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2007 Iceland
Note for pronunciationð is called eth and is pronounced as in "this"
þ is called thorn and is pronounced as in "thin"
Once again we write "Holiday XXXX <insert placename here>" in memory of my Dad who did this when I was a kid
The Icelandic flag over a cemetery at Strandarkirkja. Note the good weather ! Strangely the thin houses didn't seem to be tombstones naming who was buried there so I don't yet know what they were for.
Strokkur geyser at Geysir
This Geyser (called Strokkur) went off every few minutes
Gulfoss waterfall
Note the size of the waterfall compared with the people on the rocks to the left
Another view with a normal size person to the left
Nearby, S. met some Icelandic ponies
Kerið
Kerið is a Volcanic Crater. This was taken with an ultra wide angle lens which makes it appear smaller than it really is, see the coaches on the left
S. and I hiked down to the bottom
Þingvellir
Þingvellir is where the European and American tectonic plates are pulling apart - this is the European side
This waterfall is on the American side
It's a fair climb to the top
All the flat land in the middle has been sinking as the European and American plates pulled apart
Dirohlaey
This place had black sand, volcanic lava stacks and puffins
A pile of stones - Icelanders will pild stones on top of each other at beauty spots. The one one the right looks like it needs a bit of help.
There was a colony of puffins here. They looked very beautiful sitting on the ground, they took off nicely but didn't land so well.
An arch - it didn't look too safe and no one was walking over it
Black sand on the beach
Kleifarvatn
A beautiful lake surrounded by brown beaches and rock with little plantlife able to survive the climate. Again there were little rock piles on the tops of hills.
More stones
Highway 1 in rush hour
A beautiful lake that in some respects reminded me of Titan
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picture for full size)
It was still light at midnight even though the sun was below the horizon
Hveragerði
The village of Hveragerði from route 1, our hotel Ork is the big white building with the blue roof to the right of the picture
Reykjavik
Cathedral outside
Cathedral inside
A panorama from the top of the cathedral (click picture to
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bigger)
A view of the domestic airport showing the same plane 7 times
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A revolving restaurant
Skógafoss
Skógafoss
Mýrdalsjökull
It was too cold and wet to do anything this day
A solar panel but I couldn't see what it powered2
In Iceland the telephone books are listed alphabetically by first name as most people are named <first name> <father's first name>then <son> or <dottir>