The Ambitious Odometer

Friday, June 13, 2025

{EUROPE} Day Fourteen - Reykjavik, ICELAND

We arrived in our final port, Reykjavik, early this morning...

but discovered that the city center is a bit of a walk away from the port.

The view of nearby Videy Island was beautiful from the ship...

We had a scheduled excursion for 9:30, so we decided to take it easy and do that first thing...

All six of us were registered for a city bus tour, and it gave us a good overview of the capital city. Our first stop was Bessastadir, the president's home. We were all amazed at how we were able to pull right up and walk the grounds!

The president even has her own church out front, too!

Next, we drove by a couple of interesting spots including Hallgrimskirkja, one of the churches that is a symbol of Reykjavik...

the University of Iceland...

the old port...

and Tjornin, a small lake in the middle of the city. Our guide said that it freezes over in the winter and is a popular place for ice skating...

Our last stop...

was the observation deck of the Perlan Museum...

where we were able to see panoramic views of the city...

On the way back to the port...

we passed Hofdi, the location of the Reykjavik Summit, where Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met in the mid-1980s...

Once we got back to the port, Grandma got back on the ship, and we took off to explore a bit more.

Our first task was to locate the famous stand that sells Icelandic hot dogs!

We found it ~ Baejarins Beztu Pylsur ~ and Hubby & B got in line!

The girls and I decided on pizza and just happened upon the "first pizzeria in Iceland" nearby! We shared a small pizza, and it was just enough to hold us until another snack later in the day...

We met up with Hubby & B afterwards and walked a bit around town...

finding The Parliament House...

where B...

ran up the steps, of course!

We then continued our walk...

over to a school that our guide had shared is the only school in town that still teaches Latin. Our girls (both Latin students) had to grab a picture there!