07 January, 2010

View of Reykjavik


View of Reykjavik
Originally uploaded by MichaelDuquetteFowler
One of my all time favorite photo's. Reykjavik is the capital and largest city of Iceland. At latitude 64°08' N it's the world's northernmost capital. It is believed that the first settlement was founded here in the year 870.

This picture was taken from the top of Hallgrimskirkja a Lutheran Cathedral

It was the first of April but the weather was still quite chilly even though the days were already long. Daytime highs were in the 30's.

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