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Black church at Buðir - IMG 2430
In 1816, the national Lutheran church decommissioned the church at Budir. A woman named Steinunn Sveinsdottir protested, and received permission to rebuild the church herself in 1848. The door ring is inscribed with the words "this church was built in 1848 without the support of the spiritual fathers." Sveinsdottir is buried in the churchyard. - IMG 2433
The church was locked, but we were able to peek into the windows. It almost looked as if you were looking into a child's play house version of the church. It had all the usual elements of a church (pews, baptismal font, choir loft, altar), but they were at such a smaller scale. And everything looked like it had just been given a jaunty coat of paint. It was surreal and adorable. - IMG 2434
The church was locked, but we were able to peek into the windows. It almost looked as if you were looking into a child's play house version of the church. It had all the usual elements of a church (pews, baptismal font, choir loft, altar), but they were at such a smaller scale. And everything looked like it had just been given a jaunty coat of paint. It was surreal and adorable. - IMG 2440
Buðir churchyard - IMG 2446
Buðir - IMG 2449
Buðir - IMG 2550
Buðir - IMG 2452
Buðir - IMG 2458
Buðir - P3141486 (2)
Buðir - IMG 2464
Sand dunes at Buðir - IMG 2477
beach selfie - IMG 2479
Buðir - IMG 2485
Solvi at Buðir