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Sunrise over the Tradir guesthouse in a beautiful location on the sea
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The road on the West coast
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Þingvallavatn a very nice lake which has the unique characteristic of being at the North most limit of the "crack" between the Mid-Atlantic ridge (on the far side of the image) and the North American plate on the foreground of the image. These 2 sides are separating at about 2 cm a year and the lake is fed very pure glacial water. Many companies organize snorkeling in it with visibility said to be up to 100 m ! We did not try, it was not sunny and we had a full itinerary.
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At the North end of the lake is Thingvellir National Park. They spell it "Þingvellir".
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It is famous as the location of the original Icelandic parliament "Althingi" created in 930 CE
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Lava fields everywhere !
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Note the hand holding a cell phone in the "crack"
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The restored parliament and church
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Geysir, the geyser after which all others are named was known in 1294 CE and has recently be dormant as the activity moved a 100 m to another one...
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... called Strokkur, that conveniently erupts every 10 min or so !
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Poor old Geysir 😢
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Gullfoss waterfall...
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There are 2 levels and a change of direction of the flow. We arrived on a gray afternoon but cloud lifted up and we could see the rainbow
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The ever changing Icelandic sky !
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And the pretty sunspots
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Kerið crater with the unusual red volcanic rocks with an aquamarine lake (due to dissolved minerals)
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A bit scary to peak over the edge as the red gravel is slippery and unstable
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