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Adventures in Reykjavik

I just arrived from my solo expedition to Reykjavik, Iceland. I went to visit my good friend Sigrun, do some tourist things and of course explore the graffiti scene out there.Here are some photos of my first day....

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At the airport exchanging Dollars to Icelandic Krones, ISK. (kr1000 = $8.31)

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The scenery from Keflavik International Airport was breathtaking. Houses rest on land made up of  old volcanic rocks ...looks like a fairytale... IMG_2395

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I had the chance to visit the Hallgrímskirkja Lutheran Church...one of the tallest in Iceland.

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The statue of Leif Eriksson - Iceland / Norweigan explorer who was said to have discovered North America 500 years before Chritopher Columbus...

 

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An exhibition inside the church..."In Green Pastures I rest". I like that.

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A view from inside the church's clock tower - with a 36o degree look at Reykjavik.

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The large pipe church organs ...

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Clean and modern aesthetic of the inside of the church...

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The guesthouse where I stayed in...

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My first night in Reykjavik it rained and there was night. But then I learned

that the cloud only hid the Sun. But in reality there was no sunset during the summers in Iceland.

Inside the guesthouse, vintage Icelandic art and decor...shabby but cute.

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