Photo Credit: Susan Tate
(by Mrs. Reid) Today we explored the capital area beginning with the church tower in the famous Hallgrimskirkja church near the center of Reykjavik the capital area. We walked down to the Sun Voyager statue (like a Viking ship) and then on to explore the Harpa a concert hall with a 360 degree movie of Iceland. Then we wandered down Skolavordurstigur street (painted with a rainbow) to complete our souvenir shopping. We each purchased some books and materials to use in our classrooms. Lunch was hotdogs at Baejarins Beztu the stand where Bill Clinton ate when he visited Reykjavik. We continued shopping on Laugavegur street before heading down to the harbor to buy our whale watching tickets. We visited the Whale Watching exhibit with full life size models of many whales. Using Elding’s, we sat up on the 3rd story of the boat as we headed out. We first saw sea birds including puffins and faraway were some dolphins. We continued out to find minke whales and the highlight was the humpback whale who showed off for us. He or she breached the surface twice giving us great opportunities for pictures. An amazing end to our experience here in Iceland. Both Mrs. Tate and I are excited to see our families and to share what we have learned with our students this upcoming school year.
(by Mrs. Reid) Today we explored the capital area beginning with the church tower in the famous Hallgrimskirkja church near the center of Reykjavik the capital area. We walked down to the Sun Voyager statue (like a Viking ship) and then on to explore the Harpa a concert hall with a 360 degree movie of Iceland. Then we wandered down Skolavordurstigur street (painted with a rainbow) to complete our souvenir shopping. We each purchased some books and materials to use in our classrooms. Lunch was hotdogs at Baejarins Beztu the stand where Bill Clinton ate when he visited Reykjavik. We continued shopping on Laugavegur street before heading down to the harbor to buy our whale watching tickets. We visited the Whale Watching exhibit with full life size models of many whales. Using Elding’s, we sat up on the 3rd story of the boat as we headed out. We first saw sea birds including puffins and faraway were some dolphins. We continued out to find minke whales and the highlight was the humpback whale who showed off for us. He or she breached the surface twice giving us great opportunities for pictures. An amazing end to our experience here in Iceland. Both Mrs. Tate and I are excited to see our families and to share what we have learned with our students this upcoming school year.