Reykjavik

Harpa Concert Hall

If you prefer watching a video to reading, the narrated video of this trip is on youtube.

We flew from New York to Iceland on a Delta flight that only took 4 and a half hours and upon arrival at 6:30 am we headed into town to go to breakfast. First impressions of the countryside, lots of grass and lava with almost no trees. Where have we landed? Our rooms at the Hilton Reykjavik Nordica actually were ready so we got to have a nap and before heading into Reykjavik. The hotel was about 2 miles from downtown. Easy bus rides into town, but the weather would prove a deterrent over the next few days. The day was beautiful with sun. We touring with Overseas Adventure on their Untamed Iceland Tour.  After taking the bus into town we stopped at the prime minister’s house and then to the Harpa Concert Hall which is brand new, built in 2011 The first thing you notice is that the building appears to be made of crystals. The Chinese crystal on the outside of the building actually had to be installed twice because of problems with the weather.  Then we walked the downtown, stopping at the City hall, Parliament Building and Hallgrinskirkja Lutheran church. The church has the appearance of a pipe organ from the outside. Inside was a pipe organ with 5275 pipes. That night we had dinner at the hotel: the aperitif was a mini-roast beef sandwich, mail course a fish with a delicious avocado dressing and an oatmeal dessert.

Hallgrinskirkja Lutheran Church