La Madame et sa valise: Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday dawned slightly cloudy but no rain, soooooo, I was up and out, to go up to the top of Mt Floyen, just for the view, which is still an amazing memory from 21 years ago. I actually went up after 7pm on that occasion and saw a stunning sunset, but this time I was up there very early morning.

Oh wow, my memory did me proud, it was still so stunning, the natural harbours of the city, the mountains that surround the city and just all of Mt Floyen.

I was very brave coming back on the funicular as this seat at the front of the train was not really the best place for someone with a crippling fear of heights.

Back down to earth and a wonderful wander through the public park, and back to the harbour area.

I decided to be a real tourist and jumped onto the 'hop on hop off 'bus, proper tourist! It was actually a great tour with so much information about the city, I did this kind of tour in Reykjavik and would always recommend it. It cost £35.

I even found my perfect house.

Back to the harbour and lunch, I chose Olivia, an Italian restaurant, the service and the food were exception, the local 'spuggies' great entertainment eating anything dropped, an upper class type of bird, they ate my scraps of olives!

I had wanted to go to the archeological museum, but due to being out all day on a tour on Saturday and it being Palm Sunday it wasn't open, well that a perfect reason to come back.

I headed back to the hotel and just as I got in the heavens opened, thanks to Freyr, Norse God of fertility , prosperity, peace , good harvest and more importantly, fair weather , for letting me see so much in the dry.

I took a nap!

And it was still raining when I woke up.

I 'anoraked' up and set off for a walk around, I ended up past the Magic Ice bar, and headed up to the aquarium, doing a loop back to the hotel, taking in the amazing architecture.