We have ascertained there are two weather patterns in Iceland--windy and rainy or just windy; it is freezing here. We were recounting what we left behind...mittens, balaclavas, scarves. Why bring all that when the temperatures are in the 40s, we thought. I have never been colder in my life. I kept thinking no one should get frostbite in 40 degree weather,
It is so cold that we thought our glasses would be broken by the ice pelting us when we walked to the geyser in Geysir. And the eruption wasn't worth the 5 minute walk This geysir reaches only about a few feet high. It is not Old Faithful. We had to pay $5 to park in the lot although we could have parked all day. That was nothing compared to the price of the WCs, This venue wins for THE most expensive bathrooms in the world. $2 per person. No cheating because you have to scan your ticket to walk through the turnstile.
We left Reykjavik this morning on our trip to some of the Golden Circle. We spent the first half hour messing with the GPS that never worked. We finally used Maps on our phones and went to the first stop on the Golden Circle, Pingvellir National park. The park is huge and great for hiking in the summer maybe but not today. We walked around for a little while and drove on to Geysir. We stopped for lunch at a cute B & B for tomato soup with bread and butter. They make different kinds of bread here, all delicious and the butter is great.
The highlight of the day was seeing the Gullfoss waterfall. It's spectacular. Like Niagara Falls, you can see it from different vantage points but we just stuck with the one since it was too cold to walk up the mountain.
Our hotel is the Litli Geyser. Luckily, it has a restaurant because we couldn't drive after happy hour. Great burgers and steak sandwiches. Iceland has become a surprising foodie destination, even for vegetarians and vegans. They're a meat- based culture but tourism has forced them to branch out. The food is great, perfectly cooked. Even their vegetables are good considering they're grown in greenhouses . Not the climate for much farming.
We're off to Vik tomorrow . That's pronounced Veek. Don't say Vick.
It is so cold that we thought our glasses would be broken by the ice pelting us when we walked to the geyser in Geysir. And the eruption wasn't worth the 5 minute walk This geysir reaches only about a few feet high. It is not Old Faithful. We had to pay $5 to park in the lot although we could have parked all day. That was nothing compared to the price of the WCs, This venue wins for THE most expensive bathrooms in the world. $2 per person. No cheating because you have to scan your ticket to walk through the turnstile.
We left Reykjavik this morning on our trip to some of the Golden Circle. We spent the first half hour messing with the GPS that never worked. We finally used Maps on our phones and went to the first stop on the Golden Circle, Pingvellir National park. The park is huge and great for hiking in the summer maybe but not today. We walked around for a little while and drove on to Geysir. We stopped for lunch at a cute B & B for tomato soup with bread and butter. They make different kinds of bread here, all delicious and the butter is great.
The highlight of the day was seeing the Gullfoss waterfall. It's spectacular. Like Niagara Falls, you can see it from different vantage points but we just stuck with the one since it was too cold to walk up the mountain.
Our hotel is the Litli Geyser. Luckily, it has a restaurant because we couldn't drive after happy hour. Great burgers and steak sandwiches. Iceland has become a surprising foodie destination, even for vegetarians and vegans. They're a meat- based culture but tourism has forced them to branch out. The food is great, perfectly cooked. Even their vegetables are good considering they're grown in greenhouses . Not the climate for much farming.
We're off to Vik tomorrow . That's pronounced Veek. Don't say Vick.
Did you go see the spot in Pingvellir where the techtonic plates come together, or split apart? Also the site of the Parliament established in 930? The sight of the split of the plates, and apparently there are many more places throughout the park, was as interesting as the waterfall I thought.
ReplyDeleteYes we saw that rock but didn't walk all the way to it. People scuba in that spot where the tetonic plates come together.
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