Some odds and sods on Reykjavik.
In the five days we've been here, I've seen exactly one police cruiser. Aside from the passport control gents at Keflavik Airport, there has been no visible police presence (and, apparently if we do see one, they will not be carrying guns). What makes this all the more remarkable is that we're in the middle of Iceland Airwaves 2011 right now, so the downtown core has a few thousand extra inhabitants, all looking for the latest thing and hoping to get a beer ot two to go with it (more on Airwaves shortly).
On a somewhat related note, aside from a fairly aggressive street art contingent (both good and bad), Reykjavik is one of the cleanest cities I've ever seen. We were on a tour today and one of the other participants mentioned that he had spent the previous night at Airwaves gigs and noted the refuse outside the various bars and clubs at the end of the night, refuse that was removed quietly and thoroughly by the next morning. They either have the most inconspicuous cleaning staff around or there may be some truth to all the stories about little people that abound on the island.
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