My journey to Leiden took me through Iceland. This is because I flew on Icelandair, which I now realize is pretty much a budget airline. There were no free drinks or extra legroom on my Icelandair flights - to the contrary - a Coke costs $1.50 - but yes, you get the whole can. This is at least better than the $5 lunch I bought on my last US Air trip. (photos coming soon to Airlinemeals.net)

One of the terminals at Reykjavik is gorgeous. It features windowed jetways, hardwood floors, and stylish seating areas. Unfortunately, I had to go through immigration to get to my connecting gate in the carpeted-wall portion of the airport.

Iceland looks like a fascinating country, and I’d love to spend some time there someday. If you’re interested in reading up a little more, I highly recommend taking a look at Nick Aster’s trip.

From Iceland, it’s a few hours flight down to the Amsterdam airport. From there, it’s just 15 minutes on the train to Leiden. I’ll take some pictures of Leiden over the next few months so you can see what it looks like.