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Room with a view of a fjord
I have arrived at the Hotel Glymur which is on a hill which looks down a fjord north of Reykjavik. The view down the fjord is spectacular. They also have 2 outdoor hot tubs which have a great view down the fjord. Two nights ago they could see the northern lights from the tubs. The path to the hot tubs is wooden but it has ...
A journey around Iceland: 2) The Golden Circle
... of law was rooted. In 1930, one thousand years after the first Parliament, Thingvellir became Iceland's first national park. In 1944, when Iceland gained its independence, 20,000 thousand people gathered here to celebrate.
The site contains a flag on the presumed Logberg (Law Rock), where the traditional laws were recited during Parliament (a written language ...
Beginning of the Week & Independence Day!
Hey guys! This is the second entry I've worked on today, so if it gets a little stranger than normal, its because I'm tired, though the fact that I have a cold probably doesn't help either. Anyways, so Monday not much happened as many of us were still very tired from our long trip the day before. Though we did have character debates on five of the main characters from the Laxdaela Saga. Oh and I worked on a paper that was due the next afternoon and that was basically my Monday.
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Golden Circle Deluxe
The Golden Circle is a standard set of tourist attractions in Southwest Iceland that make for an easy day trip from Reykjavík. It includes Þingvellir National Park (pronounced Thingvetlir), the Gullfoss waterfall, and Geysir. Our trip included a few extra stops, hence the ...
Thingvellir
Easily one of the most memorable experiences of my entire life. I am running off a pure adrenaline high right now!! To be honest until now I had not gotten that "giddy/this is why I travel" feeling... but it hit loud and hard today. Which is awesome, as I was getting a little worried actually.
So last night I was torn as to what to do today. I was getting a little down about the ****** weather and didnt want to spend another day just being ...



