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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
Europe > Iceland > Reykjavík
When to go to Reykjavík ( Iceland ) ?
| Month | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
| january | 1 | -1 | 3 | -17 | 9 | 88 | 20 |  |
| february | 2 | -1 | 4 | -14 | 11 | 63 | 17 | |
| march | 4 | 0 | 5 | -14 | 13 | 61 | 18 | |
| april | 5 | 2 | 7 | -13 | 16 | 55 | 18 |  |
| may | 6 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 20 | 41 | 16 | |
| june | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 41 | 15 | |
| july | 6 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 49 | 15 | |
| august | 5 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 55 | 16 | |
| september | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 19 | 66 | 19 | |
| october | 2 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 17 | 93 | 21 | |
| november | 1 | 1 | 5 | -12 | 11 | 77 | 18 | |
| december | 0 | -1 | 3 | -17 | 12 | 78 | 20 | |
How to read the charts
For example: In january, you will get 1 hours of average sunlight in Reykjavík and the overall temperature will vary between -17 and 12 (Celcius) in this area of Iceland. Usually you shouldn't see more than 20 rainy days wich is representative of this part of Europe.
What to do in Reykjavík : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants
Capital of Iceland and the northernmost in the world, Reykjavik has about 120,000 inhabitants. Located near the Arctic Circle, the location of the city was founded in the 9th century.
Today commercial and cultural center of the country, it enjoys a subpolar oceanic climate, with nights in early summer absent and days confined to four hours in midwinter.
The city is served by an airport and two ports. You can visit several museums: the National Museum which traces the history of Iceland, the National Gallery and its works of painters Icelandic, outdoor museum which includes Árbæjarsafn houses of 19th with their everyday objects.
Memorials are also worth visiting, as the cathedral of Reykjavik is one of the oldest buildings in the city, or Perlan, a historic building built on the hill Oskjuhlio. Do not miss out on some sites such as the Botanical Garden, Lake, National Library, the headquarters of the Icelandic parliament, or the Cathedral-Basilica.
For your accommodation you can easily find hotels or guest houses at affordable prices, as well as various events to meet the demand of a young and dynamic population. As for local cuisine, it is surprising but includes traditional dishes to taste exactly like the shark gamy or boiled sheep's head!
