Skjaldbreid Reykjavík
Laugavegur 16 Reykjavík, 101, Iceland
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On the Road Again...
... very rugged and beautiful, with lots of evidence of lava flows and rocks being tossed along the sides of slopes of dormant volcanoes, and some very barren ash covered terrain that looked like the surface of the moon. There were very few trees and the ones that are there have been brought in from other hardy climates like Alaska and Norway. Our guide told a joke that if you get lost in an Icelandic forest, just stand up and look around. Almost all homes and ...
Weird beach, wild bunnies and wonderful beers
... watch then at the people packed into the place behaving as people do in clubs at 3.30am... only in broad daylight without the cloak of darkness that usually renders such behaviour acceptable - it was hilarious!
I started the day with a sense of loss but there's no denying that in response, Reykjavik gave me all its got! I'm especially grateful to Halla and Berglind who have so instantly bestowed on me a friendship that I hope will live on into the future - thank you.
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Where the sun doesn't set!
... Amazing to be self sufficient.
She also mentioned the national debt, ie that owed to the UK and the Netherlands from the Icesave collapse. She confirmed she voted no to paying the cash back, and so did Elin, Heida and Edda. The population of Iceland is 300 000, therefore in theory, to pay back the debt, each person on the island would need to cough up 20 thousand pounds each. Funny enough, the people who caused the ...
Schiereiland Snæfellsnes, Þingvellir en Reykjavik
... br> Woensdag 22 juni: Vanmorgen eerst maar weer langs de warme bakker gereden want die Pecan-honing broodjes waren toch wel lekker. Onderweg ergens gestopt waar nogal veel Noordse Sterns zijn. Deze vogels hebben de neiging om iedereen aan te vallen als je in hun buurt komt. Ze hebben mij al eens in mijn kruin te pakken gehad maar omdat ik er graag nog één mooi op de foto wil hebben moet ik toch maar naar buiten. Natuurlijk werd ik aangevallen maar het waren ...



