| Iceland and Northern Isles | |
| Reykjavik | |
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| Familiar red double deck buses of City Sightseeing Tours operate in Reykjavik - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| There is a stop at the Jofdi House where Presidents Gorbachev and Reagan met for their 1986 summit - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| High on a hill the Hallgrimskirkja was built in nationalistic style to resemble volcanic basalt columns. The nearby Café Loki which serves traditional Icelandic food - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Muralled gables and barrack-like flats as we head for the Perlan - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Perlan – the glass domed Pearl – with its revolving restaurant that sits on top of glistening silver hot water tanks - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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The observation deck affords all round panoramic views of Reykjavik - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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| Reykjavik Airport viewed from the Perlan - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Looking out over the Bessastadir Peninsula where an otherwise insignificant church fronts the modest official residence of Iceland’s President - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The modest official residence of the Icelandic President (left); looking towards Reykjavik (right) - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Where MAGELLAN was berthed was a good hour’s walk from the city centre - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The shared pedestrian and cycle path leads past the central business district - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Sun Voyage Sculpture which although resembling a Viking ship is, apparently, a dream boat and an ode to the sun - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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The path ends effectively at the impressive and spectacular Harpa Concert Hall - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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| The Harpa is also a conference centre. The structure consists of a steel framework clad with geometric shaped glass panels of different colours is open every day to the public - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Lighthouse near the Harpa Conference Centre. The ASGRIMUR S BJORNSSON is a Clyde Class lifeboat which was once stationed in Sornoway. It was acquired by the ICE-SAR and commissioned on 1 June 2002 - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| There are no railways in Iceland, but the 900 mm gauge Reykjavík Harbour Railway operated from 1913 until 1928 for the construction of the harbour breakwaters - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Icelandic love of murals is augmented with less artistic graffiti as evidenced on this building site across from the Reykjavik Fish restaurant which proudly promotes fish and chips - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Nearby is a busy ship repair yard - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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Imaginative chain formed bike racks and further along the street is the Maritime Museum - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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| The preserved fishing vessel GULLBORG was built in Denmark in 1946; the veteran Coast Guard ship Óðinn of Cod Wars fame has been preserved - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Whale watching trips are popular but not having enough time we take a wander through the streets past the Icewear Woolhouse - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Englilsh Pub in Ingolfstorg Square with its geothermal steam vents - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Perhaps looking rather austere and bleak, Iceland's Parliament House - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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| “The Unknown Bureaucrat” - a businessman carrying a briefcase whose torso is embedded in a rock - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |
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Reykjavik's little lake the name of which translates from Icelandic as The Pond - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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| Up the hill to the Hallsgrimkirkja, this time seen under a more pleasing sky - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow | |