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Sights Around the Golden Circle

Today began the bus portion of our trip, with a full day of some pretty impressive sights within reach of Reykjavik.
First up was Thingvellir National Park, Iceland’s first national park. But aside from that, it is the original seat of government, where the world's longest-running parliament was established in 930 AD. Icelandic chieftains and leaders met in Thingvellir annually to discuss laws and governance until around 1800, when parliament was moved in Reykjavik.
Thingvellir National Park is in a rift valley where the tectonic plates of North America and Eurasia are separating at a rate of around 2 centimeters a year, and are currently about 4-5 miles apart. So we literally walked between two continents!
Next stop was for a light lunch at a dairy farm that has been continuously operated by the same family for seven generations. The ice cream was heavenly! We got to walk off our meal at our visit to Gullfoss waterfall where you can get pretty wet standing near the spray from this massive waterfall (but not even close to Iceland’s largest).
Then it was on to Geysir, a geothermal area with one active geyser that erupted every 5-10 minutes.
Finally, we had a demonstration of Icelandic horses at another family farm, Fridheimar greenhouses and horse farm. Icelandic horses were brought from Norway around the year 1000, and are the only breed of horses in the country. They are on the small side and are known for their unique gaits and surefootedness. They can perform the typical walk, trot, and canter/gallop, as well as two additional gaits: tölt and flying pace. The tölt is a very smooth gait, which they demonstrated by riding a lap with a full glass of beer in one hand.
In combination with their horse demo, the farm invited us into one of their nine tomato greenhouses to learn about their hydroponic-like cultivation process and to sample their delicious tomato soup (and very tasty bread!).
Our tour guide, Arna (pronounced “agna”) did a great job of explaining some of Iceland’s geology, as well as cultural beliefs (elves & trolls!). She said the belief in elves (“hidden folk,” Huldufólk) is not just folklore; it has influenced environmental activism, with some using the concept to protect natural landscapes. Bad things can happen if you disrupt the elves.Okumaya devam et