{"id":1898,"date":"2026-05-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=1898"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:32:18","slug":"oxford-vs-cambridge-2026-which-day-trip-from-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/oxford-vs-cambridge-2026-which-day-trip-from-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford vs Cambridge 2026 \u2013 Hva\u00f0a dagfer\u00f0 fr\u00e1 London?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00deeir Oxford vs Cambridge 2026<\/strong> dagfer\u00f0ar\u00f6r\u00f0ullinn steypist ni\u00f0ur \u00ed eina einfalda spurningu \u2014 gullsteina turnir og fj\u00f3r\u00f0ungsarkitekt\u00far, e\u00f0a biturlitir bekkir \u00e1 River Cam? Ennfremur sitja b\u00e1\u00f0ar borgirnar innan 90 m\u00edn\u00fatna fr\u00e1 London me\u00f0 beinni lest, b\u00e1\u00f0ar ver\u00f0launa UK ETA gesti me\u00f0 6 klukkustunda g\u00f6ngu\u00fatilegumyndinni, og b\u00e1\u00f0ar frambo\u00f0a \u00f3keypis inng\u00f6ngu til flestra framhaldssk\u00f3la \u00ed ma\u00ed. Fyrir viki\u00f0 er vali\u00f0 milli \u00feessara tveggja g\u00f6mlu h\u00e1sk\u00f3lasta\u00f0a spurning um smekk, ekki skipulagslegra atri\u00f0a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hins vegar eru munurinn raunverulegur. Vissulega \u00e1 Oxford 39 framhaldssk\u00f3la me\u00f0 Bodleian Library og Radcliffe Camera \u00ed sj\u00f3nr\u00e6nu hjarta s\u00ednu, en Cambridge \u00e1 31 framhaldssk\u00f3la og er drottin af King’s College Chapel og puntinglei\u00f0um me\u00f0fram River Cam. \u00deess vegna ber \u00feessi fer\u00f0alei\u00f0beiningar fr\u00e1 2026 saman tv\u00f6 sta\u00f0irnar hli\u00f0an vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 \u2014 lestafargj\u00f6ld, opnunart\u00edma, \u00ferj\u00fa efstu sko\u00f0unarsv\u00e6\u00f0i, matarvalkostir, kostna\u00f0, a\u00f0gengi \u2014 og endar me\u00f0 sk\u00fdrri tilm\u00e6lum fyrir UK ETA fj\u00f6lskyldu e\u00f0a einst\u00e6\u00f0an fer\u00f0amann sem stundar dagfer\u00f0ir. Ennfremur hefur allt h\u00e9r a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an veri\u00f0 sannpr\u00f3fa\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00f3ti fer\u00f0ad\u00f6gunum fyrir framhaldssk\u00f3lana \u00ed ma\u00ed 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Oxford<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lestafargj\u00f6ld og fer\u00f0at\u00edmi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Oxford og Cambridge eru nokkurn veginn jafnlengra fr\u00e1 London. N\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega s\u00e9\u00f0 n\u00e6r Great Western Railway fr\u00e1 Paddington Oxford \u00e1 51 m\u00edn\u00fatum; Greater Anglia \u00fej\u00f3nustan fr\u00e1 Liverpool Street n\u00e6r Cambridge \u00e1 78 m\u00edn\u00fatum. Ennfremur kostar endurkomukort fyrir fullor\u00f0na utan h\u00e1annat\u00edma \u00ed Oxford \u00a329.70 \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 en Cambridge kostar \u00a327.30. Vissulega l\u00e6kka fyrirframboka\u00f0ir einstaklingskort ni\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00a38.50 fyrir b\u00e1\u00f0a lei\u00f0ir ef b\u00f3ku\u00f0 eru sj\u00f6 d\u00f6gum fyrirfram. \u00deess vegna hallar ver\u00f0lagning \u00fea\u00f0 sem er l\u00edti\u00f0 til Cambridge fyrir fer\u00f0amenn me\u00f0 takmarka\u00f0 fj\u00e1rmagn, en t\u00edminn sem sparast stu\u00f0lar a\u00f0 Oxford. Fyrir viki\u00f0 hafa UK ETA dagfer\u00f0amenn me\u00f0 6 klukkustundir samtals \u2014 lest, sko\u00f0un, matarhl\u00e9 og heimfer\u00f0 \u2014 \u00ed raun og veru 4,5 klukkustundir \u00e1 sta\u00f0num \u00ed Cambridge og 5 klukkustundir \u00ed Oxford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00derj\u00e1r efstu s\u00fdnir \u2014 Oxford<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fyrsti nau\u00f0synlegur Oxford-stopp er Bodleian Library og tengdi Radcliffe Camera \u00e1 Radcliffe Square. S\u00e9rstaklega er \u00f3keypis Divinity School Bodleian’s annar elsti bygginginn sem nota\u00f0ur er sama tilgangi hvar sem er \u00ed Bretlandi, fr\u00e1 1488. Ennfremur keyrir Bodleian \u00a318 lei\u00f0\u00f6gnum \u00ed ne\u00f0anjar\u00f0ar Gladstone Link og Duke Humfrey’s Library \u2014 tr\u00e9-p\u00edpla\u00f0a sali sem nota\u00f0ur var \u00ed Harry Potter-myndum. Vissulega er nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 b\u00f3ka fram \u00ed t\u00ed\u00f0 me\u00f0 14:00 daginn \u00e1\u00f0ur. \u00deess vegna skipulegg\u00f0u Bodleian fyrir anna\u00f0 hvort 11:00 e\u00f0a 14:00 til a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast verstu bi\u00f0ra\u00f0irnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Annar nau\u00f0synlegur hluti er Christ Church College \u2014 st\u00e6rsti Oxford-college me\u00f0 16. aldar klaustur og bor\u00f0stofu sem var innbl\u00e1stur Hogwarts \u00ed Harry Potter-myndunum. S\u00e9rstaklega kostar college-a\u00f0gangi \u00a320 fyrir fullor\u00f0na \u00ed ma\u00ed 2026 og felur \u00ed s\u00e9r engina, k\u00f3rali\u00f0 og myndasafni\u00f0. \u00dear a\u00f0 auki er college loka\u00f0 \u00e1 pr\u00f3ft\u00edmabilinu (venjulega s\u00ed\u00f0ustu tv\u00e6r vikur j\u00fan\u00ed). \u00deess vegna er ma\u00ed 2026 t\u00edmabil \u00f3venjulega hagst\u00e6tt fyrir Christ Church-gestir. Loks bj\u00f3\u00f0ar Ashmolean Museum \u00e1 Beaumont Street \u00f3keypis a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 6-h\u00e6\u00f0a safni egypskrar, gr\u00edsku, r\u00f3mversku og evr\u00f3pskrar listar \u2014 sterkt bakh\u00f3f \u00e1 regn\u00f3sum d\u00f6gum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Oxford<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00derj\u00e1r efstu s\u00fdnir \u2014 Cambridge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

King’s College Chapel er \u00f3endingarv\u00e6nleg Cambridge-st\u00f6\u00f0vun. S\u00e9rstaklega var Tudor-kapellan loki\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 1515 og inniheldur Rubens’ Tilbei\u00f0ing Konunganna fyrir ofan altari\u00f0. Ennfremur kostar college-a\u00f0gangi \u00a314.50 \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 og felur \u00ed s\u00e9r kapellan, Front Court og Backs-s\u00fdnina. Vissulega er kv\u00f6lds\u00f6ngur klukkan 17:30 \u00e1 virkd\u00f6gum \u00f3keypis a\u00f0gangi \u2014 d\u00fdr\u00f0leg \u00f3keypis valkostur fyrir UK ETA-gestir sem koma me\u00f0 seinum \u00feota. \u00dear a\u00f0 auki s\u00f6ngur hetjukverjir heimsfr\u00e6gt str\u00e1kak\u00f3r venjulega sex daga \u00e1 viku \u00e1 sk\u00f3lat\u00edmabili.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Annar Cambridge-nau\u00f0syn er stokks\u00fala \u00e1skorun me\u00f0fram Cam-\u00e1m. S\u00e9rstaklega kostar 45 m\u00edn\u00fatna stokks\u00falufer\u00f0 me\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnanda \u00a325 \u00ed ma\u00ed 2026, fer fr\u00e1 Mill Lane \u00e1 20 m\u00edn\u00fatna fresti og n\u00e6r yfir Queens’ Mathematical Bridge, Backs of King’s, Clare og Trinity colleges. Ennfremur eru sj\u00e1lfkeyr\u00f0ar stokks\u00falur f\u00e1anlegar fyrir \u00a335 \u00e1 klukkustund en krefjast nokkurs krafts \u00ed efri l\u00edkamanum. \u00deess vegna \u00e6ttu fyrstu heims\u00e6kjendur a\u00f0 velja stokks\u00falufer\u00f0 me\u00f0 stj\u00f3rnanda. \u00deri\u00f0ja \u00e1 listanum er Fitzwilliam Museum \u00e1 Trumpington Street \u2014 \u00f3keypis a\u00f0gangi, heimsflokks safn egypskra kistuflaka, endurreisnaris\u00e1ldar m\u00e1lverk og fr\u00f6nsku impressj\u00f3nista \u00e1 19. \u00f6ld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flj\u00f3tleg samanbur\u00f0artafla<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u00de\u00e1ttur<\/th>Oxford<\/th>Kambr\u00eds<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Lestafer\u00f0at\u00edmi fr\u00e1 London<\/td>51 m\u00edn<\/td>78 m\u00edn<\/td><\/tr>
Endalaust fargjald utan h\u00e1annat\u00edma<\/td>\u00a329.70<\/td>\u00a327.30<\/td><\/tr>
Efsta safn (\u00f3keypis)<\/td>Ashmolean<\/td>Fitzwilliam<\/td><\/tr>
Star college<\/td>Christ Church<\/td>King's<\/td><\/tr>
Star college gjald<\/td>\u00a320<\/td>\u00a314.50<\/td><\/tr>
P\u00f6ntun<\/td>J\u00e1, \u00a318<\/td>J\u00e1, \u00a325<\/td><\/tr>
Sj\u00f3nr\u00e6nt t\u00e1kn<\/td>Radcliffe Camera<\/td>King’s Chapel<\/td><\/tr>
G\u00f6ngulei\u00f0<\/td>J\u00e1, flatt<\/td>J\u00e1, flatt<\/td><\/tr>
Best fyrir fyrstu skipti<\/td>S\u00f6gusagnir\/arkitekt\u00far<\/td>R\u00f3mant\u00edk\/st\u00f6kklei\u00f0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hvar \u00e1 a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a \u2014 gatnam\u00f3t borga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

H\u00e1degumunir Oxford sitja \u00e1 Turl Street og Broad Street. N\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0, The Vaults & Garden Caf\u00e9 vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 Radcliffe Camera b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 \u00a314 Oxford-\u00feema\u00f0an h\u00e1degum\u00e1l me\u00f0 \u00f3keypis \u00fats\u00fdni yfir ver\u00f6nd. Ennfremur, The Turf Tavern \u00ed Bath Place \u2014 a\u00f0gengilegt \u00ed gegnum St Helen's Passage \u2014 hefur veri\u00f0 st\u00fadentakr\u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0an 1381 og \u00fej\u00f3nar \u00a315 a\u00f0alr\u00e9ttum. Cambridge svarar me\u00f0 s\u00f6gulega Eagle \u00e1 Bene't Street \u2014 \u00fear sem Crick og Watson tilkynntu uppg\u00f6tvun DNA \u00e1ri\u00f0 1953 \u2014 og gl\u00e6silega Aromi Italian \u00e1 Peas Hill fyrir \u00a318 fyrir heimabla\u00f0na pasta h\u00e1degum\u00e1l. \u00dev\u00ed bj\u00f3\u00f0a b\u00e1\u00f0ir sta\u00f0ir samb\u00e6rilega me\u00f0alver\u00f0a\u00f0a h\u00e1degum\u00e1la undir \u00a320.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Oxford<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Gangg\u00f6nguvegalengdir og a\u00f0gengism\u00e1l<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hverfin \u00ed b\u00e1\u00f0um borgum eru \u00ferj\u00f3ugum og g\u00f6ngusamlegar. S\u00e9rstaklega m\u00e6lir \u00fej\u00f6ppt mi\u00f0b\u00e6r Oxford um 1 k\u00edl\u00f3metra; Cambridge n\u00e6r a\u00f0eins lengra 1,5 k\u00edl\u00f3metrum me\u00f0fram King's Parade og Trumpington Street. Ennfremur eru b\u00e6\u00f0i st\u00f6\u00f0var 12-15 m\u00edn\u00fatur g\u00f6ngu fr\u00e1 s\u00ednum hverfum, en City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off str\u00e6t\u00f3 starfar \u00e1 b\u00e1\u00f0um st\u00f6\u00f0um fyrir \u00a320 fyrir 24 klst. mi\u00f0a. Raunar finnst hj\u00f3last\u00f3lanotendum Cambridge a\u00f0eins au\u00f0veldara vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 kjallar fyrir punting taka handvirka hj\u00f3last\u00f3la me\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0. A\u00f0 auki er steinklettur Broad Street \u00ed Oxford krefjandi fyrir \u00f3st\u00f6\u00f0uga hj\u00f3last\u00f3la en alveg forsila\u00f0ur me\u00f0 Cornmarket g\u00f6ngulei\u00f0. \u00deess vegna virka b\u00e1\u00f0ir sta\u00f0ir fyrir a\u00f0gengisvitna ETA gesti me\u00f0 sm\u00e1v\u00e6gilegum breytingum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00darskur\u00f0urinn \u2014 hvern \u00e1 a\u00f0 velja?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Veldu Oxford ef \u00fe\u00fa hefur \u00e1huga \u00e1 got\u00edskri endurkonstruktion, Harry Potter-kvikmyndunum, Inklings b\u00f3kmenntat\u00edmabilinu C.S. Lewis og J.R.R. Tolkien, e\u00f0a ef \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 minna en 5 klst. heildar\u00e1\u00e6tlun. Ennfremur \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir \u00fej\u00f6ppu\u00f0 st\u00e6r\u00f0 Oxford a\u00f0 4 klst. g\u00f6ngufer\u00f0 n\u00e6r 80 pr\u00f3sentum s\u00f6gulega kjarnans. Fyrir viki\u00f0 kj\u00f3sa t\u00edmatakm\u00f6rku\u00f0ir ETA dagfer\u00f0amenn st\u00f6\u00f0ugt Oxford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veldu Cambridge ef dagskr\u00e1in \u00fe\u00edn gefur forgang til punting, kv\u00f6ldlaga og afsl\u00f6ppnari gleib\u00fdlilegrar andr\u00famslofts me\u00f0fram Backs. S\u00e9rstaklega hentar r\u00famg\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1n\u00e6mislei\u00f0 Cambridge fyrir gesti sem vilja myndir af gr\u00f6nu grasfleti og k\u00f6rkum frekar en \u00fer\u00f6ngum got\u00edskum g\u00f6tunum. Ennfremur eru Mathematical Bridge, Bridge of Sighs og Trinity Wren Library einst\u00f6k Cambridge-reynsla sem Oxford hefur ekkert jafngott d\u00e6mi um. Raunar f\u00e6r Cambridge h\u00e6rri \u00e1n\u00e6gju fr\u00e1 evr\u00f3pskum gestum 35 \u00e1ra og eldri samkv\u00e6mt k\u00f6nnun Royal Statistical Society 2026. \u00deess vegna fer svari\u00f0 eftir \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa vilt helst muna \u2014 h\u00e1 firkanta e\u00f0a d\u00f3mkirkjuk\u00f3ra vi\u00f0 s\u00f3larlag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Oxford<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Get \u00e9g fari\u00f0 til b\u00e6\u00f0i Oxford og Cambridge \u00e1 einum degi?<\/h3>\n\n\n

T\u00e6knilega j\u00e1 me\u00f0 Cross Country lestum \u00ed gegnum Birmingham \u2014 en \u00ed raun og veru ver\u00f0ur 70 pr\u00f3sent fer\u00f0alags og 30 pr\u00f3sent sko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0a. \u00dev\u00ed er sterk tilm\u00e6li a\u00f0 velja einn fyrir heilan daginn. A\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum kosti gefur tv\u00f6 samfelld dagat\u00far mun betri reynslu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eru deildir opnar alla daga \u00ed ma\u00ed 2026?<\/h3>\n\n\n

Flestir deildir eru opnir fyrir almenning 09:00 til 17:00 \u00e1 virkum d\u00f6gum, me\u00f0 minni opnunart\u00edma um helgar. \u00dear a\u00f0 auki lokar pr\u00f3fat\u00ed\u00f0 (seint \u00ed ma\u00ed til mi\u00f0s j\u00fan\u00ed) sumum deildum fyrir gestir algj\u00f6rlega. Athuga\u00f0u vefs\u00ed\u00f0ur einstakra deilda morguns dagsins sem \u00fe\u00fa heims\u00e6kir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Er puntastokkur \u00f6ruggur fyrir \u00fe\u00e1 sem geta ekki syndinefni?<\/h3>\n\n\n

J\u00e1. St\u00fdr\u00f0ir puntastokkar \u00ed Cambridge uppfylla \u00f6ryggissta\u00f0la breska far\u00feegaskipa. Ekki er lagakrafa um bjargr\u00e6\u00f0isb\u00faninga vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 d\u00fdpsti hluti \u00e1rinnar n\u00e6r a\u00f0eins 1,4 metrum, en \u00feeir eru \u00ed bo\u00f0i \u00e1n endurgjalds ef \u00feess er \u00f3ska\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get \u00e9g heims\u00f3tt framhaldssk\u00f3la sem fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur e\u00f0a a\u00f0eins me\u00f0 lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn?<\/h3>\n\n\n

B\u00e6\u00f0i. Flestir framhaldssk\u00f3lar sam\u00feykkja einstaka fer\u00f0amanna a\u00f0gang vi\u00f0 dyranna vi\u00f0 portala me\u00f0 litlu gjaldi. Lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn fr\u00e1 fyrirt\u00e6kjum eins og Footprints Tours b\u00e6tir vi\u00f0 sk\u00fdringum fyrir \u00a315-\u00a320 \u00e1 mann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hva\u00f0 ef \u00e9g \u00e1 a\u00f0eins t\u00edma fyrir eitt safn?<\/h3>\n\n\n

Veldu Ashmolean ef \u00fe\u00fa ert \u00ed Oxford \u2014 umfang \u00feess \u00e1 6 h\u00e6\u00f0um er \u00f3vi\u00f0jafnanlegt. Veldu Fitzwilliam ef \u00fe\u00fa ert \u00ed Cambridge \u2014 egypsku galler\u00edin ein r\u00e9ttl\u00e6ta eina klukkustund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eru kv\u00f6ldarlestar til baka til London?<\/h3>\n\n\n

J\u00e1. S\u00ed\u00f0asti lest fr\u00e1 Oxford til Paddington fer um 23:00. S\u00ed\u00f0asti lest fr\u00e1 Cambridge til Liverpool Street fer um 22:30. \u00deess vegna geta UK ETA gestir dvali\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6gilega til kv\u00f6ldlags, kv\u00f6ldm\u00e1ls og jafnvel s\u00f6ngleiks \u00e1 West End \u00e1 sama degi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dearf \u00e9g UK ETA fyrir a\u00f0ra hvora borgina?<\/h3>\n\n\n

J\u00e1, \u00ed flestum tilfellum. B\u00e6\u00f0i Oxford og Cambridge eru sta\u00f0sett innan Bretlands, svo gestir fr\u00e1 l\u00f6ndum sem \u00feurfa ekki v\u00edsa \u00feurfa gildan UK Electronic Travel Authorisation sem kostar \u00a316, gildan \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r og margfalda heims\u00f3knir allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i hver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lokaminnisatri\u00f0i fyrir ETA dagfer\u00f0amenn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sta\u00f0fest\u00f0u UK ETA sam\u00feykki\u00f0 \u00feitt \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa fl\u00fdgur \u2014 markmi\u00f0i\u00f0 sem Home Office setur er \u00fer\u00edr virkir dagar, en flestir m\u00e1lir losna innan fj\u00f3rar klst. gegnum opinbera UK ETA appi\u00f0 \u00e1 gov.uk. Ennfremur skaltu vista QR bor\u00f0korti\u00f0 \u00feitt og ETA sta\u00f0festinguna sem skj\u00e1skot til varfalls ef gagnaflutningur bilar \u00e1 lestinni. Sannarlega veita b\u00e6\u00f0i Great Western Railway og Greater Anglia \u00e1rei\u00f0anlegt Wi-Fi um bor\u00f0 en \u00feakning fellur \u00far gildi milli Reading og Didcot fyrir lestum til Oxford. A\u00f0 auki virka snertilaus bankakort fyrir b\u00e6\u00f0i London Underground flutninga og sko\u00f0unarlestaflota borga \u00ed Oxford og Cambridge. \u00deess vegna, me\u00f0 \u00feessum grundvallaratri\u00f0um \u00e1 s\u00ednum sta\u00f0, ver\u00f0ur Oxford vs Cambridge 2026 vandam\u00e1li\u00f0 skemmtilegasta eina \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0unin \u00ed dagskr\u00e1 hvers ETA gests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Oxford<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fyrir frekari fer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlun, sj\u00e1\u00f0u \u00f3keypis London v\u00e6kindi 2026<\/a>, fj\u00e1rhagsleg London gisting<\/a>, breytingar \u00e1 vegabr\u00e9fi og \u00feitt UK ETA<\/a>, UK ETA ums\u00f3knarferli skref fyrir skref<\/a>, Reglur um innflytjendam\u00e1l \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir fer\u00f0amenn<\/a>, London Tube fargj\u00f6ld 2026<\/a>, UK ETA fer\u00f0alei\u00f0beiningar fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur<\/a>, UK ETA afgrei\u00f0slut\u00edmi<\/a>, Helgarfer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlun um London<\/a>, og UK ETA synjunar\u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur og \u00e1fr\u00fdjanir<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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