LIVE- Sun finally out in Reykjavik
It's been a rainy summer in Iceland so far but today and the next couple of days are filled with long awaited sunshine. Iceland Monitor is live from Austurvöllur, the parliament square in the centre of Reykjavik where people are soaking up the rays.
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