Iceland's president until July, historian Gudni Th. Johannesson, became a guide at the Thingvellir National Park close Reykjavik - the Icelandic media reported. erstwhile policies saw a fresh workplace as a natural continuation of public activity.
The case came to light erstwhile a group of tourists at the end of the tour recognized the erstwhile president, then asking for photos together.
Johannesson, asked by the paper "Morgunbladid" about different activity, replied that he saw nothing unusual about it. "It is simply a natural continuation of my public activity, only in a different environment. It is an honor to be able to share the past of this place and Iceland" - he explained. He admitted that most visitors have no thought who they are. "This is just great" - stressed the erstwhile president with a smile.
According to the newspaper, Johannesson does akin work in the national park as another workers, for example, at the tourist information center. In order to be able to guide the groups, he passed a premed first aid course.
The erstwhile president claims that it all began with his visit to Thingvellir in June, which is at the end of his office as head of state, erstwhile the park defender of Einar A. E. Saemundsen received a joke-like proposal at the time. "We talked about what was waiting for me, I wondered if I had to look for a job" - Johannesson reported.
In Poland he traveled by train
Former president of Iceland for 2 terms (2016-24) is simply a historian, worked at the University of Iceland. In 2020, he and his wife visited Poland; he paid attention to the media by train from Warsaw to Gdańsk.
The Thingvellir National Park is not only known for its geological formations at the interface of 2 continental plates, but besides as the site of the Althingu meeting, considered the world's oldest parliament. The early days of the convention in the fields are dated to 930.
PAP
