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Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area

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Reykjavik

Keflavik Airport COVID-19 Testing, Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Keflavik Airport COVID-19 Testing
I got the OK later that day., Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
I got the OK later that day.
"Walk with a Viking" guide, Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
"Walk with a Viking" guide
Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Harpa Concert Hall
Waterfront and Harpa Concert hall, Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Waterfront and Harpa Concert hall
View from West side of Lake Tjörnin, Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
View from West side of Lake Tjörnin
"Elf Stone" relocated from road-building site, Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
"Elf Stone" relocated from road-building site
Einar Jónsson sculpture garden, Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Einar Jónsson sculpture garden
Einar Jónsson sculpture garden, Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Einar Jónsson sculpture garden
Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík (Lutheran Church), Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík (Lutheran Church)
Souvenir shop Thor, Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Souvenir shop Thor
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
Finance Ministry: "Trophies" An art installation, unr, Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Finance Ministry: "Trophies"
An art installation, unrelated to 2008.
Finance Ministry carved door, Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Finance Ministry carved door
Ingólfr Arnarson throws his High Seat Pillars overboard, Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Ingólfr Arnarson throws his High Seat Pillars overboard
The pillars are found at what becomes Reykjavik, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
The pillars are found at what becomes Reykjavik

Reykjavik: Hallgrimskirkja

Road to Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavik: Hallgrimskirkja, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Road to Hallgrimskirkja
Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavik: Hallgrimskirkja, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Hallgrimskirkja
Hallgrimskirkja, Reykjavik: Hallgrimskirkja, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Hallgrimskirkja
Leif Ericcson statue A gift from the USA, 1930., Reykjavik: Hallgrimskirkja, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Leif Ericcson statue
A gift from the USA, 1930.
Hallgrimskirkja  interior, Reykjavik: Hallgrimskirkja, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Hallgrimskirkja interior
Hallgrimskirkja  interior, Reykjavik: Hallgrimskirkja, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Hallgrimskirkja interior

Reykjavik Food

Kaffitar: My regular morning Breakfast Stop  A
Kaffitar: My regular morning Breakfast Stop
A "Swiss Mocha" and a donut
Sæta Svínið Gastropub Icelandic Platter, Reykjavik Food, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Sæta Svínið Gastropub Icelandic Platter
Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur: Famous hot dog stand Visited by Bil, Reykjavik Food, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur: Famous hot dog stand
Visited by Bill Clinton in 2004
Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur: hot hot dog stand, Reykjavik Food, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur: hot hot dog stand
Tapas barinn: Octopus, Reykjavik Food, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Tapas barinn: Octopus
Tapas barinn: Icelandic Foal, Reykjavik Food, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Tapas barinn: Icelandic Foal
The infamous Cheese-and-Puffin Sandwich, Reykjavik Food, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
The infamous Cheese-and-Puffin Sandwich

Reykjavik: National Museum

Tiny bronze statue.  Thor?, Reykjavik: National Museum, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Tiny bronze statue. Thor?
Thor or Christ?, Reykjavik: National Museum, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Thor or Christ?
Drinking Horn (1598), Reykjavik: National Museum, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Drinking Horn (1598)
Bishop of Holar and his 3 wives (1685) Actually sequential, but, Reykjavik: National Museum, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Bishop of Holar and his 3 wives (1685)
Actually sequential, but painted in parallel

Reykjavik: Settlement Exhibition

In situ hall foundations from the earliest settlement times.
Remains of a 10th c Hall, Reykjavik: Settlement Exhibition, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Remains of a 10th c Hall
10th c Hall, Reykjavik: Settlement Exhibition, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
10th c Hall
Base of a turf wall from circa 817 ad The oldest known structur, Reykjavik: Settlement Exhibition, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Base of a turf wall from circa 817 ad
The oldest known structure in Iceland

Reykjavik: Puffin Cuise

Puffin cruise boat, Reykjavik: Puffin Cuise, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Puffin cruise boat
Puffins on the wing, Reykjavik: Puffin Cuise, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Puffins on the wing
Frantically flapping wings, Reykjavik: Puffin Cuise, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Frantically flapping wings
Icelandic Coastguard ship, Reykjavik: Puffin Cuise, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Icelandic Coastguard ship

Reykjavik Maritime Museum

An unexpectedly interesting small museum.
Maritime Museum entrance, Reykjavik Maritime Museum, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Maritime Museum entrance
The 17th c Skalholt Bishop lived well!, Reykjavik Maritime Museum, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
The 17th c Skalholt Bishop lived well!
Eimskipafélag Íslands hf. (Icelandic Steamship Co.) Flag, Reykjavik Maritime Museum, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Eimskipafélag Íslands hf. (Icelandic Steamship Co.) Flag (1914-1990)
A small section on the Cod Wars, Reykjavik Maritime Museum, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
A small section on the Cod Wars
Cod Wars Weapon: Trawl Wire Cutters, Reykjavik Maritime Museum, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Cod Wars Weapon: Trawl Wire Cutters

Leiðarendi Lava Tubes

A fascinating Lava Tube Tour, with Damian and Premmi of G Spot Iceland
Leiðarendi entrance, Leiðarendi Lava Tubes, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Leiðarendi entrance
Tiny lava stalagtites on ceiling., Leiðarendi Lava Tubes, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Tiny lava stalagtites on ceiling.
Different colors of cooling lava, Leiðarendi Lava Tubes, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Different colors of cooling lava
Guide Premmi, Leiðarendi Lava Tubes, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Guide Premmi
Ceiling crack, Leiðarendi Lava Tubes, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Ceiling crack
Variegated fallen rock, Leiðarendi Lava Tubes, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Variegated fallen rock
Memorial marker for stolen stalagmite, Leiðarendi Lava Tubes, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Memorial marker for stolen stalagmite
Small surviving stalagmite, Leiðarendi Lava Tubes, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Small surviving stalagmite
Very orange section, near exit, Leiðarendi Lava Tubes, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Very orange section, near exit
Scotsman, near exit, Leiðarendi Lava Tubes, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Scotsman, near exit

Reykjanes Peninsula

This was a continuation of the Lava Tube Tour, with Damian and Premmi.
Kleifarvatn Lake:  “Iceland‘s Loch Ness”, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Kleifarvatn Lake: “Iceland‘s Loch Ness”
A drink of warm sulphurous acidic water, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
A drink of warm sulphurous acidic water
Seltún Geothermal Area, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Seltún Geothermal Area
A bubbling mud pool, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
A bubbling mud pool
Intrepid guides Damian and Premmi, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Intrepid guides Damian and Premmi
Boiling eggs in a Hot Spring (5 MB, 3 sec)
The Blue Lagoon Fully of milky silicate water, from power plant, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
The Blue Lagoon
Fully of milky silicate water, from power plant
View to Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
View to Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant
Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant

Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Station

Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Station, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Station
Great analsysis of Geothermal Iceland, Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Station, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Great analsysis of Geothermal Iceland
Geothermal Usage - District heating is the largest, Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Station, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Geothermal Usage - District heating is the largest
Used heating water is used to warm streets, Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Station, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Used heating water is used to warm streets
Condensor + Turbine + Generator, Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Station, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Condensor + Turbine + Generator
Spinning 45 MW drive shaft In gap between turbine and generator, Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Station, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Spinning 45 MW drive shaft
In gap between turbine and generator
Photo-bombing Scotsman, Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Station, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Photo-bombing Scotsman

Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano

A trip inside the magma chamber of Þríhnúkagígur (Thrihnukagigur). When the volcano last erupted 4000 years ago, the magma didn't solidy inside the main magma chamber,
but instead drained away further down. So the magma chamber is empty and enterprising Icelanders now lower tourists down 400 ft to the interior. There is a narrow entry slot
at the top and then the interior bells out into a large cavern
Þríhnúkagígur (Thrihnukagigur), Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Þríhnúkagígur (Thrihnukagigur)
The walk over: Collapsed lava tube, Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
The walk over: Collapsed lava tube
Approaching  Thrihnukagigur, Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Approaching Thrihnukagigur
The elevator (A converted highrise window washer.), Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
The elevator
(A converted highrise window washer.)
We are carefully safety-lined over, Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
We are carefully safety-lined over
Looking down..., Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Looking down...
The entry slot is tight., Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
The entry slot is tight.
Slot wall., Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Slot wall.
The lift returns up the narrow slot, Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
The lift returns up the narrow slot
Down on the cavern floor, Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Down on the cavern floor
Scotsman in Þríhnúkagígur, Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Scotsman in Þríhnúkagígur
Scotsman in Þríhnúkagígur, Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Scotsman in Þríhnúkagígur
Looking up..., Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Looking up...
Our lift returns, Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Our lift returns
Looking down through the narrows..., Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Looking down through the narrows...
Lift side tires guide us up a slight knee, Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Lift side tires guide us up a slight knee
Carefully safety-lined off the lift, Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Carefully safety-lined off the lift
Safely back to my loyal Suzuki Vitara, Þríhnúkagígur - Inside the Volcano, Iceland 2020 - Reykjavik Area
Safely back to my loyal Suzuki Vitara

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