A day of art in Reykjavik.

So I was supposed to go to Silfra to snorkel between the two tectonic plates (Eurasia and North American), but I did not.  I woke up feeling too lazy to drive more, put on more wetsuits/dry suits, and all the pieces of it.  So I canceled.  Which I feel kind of bad about but the plates will be there for me next time 🙂

I also wanted to spend a day in the city as I had not done so yet.  I wanted to see what I recognized from last time, check out some art, and eat a good vegetarian meal.

For those goals, I was successful.  I walked around the city (the day was cloudy at first and then sunny – the weather has really been on my side for this trip).  There is a lot of street art, some amazing shops with such fantastically designed clothing, and quite a few vegetarian spots.  I went to Glo which has three or four restaurants.  The food was yummy!  The down side was the price as everything in Iceland is quite dear.  

So without further commentary, I will just post the pics from the day.

Street art exhibit about people swimming.
The “big church”: Hallgrimskirkja.
“Morning at Thingvellir” – Kjartansson
“Hilter’s Loge” (it really is – the artist got ahold of it when the Admiralspalast in Berlin was remodeled in the early 2000’s) – Kjartansson
“Intimacy” – Kjartansson and Sigurdarson
Asmudur Sveinsson (1893-1982) was one of the pioneers of Icelandic sculpture. He left his home and all his work to the people of Iceland. It is now a cool museum.
Sveinsson’s house.
Sveinsson’s work studio.
Sveinsson’s sculpture (I forgot the name).
Street art.
Flower art 🙂
Exhibit in the National Museum of Iceland – I would love to have this furniture!
View from Glo.
Another view from Glo.
Food from Glo.

Street art.