The capital of Iceland is Reykjavik - we decided to stay in a hostel close to the city centre so we could explore the city (we had hired a car in order to drive further afield). On a sunny day the city was very beautiful, looking out across the sea to the snow topped mountains which seem to ring around it. The elvish looking church pictured below dominates the top of the city and is very impressive!
We also nipped in to Reykjavik Opera House for a quick look around, it was probably one of the most impressive buildings I have been inside. The mosaic glass roof reflects light in different shades of blue and there are quiet seating areas to sit and look out over the harbour. I definitely think it would be an awesome place to go and see a show.
Similarly to Sweden, Iceland has many cute, brightly coloured houses which all appear to be made or at least roofed with corrugated metal.
While we were there we stumbled across the Fisherman Festival - it was a pretty grey, miserable day but the huge boxes of ugly and unusual fish were fascinating to look at and we got the chance to try some Icelandic specialities - fish soup (yum), sour whale (yuk) and dried fish (surprisingly nice).
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