2025 ICELAND Reykjavik May 29-30

Started our day in Reykjavik by driving downtown to the Laundromat Cafe' to do laundry and have breakfast.  What a concept! Very cute place with laundry and playroom downstairs and cafe' with awesome food and drinks up.  We shared a "Dirty Brunch" which had eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, fruit, bread, yogurt and granola.  Plenty for both of us.  Had a nice chat with other travelers while we ate and waited. Then we walked down to the Hallgrimskjirka (church) and took the elevator to the top for views of the city. We were just in time to watch and hear the 12:00 bells chime! 

Tiny little washers- 2 loads for $20

Back to the car and we drove to the harbor area and went to Fly Over Iceland- a fun ride that takes you on a journey across Iceland by air, including wind and mist.  A great way to see parts of the country that you wouldn't otherwise see. Next door we went to the Whales of Iceland Museum which had life-size models of various types of whales.  Not sure it was worth the money but it was interesting.  

Went to the Perlan Museum which included a Volcano show, Ice cave, various displays and an Aurora show in the planetarium. We spent quite a bit of time here- very worth it.

We drove to the Blue Viking Studios near the Keflavik Airport where we checked into a very spacious room with a kitchenette. We had dinner next to the harbor at the Kaffi Duus seafood restaurant which was outstanding.  Catch of the day was halibut and trout with rice over veggies.

 May 30- travel to Ireland day, but because we missed our flight due to a glitch (*no details!) we had to stay one more night at the Aurora Hotel on Keflavik airport grounds. Because we had returned our car we ate at the hotel and had very good food and accommodations. Staff was wonderful too.  Wish we had more time in Iceland, there is so much to see and do.  We barely scratched the surface. It's a beautiful country.