It was a beautiful sunny day in Reykjavik and we did indeed hop on and off, and spent a couple of hours just walking across this beautiful little city.
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It was great to have our friendly driver welcoming us back with that cheerful Scandinavian "Hi-Hi!"
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We also visited the Perlan (English pearl). "Hollow steel framing supports the glass dome and walls that link six aluminum-sided tanks, each of which can contain 4 million liters of water averaging 85°C." Those clever Icelanders! It also offers tourists an upscale restaurant and a cafeteria, beautiful views of the city and surroundings, and a museum with tableaus of scenes featuring the bloodthirsty ancestors of the friendly Icelanders we met.
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International symbols are useful, sort of. Probably easier than trying to figure it all out in Icelandic - check out police in Icelandic - if you, say, need to use the snyrting.
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Oh, and just in case you haven't run across one in Saskatoon or Seattle or anywhere else, this is what an Icelandic license plate looks like.
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Later in the day, it's time to enjoy the view from our balcony as we sail away - next stop Boston, well over 2200 nautical miles away.
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