Iceland – the land of fire and ice. Situated on the boundary between the Eurasian and North American Plates, it’s defined by its dramatic landscape with volcanoes, geysers, hot springs and lava fields.
On this short trip I only managed to see the South-Western corner and definitely want to explore more. However I did see the Northern lights!
About to blow
A bubble of water just at the point of exploding as the geyser erupts
Aurora and Vega
The northern lights wave across the night sky with the star Vega shining brightly above them.
Black Sand
The black sand beach at Vik
Black Sand White Pebble
Carved Wood
Part of a door in alocal museum this piece of wood is carved with various symbols and letters.
Church
A small local church
Downpour
A group of people stand behind the water and show the true scale of the falls
Early morning mist
An isolated house sits below a snow capped volcano which peeks out above the ground mists
Eyjafjallajokull Farm
A dairy farm nestles in the hills below the volcano that became famous after shutting down most European airports
Gazing out to sea
A statue (reminiscent of Antony Gormley) stands on Vik beach looking out to sea
Geothermal Plant
A close up of the geothermal plant next to the blue lagoon
Geyser
A hot geyser erupts into the chilly morning air
Glacier
The front edge of the huge glacier that runs down from Katla volcano
Glacier Blue
A tunnel of blue under the glacier that runs down from the volcano Katla
Gullfoss 1
The mighty Gullfoss falls. It was so cold the mist and spray produced by the falls had frozen making the surrounding paths extremely slippy
Gullfoss 2
The mighty Gullfoss falls. It was so cold the mist and spray produced by the falls had frozen making the surrounding paths extremely slippy
Hallgrímur Church
The largest church in Iceland and the sixth tallest architectural structure in the country. The design is said to resemble the basalt lava flows of Iceland's landscape and took 38 years to build.
House Interior
A view inside one of the traditional houses
Icelandic Horses
The native Icelandic horses are more stocky and have thicker hair in orer to cope with the barren and cold terrain
Inside Hallgrímur Church