Once we had confirmed that I had organised a kick ass Air BnB we quickly headed out for a much needed coffee. The obvious location was on the opposite side of our street (Hverfisgata) - called “Cookies for Cool Kids”. Excellent coffee from a bearded dude and raspberry pastry swirls.
We walked down to the shoreline and walked round the bay to the Harpa concert hall. Great sculptures along the way and stone stacks.
Eve and Leo have said they will only tolerate one selfie per day.
The Harpa centre is amazing. We had a 30 minute guided tour, it was planned for years as the Reykjavik Symphony Orchestra did not have a proper location. Finally building started in 2004 but when the financial crisis hit all the investors pulled out and the city had to decide whether to savethe half built project. Fortunately they did and it is astonishing. The glass exterior has LEDs inside each unit so they can light up, and the design is inspired by hexagonal basalt columns. We went into three different concert halls each with amazingbut different acoustics.
Mirrored roof and glass walls
The area overlooking the harbour was originally intended for the investors offices but is now a glorious empty open space with astonishing views
After the tour we ambled back home - all completely exhausted after the 2am start. Hopefully we will rally and explore later on for dinner.
That concert hall is astonishing!
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