CLAUDIA & CARSTEN'S WORLD EXPEDITION

Hallgrímskirkja

With the statue of the famous explorer Leif Erikson in the front. Erikson was the son of Erik the Red. He was born in Iceland around the year 970 and was the first european to set foot in continental America, possibly around Newfoundland in Canada, around 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

Driving north

Lots of snow

Snæfellsjökull National Park

Axlar-Björn

The only serial killer known in Iceland lived around this area in the 1500s.

Snæfellsjökull volcano in the back

This is the volcano mentioned in "Journey to the centre of the earth" by Jules Verne.

Kirkjufell mountain

Probably the most famous image of iceland these days. You need to imagine it without snow and with lots of grass, as the picture shows.

Mt. Kirkjufell and Kirkjufellfoss

Foss means waterfall in icelandic.

Northern Lights

With clouds and almost full moon, so not very visible; but 5 minutes walk away from our hotel (Stundarfridur).

Northern Lights

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The morning after

View around Helgafellssveit

Stykkishólmur

Around 9:00 AM

In January the sun is very low in Iceland, so it rises around 10:00 AM and sets around 16:00 PM. It never goes very far from the horizon, so daylight always feels like sunset.

Barnafoss falls

Eyjafjallajökull volcano

This is the famous volcano that erupted in 2010 and caused problems for several months with flights to and from Europe.

Vatnajökull National Park

This is the lagoon at the end of Vatnajökull glacier where it is nearly reaching the ocean. It is the largest ice cap in Europe with an area of 7,900 km2, which covers around 8% of the country. To compare, Campos de Hielo Sur - one of the ice caps that Chile and Argentina share - has a total area of around 12.400 km2.

The lagoon has very easy access from the road, so many movies that require ice scenes have been filmed here (James Bond, Batman and the most famous lately, Game of Thrones).

Almost into the ocean

View from our hotel in Hof

Night sky

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Skogafoss waterfall

Skogafoss waterfall

View from the top

Lots of frozen waterdrops

Skogafoss waterfall

Seljalandsfoss waterfall

Seljalandsfoss waterfall

Geysir Geothermal Area

Geysir

Geysir

Geysir

Geysir

Geysir

Geysir

Geysir

Geysir

Geysir

Gullfoss waterfall

Gullfoss

Gullfoss

Gullfoss

Gullfoss

Gullfoss

Gullfoss

Gullfoss

Þingvellir National Park

Þingvellir lake

Reykjavik

The swans are different here

Flying back home happy

It really is an ice land