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Leaving the Lagoon

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Vatna

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The Vatna glacier coming down from the mountains.

Green Iceland

pamastro — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:07:06 MDT

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Iceland can be desolate but also very green.

Skogafoss

pamastro — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:07:03 MDT

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Patrick beneath the fall.

Skogafoss

pamastro — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:06:56 MDT

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This is about the size of Horseshoe Falls at Niagara.

The Couple and the Sea

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Power Lines

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Low Tide at the Lighthouse

pamastro — Sun, 1 Jul 2007 22:15:13 MDT

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Low tide. The peninsula was off limits because it was bird mating season.

To the End of the Peninsula

pamastro — Sun, 1 Jul 2007 22:15:10 MDT

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Low tide at the tip of the peninsula.

Buildings in Seltjarnarnes

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The Lighthouse at Seltjarnarnes

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The lighthouse at the tip of the peninsula.

Austurvöllur on a Sunny Day

pamastro — Sun, 1 Jul 2007 22:15:01 MDT

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Sitting on Austurvollur Square on a bright and balmy 60 degree day. Almost as hot as it gets.

Kolaportið Market

pamastro — Sun, 1 Jul 2007 22:14:57 MDT

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The main flea market of Reykjavik.

More Solfar Again

pamastro — Sun, 1 Jul 2007 22:14:54 MDT

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The Tjorn with the two churches of Reykjavik and the national museum of something or another.

Washing the Shampoo Out of My Clothes

pamastro — Sun, 1 Jul 2007 22:14:48 MDT

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All the shampoo that spilled on my clothes in my bag made a mess in the laundry room.

Midnight-June 22

pamastro — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:12:51 MDT

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Heavy cloud cover but really bright on the solstice with something like 22 hours of daylight.

Goodbye Apartments

pamastro — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:12:46 MDT

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Goodbye 11-11

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The 11-11, a sort of one stop shop for anything open all day.

Coast of Reykjavik

pamastro — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:12:40 MDT

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Solfar at about 1 AM

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Last Night in Reykjavik

pamastro — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:12:34 MDT

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A walk on my last night.

Leifur

pamastro — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:12:30 MDT

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Halgrimskirkja and Leifur

pamastro — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:12:26 MDT

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Halgrimskirkja Over the City

pamastro — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:12:22 MDT

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Onion Dome over Reykjavik

pamastro — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:12:19 MDT

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The Near East Side

pamastro — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:12:15 MDT

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A neighborhood near Orri's house. Some really great places are in this neighborhood.

The Secondary School

pamastro — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:12:12 MDT

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Orri's high school.

The Tjorn

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City Hall and the Tjorn

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City Hall Moss Wall

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City Hall has moss covered walls to reflect the moss covered plains prevalent in Iceland.

Music Pavilion on the Tjorn

pamastro — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:12:00 MDT

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A music pavilion on the Tjorn built by the Dutch.

Leifur Ericsson Looking all Viking Like

pamastro — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:11:57 MDT

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Reykjavik Graffiti

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:36:46 MDT

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Some of Iceland's famous graffiti.

Frakkastigur

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:36:43 MDT

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The street from Halgrimskirkja down to my apartment and the bay.

Halgrimskirkja Apse Details

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:36:40 MDT

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Halgrimskirkja Nave Details

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Halgrimskirkja Apsidal View

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Halgrimskirkja Apse Detail

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:36:31 MDT

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Halgrimskirkja Tower Detail

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:36:29 MDT

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Detail of the basalt like shafts of Icelandic architecture.

The Characters in the Film?

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:36:25 MDT

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She pointed at things with her cane and he looked at things as they spoke. Don't know what was going on.

Filming Something?

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:36:22 MDT

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Filming something in front of Halgrimskirkja.

And Back to Harbor

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:02:35 MDT

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The entrance to the harbor.

The New Reykjavik

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:02:31 MDT

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The new buildings of Reykjavik that the local planners love to hate.

A Lone Puffin As We Leave

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:02:27 MDT

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And Fishing

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:57 MDT

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And Flying

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And Flying

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Puffins Skimming the Water

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:49 MDT

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Puffins are pretty good at fishing.

Puffins Flying

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:46 MDT

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The Puffins were everywhere.

Puffins Island!

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:43 MDT

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Next we went to Puffin Island, an island in the bay where Puffins mate.

And We Left Too

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:40 MDT

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But Then They Left

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And They Tried to Steal our Porpoises

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:34 MDT

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Then the Competition Followed Us

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:31 MDT

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Another whale watching ship came up following us.

And They Like to Fish

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:28 MDT

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Porpoises Like to Have Fun

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:25 MDT

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Phew! He Dove

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:22 MDT

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No!

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He's Gonna Sink Us!

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:16 MDT

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There Be Porpoises

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:13 MDT

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We found porpoises! But no whales.

The Skipper of our 3 Hour Tour

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:10 MDT

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Our whale watching tour captain.

Beached Ships

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:07 MDT

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Ships under repair maybe?

Reykjavik Harbor

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:04 MDT

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Blues in the harbor.

Shipping in Dock

pamastro — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:01 MDT

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Ships in Reykjavik harbor.

Another Typical Street

pamastro — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:18:47 MDT

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More colors and more corrugated aluminum siding.

Colors and Gardens of Reykjavik

pamastro — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:18:44 MDT

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More of those great colors of the painted corrugated surfaces.

Christ the King Cathedral

pamastro — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:18:41 MDT

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Reykjavik's Oldest Neighborhood

pamastro — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:18:38 MDT

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A beautiful colorful old neighborhood in Reykjavik.

Chinese Restaurant

pamastro — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:18:35 MDT

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China meets Iceland.

Art Deco Downtown

pamastro — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:18:32 MDT

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A Star of David on an art deco building in the center of the city.

Austurstraeti

pamastro — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:18:29 MDT

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Downtown's main street.

Government House

pamastro — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:18:26 MDT

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Government House in central Reykjavik where the prime minister use to meet maybe still meets.

Park in Hafnarfjörður

pamastro — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:18:24 MDT

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A park in a volcanic crag in a suburb of Reykjavik.

Reykjavik Bowling

pamastro — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:25:17 MDT

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A bowling alley below The Perlan. Pretty nice design for a bowling alley.

Perlan Park

pamastro — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:25:13 MDT

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The park around The Perlan hill.

Fake Geyser 9

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Fake Geyser 8

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Fake Geyser 7

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Fake Geyser 6

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Fake Geyser 5

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Fake Geyser 4

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Fake Geyser 3

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Fake Geyser 2

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Fake Geyser 1

pamastro — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:24:43 MDT

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A geyser made to represent the geyser of Strokkur outside of the city.

Inside the Perlan

pamastro — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:24:40 MDT

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Inside The Perlan, under its glass roof. Around the top is a restaurant.

Reykjavik Panorama

pamastro — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:43:54 MDT

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A panorama from the top of Halgrimskirkja.

Halgrimskirkja and Akranes on the Horizon

pamastro — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:57:26 MDT

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Halgrimskirkja from The Perlan and the city of Akranes across the bay.

Looking at Esja

pamastro — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:57:23 MDT

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Looking at Esja from The Perlan.

Top of the Perlan

pamastro — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:57:20 MDT

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The roof of the Perlan

Geothermal Plants in the Mountains

pamastro — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:57:17 MDT

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Looking out of Reykjavik. The name Reykjavik means Smoking Harbor because of all the steam vents surrounding it. Now they are used to supply the city with cheap hot water.

Another Street

pamastro — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:57:14 MDT

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There was a brick oven at a pizzeria to the right of that green house in the lower corner.

Central Reykjavik

pamastro — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:57:10 MDT

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Looking at downtown Reykjavik with the Parliament in there if you know where to look.

Typical Reykjavik Street

pamastro — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:57:07 MDT

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More of Reykjavik's colorful housing.

Leifur Ericsson

pamastro — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:57:04 MDT

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Looking down at the Leifer Ericsson statue in front of the church.

Apse of Halgrimskirkja

pamastro — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:57:01 MDT

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The Perlan

pamastro — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:56:58 MDT

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The Perlan from Halgrimskirkja.

Háskoli Ísland

pamastro — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:56:54 MDT

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The University of Iceland main campus.

City Hall and the Cathedral

pamastro — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:56:51 MDT

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A close up of City Hall and the Cathedral.