Most of us like a good session of people watching occasionally, but no one likes that moment when you’re staring at strangers walking by and then they turn and catch you creeping on them. It’s totally awkward. But there’s an easy solution: do your people watching from an elevated vantage point, such as the second-floor window seats in the Eymundsson Bookstore on Austurstræti, where you can spy without fear of discovery. You can compliment your voyeurism with a hot drink from the bookstore café, but our panellists point out that you can do your spying for free, too. “You don’t have to buy anything,” said one. “And there’s WiFi and magazines.” Sounds like a nice little Saturday afternoon to us.

2013: Booths at Hressó

Photo by Julia Staples