Reykjavik in Iceland

 

 

Icelandair 

(Flight from France to Iceland )

 

Icelandic pictures are painted on the door of the closet 

in the cabin of Icelandair.

 

 

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Arrived in Iceland

Keflavik International Airport
Keflavik Int'l Airport is located 50km west from the capital: Reykjavik.
Keflavik Int'l Airport is the largest airport in Iceland.

 

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We took an Airport express bus by Gray Line.

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We checked in the hotel.

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We walked until the harbar.

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 We found the big building "Harpa Concert Hall".

 

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While walking in the center of the city, 

we found a church called Hallgrimskirkja.

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We went up the tower of the church.

 the view from the tower of the Church of Hallgrimur/ 

Hallgrimskirkja [Icelandic: Hallgrímskirkja]

at 73 metres (244 ft).

 

Hallgrimskirkja [Hallgrímskirkja] is a Lutheran parish church
in Reykjavik, Iceland.
It is the largest church in Iceland,

and it's the sixth tallest architectural structure in Iceland.
 

 

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Inside Church of Hallgrimur /Hallgrimskirkja [Hallgrímskirkja].

 

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illumination of Hallgrímskirkja at night.

to be continued ... Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa) in Iceland

Episode of Reykjavik

Tomo & Chouchou went on a trip to Iceland from France. We had booked the airtickets & hotel together with special price through Icelandair website. We had also booked day trip tours on their website. We could prepare our trip well thanks to Icelandair.
It was the first time for us to take an Icelandair. Icelandic pictures are painted on the door of the closet in the cabin of Icelandair. It was very cute. I had never seen such a pretty interior design of the cabin.
We arrived at Keflavik International Airport in Iceland. Keflavik International Airport is located 50km west from the capital: Reykjavik. Keflavik Int'l Airport is the largest airport in Iceland. But we didn't feel that it was so big. Anyway it was a pretty airport with Icelandic decorations.
Tomo & Chouchou had booked an airport express bus organized by
Iceland Excursions Gray Line from Keflavik Int'l Airport to the hotel. We could find the reception of Gray Line in front of the exit of arrival gate. Then Gray Line sent us off the hotel that we had booked.
After checking in the hotel, we walked around in the center of Reykjavik. We walked until the harbor, then we found the big building "Harpa Concert Hall".
Interior design of concert hall was sparkling.
While walking, we found a church called Hallgrímskirkja in the center of the city. As it is said that Hallgrimskirkja(=church of Hallgrimur) is the largest church in Iceland and the sixth tallest architectural structure in Iceland, it was a very tall church. We had never seen such a unique-design church.
We could see the landscape of Reykjavik from the tower of the church of Hallgrimur.
To go up the tower by elevator, it costs 500ISK (at that time, it now costs 1000ISK in 2021). On the day Tomo & Chouchou went up the tower, there was a shower and strong wind. It was cold. But it was nice to see the sea around Reykjavik from the tower.
Inside church, white walls and illumination are very beautiful.
At night, Hallgrimskirkja is lit up and changes the appearance.
Basically Iceland is very safe even at night. We could enjoy Iceland all the day !

Advice for traveling in Reykjavik

(1) Icelandair sells airticket & hotel together with special price. Icelandair provides several plans according to the season. We can find many tours on Icelandair website. We could travel well with their tours. Please check it out !

(2) We recommend airport express bus organized by Iceland Excursions Gray Line from Keflavik International Airport to the hotel. We can find the reception of Gray Line in front of the exit of arrival gate. Gray Line can send us off almost all the hotels in Reykjavik. Easy to find the reception of Gray Line. It is just in front of the exit of arrival gate.


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