Here are pictures from my time in Reykjavík, Iceland. Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland is the country's largest city with a population of 220,000. Nearly two thirds of all Icelanders live in the Reykjavik area but it isn't a traditional 'big city.' Reykjavík is very walkable and the city center is laid out like most European cities of similar size.


Sunrise over Greenland a short time before arriving in Iceland.


Hotel Óðinsvé near Hallgrimskirkja in Reykjavik.


My accomdations.


A typical house in Reykjavik. Most houses were either concrete or corrugated steel like this one.


Laugavegur, the main shopping street in Reykjavik lined with boutiques, restaurants and shops.


A mural on the side of a clothing store on Laugavegur. Note the handlebar mustache.


The Last Supper, Reykjavik style. Complete with Domino's pizza, Carlsberg beer, a couple cellphones and at least one iPod. This was in the window of a downtown gallery.


The Icelandic A-Team.


Watching the watchers...


5000 Icelandic Krónur (ISK)


Reykjavik's Raðhús, City Hall, on the shore of Lake Tjörnin.


The birds of Tjörnin in central Reykjavik.





The Alþingi (Althing), Iceland's national assembly. The Alþingi is the world's oldest governing body, having originally convened in year 930.


The statue of Leif Ericsson in front of Hallgrimskirka.


The statue was a gift from the United States in 1930, commemorating the 1000 year anniversary of the Alþingi.


The inscription on the base of the statue.


A modern housing block at night.


Faxaflói fjord and North Reykjavik at midnight, near the Sólfarið.


The view across Faxaflói to Mount Esja at night.