#Reykjavik Street Art

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Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir

Reykjavík, Iceland More photos: Reykjavík Street Art

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spotted in moomin valley

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Mermaid in Reykjavik

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A couple of weeks ago in Reykjavik.

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Very low down sun on the streets of Reykjavik, Iceland 🇮🇸

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My favorite finds around Reykjavik

[bubblesorbubbles]

"The heavy rocks do not fear the bad weather "

Street art - Reykjavik, 2019

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Reykjavik 🇮🇸

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7.9.24 Travel Home Day

We're heading back to the US this afternoon. It's a good time to return home (kids are getting on each other's nerves), but we had an awesome time. Here are some pics from today before we returned the rental car.

[bonesandthebees]

ICELAND HIGHLIGHTS!!! PT 1

a fun anecdote from the iceland trip is i met someone on the flight who was super cool!! i looked over to her and saw her reading a spiderman comic from tumblr and i was just like ayo ����👀👀 but was too shy at first to say anything but then later on... ider how but i think it was like turbulence or smth and we ended up making the same expression and laughing together and i got the courage to talk to her and we exchanged discords and stuff it was really neat!! :))

cool wall art from the reykjavik airport !!

iceland is... really rainy LMFAO like. super rainy lol. i did not know this ahead of time HAHAHAH

it was really funny bc the rest of the trip was like 30 degrees (86 fahrenheit) + heat warning + blistering sun

but then iceland was 10 (50f) degrees, intense rain, wind, cold so cold HAHAHAH

and then denmark after that was 20 (68) but rainy lmaooo

i at least packed a pair of pants and a rain jacket and i could borrow my aunts winter jacket but yeah it was wild lolll

another thing is no trees!!! when the vikings first came over to iceland the tree population went from 40% of the island to less than 1% in under 100 years

it's very eerie not having any trees hahaha

look at the money!!! very diff i like it

the conversion is nice and easy too lol. 500 icelandic krona equals 5 cad

cool church downtown:)

downtown was super cute!!! i spent hours there just going from store to store lmao. they had so many souvenir stores lmaooo

i saw this street and HAD to take a photo

i dont even play bg3 but KDJSFKJDSF

oh I'm so jealous you ended up making friends on the plane. sometimes I really want to chat with the person next to me but I'm too socially anxious so I end up just staring dramatically out the window with my headphones on like an indie movie character for the entire flight lol

godddd the rain and chilly weather sounds so nice. I love that kind of weather so I'd probably adore iceland. also that landscape looks so gorgeous but also it's so strange to not see any trees. have there been any major reforestation efforts to replant trees or was the population just so decimated by the vikings it can never really go back to the way it was?

obsessed with that woman's hat on the dollar. that's also a super easy conversion very easy to think about vs when I'm using the euro and I'm like "alright how close are the euro and the us dollar at this time of year"

that church is GORGEOUS especially the outside holy shit. it looks like the kind of building you'd see in a dystopian movie or something.

man from your pics reykjavik looks so cute I want to visit so badly. all those little shops look so fun

lmaooooo the bg3 fans need to make pilgrimages to reykjavik now

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Hallgrímskirkja Church

Blue Lagoon

Golden Circle tour

Harpa Concert Hall

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Must-See Spots:

Federation Square

Queen Victoria Market

Great Ocean Road day trip

Fitzroy District for arts and cafes

5. Bangkok, Thailand

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Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew

Chatuchak Weekend Market

Chao Phraya River cruise

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6. Barcelona, Spain

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Sagrada Familia

Park Güell

La Rambla

Gothic Quarter

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Stanley Park

Granville Island

Grouse Mountain

Capilano Suspension Bridge

8. Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Anne Frank House

Rijksmuseum

Van Gogh Museum

Jordaan neighborhood

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Edinburgh Castle

Arthur’s Seat

Royal Mile

Holyrood Palace

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The city is affordable, safe, and full of life. From motorbike tours to river cruises, there’s much to explore.

Must-See Spots:

Ben Thanh Market

War Remnants Museum

Cu Chi Tunnels

Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica

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[saratravel]

So let's talk about yesterday. It's a loooong story so sit tight.

The day before as I was resting up from finishing up Vilnius sightseeing, I started looking ahead to the next days. I was to pick up a car at 8 but my hotel breakfast started at 8 and I wasn't going to pass up a free meal so I accepted that I'll get to the car around 9.

Pick up car (was going to take public transit but decided it was easier to grab a Bolt), hit up an ATM, go see castles on the way to Kaunas, see an art collection/sightsee in Kaunas to kill time until 3pm check in. Since it's a Sunday, the place I'm renting from isn't in office, but I am told everything is set up for me. This was the part that was worrying me, plus figuring out what to do with me car. There's street parking, I'm told, but the American in me is iffy about public street parking.

I fret. I fret a lot. I sleep only two hours. But there's no way out than through it, so I start my day with my breakfast and head on out. At 8, I paid the remainder of my hotel charge with my card and pay for my Bolt to the car rental.

At the car rental, I pull out my card to pay. No big deal, I've used it twice before. The guy behind the counter looks at the receipt printed in Lithuanian:

"It says the payment is over the limit?"

I freeze "....what? I have not been told about a limit."

We try again, same thing. My phone starts buzzing, informing me of the blocked charges. Usually, either by text or email, I'm able to respond somehow to say no there are valid and try again. There is no such option this time.

The cashier suggests trying to break the sum in two. The first one goes through- great! The second is blocked "the payment is over limit." So we're thinking there may be a daily limit. A daily limit I have never been informed of.

"And it's the middle of the night in the US..." says the cashier.

"I was given a 24hr number, let me go yell at someone."

I call. Robo-call answer, please give your card number to look up.... Sorry, I can't find it, let me connect you to a representative.

I wait 5 minutes. A tired call center representative picks up. "Can you give me your number...." As robotic as the robo-call machine, he says every 30 seconds, "Please wait one moment....."

Until 5 minutes later, finally, "our systems have not been working. I can try to look up your account via social security number as well...."

I explain my situation. I'm in Europe, I'm trying to rent a car.... "I would be happy to help you, but our system is down. Please call again in 1-2 hours after we have re-set the system."

"But I'm stuck here."

"I would be happy to help you, but-"

I begrudgingly thank him and hang up. I ask the cashier if it's possible to pay for the other half with a card number. It's a little embarrassing calling up Mommy to help when you're a 30 year old woman, but I know she would be happy to do all she can. But, it's about 2am where my family is, and midnight where my husband is. No one answers their phones. At a loss, I contact my friend in Norway, where it is about 8 am, to at least have someone to talk through the situation.

At this point, the worst that would really happen is I sit in a car rental waiting area until the Visa servers work. I have about 10 euros cash on me, plenty for meals here. I had eaten a big breakfast, so I wasn't hungry anyway and still had a few back-up snacks. It's a safe area, and I'm right by the airport, so I could probably find a physical exchange booth for the rest of my US cash. It is an inconvenience, but nothing is risking personal harm. I remind myself of this as I continue to problem solve.

Then, my Norwegian friend sends a life raft. He offers to front the other half. I nearly begin to cry. We have been close friends for a decade and both of us have treated the other to airfare (I had gathered money from our friend group to come visit us in America in 2015 and he and another in that group surprised me with tickets to Reykjavik in 2018). I wish I could fully put into words how much I cherish him as a friend. He demands 400 hugs as payment when we meet in Helsinki. I think I can do that (and also pay him back the money, of course).

Once the car is paid, they hand me a key and. I am on my way. It's castle day, so let's drive to the castles and call my bank again. It also happens to be Father's Day in Lithuania so the castle and outer lake area is packed. I find street parking and sacrifice 2,50 euros for an hour of parking. I use some of the time to call Visa back, as it had been about two hours since the first call. The woman who answers explains again that the servers are down but they are definately working on it. Cards have been declined and no one can access accounts, I'm so sorry for the inconvenience.

I explain my situation again.

"Oh, that is not good."

"No.... no, it's not."

"Please call back in 1-2 hours."

".....Okay, thank you."

I get out of my car and start walking to the castle. The original plan was to go inside, maybe take a tour. There are two castles in the area- one on an island and one in a peninsula. I go to the island one and try to clear my mind to enjoy the view. There are boat rentals, souvenir shops, and some interesting peddlers selling knick-knacks such as wooden bird call whistles. It's much easier to walk past when you have no money, though, so I press forward.

Along with the father's day crowd, it's also just very crowded with tourist groups. I take some pictures of the outside and inside (before the ticket booth) and give a quick walk around the outside. Then, I have an idea. A bit of a crazy one, but it may just work.

My itinerary was to do castles and Kaunas sightseeing. The next day was the big driving trip to The Hill of Crosses, roughly 2hr from Kaunas and 2hr to my next accommodations in Kleipeda. It's way out there, but this is one sight I really did not want to miss. Since the car is paid for and has a full tank of gas, and the Hill of Crosses is free to see, I would likely not need to use my card for hours. It's a 2.5 hour drive from where I was.... that should give Visa plenty of time to sort their shit out.

And this is the nice thing about solo travel. I don't need to confirm this plan with anyone else. I don't need to worry about another person's needs. Don't need to do restroom stops or food runs for anyone but me. And I grew up running up and down I35 in Texas for hours, so I'm more than ready for a spontaneous trip. I can assess myself, balance my resources, and do what I need to do for no one else but me. I hop back in my car and set off....

That's all for this post, it all resolved in the end and I have cash and can use my card again! But I need to start my day so I'll post more about the drive and The Hill of Crosses later.

[travelew]

Curious about why travel to Reykjavik? Dive into Iceland’s vibrant capital, where modernity meets rich history against a backdrop of stunning natural beauty. Wander through colorful streets adorned with unique street art, or stroll along the picturesque harbor for a taste of maritime charm.

Why travel to Iceland without experiencing the charm of Reykjavik?

Enjoy your travel to Europe.