Advertisement
« previous next »
Strokkur Geyser  
   

Strokkur Geyser

"Some 120 paces S.E. of the Blesi is the Strokkur (‘butter tub'), an intermittent fountain ..."--Baedeker 1912. DSC_1116
Iceland's Golden Circle

May 30th 2022
The "Golden Circle" is the popular name for a tour of Iceland's most popular tourist destinations: Gullfoss waterfall, Geysir hot springs and Thingvellir National Park. (Baedeker in 1910 didn't call them that, but did list them as the top places to visit in Iceland!) They can all be visited in a day tour out of Reykjavik. Our Globus circle tour of Iceland began with these destinations. Driving ... read more
Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Selfoss

Icelandic Flag Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland ... ... read more
Advertisement
Tot: 0.032s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 9; qc: 11; dbt: 0.0134s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb