It was an unexpected surprise. I met up with the group I was to travel with in Iceland for the next 9 days over the most exquisite dinner. I didn’t know the food was going to be so good! But what turned out to be an even better surprise was finding out that there was a high level of aurora activity in the forecast. On our very first night! Sweet!! The original plan was to … [Read more...] about Iceland: Aurora on Our First Night
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Exploring Downtown Reykjavik Iceland
My first destination to explore in Reykjavik Iceland was a huge church called Hallgrimskirkja. The names of things are so complicated! I never did get used to that. Anyway ... Hallgrimskirkja is the largest church in Iceland and a landmark feature of the capital city. I made this photo in the middle of the afternoon (which, by the way, is perfectly acceptable when you … [Read more...] about Exploring Downtown Reykjavik Iceland
Sun Voyager in Reykjavik Iceland
I arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland, with much anticipation about my upcoming photo tour and a full day to spare before hand to get used to the time change and explore the city. And what a gorgeous city it is! For my first sunset, I decided to walk up to the Sun Voyager, a sculpture that is an ode to the sun. It was befitting that this should be one of the first subjects of … [Read more...] about Sun Voyager in Reykjavik Iceland