Reykjavik (1)
Getting to Reykjavik from Seattle is a bit of an unnatural act. We first flew to Boston, and then to Keflavik (Reykjavik's international airport and NATO Airbase). We knew we were off the beaten path when Alaska Airlines check-in agent didn't know the airport identifier. Was it REY or KEF? Luckily, they correctly guessed KEF and our bags ended up in the same airport we did. There is an REY but it's the domestic airport in Reykjavik itself.
The flight from Seattle to Boston was uneventful. The flight from Boston to Keflavik was also uneventful, except that it arrives at 6:00 AM. We took the airport bus to the city arriving at our hotel before 9:00 AM. Room wasn't ready so we left our bags and went exploring. Tired and hungry, in a strange city ... well, we weren't at our best, and we certainly weren't as resilient as we would like to believe we can be. I have pictures from our morning walk-about, but few memories. We ended up going back to the hotel after lunch and sleeping in the lobby until they told us our rooms were ready.
We spent the next day, and a day at the end of our trip in Reykjavik. I think of it as a "cheerful city" of about 200,000 folks. Pretty in its own colorful way, with a relaxed pace and plenty to keep us busy for a couple of days ... but not much more. Here are the photos.
These photos were taken in August 2007 mostly with a Nikon D200.
Read MoreThe flight from Seattle to Boston was uneventful. The flight from Boston to Keflavik was also uneventful, except that it arrives at 6:00 AM. We took the airport bus to the city arriving at our hotel before 9:00 AM. Room wasn't ready so we left our bags and went exploring. Tired and hungry, in a strange city ... well, we weren't at our best, and we certainly weren't as resilient as we would like to believe we can be. I have pictures from our morning walk-about, but few memories. We ended up going back to the hotel after lunch and sleeping in the lobby until they told us our rooms were ready.
We spent the next day, and a day at the end of our trip in Reykjavik. I think of it as a "cheerful city" of about 200,000 folks. Pretty in its own colorful way, with a relaxed pace and plenty to keep us busy for a couple of days ... but not much more. Here are the photos.
These photos were taken in August 2007 mostly with a Nikon D200.