Iceland - Day 1

Gott Kvold from Reykjavik. We arrived late last night to our Guesthouse keeper sleeping on the couch with the door unlocked so when we came in, he would wake up and show us to our room. Though we didn't get to sleep until about 3, Teri proclaimed it the best sleep she's had since she's been pregnant. Did I mention we're in two twin beds at opposite ends of the room?



Today we trekked all over old town Reykjavik. What you see in the picture above is the sculpture curiously named Sun Craft. Though there was no sun today, we saw plenty of rainbows out over this body of water which happens to be the North Atlantic Ocean. We missed the 40.000 person celebration of the lone medal for Iceland in the Olympics by one day. Apparently yesterday, everyone gathered in front of the Hallgrimskirkja to boast about a silver medal in handball. It was as large as their Independence Day celebrations are we were told.

We also went to the Saga Museum, ate skyrr, saw parliment (shockingly small and unassuming), walked down the oldest street in Iceland, and ate hot dogs just like Bill Clinton. Reykjavik is really a neat place. It seems all buildings are painted in primary colors which adds to the view when you look down on the town from atop the Saga Museum. Not bad for a days work considering we slept until 11.

Tomorrow we head out to Pingvellir - a park and site of the first Parliment in the world; Geysir - pretty self explanitory; and a huge waterfall and park called Gullfoss. The route is called the Golden Circle and should provide for some great pictures. Check in tomorrow for a taste.

For now we are off to see what the Reykjavik nightlife people keep mentioning is all about. Then we'll return home to catch Obama on the internet.

I love technology; always and forever.