Time to get up earlier in the morning

Forget about snoozing for those extra 15 minutes in the morning. It’s that time of year when you have to get up earlier to account for extra traffic.

All of a sudden, morning traffic has become considerably slower than it was, say, ten days ago. Don’t deceive yourself by saying this is temporary. This is what you’ll have to put up with until next summer.

The reason: Most people have returned from summer vacation, and school is back in session.

If you’re still not convinced, take a look at the video above, which gives you a bird’s-eye view of the traffic in Fossvogur and on Ártúnsbrekka hill in Reykjavík this morning, just after 8 o’clock.

The video was shot by mbl.is’ photographer Kristinn Magnússon.