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Day 2: Reykjavik City Tour

Morning tour including Höfði, Hallgrimskirkja Church, Perlan and Bessastaðir, the president's residence. A free afternoon including lunch, a stroll, seeing Harpa concert hall, followed by an excellent dinner.
Saturday 10th June 2023
 
 
A short coach ride from the hotel and we got our first stop at Höfði, best known as the location for the 1986 Reykjavík Summit meeting between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.
 
 
 
 
 
 
A piece of the Berlin Wall.
 
 
 
The next stop was at the remarkable Hallgrimskirkja.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Back on the coach to Perlan (The Pearl), a popular nature museum, but we were only there to walk up to the viewing platform, from where there were some lovely views.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A good view of Reykjavik's domestic airport.
 
 
"Dancing" sculptures outside the museum.
 
 
Taken from the coach as we approached our next stop, Bessastaðir, residence of the president.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The tour ended back at our hotel. It was lunchtime and we felt slightly peckish. We decided to take a stroll and look for a suitable place to have a snack. By chance we found the pedestriansed area of the city and really liked it.
 
 
 
 
We decided to stop here for lunch.
 
 
 
 
The light snack cost the equivalent of 44 pounds. This is quite an expensive city.
 
Afterwards, we continued to explore the local area.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We found ourselves back at the church we had visited on the tour earlier.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Near the harbour, we discovered the amazing Harpa Concert Hall.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Geoff found a train!
 
 
Later, we had dinner at Reykjavik Kitchen. Luckily, we had pre-booked. They were turning people away and after eating their delicious food, we knew why!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A mere 213 pounds!
 
 
 
©Geoff Brock and Bruce Gamble