Fire and Ice

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Iceland blew my mind.
Words don't really do it justice, so I'll just put up loads of pictures...
(Umesh will be pleased about that...)

Highlights for me were : every hike, every park, every protected area but especially Landmannalauger, and a ride to the bus station in Bjork's mum's car (though she wasn't driving)!
And Skyr! Yum.



For those of you who are technology challenged... if you click on the small picture it will enlarge and you can read descriptions etc. For these photos, it's worth enlarging them!

Enjoy.

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Photos

The Blue Lagoon
Where I spent my 30th birthday. Very nice.

Birthday Icecream
Stephanie (left) and Valentina (right) bought me traditional Icelandic ice-cream, made from milk rather than cream, at the best icecream parlour in Reykjavic.

The tectonic plate divide at Þingvellir
two continental plates separate by 2cm every year.

Þingvellir
The site of the first Icelandic parliament around 1000 c.e

Geysir
not well timed... just at the beginning of the eruption

Gullfoss
A really huge, really beautiful waterfall near Geysir

Sejliandsfoss
A waterfall near Þórsmörk national park

Silly tourist
we watched this guy being rescued from a very cold river near the glacier in Þórsmörk. Hope he had insurance.

Rainbow at Langidalur
Near my campsite in Þórsmörk. A beautiful river valley with glaciers on three sides.

Skogarfoss
More rainbows, more beautiful waterfalls

Comments

[elise gourbin]

Wouah!! looks amazing. One of my dream destination! And have no excuse being so close compared to you! Just saw on facebook, you're back in new zealand?! Is that it... Well for now? Hope you're happy and well whatever you do. X