13 km

Für heute hätte ich mir etwas besseres Wetter gewünscht. Es regnet! Wir beschließen, uns in Reykjavik zuerst das Shoppingcenter Kringlan anzusehen. Da ist es wenigstens trocken!

Im Reiseführer habe ich gelesen, dass es dort ein Parkhaus gibt, in das sogar Wohnmobile passen. Na, dass unseres mit 3,30m Höhe da reinpasst, glaube ich kaum. Aber wir fahren es an und tatsächlich, ein Schild weist darauf hin, dass wir ohne Probleme dort parken können. Und das sogar kostenfrei!

Es ist 10,00 Uhr und Kringlan öffnet in diesem Moment.

After spending 1 1/2 hours here - and without buying anything - we make our way to the campsite. This is not very full at the time. First of all there is coffee. I also describe the postcards. If I don't send them off soon, we'll be home before them.

It's still raining, but that doesn't stop Icelanders from splashing around in the neighboring outdoor pool. And this at an estimated 10 ° C.

Despite the rain we want to go downtown today and I ask about the bus at reception. Luckily, it stops just a short distance from the campsite. Armed with a city map and a bus map, we set off.

When traveling by bus, I have to cling to the seat in front, otherwise I would have slipped off my seat. The bus driver drives like one ....!

We get off in the north of Tjörnin (a small pond in the city).

Our walk through Reykjavik:

Passing the oldest house in Iceland (approx. 230 years old) we go down to the harbor. There is an imposing house there, but we have no information about it. Later we learn that it is the Harpa concert hall, built in 2011.

In the harbor there are signs on which the ships that have sunk and stranded off Iceland are noted. Although there were fewer and fewer over the decades, there are still an alarming number today.

Opposite the harbor is a hall in which everything is offered in a colorful mix. Old clothes, used toys, new clothes, groceries, etc.

After looking around there, we head towards Hallgrímskirkja. (Built 1945 - 1986) In between we go to shops every now and then to escape the rain for a while.

The houses, which initially look like pretty wooden houses, are also interesting. If you stand in front of it, however, you can see that it is by no means wood, but corrugated iron. I didn't even know that corrugated iron can also look appealing. Apparently this is the best protection from the weather, as we keep seeing houses clad in this way.

Wir schlendern zurück zur Bushaltestelle. Im Bus suchen wir uns diesmal einen Platz mit Armlehnen. So kann ich wenigstens nicht vom Sitz rutschen.

Bevor wir die Haltestelle am Campingplatz erreichen, drücke ich den Knopf zum Halten. Das Lämpchen geht auch an, aber der Busfahrer telefoniert gerade und verpennt die Haltestelle. So müssen wir eine Haltestelle weiterfahren.