Today we went to visit Hallgrimskirka - a massive concrete church which towers over Reykjavik. 
There is a lift up to the top and you can look out of the three windows with great views over the city (the first is down towards the harbour and the second is towards the lake)
The interior is beautifully minimal
... aside from this insane 5275 pipe organ
...casually played by this guy in his jeans and socks
After purchasing some Icelandic confectionary I thrilled Eve and Leo by taking them here:
But look at these cardigans, they are stunners:
We stopped by the Icelandic parliament buildingand strolled round the central lake and park
Eve shared her existential crisis with this guy regarding the tall thin Coke can format.
We went to the National Museum of Iceland. There was a mock up of a traditional peat house and loads of beautiful wooden carvings. Eve and Leo found a chessboard. Leo won 2-1.
We went past the Frikirkjan church, which is a typical example of architecture here.
The Culture House was the final stop and one ofthe highlights for me was the reading room
Beautiful chairs and that amazing library old book smell. On the way back to our apartment we went to Icelands most chaotic bookshop, established in 1964. Chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer was a regular there and had his own chessboard set up in a corner.
Today’s unexpected themes: church organs, chess and old book smells.
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