trip's start

Oliver Bar & Restaurant

Reykjavík first look

Sæbraut

architecture

Laekjarbrekka Restaurant

Grái Kötturinn Café

Þingvellir (Thingvalla)

Gullfoss waterfall

Geysir & Strokkur

Slakki Family Park & Zoo

Kerið crater

Garden of Eden, Hveragerði

mossy lava fields

return to Reykjavík

Sandholt Bakery

a long walk

good-bye Reykjavík

KEF -> MSP

MSP -> SFO

Saturday 8 October 2005

There is only one Icelandic word used in the English language: geyser. Though the word refers to all geysers in general, it comes from a single geyser (in fact, the geyser) located in the South West of Iceland. Unfortunately, the Great Geysir has been somewhat shy in recent decades. When Geysir does perform, it lives up to its name, spewing a jet of steaming water 200 feet skyward. Far more reliable, though less spectacular, is nearby Strokkur (“the churn”), which spouts a 60-100 foot jet about once every five minutes. The geyser area is also rich in walking paths that lead past steaming vents and colorful, mineral-rich mud formations.

2005 Iceland: Slakki Family Park & Zoo