Friday, 29 May 2015

Stykkishólmskirkja

On Wednesday morning, I visited Stykkishólmskirkja. The church is on a hill from which you can see most of Stykkishólmur:

The location is so imposing that I wonder why it hadn't been used for a church before - the old church is on Aðalgata. The new church was consecrated in 1990. 


This short video (http://tinyurl.com/qxrayux - not taken by me) shows the interior of the church, including a painting by Kristín Gunnlaugsdóttir of a very Icelandic-looking Mary and Jesus. 

I stayed in Akureyri last night because the bus from Stykkishólmur arrived after the last bus to Húsavík left. After getting a takeaway fish curry for lunch, I've gone into a hostel near the bus station to borrow their cutlery and WiFi.  

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