We are now on the mainland of Iceland, at Reykjavik. Reykjavik (pronounced: Rake’ – a – vick) is the capital city of Iceland and its largest city. Reykjavik has about 120,000 people which is one-third of Iceland’s population. It is the northernmost capital city in the world. Reykjavik is also one of the cleanest, greenest, and safest cities in the world.

Settlement was established at the site of Reykjavik in 874 AD but it was founded as a city in 1786. It’s a big city but we walked our way around quite a bit of it.

The pictures below are not necessarily typical of Reykjavik but I will explain each of them.

This was just a street we passed on our walk. It was full of activity with people eating, drinking, and shopping. This is in the main shopping area of the city.

The buildings on this street are more typical of the city. It is not a great architectural city. Of course, I took this photo for one of the city's main landmarks, the church.

This was a nice scene on a nice day. This is probably more trees in one place than we saw anywhere else in Iceland.

This is the Prime Minister's office. It is one of the oldest buildings in Reykjavik. Our guide said that people enjoy telling visitors that their Prime Minister's office was originally a prison...which has a certain irony to it.

This is the Icelandic Parliament building, also one of the oldest buildings in town.