Jökulsárlón

Eldhraun, Núpsstadur, Jökulsárlón, Hofskirkja

April 3rd 2010
The 3rd day we passed through Eldhraun. In 1783 there was a huge eruption with a catastrophic result. A lot of people and animals died. We stopped in Núpsstadur to take a look at the turf-roofed farm and church. Very nice to see how they lived in the past. After driving through Skaftafell, we arrived at the Jökulsárlón lagoon with the icebergs drifting to the sea. It's really amazing wh ... read more

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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

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Kurt

Kurt de Gante

Hello everybody, I'm Kurt, nearly 40 years old and living in Belgium. I always wanted to see the world and explore other countries. Until now I've done a few -rather small- journeys. But to my feeling there are still a lot to places to explore ;-) I'm the kind of traveller that has done a different kind of trips: in group, alone, with some friends, with my wife (and kids), multiple day trekking in the mountains, city-trips, cultural trips, lazy vacations, ... For the moment, my kids are too young to take them far abroad. That's why -in 2011- I decided to write down some of my travel-e... full info

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