castleton station
21 июня 2017 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Keflavik airport
22 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Good morning from Iceland
Candy Alessandro300,000 people welcome you to Iceland! (That's the population.) There's another airline there called WOW! Originally, the airport was built by the United States military during World War II and opened on March 23, 1943. (Wikipedia trivia for you! Have a great time!)
Iceland's Parliament
22 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Hallsgrimskirka
22 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Iconic church of Iceland
Harpa
23 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Reykjavik's concert hall. Beautiful and exvellecvt aviuystics
Kopavogur
24 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Photo taken jusr before 1:00 AM. The midnight sun in Iceland at the airbnb.
Geothermal
25 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Much of Iceland's energy is geothermal. This is one of the main plants.
Kerid crater
25 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Scotia crater. Iceland is very active geologically. May volcanos.
Vid faxa Waterfall
25 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Notice the fish ladder to the left. This is a salmon spawning strean
Geysir
25 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
The place where all the rest get their name from.
Gullfoss aka gold waterfall
25 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Waterfall fed by glacial outwash so that the stream carries silt that. in certain light, looks gold
Thingvellir
25 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
National park mostly between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates where they are separating. The icelandic parliament, the Althinga (i apologize if my spelling is bad) met hete from 930 ADЧитать далее
Skalholt Cathedral
26 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Center of faith since 1,000 CE. Amazing art in sanctuary. To the left of the church is a turf covered building that is a small chapel. The interior picture otherwise unidentified is from there
Gaukshofti
26 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Just the view
Unnamed waterfall
27 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Near Skogar. Pictures go from approaching the waterfall to a picture from behind the falls
Skogar museum
27 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Local history and cultural museum. First picture is a turf farmhouse from late 19th century. Some interior pictures follow. Also, the interior of a schoolhouse. I didn't tske any pictures of theЧитать далее
Solheimajokull Glacier
27 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
At foot of a glacier, along with pool of glacial outeash
Vik, black sand beach
27 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
The black sand texture is much like sand "down the shore," although stonier. No one swimming. Both air and water temps are in the 40s.
Vik church
27 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Sits up above the village of Vol. Main thing is the view
Skogafoss
27 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Near my hotel in Skogar. In case you haven't figured it out, foss means waterfall.
Blue lagoon
28 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Top attraction in Iceland. Pictures are outside as I couldn't get in without a reservation, little did I know. Also a typical moss covered labs field nearby.
Bridge between two continents
28 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
For all you arm chair geologists. I'm standing between two continents. Over my right shoulder is the North American tectonic plate an over my left is the Euasian plate. This is also my first selfie.Читать далее
Stafnes
28 июня 2017 г., Исландия ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Lighthouse near whete the mid atlantic ridge rises up from the ocean and Iceland begins. No, it isn't the lighthouse that's leaning.
Copenhagen
29 июня 2017 г., Дания ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Greetings from Denmark. Arrived this afternoon. Staying with nice folks at an airbnb right in the middle of things in Copenhagen. Resting today. Exoeri g tomorrow.
skip's retirement travelOn so it begins. Castleton RR Station, Amtrak to Penn Station in NYC and then to Newark airport.and Icelandair to Reykjavik tomorrow morning