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Iceland 2009 |
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| Visiting Iceland in May has its trade-offs: few tourists and bad weather. We brought our own car with a ferry to Iceland and drove on highway 1 around the island. First major stop was Lake Mývatn and Húsavík with its geothermal fields, Iceland horse riding and whale watching. From the capital Reykjavík, we completed the "Golden Circle", - Thingvellir National Park, Geysir and Gullfoss. Of course, we took a bath at the Blue Lagoon, - at freezing air temperatures. Our insider tip is to visit the Raufarhólshellir Cave. You will find there glittering stalagmites made from ice. We then continued on highway 1 via Seljalandsfoss, Skógafoss and Cape Dyrhólaey to our third major stop, the Skaftafell National Park. Hiking in front of and on glaciers is the main attraction here. At the nearby Jökulsárlón lake, we made a boat tour among glacier ice blocks. The ferry stopped on its way back for a view hours at Tórshavn on the Faroe Islands. |
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Main falls
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Main falls
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Main falls
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River
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River
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Lower falls
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Higway 1 bridge near the Goðafoss
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| Glaumbær | |||||||||
Historic farm
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Historic farm
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Historic farm
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Historic farm
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| Blue Lagoon | |||||||||
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Building and pool
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Pool
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Pool
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Pool
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Pool
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Pool
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Power station
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| Seltún Geothermal Area | |||||||||
Kleifarvatn
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Fumaroles
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Stream
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Fumaroles
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Fumaroles
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Volcanic sediments
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View on Reykjavík from the Perlan
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North view on Reykjavík from the Perlan
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View from the Perlan on Hallgrímskirkja
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Hallgrímskirkja
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Statue of Leifur Eiríksson
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Hallgrímskirkja
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Organ of the Hallgrímskirkja
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Perlan
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East-south view from Hallgrímskirkja
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North view from Hallgrímskirkja
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West view from Hallgrímskirkja
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Harbour
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Harbour
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Arnason statue
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AlÞing
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Statue in front of the AlÞing
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City hall
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| Þingvellir National Park | |||||||||
Þingvallavatn
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Þingvellir valley
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Fissure
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Fissure
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Almannagjá fissure
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Almannagjá fissure
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Almannagjá fissure
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Almannagjá fissure
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Lögberg
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Lögberg
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Almannagjá fissure
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Drekkingarhylur
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Waterfall south of the Almannagjá fissure
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South of the Almannagjá fissure
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South of the Almannagjá fissure
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Fissure
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Geysir area
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Strokkur outbreak
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Strokkur outbreak
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Strokkur outbreak
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Hot spring
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Strokkur
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Strokkur outbreak
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Strokkur outbreak
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Strokkur outbreak
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Strokkur outbreak
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Waterfall
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Waterfall
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Waterfall
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Waterfall
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Upper cascade
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Upper cascade
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Lower cascade and canyon
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Lower cascade
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Lower cascade
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Cave passage with broken ceiling
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Ice stalagmites
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Ice stalagmites
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Ice stalagmites
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Ice stalagmites
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Ice stalagmites
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Ice stalagmites
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Ice stalagmite
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Ice on colored ground
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