Difference between revisions of "Reykjavik"

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To see the Lonely Planet article on Reykjavik, please click [https://www.lonelyplanet.com/iceland/reykjavik here].
 
To see the Lonely Planet article on Reykjavik, please click [https://www.lonelyplanet.com/iceland/reykjavik here].
  
The photographs below are from, firstly, Fridthor Eydal's collection of 1940's images and, secondly, shots taken by the author on the research visit in 2010.
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The photographs below are from, firstly, Fridthor Eydal's (FE) collection of 1940's images and, secondly, shots taken by the author (JLD) on the research visit in 2010.
  
 
[[File:FE_Royal_Marines_occupying_Reykjavik_10_May_1940.jpg|500px|thumb|left|FE Royal Marines occupying Reykjavik 10 May 1940]]
 
[[File:FE_Royal_Marines_occupying_Reykjavik_10_May_1940.jpg|500px|thumb|left|FE Royal Marines occupying Reykjavik 10 May 1940]]
 
[[File:FE_Royal_Marine_Lewis_gunners_Reykjavik_10_May_1940.jpg|500px|thumb|right|FE Royal Marine Lewis Gunners outside Telephone Exchange 10 May 1940]]
 
[[File:FE_Royal_Marine_Lewis_gunners_Reykjavik_10_May_1940.jpg|500px|thumb|right|FE Royal Marine Lewis Gunners outside Telephone Exchange 10 May 1940]]
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[[File:FE_Sentry_July_1941.jpg|500px|thumb|left|FE Sentry July 1941]]

Revision as of 17:01, 10 October 2016

A high proportion of the Icelandic population lives in Reykjavik and the surrounding area.

To read the Wikipedia article on Reykjavik, please click here.

To see the Lonely Planet article on Reykjavik, please click here.

The photographs below are from, firstly, Fridthor Eydal's (FE) collection of 1940's images and, secondly, shots taken by the author (JLD) on the research visit in 2010.

FE Royal Marines occupying Reykjavik 10 May 1940
FE Royal Marine Lewis Gunners outside Telephone Exchange 10 May 1940
FE Sentry July 1941