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    • Women wandering worldwideNeat Nordic Navigation
      Day 23

      Denmark to Iceland (Reykavik)

      July 28, 2023 in Iceland ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

      Today, we stood between two tectonic plates and witnessed one of the great natural wonders of the world!!
      Here we are in Iceland, having crossed the Oresund Bridge with the dawn to catch an early flight to Reykjavik, the smallest capital city in the world. Iceland is a curious place with a moonscape outlook, filled with black volcanic rock contrasting with the bright blues and white of the hot springs and the deep blue of the surrounding ocean. We have truly seen lands of contrasts in the last few weeks!
      We pick up our little car and head directly to The Blue Pools (I won't attempt to write anything in Icelandic … I would just embarrass myself!) It takes my breath away!!! Here, geothermal seawater announces itself in glittering colours of ice blue and white, providing mineral pools for bathing and rejuvenating. The bathing area is crowded and booked solid (in all our detailed research, we neglected to discover that one must make a booking for a bathing!) and, although disappointed, we are still delighted to see this beautiful place. My words are inadequate … it's breathtaking and magnificent and really, really pretty.
      Due to various road works, we end up taking the "scenic route" to Reykjavik and stumble across some fabulous little gems we didn't know were there. I love it when that happens! We found a surf cauldron! Known as Brimketill, a little pool which looks like a hot tub, formed by the constant beating of the waves against the lava rock coast. Legend has it that a woman was bathing by the sea but did not return home before sunrise. As punishment, a mean old sea troll turned her into a pillar of rock standing forever by the sea cauldron. We didn't see the troll.
      Our next happy accident was finding a hot spring not far off road. We saw plumes of steam rising and followed our noses - literally because the sulphurous scent smelled like the firey pits of Mordor!! Boiling water spurted sporadically from the ground, highlighting the reds and gold of the surrounding earth and stunning pools of blue in the background. What a great find!
      I was most excited to find our next little gem … the coming together of the world's largest continental tectonic plates, the Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate. Exciting for a nerd like me … Samara, not so much. It's great that she endulges me though 😉 I tell a lie … the plates aren't actually coming together here. In fact, this is where they are moving apart, causing the Atlantic Ocean to widen and the Himalayan mountains to grow every year. Where we stand is a broad stretch of dark volcanic sand, sheer in some places and gently sloping in others. A bridge connects the two plates. My high school geology teacher, Mr Murphy, would be proud of my geekiness!      Read more

    • TravelerIsland
      Day 1–2

      Anreise und erste Nacht in Rejkjavik

      March 6 in Iceland ⋅ 🌬 8 °C

      loooooos gehts - nach Island mit der besten Freundin. Wir freuen uns auf Natur, Wasserfälle, Tierwelt, nette Menschen, lange Gespräche beim Warten auf die Polarlichter und und und....

      Sturm hat uns erwartet, aber wir haben ihn auch erwartet. Island begrüßt uns zusätzlich mit Regen. Auch das ist ok. Erste Nacht am Rand von Reykjavik gut überstanden und richtig gut geschlafen.Read more

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    • Iceland CFP Expedition
      Day 11

      Solfar

      February 10, 2019 in Iceland ⋅ ⛅ -3 °C

      Non è zolfo in friulano, è la “Nave del Sole”, il monumento forse oggi più famoso di Reykjavík.
      Qualche foto lì al tramonto, sgomitando con i selfisti cinesi, poi un giro senza fotocamere per le ghiacciatissime strade della capitale.
      Il nostro bellissimo viaggio si chiude in Islanda con cenetta a base di merluzzo e “redfish” fritti. Domani si rientra via Londra.
      Grazie a tutti per averci seguiti 👍      Read more

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    • World in my eyesIceland
      Day 9

      Letzter Tag in Reykjavik

      August 15, 2020 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      In Gesellschaft.
      Ich treffe Reinhard und Gerald durch Zufall wieder und wir gönnen uns ein leckeres Essen in einem schicken Fischrestaurant in Reykjavik.
      Ich schlendern vorher etwas durch die bunte Innenstadt, sehe alternativ gekleidete Menschen mit she past away Aufnähern und fühle mich gleich wie zu Hause. Es hat noch aufgeklart, es ist Samstag und alle haben gute Laune und trinken auf der Strasse.
      Ich verabschiede mich schweren Herzens von meinem beiden Bekanntschaften, um 7 geht mein Flieger. :(      Read more

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    • Road to Island
      Day 11

      Part VI und Ankunft Reykjavik

      September 21, 2020 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 5 °C

      Regenbogen 🌈 gibts natürlich auch jeden Tag Unmengen zu sehen! Ankunft am vorletzten Tag und eigentlich wollten wir Fisch essen, aber der Reiseführer war etwas veraltet... Pächterwechsel, aber net schlimm, the ribs of dead mit fries bacon & cheese waren auch sehr delikat...
      Genaue Flugumbuchung jetzt auch erhalten. Es geht über Amsterdam heim... und Luisas 3. Coronatest war auch negativ, sie braucht ihn ja zur Einreise nach Grönland 🇬🇱      Read more

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    • Lauren ElizabethEurope with Mom
      1
      Day 2

      Hub of Reykjavik

      September 15, 2016 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      Well its raining and gusting wind and freezing cold we arrived into the city at 630. Not a thing was open and our check in was not until 2! Mom went into a hotel and casually asked where we could get a coffee, the front desk clerk took pity on poor mom and allowed us to sit in the breakfast area and help ourselves to coffee. After about an hour I started to feel guilty and began to wander in the rain and stalked our Airbnb. I noticed the lights were on so I sent a message saying we were in town since the owner mentioned we could check early if need be. We then finally found a breakfast place open at 730am and had the best coffee ever. Its now 9am and we are breaking the cardinal rule and taking a 3 hour nap as we could not sleep on the plane due to the distraction by sleepmask/glasses lady! See you in a few hours!Read more

    • Lauren ElizabethEurope with Mom
      Day 1

      Reykjavik

      September 14, 2016 in Iceland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      Well the trolls from the legends have arrived in Iceland. We've been surrounded by tall gorgeous blonds so far, im sure they will be appalled by us. Its 530am and we are waiting for our bus downtown. The flight was good we sat across from each other with enpty seats in between us and the "others". I sat beside a gawker who would open mouth stare at us everytime we talked. Also had a couple in front of me that brought their own buffet on the plane. However the best was the beauties behind us. All I can say is double fanny pack and a sleep mask with her eye glasses over them.Read more

    • TravelerFrom northern lights
      1
      Day 1

      Die beste Würstchen-Bude Europas

      February 19, 2022 in Iceland ⋅ 🌬 0 °C

      Bæjarins beztu pylsur (English: The best hot dog in town) often shortened to simply “Bæjarins beztu”, is a popular hot dog stand in central Reykjavík, Iceland. In August 2006, the British newspaper The Guardian selected Bæjarins beztu as the best hot dog stand in Europe.

      The majority of Icelanders have eaten at Bæjarins beztu. It’s downtown near the harbor and has been open since 1937. Foreign visitors are often brought to the stand to introduce them to the hot dogs there, which are often called “the Icelandic national food.” Among famous people who have eaten at Bæjarins beztu are Bill Clinton, former president of the United States, and James Hetfield, vocalist of the popular heavy metal band Metallica.

      A hot dog condiments include ketchup, sweet mustard, fried onion, raw onion and remolaði, a mayonnaise-based sauce with sweet relish. Hot dogs are often ordered with “the works,” i.e., all condiments, or in Icelandic “eina með öllu”.      Read more

    • Jason and Danielle ÅkeÍsland 2018
      Day 16

      Wrapping Up

      October 1, 2018 in Iceland ⋅ 🌧 6 °C

      Days 16-17:

      After a hearty breakfast, in one last effort to show us her power, Iceland set us up with a nice mix of rain, snow and high winds on our way back down to Reykjavik. It's so interesting how the impressive landscapes have become so familiar to us over the past couple of weeks that the 3 hour drive was fairly uneventful. No surprising animal encounters, save for some tattered sea birds, leaving a 6 km tunnel under a fjord as the most surprising part. With nothing specific planned for the day and a beautiful corner apartment with a view of the harbor, we settled in pretty early. Under some light rain, we visited the shops around town, witnessed a blatant shoplifter, then chose a nearby fish restaurant to be our final dinner in Iceland. Baked ling, arctic char, cod, mussels, and freshly baked bread... we have no regrets on our choice. With the rain subsiding as we returned from our walk, a rainbow stretched across the entire harbor, really hammering in the bittersweet feelings of a waning vacation.

      Expectedly dragging our feet in the morning, we had a small breakfast at a strange little bistro, packed up the car that served as our Icelandic home base, and made our way to the airport. Our final half-day was uplifted a bit by finding out that our long flight for the day had been upgraded, so we knew exactly where we would go after arriving super early to the airport... the lounge. But first, we had to soak up the last bit of clean, chilly air before returning to the sweltering heat of Southern California in October... Dressed a bit like John Candy's polka band in Home Alone, we settled in to the lounge, charged our phones, ate some hors d'oeuvres (which would turn out to give Jason food poisoning), drank some drinks, and waited for our flight to board. Being an entirely daytime flight, no Northern Lights were seen, simply stunning views of the seemingly uninhabitable Greenland. At that, our little autumn vacation is over.

      **It is never an easy expectation for a group of adults who have their own lives, feelings, desires, limitations and interests to spend 24 hours a day with one another for a long period of time. There will always be ups and downs since none of us are perfect, but it needs to be stated that we are so grateful for one another. Parents and their children wouldn't drive each other crazy if there wasn't love binding them together**      Read more

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