Blogs from Iceland, Europe - page 88

Travel tip # 32:Iceland is a whole lot bigger than you can imagine, so get smart fast and plan more time than you think you need. In the 14 days or so that we have been here, we really have only scratched the surface on all there is to see and do. As we now sadly bid farewell to Iceland, we can say we have enjoyed our time here. No, wait a minute, strike that…… we have been witness to great natural wonders and wonderful experiences that will last a lifetime. We will surely miss the days that allowed us to see twenty or more new waterfalls in a few hours or the day that we saw ten rainbows in just one day. We have used up all the adjective possible to describe what we have ... read more

On August 22 we drove around a peninsula in the north today visiting a VERY old church, seeing the Iceland Emigration museum, and then seeing the Aukeryeri Cathedral. The old church, Holar, was originally a Catholic Bishopric from 1061. In the mid-1500's the last Catholic was replaced by the Lutheran/Episcopal Bishop. In other words, this location has been the heart of the Icelandic Cee since 1061.... The church was rehabilitated in the 1990's but was kept as true to the original as possible with the several bishops' tombs in the floor of the alter area. There is a museum in a northern Iceland town that details the l800's emigration of several thousand Icelanders to the US and Canada. In fact one of the stories was about a woman that ended up in Point Roberts and Bellingham... ... read more

Good Afternoon from Iceland. We are sitting in the kitchen of an older farm house (Solvanes farm) that is 21 km south of Varmahlid, the last 6 km on a gravel road. There is a river running through the back yard with a small bridge. Today has been an adventure. We left the hostel this morning and headed north on the ring road (Highway 1). To be honest the weather isn't great... pretty foggy in parts this morning but some sun this afternoon. As we went along we stopped for a few photo ops. We saw three separate waterfalls just peeking through the hills. We were so impressed with the hills we stopped and low and behold as we stopped there was a waterfall in our sights... I have included one of those shots here. After ... read more

Iceland Segment - Aug. 14 to 19 Tues. Getting to Iceland was a very smooth trip except for one slight problem I caused. We left home at 8:30 am and drove to Bellevue Square and had lunch at PF Chang’s, drove to Holiday Inn in Renton, parked the car and shuttles to the airport around 12:30. Tickets, security all okay with no major line-ups. Ross sat and edited while I cruised the shops and got a coffee. I also bought 2 espresso truffles and put them in my pocket as my hands were full. Met up with Rusty and Orlis and boarded on time. Ross and I had aisle seats across from each other. Icelandic Air does not serve food as part of the package – you have to buy it. Not ... read more

Dernière journée mais assez intense merci ! Et en réalité la soirée ne fait que commencer pour moi!! Premièrement descendre dans un volcan c'est pas mal intéressant.. J'ai pu faire aujourd'hui l'excursion qui à été annulé le 5 août. Après une petite marche de 45 minutes dans un champ de lave on arrive enfin au volcan.. La descente prend une dizaine de minutes... et hop dans le fond du cratère. Un moment dès plus intense. De retour en ville c'est complètement fou : Menningarott !! MENNINGARGNOTT !! C'est LA JOURNÉE la plus capoté à Reykjavik. C'est la journée culturelle. Mais c'est aussi n'importe quoi! Certains ouvre leurs maison, c'est un marché au puce, c'est des spectacles partout et toute la journée et la soirée.. C'est des milliers de personnes dans les rues de Reykjavik! Il y ... read more