Iceland

Another day, another country.
An early start to catch the nearly 3 hr flight to Reykjavik. The airport is over 50k out of town as it was built by the Americans for their purposes in the war.
First impressions are: flat, barren and an abundance of rocks. You can see why NASA trained their moon-landing astronauts here. Into civilisation and it seems more Alaskan than European. A frontier feel to it. Lots of dark concrete - presumably because of volcano tinged sand. The centre of Reykjavik was a little more colourful and interesting, but not an inspiring start.
Went to the National Museum, which told the story of Iceland's settlement from the 800s. An interesting, multi- faceted, multicultural story it is. The history was further embellished at the Settlement Museum, where the centrepiece is the remnants of an early long house that had been discovered in a dig in Reykjavik.
Whilst most often under the watchful eye and control of Norway and Denmark at different times, the Icelanders have always had a sense of their own identity. They secured independence from Denmark in 1944.
Not many photos today as they didn't turn out.もっと詳しく