P8160167

Forgiveness in Vik

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August 16th 2008
So now it's Saturday afternoon. I passed on staying at the National Park because it was as usual raining. The bus ride today took me past one of the nicest places I've seen in Iceland so far. It's a lagoon near the ocean, and there is a glacial tongue at the end of it. As ice breaks off the glacier, it becomes icebergs that float in the lagoon for up to 5 years before finding their way to the ocea ... read more

Europe » Iceland » South » Vík

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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