Quick trip to the national museum, then off up and away.

It was raining hard on our last morning in Iceland. I was all for being lazy (ok, reading my book, which I was quite engrossed in at the time), but, Maaike suggested making the most of it and going to the national museum (correct call)

There was a decent collection – some of it dealing with law & crime & punishment, and some with the role of Christianity in Iceland. Lots of beautiful carvings. They have no idea how the clock worked unfortunately.

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This little figure is of God. Or Thor. Or Thorgod.. they’re not quite sure… certainly shows the transition period though.

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Some quite funny things, like in this portrait… note how exceedingly similar all the figures look..

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I did enjoy the “stuff through the ages” part at the end. It probably did have a better name.. but that’s what it felt like to me.

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Finally, it was time to leave for The Netherlands. Iceland was amazing, I’d go back in a heartbeat for more hiking. There is so much to see and do there.

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