tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post368933430878388712..comments2023-10-26T12:19:49.542+00:00Comments on Iceland Eyes: an Original Icelandic Photojournal Since 2004: KringlanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post-36280165509478112622007-07-18T07:54:00.000+00:002007-07-18T07:54:00.000+00:00Well said, Rana!Well said, Rana!Iceland Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970069641161279316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post-17991360702877486772007-07-18T00:05:00.000+00:002007-07-18T00:05:00.000+00:00I recently visited Iceland, and went to the Kringl...I recently visited Iceland, and went to the Kringlan to change money after the rest of the banks were closed. I actually kind of like visiting shopping malls in different countries; they're very good places to find out what people desire to be, as well as reinforcing that people are the same just about everywhere: the housewives, the punk teenagers, the fashionistas. That the Mall of America in Minnesota, the new malls popping up all over New Delhi, and the Kringlan are so similar really says something about globalization and consumer culture. Whether it says something good or bad, I have yet to decide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post-39429546544135071412007-06-08T21:56:00.000+00:002007-06-08T21:56:00.000+00:00Thanks for the support for my cause, Jason. And th...Thanks for the support for my cause, Jason. And the burrito thing...wow, after watching burrito-makers in California whip up a real-deal Mexican monster burrito in less than fifteen seconds, I am stunned at how long it takes the girls working here to spread the beans and rice, etc, and wrap the puppy up in a square of foil. It's like watching them paint their toenails. Painful!Iceland Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970069641161279316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post-86837009200686770682007-06-08T15:07:00.000+00:002007-06-08T15:07:00.000+00:00Funny, but when I was there for 2 weeks I did make...Funny, but when I was there for 2 weeks I did make sure to go to Kringlan. I like the mall. Pleasant layout, airy lighting and nice shops. I did not like the burrito at the food court though ;-)Found some good buys on cd's tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post-13264365639419209752007-06-04T23:55:00.000+00:002007-06-04T23:55:00.000+00:00Ah, Valco...Sadly, it's only nice in our memories ...Ah, Valco...<BR/>Sadly, it's only nice in our memories now. My wedding band is from the crappy silver trinket kiosk at the skating rink end of that old place.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, malls are truely double edged. I have more in the "con" column but sometimes, when no one's looking, I do enjoy a good mall.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reminding me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post-25625200433969763702007-06-02T18:09:00.000+00:002007-06-02T18:09:00.000+00:00Kringlan is cool, but out here mall are so crowded...Kringlan is cool, but out here mall are so crowded and I get very faint in hot, crowded places. Also I'm a total tomboy so I don't really shop that much. I guess I'm too young to understand the clash between the convience party and the conformationist partyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post-29527966518898951752007-06-02T16:14:00.000+00:002007-06-02T16:14:00.000+00:00I don't think I'd choose to go to a mall while vis...I don't think I'd choose to go to a mall while visiting another country either unless I had a specific mission. But Kringlan is a nice place, and, like you say, convenient, so it works. <BR/><BR/>As far as the judgement goes, it's a kind of heart-of-the-city snobbery, a classicism vs. modernism thing that most city dwellers apply to suburbanites, so I don't take it too personally!Iceland Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970069641161279316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post-52487822173851705322007-06-02T13:33:00.000+00:002007-06-02T13:33:00.000+00:00We drove by it a few times, but I didn't go in. I ...We drove by it a few times, but I didn't go in. I figured I was only in Iceland for 3 days, I didn't need to visit the mall!<BR/><BR/>If I was there for a substantial amount of time, I'd probably go just for the convenience.<BR/><BR/>There's nothing wrong with shopping where you like to shop. No one else is living in your skin, after all, and no one has the right to make those sort of judgments!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8129085.post-5086635254979847082007-06-02T11:05:00.000+00:002007-06-02T11:05:00.000+00:00please visit, thankplease visit, thankJobove - Reushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15325521409416734011noreply@blogger.com