A Day in Reykjavik

 Our First Day in Reykjavik:

Random photos in no particular order 

We started our day at 0700 with a good breakfast here at the hotel/ Some how an tooth implant of mine came off. Will get it fixed when we get home. Honest, the oatmeal was not that tough. 

After breakfast we struck out in the sorta nice weather for the Botanic Gardens, Good Old 14 bus took us there as they are just a short walk past the pool. At first I was not sure if we would see any flowers as most of the beds were bare and prepared for planting. A crew of horticulturalists were walking about planning the planting. Worry not as we did find some blooming flowers. We stopped in the conservatory for a WC break and check on the koi fish. We did see some  geese on the way back to the pool. 

One interesting feature near the Botanic Gardens is the Wash House. This is a location where one finds  remnants of the public location where clothes were washed and dried. The wash ladies would make the 3 km truck here carrying their laundry to wash and dry only to have to return the 3 km back to Reykjavik.  

We enjoyed a swim/soak at the favorite pool followed by a Hot Dog. :)

Next we were back on bus 14 towards the old city. Disembarking we strolled along the city pond finding our way up hill to the cemetery. 

In the cemetery you can find the grave of many famous Icelanders such as Jon Sigurdsson, the hero of Icelands independence. Some of the graves I found interesting were the mass graves of sailors who passed away in ship wrecks.  While  most graves are old there are some newer graves as recent at 2021. 

One other important thing to note is the Cemetery is a  green space where you can find examples of the many trees which used to cover Iceland.  

We finished the day at The Drunken Rabbit, just a good bit of pub time. Meeting some locals who work in the tourist industry, a coupe of guys fleeing Venezuela, an American from New Mexico, and a couple from Canada. A fun break before returning to the hotel.