title	Stríðsminjar War Relics, Perlan and Street Art, Reykjavik, Iceland - 23rd April 2017
intro	It's another action-packed day as we explore the forest above the hotel and discover a load of relics from the Allied occupation of Iceland during the end end of World War II. That's followed by a visit to Perlan, or "The Pearl" - an observation dome built on top of disused hot water tanks - after which we head back downtown and visit the Harpa, the impressive glass-walled concert hall and cultural venue by the old docks. Then it's off to the famous Kolaportið flea market; the Settlement Museum; that Viking boat sculpture on the waterfront and then back to the Harpa to see actual people playing international chess.
imgc5702	Reykjavik airport and shredded flags
imgc5703	Funky mural on the Icelandair building
imgc5704	Isobel has a coffee
imgc5705	Inside the Perlan
imgc5707	Isobel's on the phone in the Laundromat Café
imgc5708	There are many books, grouped together by colour
imgc5711	Laundromat Café
imgc5712	Isobel looks up over her beer
imgp8911	The remains of the old generator room
imgp8912	Isobel finds a den
imgp8914	Isobel sits in the den for a while
imgp8920	In the former Allied air base at Stríðsminjar
imgp8922	Graffiti in an ammunition storage room
imgp8923	Isobel on top of a hill
imgp8926	Information sign
imgp8928	High above Reykjavík
imgp8930	The view from a bunker
imgp8933	The view from Howitzer Hill of the airport in 2017
imgp8934	and the same view from the same point in 1944
imgp8937	Perlan, or The Pearl
imgp8938	Futuristic entrance
imgp8939	Isobel stretches out
imgp8942	A small executive jet takes off from the airport
imgp8944	Shiny dome on top of The Pearl
imgp8945	Isobel at the top of Perlan
imgp8946	An observation scope
imgp8947	A nice view to the mountains
imgp8948	The colourful roofs of Reykjavík
imgp8951	Hallgrímskirkja dominates the skyline of the city
imgp8953	Another view of our hotel and the airport
imgp8955	Isobel looks out
imgp8959	Outside Perlan, are some weird faceless musicians
imgp8961	The workings of a derelict artifical geyser
imgp8962	Round the back of Perlan
imgp8965	Isobel heads off through the woods
imgp8968	Isobel in the forest
imgp8970	Skull and Crossbones graffiti
imgp8971	An Icelandic post box
imgp8974	Street art at Hlemma, near the bus station
imgp8979	The Icelandic penis museum
imgp8980	Stripey bollards
imgp8981	More street art/graffiti near the waterfront
imgp8982	Isobel walks past a red corrugated house
imgp8986	The Solfar "Sun Voyager" sculpture
imgp8987	Down on the waterfront
imgp8991	Rocky cairns near Harpa
imgp8992	Outside Harpa
imgp8993	The dramatic glass wall of the Harpa
imgp8994	Isobel is reflected in the hexagon "crystals"
imgp8998	Inside Harpa is even more dramatic
imgp8999	Walking up the stairs
imgp9000	Isobel roams around in Harpa
imgp9002	The Reykjavík International Chess Tournament is on
imgp9003	Coloured bottles
imgp9005	Isobel does a bit of window shopping
imgp9006	A cellist statue outside Harpa
imgp9007	Isobel inspects some food at Kolaportið
imgp9008	Contemplating some Icelandic books for the boys
imgp9009	Some sort of ticket machine
imgp9010	Someone's a Loner
imgp9011	Illumination at the Settlement museum
imgp9012	Remains of the original settlement from 871AD
imgp9014	Excavations behind the Harpa
imgp9015	The Harpa chess tournament is in full swing
imgp9016	Crowds watch the chess action on monitors
imgp9017	Outside, a visiting choir poses for a photo
imgp9019	The cellist in a pond
imgp9020	There's a small plastic soldier on a sign
imgp9021	A whale-watching boat is repaired
imgp9022	The House of Icelandic Art, Food, Design
imgp9023	A power salute
imgp9025	Quaint Reykjavík street
imgp9026	Graffiti is everywhere
imgp9027	More street art
imgp9028	Reykjavík is certainly a city of street art
imgp9029	A grumpy monkey
imgp9030	No entry and a can of beer
imgp9031	Posters and wall art
imgp9032	More art/graffiti
imgp9033	A monster truck on Laugavegur
imgp9034	Isobel as a viking
imgp9035	How to tie a tie
imgp9036	Isobel near the bus station in Hlemmur
imgp9037	A 1930s building
imgp9039	3 Hlemmur is looking a bit derelict
imgp9040	A wooden dude sits and waits in the hotel
imgp9042	The wooden sheep that guard the Hotel's restaurant