.

The queen of Danmark, Louise paint the altarpice in this church.

House first time.

For many centuries was little material to build houses in Iceland, other than a small timber that arrived by ship. it was widely used stones, soil and turf to housing.

Houses in the Eyrarbakki, be fore the 20 centuri.

Cultural heritage which was destroyed

This Danish house was the oldest trade in Iceland. The houses were built in 17 and 18 century. They were long the property Lefolii Danish family. By the mid 19th century became an Icelandic company that houses and let them break down. There were a lot of culture accidents, the Eyrarbakki people would preserve the buildings, because they were historic monuments, but the company would not listen to the people and the company just destroys the oldest relics of Icelandic retail history. It was in 1950.
(In front of the house is loaded stone walls, defensive structures for sea water)

The Great duel- Eyrarbakki Betting Wrestling

Eyjolfur was a man upstairs in the middle of the 18th century. (1729) He lived in the Eyrarbakki. He was known for his strength and fitness, and moreover, he was wrestling a great champion. Trader, who was in the Eyrarbakki, had once talked with the captain of Danish ship in Eyrarbakki harbour. Said the captain of Icelanders to be loser's, and him said he would bring a person from abroad, the Icelander could not overcome, but traders who thought the Icelandic by best fighters, said he would bring on an Icelander, as no stranger can overcome.
They bet on this. The next summer was a black slave with the master of the ship, seems fightings like trolls and excessive killer machine. He called traders got to deal with it. Eyjólfur was however reluctant, because he was going to old age, and think it will created in the ruthless business. Before he went to fight, he wrapped himself with a string through the body and limbs under the outer garments. The slave could never beat him to injury. Eyjólfur long did not try to defend him selves, and thought he had fully experienced, but slave tried beating and banging as he could in a long time. Finally came Eyjólfur though wrestling takes on the slave and coat it. So he had his knee in the stomach and pressure so that the slave's chest wall and blood came from his mouth. They were then separated, and the injured brought the slave to ship. Eyjólfur was never refreshes after the battle. It is said that traders had given to Eyjolfur this Bet money and more for this victory. These wrestling’s have the name "The Eyrarbakki Betting Wrestling".

Art from the nature

Pattern: As a ripple of the sea made of ice.

Pattern: As the ripple of the sea made of sand.

Big freeze

The time is cool and quiet. The sea to the beach wants to freeze. Mr. North wind determines state. On the north country is warned avalanches. They are dangerous if they fall on communities. U.S. state snows of telling news. Brisbane Australia sinks into the water. North Asia as white ice. So is the weather.

Somebody dreams about the sun and paradise and painted a beautiful dream into the house.

New faces

Eyrarbakki Times has given a new face. The new look will hopefully well taken. Now it is possible to present this oldest town in Iceland more. Now there are many Eyrarbakki Times pictures on the Flickr photo stream, and video that everibody can watch here. Many photos are very beautiful example many eruptions photos. Soon it will be the floating point images of travel, but some photos have arrived from a trip to Norway.

End of the year 2010

With ends in 2010 with the fire and sing farewell songs as usual to. Residents gathered by the fire and having a good time. At midnight is shot in the air billions of fireworks. So we walk into the new year hopeful of better times.

We got a white Christmas

Window as like Christmas cards

Everyone wished that it would a white Christmas and the wish was fulfilled, but now has come raining and tomorrow will be Christmas snow gone and everything will be as usual.

The oldest house in the village is now a museum, and in this house is also the oldest synthetic Christmas trees in Iceland, and it is very old. Christmas tree in the picture, however, recently trimmed.

Merry Christmas and jola

It is this time when the tourist town in the northern hemisphere awake for a while during the winter, which is otherwise quiet time. Preparing for Christmas is in full swing and both Christians and people who believe in God, the Vikings hold their festivals, however, on either reason. Cristina peoble celebrate the birth of Jesus, but other, called the ASA believers, celebrating the sun comes back (the Jol), because today is the longest night. This morning we got to see the lunar eclipse and thought it a fun event. In Iceland, which multiplies the rapidly adopt the ASA's, because the religions connects humans with nature, very strong umbilical cord.

-Now europe is submerged in snow and cold we've heard, but here's just a normal winter, frost but no snow yet.

Voice of the barrel.

Protesters beat barrel in rhythm with the Congress house today. There were grandparents, fathers and mothers and children who beat the drums voices to protest low Parliamentary consensus on improving the situation in the country. The missing employment policy and people are unemployed. The missing solutions to problems of poor people. The missing solutions to debt problems of households. The missing solutions to lower the price that is too high now. It seems that the International Monetary Fund is ready to save the rich people, but everybody else bleed for a landlord. That is why people are angry and sad face.

The Voice

Probability of an eruption in Vatnajökull

Flash Flood has slipped the Grímsvötn in the glacier and some researchers believe that this may cause a volcanic eruption under the glacier after a few days. It has also been a large earthquakes under water reservoir north of Langjökull in last days, but scientists are not sure what that means.

In Moon light shadow

Light pink church to support women with cancer.

The man in the moon, what is he doing?

Living in the shadow of the moon.

The street lights like electric stars under the natural moon.

Winter approaching in the northern

Day by day the sun go lowers in the sky here in the Northern. Winter is near, and after a few days can go to snow. It's getting cold weather and the first frost is expected tonight. Thanks to the Gulf Stream, the sea will not freeze on our coast.

Warm autumn

Unusually warm weather makes that nature has totally confused. Instead of flowers go to winter sleep, they are starting to bloom as the spring. Usually it's winter for us with frost and snow at this time, but now is the weather like in spring, and when the flowers do not complain, why should we then complaining about global warming?

Residents protest.

Today, about one thousand citizens in the municipality protest against the government proposals for savings in health services. Suggestions are that the state hospital in the municipality will be closed. It has caused great anger among residents and organizations that support the activities of the hospital building.

Strong protests in Iceland.

On last Monday night attended by 8,000 citizens to protest at parliament house in the capital. The protest was directed at Congress and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Protesters say the IMF is to make this country in the smoking ashes. IMF to focus on saving the rich people but forbidden to money the state is imposed to help the general public. The government is likely to create a giant deep between rich and poor population. Drive away middle class people of the country and provide houses under its bank owners. Congress seems impossible to disobedience of orders IMF. In some conflicts occurred between protestors and police seem to be subject to the capitalist leaders. Furthermore, it was also a conflict between Protestants and Nazis who plan now to take advantage of the disintegration of the situation. Nazi flag was burned at the stake. Anarchists also took part in protests, but protests were nearly normal people who are losing their jobs and homes in the hands of capitalist clique and bank owners. Icelandic union did not participate in demonstrations, as weak and under control as the Assembly's political party. Many people believe that the revolution is coming soon.

Reindeer decreased

Reindeer in the area south of Vatnajökull has dropped down. Last year 247 animals were counted in this area, but now have found only 113 reindeer. Because have all been banned hunting of reindeer in the region.

It is not information why the reindeer dropped so much between years, because nothing in the environment of the animals as likely to be negative and the last winter rather mild. Possible reason is hunting thieves on a large scale.

Are you in good shape?

Now good shape or not good shape people can travel at super speeds of Icelandic glacial river "on The White river- Hvítá!". The hi-speed river jetboats you can find here.

White top of volcano

Eyjafjallajökull point is now snow white again after the snow last week. The mountain has everything been gray ash from the eruption finally erupted in the spring than in toppgíg glacier period of 14 April 7th June.

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