Ashore in Reykjavik

Yesterday we had a sea day and it was a time to do very little except eat which is the only thing that we seem to be doing these days. We did go to another lecture by the same person who talked about the Titanic. This time it was on the liners that came after the Titanic disaster and included some of the improvements that were made in ship construction. Again his story telling was terrific! He talked about what it was like to be a passenger on the cruise liners before World War 2. A hour went by in a flash. We also tried Salsa dancing and in slow time it is doable but when the real Salsa starts we are lost. We tried and have to admit we were not too successful. We also went to the Elite cocktail party and had big shrimp (giant ones! - really giant!). No wonder I was not too hungry for dinner! We also took in a production show.
   Today was Reykjavik Iceland touring day.

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From he Church Tower

Since we had toured to the hot springs the other day we had decided to stay in town and discover this place. I can only think of what it must have looked like when Roy was here about 40 (sic) years ago. In any case we spent the whole day walking around. The first stop was the church which was built a few years ago with the hugh spire. It is on a hill and can be seen from anywhere in town. We took the lift to the top - the stairs were not open and besides it was up 11 stories - and got some great shots

A Local Beer

of the city. Now if I had a really good camera they might have been better but I may have a few that shows the colours of the buildings and roofs. The inside of the church was very modern looking in contrast to the churches of Europe. After a bit of a walk the next stop was the national museum where we met up with 3 tours from the ship. Anyway we spent some time there looking at the dis plays of the development of Iceland from a human point of view. No volcanic history here

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. After a bit we walked back into town and finally found an open pub where we enjoyed a pint of the local beer. As everything else it in Iceland it was very expensive. I did manage a few more photos of all the building that have been here for a few years. Then it was back to the ship.
    We are ready to sail in about an hour. After that it is 3 days on the Atlantic before we get to Sydney around noon for a brief stop. Then 3 more days to Florida. We hope that the weather will get out of the 50's (or 10-14) as it has been. We have not spent much time outside on deck on this trip. More Later.