Reykjavik Wow and Wet

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After another slack night in my ridiculously nice hotel in Oslo, and a huge free breakfast of eggs, sausage, bacon, potatoes, plus the trademark cereal covered in yogurt (which got a few funny looks) I made my way to the airport. A 3 hour flight later and I was landing in Iceland.
Before the plane even touched the ground I was thinking to myself, I have got to come back here sometime. The landscape was unereal, mainly volcanic rocks and mosses. The airport is about 50km from Reykjavik so I caught the shuttle bus into the city, and made my way to the camp ground. I decided after bashing my budget at the hotel I would do some camping. Issue One: 8 degrees and raining like death. Issue Two: The amount of condensation that accumulated inside my tent almost made it seem like I was just laying outside. I'm not too sure the point of a tent that is not usable at all in the rain. After a brief bout of rage, I ended up deciding that I was at least still warm in my sleeping bag, and that my bags were water proof, so the issue wasn't overly huge.
After having a flight and another time zone change, I was tired so I went to sleep early and woke up early. 4 o'clock early. So I headed for a shower and was out wandering around Reykjavik by 5 a.m. I checked out the coast and got to watch the sunrise. It rained on and off the whole time which lasted about 3 hours, and ended with a walk through the Reykjavik Botanical Gardens. And I don't care what you think. I walked the Botanical Gardens. And I liked it. Next on tap is a couple more days in Reykjavik and then a journey out into the country...

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Photos

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The view on the bus ride from airport to Reykjavik

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My feelings exactly...A billboard for the National Art Gallery..

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Hot Springs that were originally used by locals to do laundry

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Downtown Reykjavik

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A path...Is good walk...