In the Land of the Vikings

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Rented a Car this Saturday

We rented a car on Saturday to explore some of the sights Iceland has to offer. Here is a walking path with the sights in Icelandic. The first word means "echoing rocks." As you can see, Icelandic is proving difficult to learn. This walking path took you through really interesting basalt formations.

Of course, I had to stop and eat the blueberries along the way!

Some lava formations. There are all sorts of myths, stories, and legends, regarding the "hidden people" in the rocks. It is easy to understand why after seeing the bizarre shapes in the rocks.
This is a picture of "kirkja" or church. Another lava formation. I like the wave shape, although the cave is pretty cool as well.
More basalt columns. One of the unique features of this area is how the columns are parallel to the ground, normally they are perpendicular. This picture also gives an idea of scale.

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