Reykjavík Harbour by Night
Geraldine Westrupp, 30. November 2009
During the midwinter months here in Iceland the daylight hours are short enough, but when the car is misbehaving and has been despatched to the garage it’s nigh on impossible to escape to our usual locations close to Reykjavik, so mid-afternoon saw us strolling along the sea-front to the harbour, although, so slowly did we meander that darkness was closing in as we arrived.
Sadly the character of the harbour has changed dramatically in the past few years, sacrificed to the relentless pursuit of big, shiny, ultra modern projects such as the marina, and the massive, still being constructed National Concert and Conference Centre
The progress of the latter was temporarily halted when the crisis hit last year, although work has recently re-started. I rather suspect that a huge, partially constructed building dominating the city skyline would be a bit of an eyesore, not to mention a tad embarrassing for a city that is increasingly coming to rely on tourists, who nowadays are flocking here in great numbers no doubt delighted with the very favourable exchange rate that they are currently getting for their Pounds, Euros and Dollars.
Anyway despite the cold (snuggly-warm duvet jacket essential) and the modern additions, we had a great couple of hours making the most of the dark.