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tart your Icelandic adventure in compact capital Reykjavik. With its photogenic shopping streets, fascinating museums and waterfront dotted with cosy seafood restaurants (try the langoustine soup at Sea Baron, Geirsgata 8), it’s great for a day or two of exploration. Visit Hallgrimskirkja, the cool Guðjón Samúelsson-designed church that looks rather like a spaceship in launch, absorb some