When I saw that this episode concerned the heist of a high-end watchmaker in Reykjavík, I wondered if I'd seen the establishment while strolling along the shopping district's Laugavegur.
It turns out that the target of the 2011 crime is actually Michelsen's, which has a 100-year-old tradition in Iceland, a country that fascinates me.
More interesting yet is that the robbers had made the trip especially from Poland, homeland of the largest ethnic minority in the Land of Fire and Ice. One made the trip with a car via the ferry from Denmark to Seydisfjordur, spotlighted in the recent Icelandic Nordic noir series "Trapped."
It was very cool to see two of the thieves soaking in an outdoor hot pool in Kopavagur. That's one of my favorite things to do when I'm at 66 degree latitude. Ah, bliss.
It turns out that three of holdup guys got five years in Icelandic prison, while the fourth remains at large, most likely back in Poland.
I'm excited to see the rest of the series for precious glimpses of Iceland and its intriguing ancient tongue.
It turns out that the target of the 2011 crime is actually Michelsen's, which has a 100-year-old tradition in Iceland, a country that fascinates me.
More interesting yet is that the robbers had made the trip especially from Poland, homeland of the largest ethnic minority in the Land of Fire and Ice. One made the trip with a car via the ferry from Denmark to Seydisfjordur, spotlighted in the recent Icelandic Nordic noir series "Trapped."
It was very cool to see two of the thieves soaking in an outdoor hot pool in Kopavagur. That's one of my favorite things to do when I'm at 66 degree latitude. Ah, bliss.
It turns out that three of holdup guys got five years in Icelandic prison, while the fourth remains at large, most likely back in Poland.
I'm excited to see the rest of the series for precious glimpses of Iceland and its intriguing ancient tongue.