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Tónlistarskólinn á Akureyri — A Study in Shadow Projections

Next week I start on our next Icelandic destination. Until then, here’s today’s Fun Photo Friday of Akureyri favorites:

Whale Tail? Even the Clock Works How Does One Remove Stains from Glass? Colorful Skies for Sale

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Back on Hafnarstræti

Today I present a photo gallery/slide show of other sights around downtown Akureyri and on the route back to the cruise terminal. The round building you will see below contains the Tónlistarskólinn á Akureyri (Akureyri Music School, Tourist Information Center, and the Menningarhúsið Hof (Hof Cultural and Conference Center).

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Kirkjutröppurnar (Church Steps) leading to Akureyrarkirkja (Akureyri Church)

Atop a hill in Akureyri is a prominent Lutheran church that has overlooked this town since 1940. This is Akureyrarkirkja (Akureyri Church) at the end of the tourist-popular Kirkjutröppurnar (Church Stairs).

Catch your breath; we’re almost there

Akureyrarkirkja may look new because of its modernist architecture, but it isn’t. The church, designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, was completed in 1940.

Akureyrarkirkja alt...

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Boating with Some Interesting Companions

Today is the first of two Fun Photo Fridays showing off Akureyri favorites:

Jewel of the Seas in Akureyri Akureyri Café Street Scene Akureyri Beneath the Mooring Lines Hands Embracing Trees

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Jewel of the Seas (foreground) and Norwegian Star in Akureyri, Iceland

On Monday I showed you Akureyri, Iceland as seen from the deck of our cruise ship, Jewel of the Seas. Now it’s time to head out on foot, beginning with our departure from the Akureyri Harbor Cruise Terminal:

Leaving Jewel on foot for Akureyri

As you head into downtown Akureyri you’ll pass an outdoor sculpture garden on Hafnarstræti:

These sculptures are in a small, park-like area that includes a playground...

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Akureyri, Iceland

You’ll recall that this series began with a transatlantic crossing aboard Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas, followed by a back-to-back aboard the same ship to some uncommon destinations in Spain and France. After that it was a trip to Germany, followed by a brief stay in Utrecht, Netherlands. Now we continue on with the ship we boarded after our stay in Utrecht. Today begins with the first of three back-to-back voyages aboard Royal Caribbean‘s Radiance Class ship Jewel o...

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Canal Scene, Utrecht, Netherlands

Today’s Fun Photo Friday will complete this series on Utrecht, Netherlands. Next week I’ll begin a series on Voyage One of three aboard Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas, all of which went on entirely different itineraries. Until then:

No Association with Lawrence College Town on a Thursday Evening in Late May Foot Power — Shoes vs. Bicycles Dead-end Street Lunch Time in the Sun

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Utrecht, Netherlands — Part 8

Utrecht, Netherlands; taken 12:39 p.m.

On Monday I posted a series of photos of Utrecht, Netherlands street scenes with only a time of day as explanation. I did this so you can get a since of how much you’ll see in a short period of time. Today’s photographs were taken during the same timeframe, between 12:30 and 1:00 p.m. So, all those photos you saw on Monday? These were taken during that same stretch of time. If some look familiar, that’s because there might be a slight change in either co...

Utrecht, Netherlands — Part 7

Utrecht, Netherlands; taken 12:28 p.m.

I‘ve done this before, because I think it’s fun to see how much scenery one can run across on foot in a short period of time. So, today and Wednesday I’ll be posting Utrecht scenes with the time the shot was taken. That will give you an idea how much there is to see here.

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Bicycles in Black & White

Today I’m going to have some fun with filtered Black & White photography.

Street Light and Bricks Living in a Water Tower Careful Stepping Out of that Door! Flying Buttresses

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