Blogs from Iceland, Europe - page 90

Some stories begin in the middle and work their way backwards ……this story begins on day two of our trip with us soaking in the healing waters of the Blue Lagoon, Iceland discussing the events of the previous two days. The Blue Lagoon, along with the excellent hotel of the same name would prove to be the best medicine for these two weary travelers. These waters are heavenly and the rich mineral content of sulfur and silica are said to have medicinal value, especially to those suffering from psoriasis. We found them to be utterly relaxing and if they do indeed possess extra value due to their content, all the more reason to hop in and enjoy. The waters are courtesy of the nearby geothermal plant, which takes the vented water from the ground all for ... read more

We went to a different city. Then we went to a fish festival. There was a little place to color. It was fun. I ate sushi and it was good. We went on a boat and we saw lots of whales. The whales were close to the boat. We saw lots and lots of birds. Also we went fishing and I caught a big fish. We ate it for dinner. It was fun - Sofia Journal Entry Aug 11-12. After breakfast at the gas station (we loved their ham and cheese stuffed pastry), we left Stykkisholmur for Akuyeri. This was one of the longer car rides, but it was beautiful. Not only did we see beautiful mountains and fjords, but lots of animals. We did not pass many cars, but saw lots of sheep in the ... read more

"We said good bye to our friends. We went on a boat. They had a net. The put it in the water. They got lots of sea creatures. A crab fell off the table. It was fun" - Sofia Journal Entry Aug 9 So after an awesome week with Lenny and Maddie in Greenland and a bit of Iceland, we ate breakfast with them, dropped them off at the zoo, and said our good byes. Now it was time for our second part of our trip - a week and a half driving around Iceland. A very popular route called "ring road". We picked up our rental car that I called Snowy, and we were off. While most of our trip we stuck to ring road, this first part we took a little detour to Stykkisholmur ... read more

C'est un peu comme revenir à la maison ce retour à Reykajvik. Ma mémoire des lieux est intacte. Seul le batiment Harpa à changé, en 2010 ce n'était qu'un chantier. Température magnifique, loin de la chaleur suffocante de Montréal, ça fait du bien! Une journée assez relaxe et un festival de musique dont j'ignorais l'existence jusqu'au moment de l'entendre. Autre bonne nouvelle, la brasserie Borg.. enfin une Pale Ale Islandaise qui a de l'allure! J'ai aussi eu la chance de rencontrer et discuter avec le seul horloger ici, à défaut de me payer une superbe montre de 2000$.. il a nettoyé et ajusté la mienne gratis.. Je le remercie encore et lui souhaite bonne chance pour son concours de pêche demain dans les West Fjords. Pour ceux qui aime les belles montres :http://www.jswatch.com/. Moi demain je ... read more

We landed in Iceland and went to the Blue Lagoon. There was a geyser and some drinks. It was really fun. - Sofia Journal Entry After many months of talking about our summer trip to Ice and Green as I liked to call them, it was finally time to travel. I had been so excited. I was also very happy that for a week of the trip, I would be travelling with a friend, Maddie, who is one of the daughters of Daddy's good friend from college, Lenny. We were going to meet up with them on our second day. This would be the 3rd time I had seen Maddie. Once in Hartford, Connecticut where they live, and then once in south Florida. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ So, after a short layover in New York (not enough time to ... read more