Today we drove what is probably the most boring 300km on Iceland, down a long braid valley to Reykjavik. And it was still awesome and beautiful.
We got in at almost exactly 3pm and met Espen, Ragnhild and Marie at the house, which turns out to be very well located a block back from the main street. It’s a great tradition to meet them on our semi-regular European sojourns, and long may that tradition last!
First impressions of the capital are interesting. It’s a blend of modern and old, well kept and dilapidated. It oddly reminds me of what I think North Korea might be like – more buildings than the people seem to need, sparkles of big new things in amongst fairly basic and poorly maintained buildings, timber scaffolding and people whose fashion (even to my rather off-target eye) looks a fraction off-target and out of date. I’ll be fascinated to see more over the next couple of days – but the setting is undeniably impressive.
And seeing as how we have finished the loop, here is a brief summary:
Everything in one place 