Aurora Hunting
Random success followed by failure
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Perlan Museam
Perlan (English: The Pearl) is one of the main landmarks in Reykjavík. Perlan was designed by architect Ingimundur Sveinsson and opened to the public on 21 June…
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Hallgrimskirkja Church
This spectacular church sits on a hilltop, and is visible from many parts of Reykjavik. At 74.5 metres (244 ft) high, it is the largest church in Iceland. It…
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Harbor Area
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Icelandic Pedge for Tourists
'nuff said
Unique fireplace
Fireplace in a bakery - not really fire but vapor lighted to look like fire.
Rental - a little Kia
Nothing special but got us were we wanted to go
Prime Minister’s Office
The so-called Cabinet House (Stjornarrad) has carried a few names since it was built as a prison during the period 1765-70. The original idea was to…
Prime Minister’s Office
The offices of the president of the republic were moved there in 1973 and remained there until a political opponent of the prime minister was elected president…
Ingólfur Arnarson
According to Landnámabók, the Book of Settlements, Norseman chieftain Ingólfur Arnarson fled Norway in the 9th century with his wife and brother. When he…
Bankastræti Street Shopping
Sturnus vulgaris; the Starling
The common starling has bred in northern Sweden from 1850 and in Iceland from 1935.
Monument to the Unknown Bureaucrat
A statue of a man wielding a briefcase, walking toward city hall, large slab of Icelandic volcanic basalt sits where you would expect to see a torso and head.…
