Reykjavík, Iceland—August, 2013

And the best part is that we can get this great beer at home!
Photo by Dan Heller

Our first encounter in Reykjavík was a skateboard park covered in murals and graffiti

Large seal mural at a skateboard park

Me and Lor
Photo by Dan Heller

Lori imitating art

The signs on this window made us laugh; another sign on this window said, "Cintimani recommends Cintimani", and "We know the feeling, Oh yes, we really do"

Government House and our first view of the all-glass concert hall

Mossy wall of the city hall

Lori and Dan review a 3D map of Iceland while a photography exhibit looks on

Is it art or an unfortunate ending?

Puffy clouds above the Salvation Army

Reykjavík has many colorful buildings

Iceland might not have armed forces, but they do have a formidable Coast Guard

For example, this map shows ships lost during the 70s

Check out the URL on bottom of the plane! flugfelag.is

The proprietor of Baejarins Beztu that serves the "best hot dogs in the world"

The concert hall is nestled in the port

The concert hall is called Harpa

The concert hall has walls of glass

Interesting colored glass and shapes

Looking up through the hexagons

Mirrored ceiling looks three dimensional

Photo by Dan Heller

The walls break up the sky outside into myriad of geometrical shapes

The wall looks different from every angle

It had been raining, so we felt like soup and a Guinness (to give you strength)

A statue of Leif Ericson in front of the Hallgrímskirkja church

A view of the concert hall and harbor to the north from the Hallgrímskirkja observation deck

The mountains across the harbor to the north

The geothermic activity well to the east

The Perlan to the south

And finally, the colorful buildings to the west

The beautiful stained glass windows behind each clock face

A view of the Perlan through the stained glass

Dan and I are reflected in Lori's glasses

Our view of the Hallgrímskirkja from our hotel room

Hallgrímskirkja

A panoramic view of the city from the Perlan

The Perlan, which contains hot water storage tanks and a fine restaurant under a glass dome

Perlan storage tank

Stuffed bird of prey inside the Perlan

The Perlan also had an observation deck, which had a better view of the church and hospital to the north

A rabbit trying not to be seen

A Little Free Library in the Hljomskalagardur Park

At night, the glass panels of the concert hall take on changing colors

Looking up the columns is far different at night

The Icelandic sunsets go on and on and on

We enjoyed the sunset and dancing lights of the concert hall from a bar on top of the hotel across the street

Dan and Lori down by the water

The Sun Voyager sculpture

Bill and Lori by the Sun Voyager
Photo by Dan Heller

More colorful buildings and murals and graffiti

"Money destroying art and culture"

Um, yeah

Playing with one of the camera's features while resting in an office building

Note that Dan's new jacket matches his iPhone case

What it means to work at a startup in Reykjavík

Why are these polished boulders here?

The setting sun glints off the glass of the concert hall

The Hallgrímskirkja beyond the Sun Voyager

The "Kiki Queer Bar"

The Hallgrímskirkja behind the noodles

Lori and Dan relax in the bar before a fine dinner in the Perlan