It was a bit cool and rainy - perfect for a day wandering around Reykjavik. There are a shit-ton of bronze statues of historic Icelanders scattered around the city. A few really cool architectural buildings and a lot of grafitti. Eating/drinking out is expensive - really expensive. The city is very walkable - it was a good day.
We came around the corner and boom - this mural popped out - so much color on a gray day. I'm not sure what the meaning is, but it's pretty freakin' awesome. Wandering the side streets can pay off big.
Hallgrímskirkja church is Reykjavík's main landmark and its tower can be seen from almost everywhere in the city.
The church features a gargantuan pipe organ designed and constructed by German organ builder Johannes Klais and is an impressive 15m tall and weighs 25 tons
In front of the church is a statue of Leifur Eiriksson (c. 970 – c. 1020) – the first European to discover America. Leifur landed on the shores of the new world in the year 1,000 A.D., that's 500 years before Christopher Columbus. The statue, which was designed by Alexander Stirling Calder was a gift from the United States in honour of the 1930 Alþingi Millennial Festival, commemorating the 1,000th anniversary of the establishment of Iceland's parliament at Þingvellir in 930 AD.