Dave Bartruff Collection (#10)

Window commemorating a 16th Century church martyr and bishop in the Akureyri Lutheran Church, Iceland

Village church of Vik, the southernmost settlement in Icelands main island

Unique corrugated metal siding of buildings adds to the Port of Akureyris unique charm

This wool ski cap says it all for Iceland: name and national flag!

The heart of Akureyri just 40 miles from the Arctic Circle features its Lutheran cathedral with a snow-laden dormant volcanic cone as a backdrop

Statue of two mariners at Port of Reykjavik, Iceland

Stained glass window in Lutheran Church of Akureyri, Iceland shows Christ reading from a temple scroll in his hometown of Nazareth identifying himself as the Messiah

Statue of legendary local resident of small seaside village of Vik, the southernmost habitation in Iceland

Souvenir Icelandic flags

Sod roofed and walled storage and work shops on the grounds of the Skogar Folk Museum on the coast of South Iceland

Sailboats docked at Akureyri in North Iceland

Reenactor as sword-wielding Viking Erik the Red, the father of Leif Eriksson at the entrance to the family homestead in northern Iceland. (MR)

Rainbow formed in the mists of Godafoss Falls ( Falls of the Gods ). Here Christianity was proclaimed the official religion of Iceland when the leader of parliament threw statues of his Norse gods

Pedestrian street decorated with flower displays add to the charm of Iceland s
Pedestrian street decorated with flower displays add to the charm of Icelands quaint northern Port of Akureyri

Monument dedicated to washer woman in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland park

Local seafood chowder highlights a respite for trekkers along the Western coast of Iceland on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula

Leifur Erikkson and wife sailed to North America in AD1000 where she gave birth to the first European to be born in the New World. Window of the Lutheran Church of Akureyri, Iceland

Husavik, Icelands cross-shaped church over looking the harbor is the port citys landmark

Historic buildings in the village of Vik, Icelands southernmost settlement

Historic seaside church in quaint hamlet of Vik, Iceland

Gravestones at cove landing at fishing village near Stykkisholmur in Western Iceland

Fishing boats mirrored in the waters of the inner harbor of Stykkisholmur, Iceland

Fanciful troll figures by a flower box at the entrance to an Icelandic home

Desert landscape above; boiling steam and mud pits beneath are the challenge trekkers face on the infernal Hverarond thermal field in the northeast of Iceland

Community center of the village of Vik, Icelands southernmost settlement

Classic Icelandic rural architecture in sod-roofed workshop (R) and traditional schoolhouse (L) at Skogar Folk Museum in South Iceland

Clouds reflected on waters of calm glacial fjord in the north of Iceland not far from the Arctic Circle

Church and farm in pastoral valley at foot of Mt. Helgafell in southwest Iceland

Christs Ascension to heaven witnessed by disciples, stained glass window, Lutheran Church of Akureyri, Iceland

Casting pagan idols in Godafoss Falls and proclaiming of Christianity as the national religion of Iceland in AD 1000. Window of Lutheran Church of Akureyri, Iceland

13th Century decorated copper altar candlestick holder, National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavik

Baptismal font, town church of Husavik, Iceland shows Christ adoring little children

A mother Skua and her young chicks nesting on ledge on the northeast coast of Iceland

Branches frame moat and guard tower of the Hiroshima Castle grounds in central Hiroshima, Japan. Castle and grounds have been restored following their destruction in 1945 by the WWII atomic bomb

Tranquil fall setting with changing leaves reflected in pond of classical Shukkeien garden dating to AD 1620 in Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima Castle and its moat framed by the local landscape in Hiroshima, Japan

Asia, Iran, Shiraz. Statue of King Karim Zand (18c)

Asia, Iran, Naqsh-e Rustam. Thistles

Autumn maples on grounds of Hiroshima Castle, Hiroshima, Japan

France, Montenach. Wine decanter

Denmark, Copenhagen. Hans Christian Andersen statue

Denmark, Copenhagen. Blackberries a la Copenhagen

Souvenir nautical hat at outdoor market, Varna, Bulgaria

Stern of sailing ship restaurant on popular Black Sea beach at Varna, Bulgaria

Holy Assumption Cathedral, Varna, Bulgaria visited on Seabourn shore excursions during Black Sea sailings

Austria, Vienna. Schonbrunn Palace

Austria, Vienna. Parliament building

Austria, Vienna. Christ altar at St. Stephens Cathedral

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