picturesque Iceland

enjoy these pictures from The Land of Ice
aka
Muzstan
aka
Iśland
aka
Iceland:

Leifur Eiricsson - the true "discoverer" of North America

Iceland has a thriving film industry. if you are interested, check out:
Noi the Albino (the movie that influenced this journey)
The Seagull's Laughter
and the smash cult hit, Reykjavik 101
(check 'em out on Netflix)

downtown Reykjavik

and the cigarette ban in Iceland starts in June of this year (in restaurants and in bars)

on the road to Þingvellir National Park

around 11:45am

the Þingvallavatn

the snow-whipped landscape of the interior

the bearded American Viking conquers the inland

snowplowing, Icelandic style

our trusty little vehicle, which was stuck in the snow outside Þingvellir. luckily, a band of Icelandic snowmobilers helped us dig out

we are climbing this mountain next summer. any takers?

hi

the Lögberg - the site of the first parliamentary democratic government, the alÞing, founded by the Vikings in 930 AD

the Mid-Atlantic Ridge - to the left is Europe, to the right is North America

Icelandic balancing act

the ripped landscape of the Mid-Atlantic ridge

the Almannagjá, where Icelandic justice was carried out by drowning adulterers

Öxaráfoss - the waterfall of the Öxará river

the only trees we ever saw in Iceland

the site of some of the best diving in the world

3:30pm

bundled

the Reyjavik harbor

an artistic representation of the Viking ship, as opposed to the real thing

the house we plan on buying in Reykjavik

Hallgrímskirkja

moonscape outside Keflavik airport

the Blue Lagoon

our unfortunate farewell to Iceland. we shall return!