Iceland Holiday

4-day visit to Iceland, the northernmost capital city in the world. (8-13 December, 152 photos)

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The frozen city pond with the city hall
Looking out over the city pond
Looking out over the city pond
The city hall
Ducks and swans on the frozen pond
Walking on the frozen pond
A church by the side of the frozen pond
A frozen Coke cup under Sarah's feet
Stuart walking on the frozen pond
Looking back on the frozen pond
Under the city hall
An ice-skater on the pond
The city pond
Sarah by the city hall balcony
Ducks waddling over the ice
Looking over the pond
Looking over the pond
Frozen lights in the pond
Sarah being attacked by hungry swans and ducks
Sarah being attacked by hungry swans and ducks
Sarah being attacked by hungry swans and ducks
Thawed pond the next day - it re-froze that night
Thawed pond the next day - it re-froze that night
A church up the hill
A church in Reykjavik city centre
Austurvollur square in Reykjavik city centre
Austurvollur square in Reykjavik city centre
Outside the front of Reykjavik city hall
Outside the front of Reykjavik city hall
A church by the city pond
Another Reykjavik church
Hallgrimskirkja, 'the rocket' church in Reykjavik
Sarah at Hallgrimskirkja, 'the rocket' church
Hallgrimskirkja, 'the rocket' church in Reykjavik
Hallgrimskirkja, 'the rocket' church in Reykjavik
Inside Hallgrimskirkja
The organs inside Hallgrimskirkja
The bells at the top of the Hallgrimskirkja church
Hallgrimskirkja at night
The view from Hallgrimskirkja - the Pearl
The view from Hallgrimskirkja - the pond
The view from Hallgrimskirkja - Mount Esja
The view from Hallgrimskirkja - the harbour
The view from Hallgrimskirkja - Mount Esja
The view from Hallgrimskirkja - to the east
The horseriding centre in the mountains
Horseriding in the mountains
Horseriding in the mountains
Horseriding in the mountains
Horseriding in the mountains
Horseriding in the mountains
Horseriding in the mountains
Sarah at the (windy) Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon
The power station feeding the Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon
The Geysir region - wild hotpots
The Geysir region
The Geysir region - Little Geysir
The Geysir region - Little Geysir
The Geysir region - Strokkur
The Geysir region - Strokkur
Strokkur about to erupt
Strokkur geysir erupting
Strokkur geysir erupting
Strokkur geysir erupting
Strokkur geysir erupting
Strokkur geysir erupting
Tourists waiting for the Strokkur eruption
Strokkur about to erupt
Strokkur geysir erupting
Strokkur geysir erupting
Strokkur geysir erupting
Strokkur geysir erupting
Strokkur geysir erupting
Strokkur geysir erupting
Strokkur geysir erupting
Strokkur geysir erupting
Strokkur geysir erupting
Sarah sitting by the Strokkur geysir
Stuart sitting by the Strokkur geysir
The big and original one - Geysir
Strokkur erupting again
Strokkur erupting again
Strokkur erupting again
Strokkur erupting again
Strokkur erupting again
Strokkur erupting again
Strokkur erupting again
Strokkur erupting again
Sarah in the Geysir region
Gulfoss waterfall
Gulfoss waterfall
Gulfoss waterfall
Gulfoss waterfall
Us by Gulfoss waterfall
Gulfoss waterfall
Sarah by the Gulfoss waterfall
Stuart by the Gulfoss waterfall
Us by the Gulfoss waterfall
Gulfoss waterfall
Gulfoss waterfall
Gulfoss waterfall
Gulfoss waterfall
Gulfoss waterfall
Gulfoss waterfall
Sitting in the café overlooking Gulfoss waterfall
Thingvellir national park - earth fault
Thingvellir - earth fault on the American side
Thingvellir national park - nomansland
Thingvellir - nomansland between USA and Europe
A small village in Thingvellir national park
Nomansland between the American and Europe plates
The site of the world's first national assembly
The start of the American tectonic plate
The start of the American tectonic plate
In 930 AD, the world's first government met here
Looking back towards Europe
Waterfall in Thingvellir national park
On top of the American tectonic plate
An Icelandic waterfall with salmon steps
Sarah with wild horses near Geysir
Sarah with wild horses near Geysir
Looking at the mountains in the middle of Iceland
Wild Viking horses, like the ones we rode on
Sarah at the old harbour, looking back to the city
Looking at Mount Esja over the old harbour
Looking at Mount Esja over the old harbour
The current harbour and port at Reykjavik
The Pearl (Perlan) - hot water tanks
These five hot water tanks supply half the city!
Looking back at the city from the Peral entrance
Statues outside the Perlan entrance
Looking back to the city from the top of the Pearl
Looking back to the city from the top of the Pearl
Looking back to the city from the top of the Pearl
The top of the Pearl
Looking back to the city from the top of the Pearl
Looking back to the city from the top of the Pearl
A fake Geysir in the Pearl centre…
…with Sarah at the top - honest!
A fake geysir with Sarah at the top of the Pearl
A fake geysir in the Pearl centre
Sarah cheering up a statue…
Ice Bar - except they were re-building it!
Sarah outside the tapas restaurant
Sarah and I inside a piece of art in the gallery