On Monday, January 24 I took a stroll around the city, up to the big church that sits atop the hill downtown. "Hallgrímskirkja" (church of Hallgrímur) is absolutely stunning! Hallgrímur was a glergyman and a poet from Iceland. Construction on the church began in 1945 and ended in 1986. In 2008 the chruch underwent major reconstruction, adn the scaffolding was just taken down last year - I'm glad I came when I did!
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| A residential street leading up to the church |
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| Icelanders consume the most Coke per capita in the world.. and they show their love proudly |
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| Hallgrímskirkja |
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| At 74.5 metres (244 ft), it is the tallest church in Iceland and the sixth tallest structure |
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| Looking out over Reykjavík |
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| Looking over the pond, with the University of Iceland to the left |
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| Inside the church |
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| The organ was unbelievable! It has 5275 pipes, is 15 metres tall and weighs 25 tons. |
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| Midnight in June here would be so pretty |
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| Had to stop for a little visit with my duck friends, of course |
On Tuesday, January 25, I went to Ráðhús Reykjavíkur (Reykjavík's City Hall).
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| The side view of City Hall, with a fountain-type-thing to the right. |
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| This topographical map of Iceland is 76 metres squared |
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| This is Vestfirðir, or the West Fjords of Iceland. |
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| The orange shows Keflavík and Reykjavík |
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| The ridges are made up of 1 mm paper sheets glued together |
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| It took four men working on it for over four years to be completed! |
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| City Hall in the lovely fog |
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| High-speed duck chase: This one ran the whole length of the sidewalk with his piece of bread, and there were so many others chasing him that he couldn't stop for even a minute to chew! |
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| Reykjavík on a foggy night |
