Thursday, August 15, 2013

Reykjavik Day 1, Part 2

Whew. An exhausting day. After leaving my stuff at the hostel and having breakfast I headed out to explore Reykjavik. My the first site I stumbled across was Hallgrimskirkja. From there I wandered around a bit, passing the Iceland Phallological Museum...no joke! I didn't visit it, but it is on the list of potential sites to see tomorrow. After some aimless wandering I set my sites on the pearl, however, as I had been noticing earlier, Reykjavik streets are not nearly as intuitive as the streets I'm used to, so it was a while before I got where I was going, but I did. And these cool dudes were jamming out.
I was finally able to actually check in at 14:00, and as soon as I did I napped for an hour. Because i was going on 2 hours of sleep. And I woke up and felt much better. I grabbed a panini for a late lunch/early dinner, then was picked up to go on a tour of a few of Iceland's natural wonders. We made stops at þingvellir national park-- home to Iceland's first Parliament way back in 930--Gullfoss, and a hotsprings area which included this one which erupted every 6 minutes or so. Also I got to nap on the bus on the way back, which is probably the only reason I am not asleep right now.
Tomorrows plans may include a visit to the aforementioned Phallological museum, perhaps a trip out to the island of Veðey to see the Imagine Peace Tower designed by Yoko Ono dedicated to her husband whatshisname...Jack Lemon?
And now I'm trying to be funny, which probably means I should go to sleep. Another day in Reykjavik tomorrow, and then on to my adventures in 
København!!
And so Tavo the zombie says goodnight.

1 comment:

  1. Dad, Nancy, Steph, and I just checked this out. Yay, you!! We particularly liked the Phallological Museum, and look forward to a full report :) The photos from your camera come out too small to really see well--can you figure out how to make them bigger? I guess you had a rainy day today, but you've seen some amazing things. I hope you have a nice long sleep tonight, and maybe meet some fun people tomorrow. Happy adventuring! Love, Mom

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