Opal. A pretty box hiding a poisonous mixture of licorice and menthol molded into the appetizing shape and color of a small hockey puck. Do not let Icelanders fool you. While they put on the "sheep-face, fermented-shark, whale" food facade just for tourists (usually), this candy is for real. Licorice is more or less in every single candy sold in Iceland.
Your candy is not safe (this, of course, is all under the assumption that the rest of the world dislikes licorice as much as I do...).
Also, you may remember that during our "school days," we have breaks every 45 minutes for coffee, tea, and sometimes cake. We did not, however, realize that this shortened attention span applied to movies as well. In the midst of an emotional flashback during Toy Story 3, the movie stopped and lights turned on, providing a 15 minute intermission for an 80 minute movie.
Nonetheless, Toy Story 3 was beautiful and you should absolutely see it.
Well, to be honest with you, those were the only two things I could complain about in Iceland. Everything else is pretty spectacular.
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