Iceland from the postcards

Waiting to go to the airport, I take pictures in the hotel.

I and Pe Ba really like these two pictures.



Some of the Iceland postcards:

Don't know the name of this bird, but it seemed that its ability to fish was very amazing!!!


Wish that there were flowers in Iceland at this month.




Iceland from the above.


Denmark from the above.

Iceland - The Blue Lagoon

Our plan today is the Blue Lagoon, the only place that I knew about Iceland years ago when I first saw the pictures of Iceland.

The Blue Lagogon pool inside the complex.



Around the building.

The origin of the seawater is from 2000 meters beneath the surface.In its travels through porous lava, a blend of sea and fresh water undergoes mineral exchange and then near the surface, concentration occurs, due to vaporization, evaporation and finally, sedimentation.


Lunch at the Northern Light Inn.


Iceland landscape, no big trees in the view.


Small beautitul Lake on the way to the next visit.


We then visit the Kleifarvatn Lake.


Kleifarvatn is the largest lake on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland, situated in the southern part of the peninsula on the fissure zone of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It is the third largest lake of southern Iceland. The lake's greatest depth is 97 m.
After the big earthquake in 2000, the lake began to diminish, and 20% of its surface has since disappeared. The cracks that opened up in the earthquake have since then slowly filled again and by 2008 the lake had regained its previous surface level.


Back to the city we visit some of the city landmarks.



City view from the Pearl.


Too bad that the church is in the reconstructing process.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, is the state church in Iceland. Like the established churches in the other Nordic countries, the National Church of Iceland professes the LutheranChristianity. Its head is the Bishop of Iceland.

City view upclose.







And that should be all for Iceland.

Iceland - The Glacier

Our plan for today is to drive the snowmobile on the Langjokull Glacier. Therefore our transportation has to change from the coach to the Super Truck. See how big the truck is.!!!

The Long Glacier (1355m) is the second largest in Iceland. It has an area of about 950 kmฒ and most of it rises between 1200 and 1300 m above sea level.

My motion sickness comes into handy as an excuse to sit in the front with this good looking driver. Although later on with the rough road condition, I am still not feeling well and in need of peppermint gel. 55

Road condition!!

Group photo – can’t tell who is who.

Mi and I are ready for the drive!!

A snow fighting!!!

Pe Ba covered with snow.

A very wonderful experience, whiten valley all around us. We have to follow the driver, not so much to deviate from the main route.

The garage to keep the cars and the snow jackets, pants. Gloves, shoes and helmet.

By the way, this is the souvenir for Pe Norm, just the picture la!

Tonight we are back to the Reykjavik and stay at the same hotel where we leave our main luggage.


My dinner for tonight.

Iceland - The Golden Circle

Our first stop for today tour is at Þingvellir (Thingvellir), one of Iceland National Parks which was established in 1928.



Lake Thingvallavatn, the largest natural lake of the country with an area of 83,7 kmฒ. Its greatest depth is 114 m, and this lowest point lies 13 m below sea level.

The rift apart - The continental movement between the Eurosian plate and the North American plate caused two severe earthquakes in South Iceland in the summer of 2000. The split run through Iceland. In the south, the plates inch past each other, but at Þingvellir, they break apart and the land between subsides.

Thingvellir- The Parliamentary Plains are the most important historic site of the country. The Althing – an open-air assembly, which represented the whole of Iceland – was established in 930 and continued to meet until 1798. Over two weeks a year, the assembly set laws – seen as a covenant between free men – and settled disputes. The Althing has deep historical and symbolic associations for the people of Iceland.

It was officially added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in August 2004. The distance from the capital is 49 km.

Our “Northface” dress code for the trip. We bought them from the Mongolia trip. Since three of us wear the same style and color, it looks like a school uniform, though our ages are over any student age range.

Our next stop is having lunch near the Geyser area it is a geothermal field where hot springs are in abundance, geysers explode and pools of mud bubble.

There is only one Icelandic word used in the English language: geyser. Though the word refers to all geysers in general, it comes from a single geyser (in fact, the geyser) located in the South West of Iceland. Far more reliable, though less spectacular, is nearby Strokkur (“the churn”), which spouts a 60-100 foot jet about once every five minutes.

Next is the Gullfoss which is claimed to be as beautiful as the Niagara Fall.

Gullfoss is a beautiful double-folding fall that many believe to be the most scenic in Iceland. It thunders 32m over a fault into a gorge, which measures 2.5km in length and up to 70m deep in places.

A statue of the farmer’s daughter.

At one time the government planned to supplant the falls with a large hydroelectric powerplant, but a nearby farmer’s daughter underwent a pilgrimage on foot to Reykjavik, where she demanded that unless the plant was stopped, she would cast herself over the falls. After the nation overwhelmingly came out in her favor, plans were halted and the government purchased the land for a national park.


View around the Selfoss Hotel.

Tonight we stay at Hotel Selfoss where we have a delicious dinner. The best of my trip in Iceland.