Time in Town

Today was my big day, and I wondered what else might have been planned for me. We had done the wonderful whale watch yesterday (and a good thing: the weather on this birthday was to be cool and damp). So today was a tour of the city, on foot. We also had some shopping to do. So we hit the commercial area. And went into several stores along this street, searching for just the right thing.

This took us up the street to the main cathedral, the Hallgrimskirkja. This is located on the Leifur Ericson (who we know as simply Leif Ericson) plaza, at the centre of town and the highest point around.





The Ericson monument was interesting: placed there by the USA, in the (likely mis-)understanding that Ericson explored the East Coast of America. The statue has the look of what I had seen of the Christopher Columbus monument in Portugal. However, it was impressive, as was the Cathedral.

We were hungry, and came upon the restaurant "Kol", where we decided to stop for a lunch. It was terrific: some of the best risotto we have ever had, as well as some cooked fish (cod for Darlene, salmon for me) that was to die for. All told, a good stop, but it didn't make we hunger for supper out on the town.

So we stayed in, ordered a pizza, and had bubbly and conversation for my birthday dinner. It was just fine.


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Location:Reykjavik, Iceland