Dómkirkja Krists konungs

Although Iceland is a predominately Church of Iceland (Lutheran), country, it does have a Catholic Cathedral. To be clear, I don't think that Icelanders are mostly any sort of religion these days, but the main one among those that have one is their flavor of Lutheran.

Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík

Out and about in Reykjavik, I thought I'd bring you a little of the city, just to give you a feel for that the place is like.

Hallgrimskirkja

After our long and exciting day tour, we decided to spend the day (after a slow start to get our spirit caught up with us) walking about the city to see what we could see of Reykjavik.

Snaefellsnes Peninsula - Part 3

This farmhouse sitting along the main road was framed by some rugged mountains. This is one the images that really conveys the emptiness of this beautiful place.

Snaefellsnes Peninsula - Part 2

At one stop on our tour, we hopped out of the bus in time to catch the light on this small house all along in the field.

The Snaefellsnes Peninsula

Roughly an hour and half's drive north of Reykjavik is the Snaefellsnes peninsula. Jutting westward, this dramatic land is filled with neck-twistingly beautiful mountains. We clearly picked the right time of year to see this. The snow really accentuates the fields and the stone mountains.

Reykjavik

Since Iceland is on the way home from the UK, we decided that we'd stop over here for a few days to have a look about. Think of it as a reconnoiter for a future, more extensive visit.

What you see above is the view from our hotel in the center of town. Reykjavik is a modest sized city of 123,000. Including the surrounding suburbs, it totals about 217,000. Very few buildings above 5-6 storeys.