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Great OneRepublic show tonight! Set list was just right and hit all the favorites. Tyler’s favorite band. 🎶

OneRepublic concert with lead singer performing at mic on stage, large video screens showing close-up, crowd in foreground Concert venue packed with audience members, a guitarist in a helmet performing on stage under purple and teal spotlights with large video screens Large arena packed with fans bathed in purple light watching a band perform on a brightly lit stage with a giant LED screen OneRepublic concert with band on stage, large LED screens showing the band name, and a packed crowd with hands raised
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Need to Breath opening for OneRepublic tonight at XcelEnergy Center. I hadn’t heard their music before. They put on a really good pre-show. 🎶

Crowded arena concert with stage lights blazing, band performing in the distance, and a large screen showing a performer in a wide-brim hat
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Iceland Log Day 16

Sunday, August 7th
Cold morning in Reykjavik. Rainy day in Minneapolis.

  • Up at 5:20a!
  • 6:00a Depart Airbnb in Reykjavik.
  • Return rental car to Enterprise Rental. Mazda CX-5 served us well!
  • Get checked in and drop off bags.
  • 9:30a Depart DL261 to MSP.
  • 4:30a Back to Central Time.
  • 11:00a Land in MSP
  • 11:49a Arrive back home!
Google Maps route from Baldursgata 22 in Kopavogur near Reykjavik to Keflavik Airport, about 50 km west along the coast.

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Iceland Log Day 15

Saturday, August 6th
Nice Icelandic day, a little misty in afternoon, no wind.

Our final full day of this epic Iceland 2022 trip! To frame the day, imagine that each of us had a few things on our list that we wanted to get done before we finished our trip. The net of that is a lot of walking around, various tasks, and a wide variety of things!

  • Breakfast at Sandholt.
  • Walk down Laugavegur.
  • Walk along harbor to a small lighthouse
  • Escaped from Reykjavik Escape!
  • More shopping on Laugavegur, with long stop at Hörg but no purchases.
  • Yummy snack at Loo Koo Mas.
  • Watch the Reykjavik Pride Parade.
  • More shopping, resulting in shoes!
  • Drop off shopping at Airbnb.
  • Never having enough baked goods, stop to try Brauð & Co.
  • Visit the Kattakaffihusid (Cat Cafe) for cappuccino with Cats!
  • More shopping at 66° North to get Mazie a shirt.
  • Much deliberation at art gallery.
  • Go see the Sun Voyager.
  • Shop at Museum Shop in Harpa.
  • Tried to see if we could use the Hopp scooters to get around, but decided wouldn’t work.
  • Visit Vínberið candy store.
  • Visit Rammagerðin to get Icelandic Wool Blanket.
  • Visit Kronan to get some local snacks to bring home.
  • Go to Fly Over Iceland! Stunning visuals, and a lot of places we had been to on the trip.
  • We got super lucky and found another street spot to park car in after driving to Fly Over Iceland! 😅
  • Final dinner in Iceland at Íslenski Barinn. Very good food and a very fun waitress.

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Family selfie from the Sun Voyager in Reykjavik. Cool sculpture!

Family of four smiling in a selfie in front of the Sun Voyager steel Viking ship sculpture on the Reykjavik waterfront. Sun Voyager stainless steel Viking longship sculpture on the Reykjavik waterfront under an overcast sky
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Reykjavik Pride is this weekend so we got to see the Pride Parade! Super fun, great event! Huge crowd with most joining the parade after the final float. 🏳️‍🌈

Reykjavik Pride parade marchers in rainbow-striped suits carry large pride flags past a crowd of spectators on a sunny street. Pride parade float decorated with rainbow flags, balloons, and painted banners, with people holding flags aloft under a blue sky Reykjavik Pride parade marchers carry a blue banner reading Reykjavik er stolt with Hallgrimskirkja church visible in the background Performer in a full rainbow bodysuit and platform shoes twirls hula hoops on a street at Reykjavik Pride as a crowd watches Diplomats in Iceland group marching in Reykjavik Pride parade holding a rainbow-bordered banner reading Happy Pride with Hallgrimskirkja in the background People dancing on a Pride parade float with rainbow and transgender flags, filmed by a camera operator in the foreground. Rainbow Pride-wrapped Reykjavik city bus number 194 rolling past a large crowd lining a cobblestone street during a Pride parade. Pride parade with a blue three-wheeled vehicle decorated in rainbow flags, followed by marchers carrying a Hinsegin Vesturland banner. Large crowd filling a Reykjavik street during the Pride Parade, with people of all ages walking past shops and trees.
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We escaped from “The Mafia” room at Reykjavik Escape in 38m 44s with no clues! 🔓 Our first escape room outside of the US, and the only escape room in Iceland. Room 44!

Family of four celebrating at Reykjavik Escape, holding signs in Icelandic and a card showing 38:44 with 0 clues used.
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We had a delightful time last night at the Icelandic Sagas: The Greatest Hits. We learned new things and had many laughs. Plus we got to hang out with the cast afterward for a group photo!

Six people in Viking costumes pose aggressively on a stage set, holding spears shields and daggers, wearing furs crowns and horned helmets.
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Iceland Log Day 14

Friday, August 5th
Nice, warm in sun. Sprinkles in afternoon.

Google Maps route from Blue View Cabins near Fludir to Baldursgata 22 in Reykjavik, 101 km taking 1 hour 29 minutes via Route 35 and Route 1 through Selfoss.

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Family selfie from Reykjavik!

Family of four smiling in a selfie in front of Hallgrimskirkja church and the Leif Erikson statue in Reykjavik Iceland