Sunday, October 27, 2013

26 október 2013: Day trip to Geysir, Gullfoss Waterfall, and Þingvellir National Park

LAUGARDAGUR
Lief Ericson in front of Hallgrímskirkja, the largest church in Iceland. Sunflowers.
Visited the Tourists Information Center to buy bus tour tickets. Ladder on the roof.
Map of Reykjavik and Hallgrímskirkja at the top of the street.
Bus excursion: A. Reykjavik  B. Geysir  C. Gullfoss Waterfall  D. Þingvellir National Park
On a bus tour.
The Geysers of Haukadalur, which is home to Geysir, the first geyser to appear in print in 1294.
A collection of hot springs, mud pots, fumaroles, and tourists.
Strokkur, erupts every 4-8 minutes. Leslie.
Steam rising from the hot spots.
Back on the bus.
Gullfoss Waterfall (Icelandic for Golden Falls). 
Leslie. The Hvítá River rushing down the falls.
Approaching Þingvellir National Park on the bus. Driving by a fault line between the North American and Euroasian Plates.
Þingvellir National Park is the sight of the first Icelandic Parliament, which started in 930 and convened until 1798.
Leslie standing in the fault line: Euroasian Plate on the left and North American Plate on the right.
The sun setting on the drive west back to Reykjavik.
Reykjavik from a distance.
Grocery store for dinner. Street art.