Reykjavik airport and shredded flags
Stríðsminjar War Relics, Perlan and Street Art, Reykjavik, Iceland - 23rd April 2017
It's another action-packed day as we explore the forest above the hotel and discover a load of relics from the Allied occupation of Iceland during the end end of World War II. That's followed by a visit to Perlan, or "The Pearl" - an observation dome built on top of disused hot water tanks - after which we head back downtown and visit the Harpa, the impressive glass-walled concert hall and cultural venue by the old docks. Then it's off to the famous Kolaportið flea market; the Settlement Museum; that Viking boat sculpture on the waterfront and then back to the Harpa to see actual people playing international chess.
next album: The Journey Home, Reykjavik, London and Brantham - 24th April 2017
previous album: The Golden Circle of Ísland, Iceland - 22nd April 2017
Funky mural on the Icelandair building
Isobel has a coffee
Inside the Perlan
Isobel's on the phone in the Laundromat Café
There are many books, grouped together by colour
Laundromat Café
Isobel looks up over her beer
The remains of the old generator room
Isobel finds a den
Isobel sits in the den for a while
In the former Allied air base at Stríðsminjar
Graffiti in an ammunition storage room
Isobel on top of a hill
Information sign
High above Reykjavík
The view from a bunker
The view from Howitzer Hill of the airport in 2017
and the same view from the same point in 1944
Perlan, or The Pearl
Futuristic entrance
Isobel stretches out
A small executive jet takes off from the airport
Shiny dome on top of The Pearl
Isobel at the top of Perlan
An observation scope
A nice view to the mountains
The colourful roofs of Reykjavík
Hallgrímskirkja dominates the skyline of the city
Another view of our hotel and the airport
Isobel looks out
Outside Perlan, are some weird faceless musicians
The workings of a derelict artifical geyser
Round the back of Perlan
Isobel heads off through the woods
Isobel in the forest
Skull and Crossbones graffiti
An Icelandic post box
Street art at Hlemma, near the bus station
The Icelandic penis museum
Stripey bollards
More street art/graffiti near the waterfront
Isobel walks past a red corrugated house
The Solfar 'Sun Voyager' sculpture
Down on the waterfront
Rocky cairns near Harpa
Outside Harpa
The dramatic glass wall of the Harpa
Isobel is reflected in the hexagon 'crystals'
Inside Harpa is even more dramatic
Walking up the stairs
Isobel roams around in Harpa
The Reykjavík International Chess Tournament is on
Coloured bottles
Isobel does a bit of window shopping
A cellist statue outside Harpa
Isobel inspects some food at Kolaportið
Contemplating some Icelandic books for the boys
Some sort of ticket machine
Someone's a Loner
Illumination at the Settlement museum
Remains of the original settlement from 871AD
Excavations behind the Harpa
The Harpa chess tournament is in full swing
Crowds watch the chess action on monitors
Outside, a visiting choir poses for a photo
The cellist in a pond
There's a small plastic soldier on a sign
A whale-watching boat is repaired
The House of Icelandic Art, Food, Design
A power salute
Quaint Reykjavík street
Graffiti is everywhere
More street art
Reykjavík is certainly a city of street art
A grumpy monkey
No entry and a can of beer
Posters and wall art
More art/graffiti
A monster truck on Laugavegur
Isobel as a viking
How to tie a tie
Isobel near the bus station in Hlemmur
A 1930s building
3 Hlemmur is looking a bit derelict
A wooden dude sits and waits in the hotel
The wooden sheep that guard the Hotel's restaurant
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Reykjavik airport and shredded flags
Reykjavik airport and shredded flags
Funky mural on the Icelandair building
Isobel has a coffee
Inside the Perlan
Isobel's on the phone in the Laundromat Café
There are many books, grouped together by colour
Laundromat Café
Isobel looks up over her beer
The remains of the old generator room
Isobel finds a den
Isobel sits in the den for a while
In the former Allied air base at Stríðsminjar
Graffiti in an ammunition storage room
Isobel on top of a hill
Information sign
High above Reykjavík
The view from a bunker
The view from Howitzer Hill of the airport in 2017
and the same view from the same point in 1944
Perlan, or The Pearl
Futuristic entrance
Isobel stretches out
A small executive jet takes off from the airport
Shiny dome on top of The Pearl
Isobel at the top of Perlan
An observation scope
A nice view to the mountains
The colourful roofs of Reykjavík
Hallgrímskirkja dominates the skyline of the city
Another view of our hotel and the airport
Isobel looks out
Outside Perlan, are some weird faceless musicians
The workings of a derelict artifical geyser
Round the back of Perlan
Isobel heads off through the woods
Isobel in the forest
Skull and Crossbones graffiti
An Icelandic post box
Street art at Hlemma, near the bus station
The Icelandic penis museum
Stripey bollards
More street art/graffiti near the waterfront
Isobel walks past a red corrugated house
The Solfar 'Sun Voyager' sculpture
Down on the waterfront
Rocky cairns near Harpa
Outside Harpa
The dramatic glass wall of the Harpa
Isobel is reflected in the hexagon 'crystals'
Inside Harpa is even more dramatic
Walking up the stairs
Isobel roams around in Harpa
The Reykjavík International Chess Tournament is on
Coloured bottles
Isobel does a bit of window shopping
A cellist statue outside Harpa
Isobel inspects some food at Kolaportið
Contemplating some Icelandic books for the boys
Some sort of ticket machine
Someone's a Loner
Illumination at the Settlement museum
Remains of the original settlement from 871AD
Excavations behind the Harpa
The Harpa chess tournament is in full swing
Crowds watch the chess action on monitors
Outside, a visiting choir poses for a photo
The cellist in a pond
There's a small plastic soldier on a sign
A whale-watching boat is repaired
The House of Icelandic Art, Food, Design
A power salute
Quaint Reykjavík street
Graffiti is everywhere
More street art
Reykjavík is certainly a city of street art
A grumpy monkey
No entry and a can of beer
Posters and wall art
More art/graffiti
A monster truck on Laugavegur
Isobel as a viking
How to tie a tie
Isobel near the bus station in Hlemmur
A 1930s building
3 Hlemmur is looking a bit derelict
A wooden dude sits and waits in the hotel
The wooden sheep that guard the Hotel's restaurant