Monday 12 October 2009

Autumn bicycle ride through Reykjavik







Reykjavik's Roman Catholic Cathedral




Ursula brings the place to life!








Landakot Roman Catholic School






Ursula welcomes a question from a guest




Are there elves or so-called hidden people in Iceland?







Ursula shows the guests one of the places where the hidden people live






Knock, knock...





Ingolf's square - dedicated to the memory of the first official settler in Reykjavik and Iceland.




Ursula explains how and why Reykjavik became the capital city of Iceland




Reykjavik's oldest house in the background, dates back to 1762





Ursula explains the origin of the capital's name and why Ingolf chose Reykjavik as is home. Christina Spittler in center








Ursula points out the hub of Reykjavik



Iceland's first train ever was used to transport rocks from a quarry to the harbor early in the 20th century






Ursula, the food technologist, tells a story about Iceland's most popular food, the hot dog



Reykjavik's Cathedral and Parliament (Alþingi). Ursula tells about the pots and pans revolution that took place in January 2009.



Statue of Jón Sigurðsson, Iceland's leader for the drive for independence from Denmark



University of Iceland was founded in 1911.



The main building dates back to 1940 and was designed by the State architect at the time, Guðjón Samúelsson



The three white columns above the door symbolise the first three faculties at the university; medicine, theology and law

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Reykjavik Bike Tour

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