"It's Oh So Quiet"

Day 3 - I am tired! I was up til 4:30am on Friday, and Saturday I had a 12+ hour tour with Christian. So on day 3 I decided to take it easy and go see some museums. The weather was dark and dreary with some sprinkled rain on and off, so I picked a good day to stay indoors. Besides, most shops are closed on Sunday, and the town is very quiet, so museums made sense. A few highlights of the day:

• Iceland National Museum - A very interesting museum, it displays a clear history of the discovery of Iceland all the way up to Independence in 1944. A short timeline - Settlement around 871A.D., move to Christianity in 1000 A.D., turned over sovereign rights to King of Norway in ~ 1200A.D., Norway gets taken over by Denmark, so Denmark rules Iceland from ~1700A.D., and then by 1944, after close to 100 years of small changes, Denmark finally grants Iceland its complete Independence, which is celebrated on June 17th.
• Reykjavík 871±2 - This exhibit has different archaeology findings from the original settlements in Reykjavik.
• The Perlan - This is mostly a great look out point to see the city, has a fancy restaurant and the Saga Museum. Due to the cloudy/rainy weather, I did not really take any pictures as it would have been a waste, but the Saga Museum was interesting.

After the rain ended I decided to head back outdoors for a bit. Christian tipped me off to the flea market/farmers market every Sunday at the Harbor. So I went to check it out, and stumbled upon the flea market plus some amazing scenery at the harbor as well.

On the food front for the day, I had some more local Icelandic treats:

• Lunch was at Hlolla Batar - a quick sandwich shop right in the town square. Instead of "subs" they have "boats". I had one with beef, cheese, their own sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, etc. I must say, this gives Quiznos a run for the money!!!
• Afternoon snack - I kept seeing signs for Kjoris which I guess is their local soft serve ice cream, so being a true patriot, I had to compare Kjoris with Carvel to see who won the battle. It is close, but I still like Carvel better, but Kjoris put a great fight!
  
• Dinner was at the Fish Market - This is one of the most famous and trendy restaurants in Iceland. I sat at the sushi bar and had an amazing 9 course "Iceland Experience" menu. I do not want to bore everyone with food details, as I am not a pure foodie, but this meal was one of the best I've had in my life!