title	Hallgrímskirkja Cathedral and Whale Watching, Reykjavik - 21st April 2017
intro	It's day Two of our trip to Iceland, and we walk into Reykjavík and visit Hallgrímskirkja, the modernist cathedral built in the style of volcanic basalt, with its epic Klais organ. Then it's on to the old docks for a spot of whale watching out in Faxaflói followed by fish and chips and then a few pricey beers in the Laundromat Café. There's also a trip to a supermarket to stock up with bread, cheese and a few snacks, as it's a bit cheaper than buying lunch all the time.
imgp8564	The epic and airy nave of Hallgrímskirkja
imgp8570	The amazing Klais organ, with V-8 exhausts
imgp8571	Isobel reads about the organ
imgp8573	A view over the bay from the cathedral tower
imgp8574	Impressive views from the cathedral tower
imgp8575	Downtown Reykjavik
imgp8582	Hydrothermal steam rises in the distance
imgp8586	The hotel and the airport
imgp8587	Packed colourful houses
imgp8588	The docks
imgp8589	A cluster of Icelandic houses
imgp8592	Last night's bar has grass for a roof
imgp8593	Statue of Leifr Eríksson, founder of Reykjavík
imgp8594	Isoble takes a photo
imgp8595	Hallgrímskirkja
imgp8597	More street art/graffiti
imgp8602	Isobel orders a coffee
imgp8603	Isobel outside the café
imgp8604	Puzzling over a statue
imgp8605	US-style fire hydrant
imgp8607	Sailors look out to sea
imgp8609	Bright red corrugated building
imgp8612	An old dude feeds the pigeons
imgp8614	Houses round a lake
imgp8616	The pond, or Tjörnin
imgp8619	Isobel sits down with a bronze dude
imgp8622	Thick-necked swans
imgp8624	Swans and geese on the lake
imgp8626	Isobel looks out
imgp8628	It's all rainbows and unicorns
imgp8630	Reykjavík's oldest extant building
imgp8631	Isobel has a nap
imgp8635	Looking over the old harbour towards Harpa
imgp8637	A whale skeleton
imgp8639	The navigation lighthouse on the way to Faxaflói
imgp8640	Whale watchers
imgp8642	Isobel gets a photo
imgp8649	Isobel in her floatation suit
imgc5674	Isobel and Nosher in their red Michelin-man suits
imgc5677	Nosher with camera
imgp8665	We don't spot any whales, but do see some porpoises
imgp8699	A whale-watching RIB scoots by
imgp8703	The RIB heads off
imgp8708	A less-than-useful kitchen sink
imgp8710	Our whale-watching boat: Eldey
imgp8713	Isobel in the Reykjavík Fish (and Chips) restaurant
imgp8714	Reykjavík Fish
imgp8720	Isobel gets some Skyr from the supermarket
imgp8722	The supermarket is selling sour whale blobs
imgp8723	A singles club for lost gloves
imgp8724	More street art on Laugavegur
imgp8726	Our hotel, which looks more like an office block
imgp8727	Officey hotel corridors
imgc5682	The Laundromat Café
imgc5683	More crazy-expensive beer - only £8.50 a glass
imgc5685	A view out of the Laundromat's door
imgc5687	Life behind the bar
imgc5688	The washing machines of the Laundromat Café
imgc5689	A stack of washing machines
imgc5691	Bankastræti