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Iceland is beautiful

Farewell to volcanoes, waterfalls and glaciers

August 30th 2007
Hi again. It is now our final afternoon in Iceland and the good weather has ended, but we were very lucky for most of our week here. It is an amazing country for natural wonders and so little publicised compared with many others. Over the last couple of days we have driven around the south of the country, staying last night at Vik, the southern-most town. As we approached it, the rain arrive ... read more
Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Grindavík

Icelandic Flag Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland ... ... read more
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