REYJKAVIK

= REYKJAVIK media type="custom" key="6739317" = Well here we are in Iceland’s capital. We arrived at 11:30pm so didn’t see much until Tuesday morning when we visited a very modern church who’s name I won’t bother you with (I doubt if the locals can pronounce it) but it provides a great view over the city. The rest of the day was spent aimlessly meandering around the old parts of Reykjavic. We managed to suss out a jazz venue which we visited later in the night for some really cool sets.




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Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which Ingolfur Arnarson is said to have established around 870. Although a sovereign country since 1918 Iceland was effectively controlled by Denmark until 1944 when the Republic of Iceland was founded.
 * Reykjavík ** (pop:120,000) is the capital and largest city of Iceland Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of FaxafloiBay. Steam from hot springs in the region is supposed to have inspired Reykjavík's name, as Reykjavík loosely translates to "Bay of Smokes".

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