On the other side, we got to the airport ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0481 and drove to a lava field where we climbed the hill ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0482 in this moonscape ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0483 and except for a few signs of human habitation might have been on the surface of the moon. ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0484 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0485 But the indentations ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0486 the interesting rocks ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0487 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0488 and the scenic views ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0489 and flora ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0490 made us happy that we had this car and would be exploring for a few days. ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0491 Next we came upon the hot springs where the signs warned ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0492 and we saw a spring off to the side ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0493 before checking the map of trails in front of us ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0494 which made it clear we wanted to stay on the path ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0495 as we looked down upon bubbling pools ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0496 with smoke rising ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0497 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0498 and dented pieces ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0499 as we looked across the landscape of the various thermal pots here ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0500 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0501 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0502 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0503 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0504 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0505 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0506 before we looked down upon a lot of smoke rising ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0507 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0508 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0509 and made our way to a path ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0510 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0511 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0512 that brought us close to the pots ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0513 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0514 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0515 so that smoke was rising ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0516 and ricks were hot ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0517 as we made our way past this interesting piece of nature ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0518 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0519 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0520 and finally bid farewell ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0521 so that we could head towards the Hotel Bjork in Reykjavik and check into this room for a much needed nap. ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0522 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0523 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//100_0524

When we woke up, we realized that Ruby Tuesday was across the street ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240876 but walking further past the houses of many colors ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240877 we found our way to sandwiches ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240878 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240879 and this pastry ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240880 which amused Jane ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240881 and me ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240882 as we completed our lunch at the Sandholt ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240883 and walked on through the town until we reached this statue of Skuli Magnusson (fogeti) ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240884 by the city hall ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240885 and watched the ducks in the pond ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240886 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240887 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240888 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240889 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240890 and the church in the distance ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240891 which watching ducks ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240892 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240893 this swan ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240894 and this fountain ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240895 and statue of Dianur Thors (Forsaeusradnerra) ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240896 and this atomic bombed stone from Hiroshima ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240897 as we looked at the city hall ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240898 and the mountains in the distance ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240899 recorded the label Ur Alogum Eifter Einar Jonsson ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240900 in front of this sculpture ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240901 bade farewell to this one ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240902 and headed up the hill to this sculpture that told us the distance to Berlin (the German consulate being nearby) ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240903 and this red rock ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240904 as we made our way to Hallgrimur's Church (Hallgrimskirkja) where these were the views from the outside ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240905 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240906 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240907 with the construction entrance ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240908 the view up the side of the church ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240909 and the information sign ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240910 before we went inside ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240911 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240912 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240913 and then went to the top to see wonderful views of the city of Reykjavik ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240914 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240915 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240916 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240917 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240918 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240919 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240920 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240921 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240922 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240923 and the Snaeefellsnes Peninsula with glacier across the bay. ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240924 Outside, we paid homage to Leif Ericson ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240925 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240926 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240927 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240928 and I posed with him ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240929 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240930 and his context ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240931 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240932 before heading back past the many colored houses (near the intown swimming pool). ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240933

After our first daily swim, we were ready for dinner and so walked into town to A naestu grosum, the vegetarian restaurant, ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240934 where these were our meals ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240935 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240936 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240937 and our drinks ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240938 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240939 and the business card of the restaurant ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240940 along with the dessert ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240941 favored by Jane ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240942 and the beer ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240943 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240944 that I chose. ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240945 On the way back to the hotel, we saw these 3 T shirts ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240946 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240947 ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240948 in the Dogma shop which was closed ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240949 and after recording this memorial ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240950 we noted the neckties and went home to bed. ../../../Sabbat/2009/06.02-10.09ToIcelandAndDenmark//P1240951