Reykjavik and museums

Day 5; Reykjavik and last Northern Lights tour

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February 23rd 2016
We watched the sunrise by the Sun Voyager, the pink sky reflected on the mountains behind the statue which was enchanting. We visited the Aurora museum which was informative and gave us free tea. The Saga museum let us try on chainmail and had an audio tour about the first settlers on Iceland and how Reykjavík became the capital (SPOILER ALERT: a Viking threw two engraved posts overboard for the ... read more

Europe » Iceland

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Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland ... ... read more