Of the 48 hours I was in Reykjavik - it’s possible that it rained for 40 of them. The entire first day was a wipe out. Rain and wind that I wasn’t interested in deal with. After spending the previous 10 days circling Iceland in a Camper Van it was time for a rest day.
The next day was rainy and windy as well but needed to get out and about. And luckily, the rain dissipated for much of the afternoon. So with my 50mm lens and a roll of Portra 400 I made my way walking around downtown Reykjavik for a bit.
The first order of business was to find a hot dog stand. Anybody you’ve talked to that’s traveled to Iceland has probably complained about how expensive the food is. They weren’t lying. Eating out is pricey. On the road I’d been eating potatoes, bacon and sausages every single day along with some gas station sandwiches. I had a dinner reservation in a nice restaurant later this evening so just wanted some cheap food for the time being.
The touristy area of Reykjavík is nice enough. Every single person I encountered in Iceland seemed to speak perfect English. Outside of this area I didn’t really know where to go. All my Iceland research had been spent on the areas outside of Reykjavík while I was driving the camper van.
Even the comedy in Iceland is performed in English.
If you’d like to see some other photos - I have a few in my portfolio as well as in a blog post I did over on the Focal Collective website. The latter one also get a bit more into the details of traveling around Iceland.