Austurvöllur — Attraction in Reykjavik

We walked past this multiple times today and every time it made me happy. There are weird plants growing along the path though... Are those collared greens?? But regardless, the botanists know what they're doing. The colorful pop in front of a dreary color palette background was nice to be around.

There was some exhibition going on today, but we didn't have time to stop and investigate.

Along one side was an "American Bar" next to an "English pub". The American bar had a neon sign and the English pub had proper lettering with serifs....

This may looks like merely a small clean square with some trees and green, I think the importance of Austurvöllur Park to Reykjavik probably is similar Talfargar Square to London. Here you can find the humble Alþingishúsið Parliament House, the Dómkirkjan, which the city's oldest church as well as cafés, restaurants and bars. In the centre of the park, it stands the statue of Jón Sigurðsson, a leader of Iceland's independence movement. This is explained why this is the popular gathering place for the residents...

It’s a lovely little park in central Reykjavík with access to some of downtown’s main streets. At the time, there was a gorgeous Christmas tree here which looked beautiful when surrounded by snow. It’s not a very large city square but there are benches here with some shade. During the winter, the footpaths are generally well-maintained post-snow but no harm wearing snow boots or yaktrax if walking around here. A lot of...