Tag Archives: Reykjavík

Bókasafn

Posted on August 26, 2016 by nutMeg

That would be Library! In Icelandic, if you couldn’t guess that part of it. Another one of the Things I like to check out when I travel. Not that I make a Huge Point of it, but I definitely keep … Continue reading →

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Harpa

Posted on August 24, 2016 by nutMeg

Harpa is a concert hall and conference center in Reykjavík, Iceland. Construction began January 2007, and was part of a larger redevelopment of the Austurhöfn area, all of which was put on hold or abandoned when the financial crisis hit … Continue reading →

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Sólfarið

Posted on July 29, 2016 by nutMeg

The Sun Voyager is a massive steel sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason that many people assume is a Viking ship, however it was designed as a dream boat and ode to the sun. The sculpture is located along the seafront … Continue reading →

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Euroadventure 2016! Day 3

Posted on July 28, 2016 by nutMeg

< previous Another day again even though it was never really night – breakfast and off we went to the pool. Móðir didn’t come with us, she had things to do before going on a day trip with her school … Continue reading →

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Reykjavík 871±2 Settlement Exhibition

Posted on July 26, 2016 by nutMeg

The Settlement Exhibition – Landnámssýningin in Icelandic – makes a nice companion experience to the Saga Museum, as it shows the living environment of the first settlers. The Saga Museum shows the people, the Settlement Exhibition shows the place. The … Continue reading →

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Saga Museum

Posted on July 25, 2016 by nutMeg

The Saga Museum is a greatest hits highlights tour of Icelandic history with almost creepily lifelike dioramas that you are guided through with an audio commentary. The Lonely Planet description that I came across after we’d been there calls it … Continue reading →

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Hallgrímskirkja

Posted on July 22, 2016 by nutMeg

Another Reykjavík landmark is the Hallgrímskirkja – the Church of Hallgrímur – named for poet and clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614 to 1674), author of the Passion Hymns. Design work by state architect, Guðjón Samúelsson (1887 – 1950), began in 1937. … Continue reading →

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Valdís

Posted on July 20, 2016 by nutMeg

For some reason soft serve seems to be The Thing in Iceland not that there’s anything wrong with that… but there are also places that sell “ball” (regular/scoopable) ice cream. One of these is Valdís. And – bonus! – apparently … Continue reading →

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Euroadventure 2016! Day 2

Posted on July 19, 2016 by nutMeg

< previous There wasn’t an obvious daybreak, but when I got up and looked out the window it was a beautiful sunny day. One of the things we’d gotten at the store the day before was cereal, so there was … Continue reading →

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Perlan

Posted on July 17, 2016 by nutMeg

The Pearl is the fancy, top-level restaurant at this viewspot perched atop geothermal water storage tanks. However, there is also a cafeteria level for the ordinary folks bite with a view, or you don’t even have to eat anything but … Continue reading →

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