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reykjavik, iceland | 02.11.26

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My last night in Iceland, it finally snowed!

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7.8.24 Sun Voyager

This is the start of our last full day in Iceland. We've got a lot packed in. But first, the Sun Voyager sculpture right in our neighborhood in Reykjavik.

Next, we tried Costco for lunch! Similar to the US, but more expensive. The kids didn't like the pizza much. They said, "The US is way better." Ugh.... :/

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Sightseeing in Reykjavik (day 1)

Saturday 8th June 2024 - Reykjavik (2nd post)

First stop from our hotel was Rainbow Street’ quite nearby (Skolavordustigur – a bit of a mouthful!) and a first view of the iconic church, Hallgrimskirkja, completed in 1986.

It was a chilly but thankfully dry day and Sally & I both indulged in some local street food from the ‘famous’ (apparently) Hot Dog Stand near the main square before visiting the impressive ‘Harpa’ Concert Hall & Conference Centre (2011).

Close to the fishing harbour, I spotted the French luxury cruise ship, Le Bellot.

Built in 2020, she’s just 9,900 tons and carries about 180 passengers.

Further along the sea-front, there was this ‘Sun Voyager’ sculpture by Jon Gunnar Arnason (1990).

Meanwhile, at the main cruise terminal in the distance was the much bigger Holland America Line ship Nieuw Statendam, also built in 2020 but 99,900tons and over 2,650 passengers!

We finished up back at the Hallgrimskirkja, where the rather plain interior comes as something of a surprising contrast to its dramatic exterior. Commissioned in 1937, construction on the church, with its 244ft high tower, didn’t start until 1945 but it wasn’t finished until 1986.

At the time, it proved a bit controversial but has become an iconic landmark of Reykjavik. There’s a statue outside of Leif Eriksson (970-1020ad) – the Norse Viking explorer who is believed by many to have set foot on North American soil 500 years before Columbus ‘discovered’ it!

Having more than achieved our 10,000 steps for the day, there was time for Hot Chocolate and Waffles before returning to our hotel for a ‘nanny nap’ before dinner!

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Solfar - Sun Voyager

Reykjavik, 2019

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Sun Voyager (Sólfarið)

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10.10

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Sun Voyager

by Sun Voyager

1.God is Dead II 04:56 2.Run for Your Life 03:52 3.Some Strange 05:11 4.Rip the Sky 04:43 5.To Hell We Ride 03:43 6.Feelin' Alright 06:28 7.The Vision 03:53