Reykjavik... Say WHAT???

So I'm now a world traveler.. I've been to TWO foreign countries. Like a Boss! I flew out of Denver at 5:15  pm mountatin time and landed in Reykjavik at 6:45 Icelandic time. I got through customs/whatnot and took a bus to Reykjavik. I walked up the hill to Hallgrimskr but it was still closed. So I walked along the street to the Harbour, found random statues and just meandered my way around. Then i went back to the church, explored a little and went to the top and took some beautiful panoramic pictures.

 

view from the bus on the way to Reykjavik. 

 

Krona! Icelandic Money. 

 a Very neat row of houses

On the plane ride over, there were a bunch of these things.. My favorite was when the last one said, and over half the country believes in fairies. 

 

Hallgrimskr and Leifur Erikkson

 

View of the Harbor from a cool statues

Look! Harry potter in Icelandic!!!!! BAM.

 ceiling of the church. Those are gothic arches.

 

View of Iceland from the bell tower

 My delicious meal of homemade ryebread, some buttery spread, smoked trout and cottage cheese. mmm.. yummy!

Things I learned in Iceland
1. I can't do math WHATSOEVER.
2. I need to convert my money to USD (like with a converter app) BEFORE I withdraw from the atm... Oops.
3. Reykjavik is quite small, but pretty. All of the buildings are old, but not in a well-reserved old, but in a rusting stained, falling apart sort of way.
4. It smells like salt water and smoke fish.
5. I am super awkward talking to foreigners and I'm pretty sure they all laughed at me.
6. People in Reykjavik use old fashioned perambulators (baby carriages) to push their babies in. Unfortunately I forgot to get a picture, but it was quite cute.
7. Even if the houses are rusting, the backwards are like fairy gardens. I felt like a super creep taking pictures of people's backyards, so I refrained, but they were quite pretty.