Beginning of a Voyage…
Iceland is proud of its Viking heritage because the country was first colonised by Norwegians in the ninth century and the story goes that the first permanent settler was a man called Ingólfur Arnarson who landed here in 871 and named the location Reykjavik, which means smoky bay, on account of the comforting plumes of hot steam that were escaping from the nearby hot springs.
Have Bag, Will Travel 
It’s a super successful public artwork, isn’t it Andrew? One that every visitor to Reykjavik has to photograph. And your shots are much better than mine were.
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I’ve been there twice Richard so I got a second chance!
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I DO like the artwork, Andrew. The past preserved in the present. ❤
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Thanks Tess, that boat is one of my favourite pieces of street sculpture!
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It’s grown on me too and I haven’t even seen the real thing, only a photo. Thanks for sharing.
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Would you believe I did not see this sculpture!
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No I don’t believe that!
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Absolutely beautiful shots- I’m in the middle of a non-fiction book about Vikings right now, it’s so interesting!
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These are some of my favorite shots from your trip to Iceland Andrew. Well other than the post about the trip to the ‘interesting’ museum. 🙂
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I couldn’t see how I could shoehorn that into the art criteria!
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Yes that might have required some censorship!
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