May 12
The flight from Seattle to Iceland was easy and we got some sleep.

Arriving in Iceland. No, we are not lost. Iceland Air offers free stopovers so here we are starting our European tour in Iceland. Customs and Immigration was too easy.
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Iceland is an active Volcanic Island with a population of only 330,000 people. It is part of the EU and is the least dense country in Europe.
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We arrived early and had to wait for the car rental place to. Got a small Opel with 164,000 km on it. I was surprised how well it worked.
We stayed in Reykjavik at an Airbnb place. Airbnb is a company that coordinates private people and travelers for places to stay. We thought we would try it on this trip. We stayed at Lara place which was walking distance to Downtown.
Reykjavik is a small city that is certainly trying to develop the tourism industry. It has a small port and a significant fishing industry. Viking history is the theme. The whole country is an active volcano and thermal springs are all over the island. Iceland gets all its electricity from renewable sources. It feels like a very organized civilized place.
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The cultural center is the Harpa which houses the symphony orchestra and much more.
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Inside the Harpa
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Went to dinner at the Viking Bar and had two surprises on the menu.
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We tried the whale but couldn’t handle the smoked puffin.