Blogging Reykjavik

Iceland has one of the world's shortest rail road systems, in fact what you can see in these pictures is pretty much it ! There is one other engine like this one which is kept in a museum. So it is safe to say that Iceland’s rail system is only 5 meters, won't get you very far that.





The sign says:

The steam engine Minor

The steam engine was built in Jungenthal Bei Kirchen in germany in 1892. It is 4.9 meters long, 3 meters tall and has a track of 90 cm. Fully loaded it weighs 15 tones. The steam engine minor came to the country March 9th 1913 with other equipment to build a harbor and is the first steam engine in Iceland, it was used for harbor construction until 1928.



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The Bus stop series continues, this time it is the politicians waiting for the bus. The Social democrats and the independence party decided to advertise on great many of the cities bus stops. Always reassuring that politicians are waiting for the same bus you are





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Another vandalized car, totally crushed by a big block of concrete. This was not surprise when you saw the size of the giant.

The crowd seemed pleased with the spectacle, at least it was a welcome excuse to spend a day wandering our beautiful city.





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