A stone’s throw from Geysir is majestic
Gullfoss, a two s tage waterfall spilling
the Hvítá River into an obscured
crevasse, where it seems to disappear
into the Earth.
Expressionist cathedral Hallgrímskirkja,
conceptualized by State Architect
Guðjón Samúelsson in 1937 to
resemble the predominant basalt
cliffs of Iceland’s landscape is one of
the tallest structures on the island.
Construction began in 1945 and was
consecrated in 1986, totaling 41 years
of construction. Standing sentinel
above Reykjavik, the spire is visible
throughout town.
The elevator from the lobby to the
observation desk offers a bird’s eye
over the bright colored Swiss c halet
and Scandinavianstyle architecture
and bustling avenues of Reykjavik.
I wouldn’t consider this a once in a
lifetime trip. I plan to return as often
as possible. There’s an odd sense of
comfort in the mystery that exists here.
Iceland is a magical and strange place
to discover for oneself. Over and over
and over.
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