In January this year, the entire Icelandic nation was shocked to learn that a local girl had gone missing.

On Friday, January 13th, the 20-year-old Birna Brjánsdóttir was partying downtown with her friends, like most Icelanders her age would have.

Read the whole sad story following this Link: http://icelandreview.com/magazine/2017/ ... eland-year

Ísafjörður town, in the Icelandic Westfjords, has set up a three-dimensional pedestrian crossing in the central part of town.

According to Gauti Ívar Halldórsson, CEO of Vegamálun, the company behind the peculiar road-painting, the purpose is to lower traffic speed.

"A pedestrian crossing like this makes it look like there's something blocking the road," Gísli told Vísir. That way, drivers will automatically slow down their cars. Gísli explains that the idea originally came from New Delhi, the capital of India.



Source: Iceland Review Online - http://icelandreview.com/

"Von den Gelübden ist weder die Armut noch die Keuschheit ein Problem, sehr wohl aber der Gehorsam, die demütige Einordnung in ein Kollektiv."

"Die Strecke hinter einem wird länger, die vor einem kürzer, da schaut man gern in aller Ruhe auf die Türen, die in andere Reiche führen."

-Thomas Hürlimann in der NZZ vom 04.09.2017

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