Archive for the ‘Iceland’ Category

Photos from the Road in Iceland

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

During a few days out of my eight days stay in Iceland, I trekked outside of Reykjavik and toured the landscape of the island.

Blue Lagoon

Monday, June 20th, 2011

I just went to the Blue Lagoon today in Iceland.  It’s a huge hot pot with steam coming out or in other words, a huge hot bath.  It was my first time going there and so, it was quite an experience!  The picture I’m attaching is me with mud silica on my face.  It’s some [...]

A Taste of Icelandic Food

Monday, June 20th, 2011

When I was on the plane, on the way to Iceland, I watched a documentary film on Reykjavik. In the film, the tour guide mentioned a little cafe nestled in the small town near the cathedral called Cafe Locki. This is the ideal place to get some real taste of Icelandic food including shark! I [...]

The Serene White Place

Sunday, June 19th, 2011

On another day, I did a tour of the Langjökull Glacier.  I traveled to Europe’s second largest glacier by bus which took about two to three hours and then spent about two hours on glacier.  I really enjoyed the glacier which was a very peaceful and serene place to see.  It gave me a greater appreciation [...]

The Golden Circle

Saturday, June 18th, 2011

Anyone visiting Iceland cannot miss the Golden Circle, the most popular tourist route in Iceland, covering about 300 kim looping from Reykjavik into the central part of the country. This circle covers the geysir, Gullfoss waterfall and Þingvellir National Park.