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The President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir with King Frederik X at Kristjánsborg Palace for the celebratory dinner. Her husband, Björn Skúlason, is walking behind her.

32 / 5,000 The king honored Tómasdóttir with the Order of the Elephant

11 Oct King Fredrik X of Denmark honored 25 Icelanders and one Faroese with honorary degrees during the official visit of the President of Iceland to Denmark this week. Halla Tómasdóttir received the Order of the Elephant, the highest honor of the King of Denmark, and Björn Skúlason received the Great Cross of the Dannebrog Order.

Welcomed by the Danish Royal couple

8 Oct Halla Tómasdóttir, the President of Iceland, and Björn Skúlason, her husband, began their official visit to Denmark this morning. Traditionally, the first state visit of a new president is to Denmark.

Tómasdóttir goes on her first state visit to Denmark

7 Oct Halla Tómasdóttir, the President of Iceland, and Björn Skúlason, her husband, are heading to Denmark today for a state visit that starts in Copenhagen tomorrow.

Josie Schneider and Evan Fox run the best-known bagel cart in LA, but they serve bagels at Deig this weekend.

Yeastie Boys pop up in Reykjavík

21 Sep The founder of the Yeastie Boys Bagels has arrived in collaboration with Deig and started conjuring up the famous sandwiches this morning, which are very popular in the state of California.

Foreign Minister Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir and Kurt M. Campbell, US Deputy Secretary of State, shake hands here at the beginning of their meeting yesterday morning.

Discussed cooperation in the field of technology and innovation

14 Sep Increased cooperation between the United States and Iceland, i.a. in the fields of technology and innovation, and bilateral relations between the nations were among the topics discussed at the meeting between Foreign Minister Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir and Kurt M. Campbell, US Deputy Secretary of State, which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday morning.

Katrín Una Sigurðardóttir with her little sister, Elvíra María, in her arms.

Runs in the memory of her little sister

24 Aug Katrín Una Sigurðardóttir, a nine-year-old girl from Siglufjörður, plans to take part in the Reykjavík marathon today. She runs in the recreational race in memory of her sister, Elvíra María, who died last year after a battle with acute leukemia.

Starts the marathon and bakes waffles

23 Aug Einar Þorsteinsson, the mayor of Reykjavík, will be around the city center tomorrow and will, among other things, start the half and full marathons in Íslandsbanki's Reykjavík Marathon 2024, together with Friða Bjarnadóttir.

Ragnhildur Aðalsteinsdóttir has traveled a lot in the East with her camera.

The best meditation is sitting in a berry bush on a nice summer day in Mjóifjörður

10 Aug The Eastern region is very dear to Ragnhildur Aðalsteinsdóttir. She grew up in Vaðbrekka in Hrafnkelsdalur Valley, then lived in Fellabær during high school, before moving to Reykjavík in her twenties. She says she is quite good at visiting her childhood memories, and most of her family still lives in the East. She rejoices with those who have yet to experience coming to Stórurð hiking trails for the first time.

The beloved actor Örn Árnason is also a licensed guide with the right to drive a bus for 20 people. Here he is close to Ólafsvík, in and old round-up area.

The actor Örn Árnason does not put all his eggs in one basket

21 Jul Örn Árnason, actor and guide, is a great storyteller. One of his favorite stories from the Icelandic historical lore is the story of Berserkjabraut on Snæfellsnes. When Örn is guiding foreign visitors, he often goes there.

The race starts at Hvolsvöllur and from there the cyclists ride up Syðri-Fjallbakur and to Landmannahellir, around Mt Hekla, and back, all in all, it's 200 km.

Cyclists will take over Hvolsvöllur this weekend

19 Jul Almost 1,200 competitors are enrolled in the International Bike Race The Rift, which begins at Hvolsvöllur tomorrow, Saturday. The race will take place on the 200-kilometre route the competitors will cover. The vast majority of the competitors are from abroad, and about half of them have participated before. According to the weather forecast, weather gods will be on the team with the cyclists.