Finally, Iceland!
After a week in Berlin, we flew to Reykjavik via Iceland Air. This was country #118 for both Marc and I and we were very excited to make the trip. It had been years afterall since we began thinking of going. It was the cost of the trip which discouraged us from going years earlier. We weren't sure we wanted to spend so much money for just a few days stay. Anyway, after staying there nearly a week we found out that Iceland most certainly was pricey, very, very pricey.
The flight took no more than a few hours, 3 hours and 30 minutes to be exact. The plane we flew in was not very big. It had three seats on each side of the plane. I remember us being served a snack and a drink on board. It was also while we were on the flight that we bought two roundtrip bus tickets to take us from the airport to the Bus Station close to the city center upon our arrival and back to the airport on the day we departed. The total cost was US $116 for two people. We stayed at the Sunna Guesthouse located right across the Hallgrimskirkja.
It was cold, gray, and rainy during our first full day in the city of Reykjavik. We came prepared. The puffer jackets we brought helped keep us warm. I in fact even wore thermal bottoms. It was that cold. Since our hotel stay didn't provide breakfast, we went to look for a place to eat before we set out sightseeing.
Of course, I had to have my picture taken upon our arrival in Reykjavik Airport. I just love this photo!
Seeing the Hallgrimskirkja was a dream come true. We had seen pictures and videos of it from previous visitors to the island nation.
This colorful building is where we had our first breakfast in the city. It is so popular among tourists. The morning we were there, it was jampacked with hungry visitors, all of whom were Americans. Price for a pumpernickel and a cup of coffee, the equivalent of $16.
After a eating a hearty breakfast, we walked the street down towards the waterfront and this is what we found. The Sun Voyager!
We sought refuge inside the Harpa Convert Hall when it began raining really hard. We must have stayed there a good hour before the rain subsided and we could continue our walk around Reykjavik.