Visible throughout Reykjavik, the Icelandic Church (Lutheran) of Hallgrimur, named after the poet Hallgrimur Pétursson (1614–1674), is the largest church in Iceland and one of its tallest structures at 74.5m. The pipe organ is magnificent and, during my visit, David Cassan was practising Bach and Saint Saens for a performance that evening.
In front of the church is a powerful statue of the explorer Leif Erikson (c970–1020).
From today, I am only going to post photos of Iceland once a week, on Sunday, otherwise I could keep going forever. Back home from vicarious travel tomorrow!
magnificent building.
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Please keep it up and keep posting photos of Iceland. I am finding it fascinating. It is on my bucket list, but not sure if I will ever visit, so am viewing it through your eyes.
Can I assume you have family in Iceland? It was not a travel tour
Thankyou Nina. I will keep posting photos of Iceland on Sundays. I am so glad you are enjoying the 'trip'.
In answer to your question, I do have family in Scandinavia and in 2017 I visited them and also took a side trip to Iceland. We spent ten days in Iceland and loved every minute of it. It wasn't an organised tour. We walked a lot and then hired a car and drove around the country on the Ring Road.
I took so many photos that I am still sorting through. During this lockdown and in times of restricted international travel, it has been a welcome revisit. @ninaganci
it is the most magnificent building inside and out. And the musical accompaniement on the day we walked around the interior added to the experience! @peadar
@ankers70 wow! That is what I was thinking of doing, drive around the country on the ring road, Did not realize 10 days would be surface. I was thinking of closer to 30 days - but then Iceland is extremely expensive or so I heard
10 days was only just enough. We could have stayed longer and, yes, it is expensive. But we economised by taking packed lunches and a Thermos and so on. @ninaganci
September 3rd, 2021
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Please keep it up and keep posting photos of Iceland. I am finding it fascinating. It is on my bucket list, but not sure if I will ever visit, so am viewing it through your eyes.
Can I assume you have family in Iceland? It was not a travel tour
In answer to your question, I do have family in Scandinavia and in 2017 I visited them and also took a side trip to Iceland. We spent ten days in Iceland and loved every minute of it. It wasn't an organised tour. We walked a lot and then hired a car and drove around the country on the Ring Road.
I took so many photos that I am still sorting through. During this lockdown and in times of restricted international travel, it has been a welcome revisit.
@ninaganci