Galing winds and icy roads out on the Golden Circle circuit, so car travel outside Reykjavik is seriously not recommended. So wandering around town today, this time rugged up to the hilt with warm clothes. Visited the old harbour area that’s being revitalised with cafes and apartment building construction – some of the old buildings being restored.  I like some murals, some quirky sculptures,    couple of churches and a delightful lunch of monk fish on a bed of parsnip puree. 

Hallgrimskirkja is a Lutheran parish church designed by Guojon Samuelsson in 1937, who was inspired by the fascinating shapes created when lava cools into basalt rock. Dramatic statue of Ingiborg Bjarnason (1867 – 1941), an Icelandic politician, suffragist, schoolteacher and gymnast – the first woman to become a member of the Althing, the parliament of Iceland. A bust in memory of Bishop Jon Vidalin (1666-1720), at the side of the modest Reykjavik Cathedral, that was wonderfully craggy.