Iceland

Reykjavik
houses

Colourful houses in central Reykjavik

pond

The Inland Pond in Reykjavik

church

Hallgrims Kirkja and the statue of Lief Erikson

view

A view over the harbour from the tower of Hallgrims Kirkja

Cathedral

Reykjavik Cathedral

Pearl

The path up to The Pearl

building

An interesting little building in central Reykvavik

Swans

Another view of the Inland pond

church

Hallgrims Kirkja seen from behind

Fountain

Another view across the harbour

Chapel

The Church close to the Inland Pond

sculpture

A sculpture outside The Pearl

Gullfloss
golden

Gullfloss, the golden waterfall

ice

Amazing ice formations at the edges of the waterfalls

spray

Spray flying up from the falls

cliffs

The cliffs covered in ice and snow

falls

Looking out across the falls

cliffs

The icy cliff sides of the falls

waters

The thundering waters of the falls

view

Another view of the impressive cliffs

Geysir
area

The geothermal area around the geysers

walkway

The walkway across the steaming ground

strokkur

The geyser Strokkur spouting

lake

A thermal lake surrounded by mineral deposits

hotel

The nearby Hotel Geysir

little

Little Geysir between eruptions

waiting

Strokkur steaming between eruptions

spouting

Another view of Strokkur spouting

Chateau

Geysir, the original geyser after which all others are named

statue

A large statue standing nearby

Žingvellir
mountain

Snow covered mountain seen from Žingvellir National Park

vista

Vista across the ice covered plains of Žingvellir

mountains

Looking up into the mountains

flag

The flag marking the site of the first Icelandic Parliament

mountains

Looking out over Žingvallakirkja

lake

Looking across Lake Žingvallavatn to the mountains

water

Water flowing below the snow covered volcanic rock

river

The river flowing into Žingvallavatn

lake

Another view of Žingvallavatn

narcissi

A final view across Žingvellir

Blue Lagoon
lake

The blue water seen from the road approaching the Blue Lagoon

pool

Another view of the Lagoon

pool

A view of the Blue Lagoon

stream

Stream of thermal water