Winding Down/Travel Day

Yesterday I was pretty tired from the busy day of exploration on Tuesday, but was able to push through that and have another fun day. It was very cold and rainy, but I decided to brave it and walk around the city some more.

My first stop was lunch at this little unobtrusive bar called Vitabar. I had the forget-me-not burger, which is oozing with blue cheese and garlic sauce—definitely not date food— and a Viking Íslenskur Úrvals Stout. The burger was OK, but not as good as it looked, the garlic was a bit much for me. The beer was mediocre at best—definitely the low point of the trip on the beer front. I would be willing to try the beer again; however, because it almost tasted like a bad bottle...almost metallic tasting with an off-kilter sweet aroma.

Next was quite possibly the strangest experience of my life—the Iceland Phallological Museum. It was started by a PhD in some sort of History and has real specimens from many different species, as well as letters of intent to donate from several humans...including one American who, if I'm reading his letter correctly, intends to have his...ummm...donation surgically removed while he's still alive. I was pretty creeped out by the place, not because it was penises (penii?, penae?) and I'm a prude, but just by the oddity of it all. The curator has penis leather ties, bow ties, and a "Sunday Codpiece", whatever that is.

I finished out the day with some shopping and more pictures. I decided to skip the symphony and use the evening to get some night shots of the church and pack.

I'm now waiting for my bus to the airport. It has been an amazing trip and an eye opening introduction to Iceland. I am already looking forward to a return trip. Next time I plan to venture farther from the city and see even more of the island's natural beauty.

If you've been keeping up with my writings and pictures and have stuck with me to the end, thank you. I'm glad that I kept you interested and hope you found the updates informative, if not enjoyable.

I'll post the last set of pictures when I get back to the US.