While you drive towards Vík í Mýrdal from Reykjavik you cannot miss the beautiful white church with the red roof. It is a wooden church built in 1929 up on the hill. It is pretty photogenic especially if you are lucky enough to get a great sunset. You can easily get there by car and enjoy the panoramic view of the town of Vik. You can also view the Reynisfjara black sand beach and the Reynisdrangar basalt sea stacks from up there. Probably the best view of the church is from the road leading into Vik. This is where this photo was taken from. When we visited Vik i Myrdal church it was closed. Nevertheless it is definitely among the churches you must visit when you drive around Iceland. Another church worth visiting is the Black Church of Budir.

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A ranging fire destroyed much of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris in April. Firefighters managed to save the two main towers and the main structure from the fire which was burning for 8 hours. It is heartbreaking watching a world heritage monument being destroyed. I hope the damages will be restored. This is the pinnacle of Notre Dame which was burnt down, as seen from the belfry. You can also see Seine river in the background.

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It isn’t a common fact to snow in my hometown Thessaloniki, Greece. Today there was a “heavy” snowfall so I got my camera and went out to take some photos! Here you can see Zongolopoulos’ umbrellas, a landmark of the city. And my umbrella to accompany them!

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