After the adventures of yesterday, I had given myself the day off in between crazy long days to explore Reykjavik. To a person who lives in London, Reykjavik was less city and more like a little town. It didn't have the crazy high rises and millions of people, and I kinda loved the quaint little place for that. I hope it stays like that too, as it was much more friendly.
I started off walking to the Parliament House and Domkirkjan. There were piles of snow all around but the streets were cleared (after slipping last night, I was a little wary of snow and ice). From there, I made my way over to the lake, which had frozen over and had skaters and people walking around on the ice. It was quite surreal actually. I even saw two people and their luggage taking a shortcut across the lake rather than walk around it.
I walked along Tjarnargata, the street behind, then made my way up to Hallgrimskirkja, the big church at the top of the hill, looking at the lovely houses on the way.
The Hallgrimskirkja opened to a line of people wanting to buy tickets to go up the top of the spire. I was one of those people... It gave absolutely the best views over Reykjavik on all sides! It was also quite interesting inside, with its modern lines.
After the visit to the church, I walked a long looping walk to end up at Höfði House. This house looked a little underwhelming in photos, but in real life, particularly with the masses of snow piled up around it and blue blue skies, it was quite spectacular. From there, I walked along the harbour to the Sun Voyager sculpture. I also kept going to see if I could make it to the Grotta Island Lighthouse, but stopped when I realised how far away it was to walk, which was made even more difficult with the snow and ice.
I went to the vegetarian restaurant Glo for dinner, then had an early night. Another long day tomorrow!