The pedestrian street

Akureyri with the Utah group

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July 24th 2012
Always good to come to Akureyri. We drove from Stykkisholmur this morning. A bit of a wind on the way - well, some say there is no wind, just that the calmness is in a bit of a hurry. No arguing about that. Short stops on the way, first to see over the Berserk Lavafield. What a story behind that place. Then over to the waterfall called 'the speedy' (just think of Speedy Gonsalez'Ƕ ... read more

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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