http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Iceland , Southwest , Reykjav k en-us Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:28:29 BST Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:28:29 BST Despite three tough gradlevel midterms looming in the coming week 31 classmates and I decided to take advantage of a three day Columbus Day weekend and trek to Iceland for a much needed break. After landing at 630AM and making the 45 minutes drive from Keflavik airport to Reykjavk amidst a cloudy sunrise we were greeted in our hotel lobby with what we were to find out was a ubiquitous odor of http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-332995.html Best a athuga hvort etta virki. tla a reyna a blogga eitthva hr um Indlandsfr mna. g lofa engum ritgerum n reglulegum pistlum. a fer allt eftir netsambandi og hversu miki g nenni a tj mig. g legg af sta laugardaginn 13. sept til Stokkhlmar ar sem g tla a knsa Unu og co rj daga. rijudagskvldi 16. sept flg g svo til Helsinki ar sem g panta flugvallarhtel e http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-320960.html I am a Viking. My hands of those of Thor god of Thunder. My wit is spy like that Loki. My blood pulses through my veins by decree of Oden. When I leave this earth I will spend eternity in the glorious forever of epic feast and neverending battle that is Valhalla. Unfortunately i was born in the wrong century and with the wrong physique i could be helmet horn polisher at best. Current i http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-319949.html Our second to last day saw us returning to the capital. Yes it still looked as grey as ever. We drove under the Hvalfjordur tunnel to get there. Due to the Iceland marathon being on we only had a very short tour of the town which meant basically a quick look at the cathedral and a very quick tour of the 'Perlan.' After a quiet afternoon sorting out we went out the the harbour for our great 'whale http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-317908.html We started our Iceland adventure on a busy Friday evening at Heathrow. The flight to Reyjavik was smooth and we were soon there. Our first accommodation was at the university just across from the main cathedral. Memories of 1970's college halls of residence came flooding back. The furniture even looked the same. We awoke throughout the night to the sound of what seemed to be a seal clapping but in http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-316826.html Here we are The last leg of our journey in Iceland. Ill get to that in a bit. First thigns first. Scotland.We got up a bit to 7am on Wednesday morning and got ready to leave on the train headed for Edinburgh. It was all going so well. We made perfect time acturally. 45 minutes into the train ride we are asked to get off to due to the lack of air conditioning and loss of power in the resturan http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-315077.html Well well Still havent gone anywhere except a litle bit in Iceland.Last winter I went on some jeep tours in the highlands and not much in the summer was working.The first week of August I went with my boyfriend and our friends to the south of westfjords had amaizing weather and a great time.Probably in september me and my boyfriend will go somewhere but we havent desided jet whereWell probabl http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-314139.html A very very white xmas was spent in Iceland. We headed over on the 23rd and as we were landing were confronted with the moon like landscape. Completely different from all the photos we had seen of iceland. The ground was flat and rocky with a light dusting of snow. It was also barren with no trees or bushes.First day in we went to check out the town and to purchase our christmas presents for t http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-313450.html Happy Belated Birthday Dagny Sad I can't be there for you.Yesterday we went downtown with Mom and Dad met Uncle Atli and Auntie Barbie for some hot chocolate. Mom bought some wool we did a bit of souvenir shopping then we came back to the house to start to get ready for the big party. Auntie Barbie brought a hair straightener. I was in heaven. Plus Mom had a bunch of eye shadow. I thin http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-313191.html Well we have somehow managed to pack a lot of stuff into 2 days in Iceland I will start with yesterday probably with agonizing detail. Have fun.We woke up early still on the old European time zone 2 hours ahead and managed to catch Iceland lose to Korea. Mom just told me that Iceland beat Russia and Germany the world champions and this is Iceland's hope to win a medal this Olympics. We http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-312569.html We spent our last day in Hveraderdi off route 1 about half an hour south east of Reykjavik. Its situated the other side of the mountains from Eggy Valley my name for it and the first glimpse you get of the town is when you are decending down the main road which curls round the side of a mountain. Its in the highly active geothermal area so there are plumes of steam randomly popping up from t http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-312327.html Had a bit of a cry this morning. Our time in Iceland is coming to an end and I don't want to go home I have fallen head over heals in love with this place. I loved Australia but this is different. I have done so many amazing things here and I want to do so much more. I could easily stay here for a month and never tire of it. Today we went to the geothernal springs at Krysuvik which is not fa http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-312085.html We arrived in Reykjavik yesterday afternoon. So happy to see Mom and Dad I almost cried.They drove us straight downtown where Ash had her first Icelandic hotdog I had a bun with the fixings. We walked through the downtown which isn't big and drove back to amma and avi's. Had a lovely dinner met with some family got some icecream and went to bed.This morning we got up early and watched Ic http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-312045.html Is Selfoss isvykome labai v279lai nakti. Susivelinom po darbu taciau per daug nieko nepraradom linksmybes Reikjavike prasideda nakciai isibegejus. Taip tai garsusis Reikjaviko naktinis gyvenimas Jeee Ir ne be reikalo jis pasaulyje yra liaupsinams. Islandai tikrai moka linksmintis na arba galima pasakyti moka selti. Tuo isitikinom tik pasieke Laugarvegur gatve. Tai ne tik pagrindine a http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-311773.html Satuday we needed a little rest from all the madness so we decided to head to the blue lagoon in the morning and then hang out and explore Reykjavik in the afternoon.It was well worth getting to the Blue Lagoon early as it was much less crowded than when we went last wednesday afternoon. The tour busses tend to turn up around lunchtime so before that its much nicer. The changing rooms were a http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-311017.html So it was onto my next adventure Iceland. As the name suggests I was expecting it to be pretty cold there but I was pleasantly surprised when I turned up and it was actually warmer than London My first day it was about 2325 degrees. Very nice It didn't last though and although it got cooler there was no need for the thermals I took along.Anyway I landed in Iceland in a place called Kefl http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-309344.html After another slack night in my ridiculously nice hotel in Oslo and a huge free breakfast of eggs sausage bacon potatoes plus the trademark cereal covered in yogurt which got a few funny looks I made my way to the airport. A 3 hour flight later and I was landing in Iceland.Before the plane even touched the ground I was thinking to myself I have got to come back here sometime. The landscape http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-309278.html We have just had the most fabulous day Its almost midnight and we have just arrived back in Reykjavik. Bear with me on the pics I don't know how many I will be alble to uload and I have to sort though them as I took 800 of them today Iceland is a photograhers paradise. Everytime I put away the camera I see another kodak moment I have brought my SLR along this time as well as a selection of http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-309128.html I guess i'll pick up from where the last entry left off and continue through to my departure. I am going to put a ton of pictures up and I suggest you check them out. The Icelandic countryside is ridiculously stunning. When this trip was initially booked I did some research and found that Reykjavik despite it's reputation for crazy nightlife is really only a party town ThursSat. As a result I http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-308794.html We are finally in Iceland I have wanted to come here for as long as I can remember so I am completly and utterly chuffed to bits right now. We are staying in a hotel in central Reykjavic although we are traveling round heaps so this is just a base. We spent today getting over the flight which is only two and a half hours but I really think the amount of flying I have done over the past six http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-308775.html Just a quick note to Johann who commented on yesterday's entry. I meant no disrespect to the people of Iceland. Also I was not expecting tropical weather it was a reference to the song Tropical Iceland by the Fiery Furnaces. Ok from the top then. I woke up around 1PM after taking a nap to try and counteract the onset of jetlag. First checked out the square and area immediately around the hot http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-307934.html Don't be fooled by the standards of Air France British Airways and certain others if you fly them first class across the Atlantic and assume all European carriers are quality. Icelandic Airlines is one of the few airlines flying into Reykjavik I flew JFKgtKeflavik in fact I didn't see any other airlines parked at the very small single terminal of KFK. I don't have time to go into details http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-307549.html Dan se je zacel ob sedmih zjutraj ker sva pac hoteli odriniti cim prej pred nama je bila dolga voznja do Reykjavika. Po zajtrku hladilnik je bil Gorenje sva odpesacili do bankomata a glej ga zlomka ne debetna ne kreditna kartica mu ni disala. Hm. K sreci je prisel nek bankir predcasno v sluzbo in naju spustil not tako da sva lahko pocakali na udobnih zofah in ne zunaj na prijetnem hladu http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-306217.html ix s noms resten 96 hores per comenar una aventura que estic segur ser del tot apassionantB alg molt meticuls podra dir que si el nostre avi s'enlaira direcci a Islndia cap al migdia tcnicament queden ms de 96 hores. Per tots els que ens coneixeu sabeu tamb del notre 'gafe' com a grup la qual cosa unit al fet que el nostre avi surt el proper divendres dia 1 d'agost... cr http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-305268.html Iceland was probably colonised on a dare. Literally the only things there are volcanic rocks covered by ice. Actually it's more like ICE. Well that's the way it seems as you fly into the capital city Reykjavik. Placed directly above The MidAtlantic Ridge Iceland is literally one gigantic lava field well a pretty cold lava field.The first day that we were there we checked into our hotel http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-305222.html Noc smo prespali BP pa ceprav je bilo zunaj ko sem se zbudila enako svetlo kot takrat ko sem sla spat.Po obilnem zajtrku Natalie nama je zagotovila brezkoncen nasmeh na ustnicah z vprasanjem Do you wanna make smoothies smo se skidale v mesto. Zunaj je prav neprijazno pihalo in prsilo iz oblakov ampak oblecene v majice puloverje flise jakne s kapucami in sale se nismo dale. Parkirale http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-303234.html Ura je pol enajstih zvecer in zunaj je svetlo kot ob petih popoldne. Welcome to Reykjavik. In celih poletnih 12 stopinj.Pot do sem je bila nic spektakularnega. Prevoz z Gatwicka na Heathrow je bil tako kot je napovedal Matija hiter tocen ucinkovit in razmeroma drag 19 funtov v eno smer. Tja sva prisli par ur pred napovedanim poletom rahlo zjebani zaradi ze casovne razlike in seveda premal http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-302902.html A glorious trip to Iceland with a group of friends consisting of 4 South Africans and 4 Aussies. Iceland it seems is a brilliant place to go for a swim Silfra and the blue lagoon. Local food is another story entirely The most spectacular moment was the Silfra dive a dive in a crack between the American and Eurasian continents. The plates are drifting apart apparently at 2cm per year and http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-302429.html Its supposed to be the Golden Circle but the tour I took did an outandback line.I was unsuccessful at finding a better internet connection tonight so again no photos. I do have some good ones though I promise I should be able to add a bunch next week after my trek since I think Ill be back in Egilsstaer good computers thereAnyways the first stop on the tour today was ingvellir th http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-294119.html so i spent a lot of time today on iceland airs fine selection of planes.three to be precise. all with different stewardesses and such...a few things came to my attention as i was seated on this fine airplane i payed over 1400 for a seat on..one. everytime i fly on iceland air the flight seems to be over night.i have a few theories on this involving lazy flight attendants....i never saw one until http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Iceland/Southwest/Reykjav-k/blog-294114.html