Reykjavik Day 3 - The National Museum

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June 5th 2022

Published: July 12th 2022

Susan and I were fortunate to find ourselves with a third day in Reykjavik. Our flight home was not until 8:10 p.m. and our airport transfer not until 4:40 p.m. We planned to use the time by visiting the National Museum of Iceland. Breakfast in the Vox restaurant of the hotel was unhurried, There did not appear to be the large incoming and conference crowds of the previous Sunday. Four other memb... Read Full Entry

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Andrew Lisowski

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"I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list." I've traveled for a long time and have many memories of places and people. I enjoy travel, especially to new places I haven't seen before. Every journey, whether brief or extended, provides the opportunity for a new experience or a different way to see things. I like travel photography, too, and always have my camera with me. I look to the "4Hs of Tourism" as a guide when traveling: understanding the Habitat; Heritage; History and Handicrafts. Member of the TravBuddy travel blogging community from 2007 until its demise in 2018. [world... full info

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Baðstofa

The Baðstofa dwelling was ws used from the 16th to the 19th century. The word originally derived from bathhouse, but took on the meaning of one-room residential dwelling. IMG_6389

Baðstofa Interior

Baðstofa Interior of the 19th century. There are two beds, a clock, a spinning wheel and a wooden floor. IMG_6387

Ingjaldur

Fishing boat built in 1898 in the West Fjords. IMG_6391

National and University Library of Iceland

Landsbókasafn Íslands - National and University Library of Iceland. The current building opened in 1994. Arngrímsgötu 3. DSC_0982

University of Iceland

University of Iceland Main Building. Opened in 1940. DSC_0981

University of Iceland

University of Iceland Askja Building. Opened in 2003. DSC_0984

Klyfjahestur - Packhorse

Klyfjahestur - Packhorse in Iceland. Sculpture by Sigurjón Ólafsson. Installed in 1966. DSC_1039p1

Art Deco House

Detached house in Art Deco/Bauhaus style. Built in 1931. Built in 1931. Sóleyjargata 19. IMG_5967p1

Sóleyjargata

House built in 1926. Sóleyjargata 17. IMG_5968p1

Staðastaður

Staðastaður. Office the President of Iceland. Built for editor and government minister Björn Jónsson in 1912. Sóleyjargata 1. IMG_5969p1

Adonis

Adonis. Bronze cast of an 1808 sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen. Installed in 1974. Hallargarður park. DSC_1046p1

Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík

Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík - Reykjavik Junior College. Built in 1845. Lækjargata 5. IMG_5970

Vatnsberinn

Vatnsberinn - The Water Carrier. Sculpture by Ásmundur Sveinsson. Sculpted in 1936-1937 and installed at its present location in 2011. DSC_1047p1

Stjórnarráðshúsið

Stjórnarráðshúsið - Government House. Icelandic Prime Minister's Office. Built in 1761-1771. Used as a prison from 1771 to 1816, the Viceroy's residence and Governor's residence from 1820 to 1904 and the Minister's residence in1904 and Prime Minister's residence from 1917. Lækjargata, Reykjavík. "In the E. quarter are the Government Building (Landshöfðingjahús)..."--Baedeker 1912. IMG_5972

Statue of Christian IX

Christian IX (1818-1906), King of Denmark. He permitted Iceland to have its own constitution in 1874. IMG_5973p1

Keflavik Airport

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