Midnight sunset near Harpa by Reykjavík Harbour

Nocturnal Ramblings

Nothing beats a beautiful summer night and fortunately, Iceland enjoys the luxury of three months filled with bright hours from dusk till dawn. No sooner than “Shopkeepers’ Weekend”—the first weekend of August and the busiest tourist weekend of the Iceland—will the country see the return of a relatively dark interval between days. Icelandic Times took a stroll in downtown Reykjavík just a few moments before midnight to catch the incomparable light and the people basking in it.

A tree grows near Hringbraut
An Arctic Tern glides across the Pond, while the beams of the midnight sun reach around the Cathedral of Christ the King.
The National Gallery of Iceland by Fríkirkjuvegur lit up by the midnight sun, with the Lutheran Free Church to the left.
Joyful youths enjoying the long days in Austurstræti.
Late night Gipsy sounds fill the pedestrian part of Austurstræti
On the way home between Landsbankinn and Reykjavík Edition Hotel, with a glimpse of Harpa in the background.

Reykjavík 29/06/2024 : A7C R – FE 1.2/50mm GM
Photos & text : Páll Stefánsson

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