Reykjavik city - in the sun!

What a surprise when we woke up - we could actually still see the mountains around the city and (though we didn't say the words) the sun.

We wandered into town and did a bit of a repeat tour with brighter skies. Everything looked more cheerful despite chilling winds and the flea market being shut.
We went back to Hallgrimskirkja and this time we went up the tower to see the views. Some of the city even looks like a Danish model village!

We also did a repeat visit to the lovely cafe for coffee and cake.
When  we had had enough, we went back to the hotel for a brief siesta - then down to the beach for a bit of combing.

The middle picture shows the fisherman's catch being hung to dry. Still windy, but lovely shells and pebbles / rocks.

After tea we had final confirmation of the Northern Light trip - let's hope the sky stays clear for a good view; we have no time to go again!

The Golden Circle Tour. Part 1 - into the countryside.

It started again as a bit of a grotty day. Imagine our surprise to find, after driving for about 20 minutes we were in the country side passing mountains covered in snow!

As we drove the weather varied and we could see hills, lakes, streams and lots of Icelandic ponies. No other mammals (sheep and cows are kept indoors in the cold winter) but plenty of geese and swans.

(This is the first of 5 parts  - so keep scrolling and moving down!)

Part 2 - Skalholt

Skalholt is a lovely cathedral built in the 1950s in the middle of nowhere. It is sited in the first power base for the church in Iceland and was next to archeological diggings of older buildings. The views again were great and our tour of the church was accompanied by fantastic live organ music.