{"id":1469,"date":"2023-07-29T11:53:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T16:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/?p=1469"},"modified":"2023-12-22T09:20:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T15:20:01","slug":"reykjavik-excursion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/?p=1469","title":{"rendered":"Reykjavik Excursion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having walked around the town on our own, we selected the included excursion, \u201cPanoramic Reykjavik\u201d, that gave nice views over the city from the Perlan followed by a very informative tour of the whale museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Perlan is a visitor center built on 4 hot water towers, used to hold geothermal heated water within insulated towers for use by the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8A612947-59F5-4452-9849-C54619B68278_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8A612947-59F5-4452-9849-C54619B68278_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8A612947-59F5-4452-9849-C54619B68278_1_105_c-750x563.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8A612947-59F5-4452-9849-C54619B68278_1_105_c-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Two of the water towers at The Perlan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0D89A7D3-3714-4916-99FE-7F2B775EDCB3_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1470\" style=\"width:584px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0D89A7D3-3714-4916-99FE-7F2B775EDCB3_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0D89A7D3-3714-4916-99FE-7F2B775EDCB3_1_105_c-563x750.jpeg 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roof Terrace on The Perlan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Great views over the city from the roof terrace, which is the primary focus ion the visit here which does not include entrance to the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-27-1280x959.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.captainsglen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-27-1280x959.png 1280w, 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