Iceland, Day 6

We got up early Sunday morning to head to church. Len and Sandra attend the main church in the city called Hallgrimskirka. Almost all of Iceland is Lutheran and so even though the service is in Icelandic, the format is exactly the same as the Lutheran liturgy. The church was full and had lots of children. It was so wonderful to be a part of their worship service. Of course, Noah didn't like sitting still so after a while he and Paul went outside and jumped off of rocks.

We took a quick trip up the tower of the church and saw the view of the city from above.


After church we got Icelandic Hot Dogs (the standard is loaded with fried onions, hollandaise, honey mustard and ketchup) from the famous stand where Bill Clinton used to get his hot dogs.


Then we headed back to the hotel so Noah could grab a nap.

Len and Sandra were so happy to have us in Iceland that they graciously threw a party for us to meet Sandra's family. It was a fantastic afternoon gathering. Noah didn't like being still so he spent his afternoon throwing ice off the balcony and moving stools around the house.


During the party we took a look outside to see an Icelandic norm... rainbows!


Finally we put on a movie and he watched Ice Age with his Icelandic relatives.



We were so grateful for the wonderful party and we just sat and talked all afternoon.