{"id":29145,"date":"2022-07-29T06:53:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T20:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=29145"},"modified":"2023-01-24T09:52:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T22:52:33","slug":"reykjavik-iceland-%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b8-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=29145","title":{"rendered":"Reykjavik, Iceland \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf8 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 27th July 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 70 kms from Reykjavik to Sandger\u00f0<\/strong>i <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited:  Reykjavik  <\/strong>\u00de  \u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Camping\u00a0Sandger\u00f0<\/strong>i<\/strong>,\u00a0Isk5000, N64.03960, W22.69720\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 63 days @ \u20ac106 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reykjavik is a sprawling town of 200,000 people. Its suburbs spread 15 kms to the east and the drive in on route #1 a constant series of roundabouts the Hymer does not enjoy. The campsite is about 3 kms from the centrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By the time we arrived in Reykjavik and checked in to the campsite it was past 2 pm. The weather was very grey, but it was dry. After a short rest I unloaded the scooter ready for a trip into Iceland\u2019s capital, Reykjavik<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love the scooter, we are in the old Reykjavik parked outside the art gallery in less than 5 minutes, where the walk in would have taken half an hour. The scooter locked we go off to do some exploring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reykjavik has a big country town feel about it. There are no high-rise apartments or office blocks. Old Reykjavik is lots of cafes, restaurants and the odd bank. The further we go the more touristy we find it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eventually we find the Skolav\u00f6rtonstigur and walk up the hill to Reykjavik\u2019s Lutheran Church, the Hallgrimskirkja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The church took 40 years to complete (1986) and its 74m high tower dominates the city, you catch glimpses of it from miles away. There\u2019s a huge plinth with statue of Leifr (Lucky) Eiricsson<\/a> standing on the forecourt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s an unusual fact, the backrest of the pews in this church move so you can face the altar or the organ, bit like a Sydney train. Anyway we\u2019ve never seen that before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We have walked here and there and find ourselves backtracking down rainbow street. Just when we thought we\u2019ve done Reykjavik we stumble into the Drunk Rabbit an Irish pub. With the luck of the Irish we find it\u2019s happy hour (which seemed to extend for quite a bit longer than an hour) and settled in. A pint of Guinness and a large chardy was Isk2100, which is quite reasonable if you\u2019ve had a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We enjoy a couple of quiet pints with the locals when suddenly the bar fills with American\u2019s asking silly questions (sorry Gloria) and the mood is lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It appears to have rained more than a little during our stop at the pub. We had intended having dinner in town tonight but given the rain has ceased it seems prudent to ride back to the Hymer whilst we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So 5 minutes later and still dry we are sitting in the Hymer having to deal with dinner, as the rain starts to tumble down. It doesn\u2019t stop all night only easing at coffee time in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had planned a couple of days in Reykjavik but the weather does, what the weather does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michael + Pam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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