The big city

Reykjavik's famous church
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On this day we finally made it back to Reykjavik and enjoyed the city.  It was a relief to return our rental car - the check oil light had been flashing on and off all day (though we checked the oil three times and it was fine) and the engine started to tick so we really wanted to be done with it before it crapped out.  Plus, Reykjavik is a fun place to be!  For being their largest city, the city center is actually very condensed and many attractions are within easy walking distance of each other.  The highlights of what we did:  ate lunch at a Danish open-faced sandwich shop.  I got an excellent salmon sandwich - probably the most expensive bites of sandwich in my life, but worth it.  Even more fun (and more expensive) was dinner at Caruso, a beautiful restaurant.  Each dish was art!  We both got fish there - I got plaice, some type of bottom feeder fish like halibut.  Just as good too!  For dessert I got a magnificent chocolate lava cake creation that came on a very long plate.  We also spent the day shopping, visited a really neat church where we got to hear the organ played, and repacked our bags for the next day!