This morning we met up, went to Bread & Co again for breakfast, and then trekked to the Perlan museum, which is all about the wonders of Iceland. It was just short of a 2 mile walk to get there, some of it uphill. It was nice to get a good walk in!
We started our time in the museum with the northern lights show, a visual and educational video in their planetarium. After that we read lots of signs (or skimmed a few here and there…) about the timeline of Iceland, and then we got to go in the ice cave! It’s just like it sounds… snowy, icy, and cold! Still a “cool” experience, and some great pics came out of it.
Then we went to the top floor of the museum for a 360° view of Reykjavik.
We explored the gift shop and decided to meander our way back to the hotel and look for lunch on the way. On the way to the museum this morning, we noticed that the sculpture of Leif Erickson that is in front of the big church was no longer under construction. So on the way back we stopped to take a picture.
We then ended up at Reykjavik Fish Restaurant, where Ken and I had fish and chips, and Pauline had chicken.
After lunch we did some shopping (a beanie, gloves, and ear warmers!), not because we didn’t bring the proper attire but because we wanted to have new, Icelandic wool. It was our chance to “stimulate the local economy” even more, as my dad would have said.
We kept making our way down the hill and went over a block or so to the Kolaportid Market, a local flea market. Not a ton of needed things in there, but we did find very cute handmade Christmas ornaments! When we walked in, I said, “It smells like shark in here.”
Sure enough they had shark tasting kits for sale. Been there, done that. We had seen a Rick Steves video of him tasting fermented shark in the flea market, so we knew it was likely, but the smell gave it away as soon as we walked in.
For dinner we returned to 101 Bistro! We had a late lunch and wanted a lighter dinner so we could turn in early tonight. The pizza the other night was really good, so we went back and shared a couple of pizzas. Then we hung out in the hotel bar for a bit before heading to our rooms to pack up for the next leg of the journey.
Here are some other pics from throughout the day today, in no particular order.
An adorable mural outside my favorite store in Reykjavik!
A pretty side trail on the walk to the Perlan Museum. We were almost there...
This mural is across the street from the Leif Erickson statue. I like this state of mind, to some extent.
Tomorrow is an early morning. We will walk to the bus stop so we can catch our shuttle to the airport to head to London. Another new country for me, coming right up! Iceland, we’ll see you again in nine days!
One more note - Ken is also blogging about our trip, and we have different ways of describing things! So if you’d like to read more, check out his blog at worshamsgotoiceland.blogspot.com.
Today was another banner day!
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