http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Iceland , Southwest en-us Wed, 11 Nov 09 08:36:11 +0000 Wed, 11 Nov 09 08:36:11 +0000 720 PMThe Golden Circle tour left me cold and damp by the time Herman dropped us off but I had already formed a solution to this a solution that lay in City Hostelrsquos basement in the form of a nice hot shower. There were showers upstairs on the same floor as our room but a tipoff from Joe had led me down to the dungeons to a bathroom nobody else seemed to know about where I could get http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-449990.html Gullfoss is where the Golden Circle gets its name from literally meaning lsquoGolden Fallsrsquo. It is also the furthest inland we can get along this road Route 35 becomes Route F35 from here and while I have no idea what the lsquoFrsquo stands for it basically means if yoursquore in a minibus with a bunch of other tourists the only way is back come back another day in a souped up http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-449639.html The City Hostel in Reykjavik is a really nice place. It is a pretty hefty walk into the city although there is a bus stop right outside for those less inclined to walk than we are but the place is clean the staff are friendly and it just has a generally nice atmosphere. Once back at the hostel we popped on the internet for a while to try and find a cheaper price for whale watching but bei http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-448184.html 525 PMI found out while shaving yesterday morning that the Canadian bloke is called Joe. He was also a man without anything particular to do so he joined us for the day while we perused the sights of Reykjavik. We decided to take a walk along the bay towards the city centre the same route that we had started but given up on the night before except that this time I had a fleece John had a wo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-448092.html Keflavik airport is often known as Reykjavik airport to avoid confusing stupid travellers but it is actually a good 23 miles away from Reykjavik not close although this is less than Gatwick is from London and the capital has its own airport right on the edge of the city so Irsquom not sure how well it succeeds in not confusing stupid travellers. However being the only international airpo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjanesbaer/blog-447326.html All 10 of us went on a private tour of the Golden Circle. This tour was awesome and one of the best we have experienced. Our guide was in the Air Force in Iceland went back to the states for a few years before Iceland allowed foreigners into the country. He got a call to be a radioTV announcer in Iceland and has lived here ever since. He absolutely loves the country and loves being a tour gui http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-445321.html I was so excited conming here...more excited than I have been in a very long time. A new air company... Air Iceland... all so new. I got so many lovely insights...the scale of time volcanos hundreds of years of continuous written history almost no carbon footprint everyone we met has been so nice and helpfull lovely food not so expensive fantastic landscapes... and the list goes on and on. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-437963.html Just some random pictures of the city... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-437182.html Okay so I'm slacking on the blog entries. It seems like each day 75 is spent seeing things and 25 is spent planning things to do next. I don't mind it really especially now that my sleeping schedule is beginning to get on track. Each night I write down what I did during the day so that I remember. Seems like a bit of a blur since I landed and catching a cold over four rainy days in Reykjavik http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-437071.html Few minutes to write before heading out into the rain. PHOTOS TO BE ADDED LATER AS THIS INTERNET CONNECTION IS PAINFULLY SLOW.With all the running around leading up to the trip it didnt really hit me that I was leaving until I was sitting on the runway at Logan. A little excitement a little anxiety at that point I couldnt turn back so it was really all arbitrary. The flight was choppy and I d http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-435963.html Island Es ist klein sehr klein und sehr ruhig und sehr teuer. Aber die Landschaft ist unglaublich schoen. Es wechseln sich gruene Berge an denen Wasserfaelle herunterstuerzen mit kargen Huegeln Gletscherseenund Lavastraenden ab. Trolle und Elfen haben wir leider nicht gesehen aber dafuer Geysire und die Blaue Lagune sehr sehr schoen und toll zum baden. Haben uns ein Auto gemietet und sind http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-434667.html De laatste dag alweer de koffers zijn weer ingepakt en om 17.00 uur vliegen we naar Toronto Dat is nog een vlucht van 7 uur maar we komen daar aan om 20.00 uur lokale tijd. Vandaag is het wederom ijskoud er staat zoals altijd een harde koude wind. We lopen nog wat rond in Reykjavik en kopen nog wat souvenirs ed. Om te winkelen is het geen geweldige stad. Er zijn eigenlijk niet zo veel winkel http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-429932.html DAY 131 I left Charles De Gaulle airport really early in the morning. My flight was only 3 hours and what an airline Icelandic Air. I had a tiny screen right in front of me and I could choose the movies I wanted to watch. I did have to buy my sandwich for 3 euros but the Pepsi was free. A really smooth flight.I landed in the Keflavik airport to find that I had gained 2 hours. Fabulous http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-429818.html We zijn inmiddels al 2 hele dagen in IJsland en de tijd vliegt voorbij We hebben in ieder geval de grootste hoogtepunten gezien. Gisteren waren we een hele dag op pad beginnend bij een power plant. Dat is een soort energiecentrale waar ze met behulp van aardwarmte energie opwekken. Warm water is er sowieso in overvloed in de grond en daarmee kan ook oa elektriciteit worden opgewekt. De vol http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-429778.html Daar zijn we dan eindelijk in IJsland En wat is het hier koud een stuk erger dan verwacht. Het was vandaag zon 11 graden maar vanwege de wind ligt de gevoelstemperatuur een stuk lager. Een beetje zoals Nederland in November maar IJsland in Augustus wordt niet veel warmer. max ca 15 graden. We hebben wel een goede reis gehad IcelandAir bevalt prima Erg luxe met leren stoelen veel beenrui http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-429304.html ...Just a stop over in Reykjavik on the way from Minneapolis to London. Sorry no pictures. Flying in I saw chunks of ice all over the sea and here and there vents of steam coming out of the sea. I was struck with the lack of trees. I'd love to return hike in the mountains and take a whale observing cruise... David http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-428462.html I have a 10 hour lay over in Reykjavik Iceland in september im looking for advice on what i should do or see durring these 10 hours. and if theere is any where i will be able to store my suit cases. any and all advice is welcome Thanks Taylor lt3 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-425493.html Today Sat we were in Reykajavik our last stop in Iceland. We docked about 7 am but our tour wasnrsquot leaving till 11 so since Mom and I were up by 6 we decided it was a good time to do laundry. We did run out to the store at the port to get postcards while things were drying. The jeans still werenrsquot dry when we got back so we decided to let them dry in the room and went up to meet Erin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-424538.html Last day on Iceland We'll spend it in style after killing ourselves cycling around the place for almost 2 weeks today is going to make all of it worthwhile especially yesterday's torture ride to get here.In the morning again we are woken by rain. So again we decide to do the reasonable thing sleep in and wait for the weather to come to its senses and stop the rain. And it works At 11 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjanesbaer/blog-420010.html What a rude awakening Starting from 6am rain starts gushing on the tent and the wind shakes the tent even has us worried that the whole thing might take off. We try to get some more sleep the bus doesn't leave until 9 but by 7 there is no point so we get up and start packing up all the while trying to keep the tent from taking off. Breakfast is cancelled since there is no point trying http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjavik/blog-420006.html