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Stykkisholmur, Iceland - July 2009
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22-JUL-2009

Simple Elegance
Stykkisholmur, Iceland - July 2009


I was so impressed with the simple beauty of many of the buildings we saw. The ceiling of the interior of the Stykkisholmur Church was covered with hanging light bulbs. So simple, yet amazingly effective. I might add that we visited this church because as I was wandering around the harbor I heard singing coming from behind a bus. It turned out to be a choir on tour and one of the singers told me there was a free concert that night at the church. So a few of us went. It was lovely and one of the highlights of the trip.

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Carol E Sandgren28-Aug-2009 00:48
Such a great combination of painted stars and manmade incandescent stars, as if falling upon the madonna and child. I see this as a meaning combination of man, church and spirit.