Tag: Reykjavik Iceland

Yesterday I showed you Reykjavik’s Hallgrimskirkja Lutheran Church, the largest in Reykjavik. I mentioned that it was built taller than originally planned so as to outshine the Catholic cathedral across town. Here is that other church, Landakskirkja, or Christ the King Cathedral, designed by the same architect, Guojon Samuelsson.

It may not be as tall a church, but it’s none too shabby. It was sanctified in 1929, eight years before Hallgrimskirkja was commissioned, and 57 years before Hallgrimskirkja was completed.

I was taken by the grand details on the front door.

A few months ago, in the depths of winter, a friend told me about a website that offers travel deals. I should have put my fingers in my ears and said “La, la, la, la. I’m not listening.”

The siren call of the travel website was irresistible. And the first time I checked it out, well, did it have a deal for me! Iceland, a destination that had been inching up my “Go There” list, suddenly shot to the top. And as fast as you could say “We’d better renew our passports” we had confirmed reservations.

We just spent about a week there. And, 800 photos later, just like that, we’re home again.

So Sequim Daily Photo is going on an adventure in the coming days. I’ll share my home city again in a while. But until then you’re welcome to tag along on my trip. The shots above are of Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland. I’ll be showing you more of the city as well as some of the countryside in Iceland. And you don’t even need a passport!