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Reykjavík, Iceland - The Solfar by Jón Gunnar Árnason represents the original Viking settlers arriving in longboats.
Reykjavik, Iceland. View of the city from the top of hill Öskjuhlíð. The church Hallgrimskirkja can be seen with the Faxaflói Bay in the distance.
Si crede che Reykjavík sia stato il primo insediamento permanente dell'isola.
La sua fondazione avvenne per opera di Ingólfur Arnarson intorno all'anno 870 d.C.
Il significato islandese del nome, in italiano, può essere tradotto in baia dei fiumi.
Il menu di un bar in una delle strade del centro storico della città.
Alla fine della miei giorni in Islanda comincio a credere che la vera lingua nazionale sia l'inglese e non l'islandese.
Nei giorni di permanenza non ho mai sentito parlare nessuno in islandese.
Reykjavík is believed to have been the first permanent settlement on the island.
Its foundation took place by Ingólfur Arnarson around the year 870 AD.
The Icelandic meaning of the name, in Italian, can be translated into bay of rivers.
The menu of a bar in one of the streets of the historic city center.
At the end of my days in Iceland I begin to believe that the real national language is English and not Icelandic.
In the days I stayed, I never heard anyone speak Icelandic.
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A walk around the harbor in Reykjavik, including a stop at the Whales of Iceland museum (which bills itself as the largest whale museum in Europe).
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Taken from the tower of Hallgrímskirkja - it´s tiny little Reykjavík houses! :)
Happy sliders sunday!
Harpa looks over Reykjavik Old Harbour with these imposing ships outside. Icelandic names for things don't come short but the one on the far left, the Arni Fridrikkson is a Fishery Patrols vessel (best not to mention the Cod wars here !) and the other nearer one the coast guard and a 3rd Cod war veteran (whoops!). The vessel on the right belongs to the Emergency Rescue services whose services my friend Ken tried out some years back I believe on one of his adventures albeit probably not one of their ships.
The building on the right is still under construction and going to be a posh hotel I think for concert goers.
A panorama of Reykjavik at dawn... Love this place... =)
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Modern Reykjavík
In the immediate post-war years, Reykjavík was rather like an overgrown village. People in the prime of life poured into the town, and it became a city of children. Iceland was still relatively isolated from the outside world, and few foreigners visited the country. But Icelanders were beginning to compete internationally in sports, and in the postwar years they did well in athletics.
After World War II, modernism finally arrived in Iceland. The National Theatre opened its doors in 1950, and that same year the Iceland Symphony Orchestra was founded. Artists exhibited their works mainly in Listamannaskálinn, an exhibition hall adjacent to Parliament House.
The 1960s were a boom time for Reykjavík, which grew as never before. Private cars became commonplace, and various electrical appliances made housework easier. Charter flights to southern Europe became popular, and with rising prosperity a separate youth culture came into being in Reykjavík.
At this time the Loftleiðir airline started offering cheap transatlantic travel including a stopover in Iceland. Iceland was less cut-off from the outside world, and growing numbers of foreigners, including well-known artists, made their way to Iceland. Large modern hotels were built.
Arts festivals, held every other year since 1970, played an important role in Reykjavík's flourishing cultural life. It was no longer news when world-famous people visited Reykjavík. Icelanders too were travelling abroad, for fun and for education, and this helped overcome Iceland's historic isolation. International cuisine made its mark on the town's restaurants. In the 1990s finance and foreign exchange was deregulated, and the computer revolution opened up new possibilities. Reykjavík lost some of its unique, rather villagey atmosphere. Beer was legalised after decades (the last remnant of Prohibition from the early 20th century). The downtown district was gradually taken over by pubs and other nightlife, while Laugavegur and the Kringlan mall were the major shopping districts. Dogs, banned for decades, were once more allowed in the city.
Reykjavík's international status was highlighted by a superpower summit in 1986 at Höfði House, the reception house of the City of Reykjavík - a meeting that heralded the beginning of the end of the Cold War.
During the last decade of the 20th century, Reykjavík drew increasing international attention. Growing interest in Iceland was not least due to pop star Björk, a Reykjavík girl born and bred. And as if to underline Reykjavík's international role, it was chosen one of nine European Cities of Culture for the millennium year 2000.
Went on a helicopter ride over Reykjavík, it was pretty fun, although I was a little nauseous by the end.
Reykjavík Cathedral is a cathedral church in Reykjavík, Iceland, the seat of the Bishop of Iceland and mother church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, as well as the parish church of the old city centre and environs
A view over part of Reykjavik captured from the top of the Hallgrímskirkja which stands guard over city. The church is both a parish church and a national sanctuary in Iceland. Its stepped concrete facade is an ode to modernism and a reminder of the Icelandic landscape. The church is named after the 17th-century clergyman Hallgrímur Pétursson, author of Hymns of the Passion.
If you are in Reykjavik it is definitely worth paying to take the lift to the top to get these wonderful 360 degree view of the city.
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Reykjavik, Iceland and 4X4 trip around area.
Review of shots not published from our 2009 Cruise in which we visited Iceland. This set are from a stop at Reykjavik where we joined a 4X$ trip around that part of the island. With a stop whilst the drivers drove their vehicles through a river!!
Plus; some shots of Lyn and I on board the P&O Cruise Ship, Oriana.
More general photographs at: www.flickr.com/photos/staneastwood/albums