Iceland
Far from the European mainland and close to the Arctic Circle lies the volcanic island of Iceland. While in 1950 all the 5000 tourists visited the island, the picture has now turned huge. In the summer months, more guests and visitors are on the island, as the country has residents. The total population of Iceland is currently expected to about 317 593 (State 1. Dec. 2009) people.
What makes this so attractive travel destination for visitors?
I can tell you, it is the enormous contrast of landscapes as you would find nowhere else around the world once again. Geysers, fumaroles, closely-cut fjords, green valleys, glaciers, rocky deserts, mud pots, hot springs snow-capped mountains, colorful mesas, pseudo craters, waterfalls, deep canyons, extinct volcanoes, raging rivers, uninhabited landscapes (Hornstrandir) all this is Iceland!
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The Háifoss
Iceland's second highest waterfall with a proud 122 meters height. The word means Háifoss in the Icelandic language as much as "high case".
The Grannifoss
.... is only a few hundred meters from the Háifoss. He can not come up with a similarly high level event, although he is imposing and beautiful. Here again the beautiful basalt formations.
Krysuvikurkirkja on the Reykjanes
Until 1947 the church was still inhabited by a hermit. Today it is owned by the National Museum. The little church is quite charming in the middle of the wide landscape.
The Waterfall Dettifoss
Europe's largest waterfall. The waterfall does not appear so much in the usual white which is otherwise known of waterfalls. This is because the Jökulsáron-River constantly leads a huge mud cargo with it. The falling down of water masses have a volume of 193 m³/s, but this can vary seasonally. The height is 45 meters.
Canon on Jökulsáron
Over the time, the Jökulsáron-River has dug a huge bed. The Jökuláron is the inflow for the Dettifoss until he road after 30 kilometers in the Arctic Ocean. In some places reaches a depth of 100 meters Canon.
Katla
At one point, the Canon narrowed greatly and can only release a small breakthrough for Jökulsàron. The bottleneck is called Katla. You can almost feel how the river feels constricted, as in a corset.
Glaumbær
One of the few well-preserved farmhouses of peat in Iceland. Until 1947, this court was still inhabited. Originally there were two turf huts here, but over time the Court has changed its appearance considerably.
Bašstofa im Torfhof Glaumbær
Center for eating, sleeping and living was the Bašstofa. The narrowness of the people managed to heat and tolerability against the cold. The windows side was - in order of light - always the women for their craft activities Reserved.
Workshop in a farmhouse of peat
A peasant had to be versatile, mechanics, carpenters, carpenter, blacksmith, etc., were often to do work which was immediately necessary. Accordingly, a majority farmhouses of peat also a workshop attached to the court.
žorsmörk
For every traveler Iceland probably the highlight of his trip. With the most beautiful thing Iceland can offer. Almost one can say who was in Iceland and has not seen Thorsmörk, who was not in Iceland or moderately expressed. "He has missed something!
žorsmörk
Surrounded by glaciers, a green oasis in the wilderness, still covered with shrub thickets.
The Waterfall Aldayarfoss
The left and right, arranged basalt columns give the stamp of this very impressive waterfall. He is one of the Icelanders with their most beautiful waterfalls. The height is 20 meters.
Blönduós on Húnaflói
The place Blönduós is not blessed with so much rich fishing grounds and sees itself more as a service. Nevertheless, the place is growing steadily. One must distinguish between the very new and modern district of the old romantic part. The picture shows the old romantic part of Blönduós.
Old House Arngeršareyri
Even if this abandoned farmstead stands only as a ruin, but it must probably have been a very handsome building prosperous people. The long-term jetty (not visible in the picture indicates) have indicated that fishing was carried out here in a big way. Was once "The silver of the sea" from, so this could mean in a day for a farm to financial ruin.
The Waterfall Barnafoss
Directly to the Hraunfossar is the Barnafoss. Translated, Barnafoss as much as "children waterfall. A legend here are only two children have drowned in the fall.
The church Halgrim in Reykjavik
The Halgrimschurch is in a way the symbol of Reykjavik. 1945 started the construction, but due to financial difficulties the building until 41 years later could be completed. The name of the Church of the Icelandic poet Psalm Hallgrímur Pétursson. The church tower has a height of 74 meters. The main feature of the church, is the converted into long thin sticks of lava.
Perlan in Reykjavik
Perhaps the most striking buildings in Reykjavik is the Perlan, an almost futuristic construction. The building is built on Heating water-Tanks with a capacity of 24 million liters, which are used to provide hot water in the city. Even streets and footpaths are partially heated by the stored hot water.
Húsavik
While the place was formerly Husavik a traditional place of whaling, the whales now live here in peaceful zones. The place has become the focal point for whale watching, often go several times a day out of here, the boats for whale watching. The place is so very lovely, nothing is boring. Center of the village is the church with its 26 meter high tower.
Ósvör
The picture shows the museum village in Ósvör Bolungarvík and gives testimony to the hard and dangerous work of whaling. A shelter for the whaling men was almost Spartan.
Accommodation in a former whaling hut
Very clearly, the museum in Ņsvör an impression, as has looked like a former lodging of the whalers.
Old whaling boat
It was a very tedious ride, and especially a dangerous undertaking with such a whaling boat and then to throw the harpoon still with virility. Many a man came from these hazardous work back. For questions of members of his whereabouts, it was then only a short and sweet: "He has remained on the sea"!
Fish chamber in a former whaling station
Fish was dried in order to preserve an almost entirely to the air. The cage had the task, animals and other beings, hold particular foxes.
The Church of Höskuldstašir
The lonely church at Höskuldstašir Húnaflói.
The Waterfall Kotagilfoss
Preceded the crash of Kotagilfoss then in a huge canyon. An Icelandic legend, here is a old witch buried a large treasure of gold.
Hvalneskirkja on the Reykjanes
The built of coarse rubble stone church with its colorful wooden tower is one of the most beautiful church buildings in Iceland and is also a rarity dar. A similar Church of rough hewn stone is found only in Pingeyrar. Even the beautifully designed interior is worth seeing.
The church of Pingereyrar
The church was built in the years 1864 to 1877. The rough quarry stone is finally achieved in winter with sledges across the frozen from the opposite Hóp-landscape. As beautiful as the church looks like the outside and the interior is designed.
Interior of the Church of Pingeyrar
The interior of the church is unique Pingeyrar classy, elegant and tastefully decorated. Showpiece is the altar of alabaster. It is believed that the work comes from Nottingham in England. The work is dated to the 15th Century.
Drift wood in the Melrakkaslétta
The driftwood is originally from Siberia and is an average of 13 years on the road before it gets washed up here. The wood is almost washed up valuable for Icelanders and very popular. The distribution of drift wood is strictly regulated.
Houses in Melrakkaslétta
Melrakkaslétta means something like fox level and in fact, here is the Fox home. The main feature is, however, the Deserted in this region and the many abandoned farms.
Skinnalón in der Melrakkaslétta
The Melrakkaslétta is a lonely stretch of land and little populated. An existence was there always been very difficult. The many abandoned farm houses - each probably one destiny - to tell about it.
Isafjöršur
Virtually dramatically Isafjöršur the small village is situated on a narrow spit of land. All the more, the town is expanding more and more over the adjoining countryside.
Isafjöršur
The inner center of the town is located on a sand bank. As early as 920 the first settlers were established. The harbor is considered one of the best ports Icelands nature reserve.
Old turf church of Višymżri
Of the six surviving churches of peat in Iceland, the church Višymżri from 1834 probably common to the most beautiful buildings of its kind as generally in the churches of Iceland, the northern side was reserved for women while the southern side was for the men.
Landscape in the West Fjords
It's always the vast vast landscapes here in the West fjords, which are fascinating. A fjord you can sometimes ride with a distance of 220 kilometers before one is back on the being opposite side.
The Waterfall Brúar
He is dedicated to discovering the many postcards and even hard to find, even Icelanders often have to ask what waterfall this is here, if they see a picture of it. Nevertheless, a uniquely beautiful waterfall. Of all the pages here the water flows into one center and then falls on the rock ledges in a boiler.
Old boat on Mjóifjöršur
.....it has disused!
žhingvellier
The place žhingvellier presents itself as a place with history dar. here and at this point became law, law and verdict announced. In this respect, had the name for the Icelanders žhingvellier always an ominous sound. Names such as incineration gorge gallows rock or drown-pool suggest a heavy hand with which judgments were here.
Church of Breišabolstašur
The lonely church of Breišabolstašur
Puffin
Up to 6o meters deep puffins diving in search of food in the sea. If they are not currently employed but even with the search for food, they can also spend hours dozing in the sun and do nothing.
Puffin
Clowns in a black evening dress or even everyone's favorite. Puffins come ashore only to breed, while other times they are exclusively on the sea.
Puffins (Fratercula arctica)
Puffins are expected to seabird of the auk family. Actually, you get it only in the breeding season to face, otherwise they are on the year, at home on the sea. They fly low over the sea, and always with the waves.
As you can see the North Atlantic circulation, but also the western Arctic Ocean. In Europe, the species in Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Spitsbergen before, Jan Mayen, Norway, Ireland, and sometimes on the Bear Island and Novaya Zemlya. By the year 1830 could prove to the puffins in Helgoland.
In burrows just beneath the turf they receive in the summer months from June to August these caves there and do their breeding. So funny look like those birds too, so they can - say so - even stink.
With the exception of the birds in flight, this flight seems quite awkward, and even a little stagger and you are quick to believe that there are bad flyers. But this can not be left unchallenged, because the birds lay remarkably long distances from Europe to New Zealand and Africa. In addition to these flight characteristics also impressed with the performance in scuba diving. With up to 60 meters depth encounter these birds down in search of food. Sometimes we succeed you in this up to catch sand eels and 10 to carry in its beak. The home then transportation is not always as smooth as the skua (Great Skua fall) are often in fierce attacks on these animals to help them snatch fish caught. In this respect, a puffin will always choose the direct route immediately to the nest or hole in the ground. The colored triangular beak and the curvature are not congenital and are formed out in the course of time. In the first two years one can see the young birds as not so good.
In Iceland, the puffin is considered a delicacy, at least the chest. Every year there are about 60 000 of these seabirds caught and end up in the cooking pot. Only the breast is desirable for the pot, all the rest is thrown away. The current situation is that these seabirds in Iceland has already become rare. The fact that many birds here to be snuffed out was made is apparently not the cause. Nor can it be assumed that the animals were unavailable because of overfishing, the fodder base of sand eels. The fishing nets are - at least in Iceland - so loosely that the small sand eels fall through it.
The current situation in Iceland is the following, that is always lower for about five years, the presence of this seabird. One tries in studies now find out what it is and what the causes of a failure, this seabirds. On the Faroe Islands, also those birds are caught in substantial numbers, but still no one knows the problems of a lack of this seabird. It must have other causes.
Did you recently catch on the Westman Islands plans - in a kind of action for tourists - puffins, demonstration by bird catchers and then again to release, so now no one speaks of such a spectacular contribution. Rather, we would be happy in Iceland, if one could find today at all 60 000 puffins. Not even 1 / 10 of it is still available!
From sulfur-colored soil in Námafjall
If you visit the hot spring area Námafjall, so you can feel better, or should one say, you can smell the constant smell of sulfur, which is in the air.
Hot spring area Nàmafjall
Gases and sulfur have had over time created the most beautiful colors on the floor. A painter could have done certainly not better.
Fumarole in Nàmafjall
Fumarole is derived from the Latin word "prima" and means something like smoke. When the water gets very hot once and einimmt the gaseous state, it eventually escapes with high pressure from the earth.
Fish, fish, fish ....
... or "'The silver of the sea" called. Fishing is for Iceland has become a fundamental economic pillar. But there are already signs of serious overfishing.
Fish on a drying rack
The fish are cut open so they dry better. They remain for about two months in the open air in the air. During this time, they lose about 85% of their weight.
Fish heads on a drying rack
Everything is recycled, nothing is thrown away, even the heads are still used. As an export to Africa where they serve as a "poor man's food". When the tongues are quite distinct delicacy of the fish. Most of them are exported to France in the gourmet restaurants of Paris. The contrasts could not be significant.
All kinds of animals
In the summer time it is not really dark in Iceland. This recording is created at midnight, hence the warm tone in the picture.
The waterfall Gošafoss
One of the great waterfalls in Iceland. According to legend, it was here the place where žorgeier (Thorgeier), chief of the area and laws Ljósavatn speaker of the Althing, is divested of all his idols and sank beneath the waves. The waterfall is also called the waterfall of the gods.
Riverscape Hvítá
The Hvítá is in places quite rapid, daring sportsmen and adventurers like to share the rafting. The upright pillars in the water are called in the vernacular also "Karl og Kärlar", which meant so much as man and wife.
Heimaey (Westman Islands)
The island is probably still some famous by the great catastrophe of the volcanic eruption in 1973. Today we see the devastation is not as much, but the traces of solidified lava are still omnipresent.
Harbor entrance on Heimaey
As a result of a volcanic eruption of lava poured Helgafjell the burning well into the harbor entrance. Formerly of 800 meters breadth only 100 meters left. In the foreground you can still see the solidified lava flowed. But we can say that the port is present by the narrowing of the entrance is now protected as before. Nevertheless, the volcano eruption, but a terrible event for the residents of Heimaey.
Rock group on Heimaey
The storms rage around the Westman Islands in winter quite big, the washed-out caves on the right side to give them a certificate.
Hvitserkur
A strange rock rises from the sea standing on Húnafjöršur. With a little imagination one can interpret the shape of a rhinoceros. Meanwhile, birds have largely taken possession of the rock and raised their breeding period there. The whitish bodies are secreted bird droppings. At low tide you can wade on foot up on the rocks.
The Mjóifjöršur
The wild landscape of the Mjóifjöršur. The road is passable only in summer and sometimes even there are still remnants of snow in some places. If you are lucky you may encounter in the valley and reindeer.
Kliffbrekkufossar on Mjóifjöršur
In six cascades and always left right offset falling the waterfall Kliffbrekkur down the cliff.
Steinasnæl in Mjóifjöršur
If we make the effort to pass through the Mjóifjöršur even further in the direction Daltangi lighthouse, one is rewarded with an extraordinarily beautiful setting.
The Glacier Mżrdal
Not quite as huge as the glacier Jökulsáron, but with natural attractions.
Strandkirkja on the Reykjanes
The church on the beach is generally considered the richest church Reykjanes Iceland. From around the world meet here often donations and grants.
Reynisdrangar in Vik i Mżrdal
The legend for what is meant here in this free-standing group of rocks in the sea at a petrified four-masted barque. The rock group is extraordinary strong winds and stormy seas exposed. It can be seen every year significantly changes in the rock mass.
Waterfall of Rauša in ravin of Gjain
One of the most beautiful places one can linger for hours. Surrounded by desert and lava dismal doing here suddenly on a green oasis. A beautiful waterfall enriched the scene.
Road at Vopnafjöršur
At first we would like to move the picture with his winding road in an alpine setting, but it is actually Iceland.
Bird rocks at the Reykjanes
Not quite the huge backdrop of bird rocks for sea birds, but of natural beauty.
House from Erik the Red
His temperament was Erik the Red never quite keep under control, so he lived in constant dispute and Handel, sometimes downright degenerated into murder and manslaughter. The ground beneath his feet, he was obviously getting hotter, and even more when he was spoken by the Icelandic Thing guilty. From that moment on he was in Iceland no longer safe. With a few faithful followers, he made clear then, finally, the boats and sailed to Greenland. In further exploration, he discovered this, America.
Waterfall of Litlane
Uniquely beautiful the basalt columns at Litlanefoss. But the waterfall can arouse admiration.
Basalt columns at Litlanefoss
Very difficult, you can make a ruling on Litlanefoss what is beautiful, the basalt formations and the waterfall itself. Maybe it makes it easier when you see everything in one unit. A successful example of harmony in nature.
Attacking Arctic tern
In the breeding season and especially if you disturb the breeding grounds of these birds to lay the terns to an aggressive behavior. The congregation - if one may say so - the attacks are usually flown from the rear. You notice this at the latest when it has gotten a beak.
Attacking terns
If you choose to visit Iceland again, then surely also be seen in the light as much as possible. To that extent you will be very active and always on the go. Everywhere, but they are not solicited, should read: If you enter even unexpectedly in the area of breeding seabirds.
NO, a human supervisor in the form of a nature conservation does not prevent you, but here the birds take to help themselves. Thus, the Arctic tern sets during the breeding season to an extremely aggressive behavior and violent attacks against the intruder flies. It is not only false attacks. Sometimes, the terns really deal beak (Alfred Hitchcock, "The birds greet") can be. The attacks are usually flown from the back, always accompanied by a hellish screams of the animals. The birds are already active when you are approaching only its breeding range.
It becomes difficult when you must pass his way in this area must continue and if no other guidance can take! One can but the birds easily with a stick or rod to keep at bay. They think now on a kind of weapon. NO, that would already be over the little animals is not fair and very grossly. Wear rather stick or rod, stretched vertically well above her head in the level, the attacks now take the lead. Instead you have to say you will give you the tip, since the birds always attack the highest point and that would be the top end of the stick.
Another seabird has the behavior of its territory for attacking a fault, it is the skua (Great Skua). It already flies attack if you are still far from their area. The skua is much larger than the little tern. It's been a special experience, if such a skua with a wingspan of up to 150 cm in a dive store for you. However, I could see that the birds always gained back the amount if you made a violent and forceful gesture in their direction.
Basalt columns at Geršuberg
Behind the farmhouse Geršuberg one will be surprised by a 500 meter cliff with impressive and powerful basalt columns.
Akranes Lighthouse
The lighthouse is newer and will replace the old tower from 1947. The newly built tower has a height of 22.5 meters. The old tower is still accessible and is now used as a lookout.
Mud pot in the Hot spring area Nàmafjalla
Also called solfataras.
Geysir Stokkur
The only active geyser in Iceland. In a regularity of about 6 minutes, he breaks out again and again and again. The word geyser comes from Icelandic geysa, which pour out as much as is.
Former Hospital on Faskrúšsfjöršur
The fjord is also called the Southern French, French names names you can still find. Over time, they created their own infrastructure, including a private hospital. In the year 2004 marked the anniversary of the 100 here since its founding. The last time the hospital was documented in 1940 patients.
Lighthouse Hafnarnes on Faskrúšsfjöršur
Entrance of the fjord is this orange-colored lighthouse. The standing next to the lighthouse stone base was also formerly a lighting device, it was built in 1912th.
The Church in Gröf
The church Gröf is 18th C. The round shape of the courtyard you can probably interpret pagan origin.
The Church of Núpstašur
In Núpstašur you can see an old chapel from 1659. It is a preservation of ancientmonuments With dimensions of 6.25 m and 3.20 m width it is considered the smallest church Icelands.
Interior of the Church of Núpstašur
Such a small church was called then in Iceland and House of Prayer. Inside is even an ancient harmonium, which is still intact and functional.
Icelandic horse
The Icelandic horse breed is considered the most pure in the world and we are extremely concerned that this remains so. Thus, a horse Iceland are indeed exported but not again be introduced.
Icelanders - people with expertise horses!
For over 900 years, the horse is in Iceland. In this long period mean you are on you and you came. But this does not always pan out so smoothly.
I was always amazed that "Horsemanship" of the people in Iceland. So I once heard the following case:
Father and son once rode away together. After a while she had ridden side by side, the father told the son: "Can we maybe even replace the horses, I would just like to ride on your horse." The son did not object and consented. While they continued their ride horses exchanged so with the son suddenly said to his father: "Look father, he starts to be crazy now, I know him ..."! And so it was then, suddenly the prank was in the horse and began to make rodeo, but not the father fell from his horse as a rider but the horse fell down....!
After both were lying on the floor, the father took the horse in a Double Nelson and had it not let go and held it down. The son he was, the nearest farm to ride, bring along ropes, belts and straps. A little surprised the son asked: "Father what do you want if you want to shoot him, then do it immediately and without much work." The father repeated his silence and said in addition: "I do not want the horse gets up rather than me," so get the ropes and straps.
After a while the son went back with the required things and the father asked him to tie up all the legs of the horse and tie the strap properly.
After this work carried, They continued their way on foot, stopped at an inn, ate a meal, drank a brandy and coffee. Everything they went on very slowly and without haste, it took everything a long time. After hours, you went back to the horse. Loosened the ropes and belts tied the horse and put it on after a while their ride.
The horse was now no anymore crazy and never more Rodeo. Truly, people with high expertise horses. Not one blow, blow, or blow had replied the farmer and the horse won he knew he could drive out the bad habits.
One has to know that it is the highest sentence for a horse when it is bound. Blows and blows are even painful for a horse, but a permanent sound doctrine is not well achieved. Rather, one makes such an animal by blows and blows and stubborn!
If you at first glance the concept Horsemanship know what to do, at the latest after reading this little story, we know what we mean.
Icelandic horses
The horse has played in Iceland, a major contribution to the development of the country. Without their presence the development and progress of the country would certainly be slower.
Herd of horses on Eyjafjöršur
The horses are summer and winter, with no stabling at pasture, is only fed in the winter! Otherwise they are left to themselves.
The five gaits of the Icelandic horse
As a rule, is innate to the Icelandic horses, the fifth gear. This refers to the gait. Nevertheless, not every horse is also a "five-course", ie gait. It is called for in Iceland of four-and five-horses horses. While in earlier times, all the European horses dominated the pace of the canter, this can now only the Icelandic horse.
What happens is that here the horses that gait is lost?
Now, as the main cause we can probably make up over breeding for this, because the horses were turned for a variety of issues and special features pushed, for example, pure coach-horses, carriage horses, trotting, galloping horses, pure work horse was etc. For each of horse that is another character desired and breed.
As already mentioned, and noted there are four-and five-speed horses. The fifth gait the gait a horse chooses not alone, but the rider must ask it to do so. This is not so simple and there is already a bit of flair to it. A little help you can give as a rider but the horse had by shifting his weight slightly to the rear. In most cases this is sufficient already. There are also horses that are by themselves in the gait and gait know this almost exclusively. If you have such a horse under the saddle, the rider needs to do nothing, so to speak, and can count on the "automatic" effect. While horses gallop and trot have a suspension phase, this is not the case at the canter, but here is a before been running gait. If you buy a horse in Iceland, suggests, of course, the purchase price reflected in a difference between four-and five-speed horse. Other gauges of whether it is a good or moderately gifted Töltés flow then also in the purchase price. A good tölting horse in Iceland may have cost a small fortune.
One has the greatest concern in Iceland, to distinguish the breed pure, but also in a healthy stock. This was how the strict rules in her riding clothes and riding accessories with the entry. It has been - not unfounded - fears that there may be here on the import or Down Scuffs and Clogs any of these viruses and diseases, or even an epidemic could be introduced. An original Icelandic Veterinarian: "With such a potential epidemic, we were overwhelmed with our resources." A same rigor applies even when an export of a domestic horse. If a horse once left the island, it can - the Icelandic legal provisions under - no more will be returned to Iceland, not even when it was born there. One reason why an Icelander takes at international championships never his best horse.
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| The Icelandic post once a special stamp series on the five gaits of the Icelandic horses released. In an illustrative form, you may well consider here the individual types of motion. Fet = step; Skeid = Pass; Stökk = gallop; Brokk = trot, canter (fifth gait) | |
Social grooming
In winter, the horses grow a 4 inch long hair. In summer, obviously something is very cumbersome, but in social grooming help each other in nibbling the winter coat.
The Waterfalls Hraunfossar
At about one kilometer wide, the water runs through the birch scrub and lava rock. The name derives from the waterfall of lava (hrown Icelandic). The water is seeped in the run again from the porous lava, so you literally mean the water springs from the black lava rock.
Little house on the National Road
A cottage in the countryside ....! No, you probably should rephrase: A little house on the volcanic rock!
The Watterfall Glani
Almost one can overlook it, hidden away, he is off the highway, but still of extraordinary beauty.
The Port of Stykkisholmur
Picturesquely beautiful and there is an ongoing operation in the port of Husavik. The island in the background was formerly solitary in the water, through an embankment dam, it was then connected to the mainland.
Stranded ship in the archipelago Stykkishólmur
A huge maze of skerries, islands and shoals in the area in order to do Stykkishólmur. Disasters like a stranded ship happen now and then.
Reindeer on Lagarfljót
In East Iceland, you see again and again reindeer. The reindeer is not originally native animal. Several times we tried the establishment of reindeer in Iceland was successful until then. The Icelanders, however, is never as good friends with the animals become, as has he done with the horses.
Old farmhaus in Aflstašir
..., Abandoned farmhouse on Hvammsfjöršur A farm was next to his farming often still economically a second income that is fishing. Was once "The silver of the sea" (fish), so this was equivalent to the ruin of a farm. The many derelict and abandoned farmsteads give this an eloquent testimony.
Waterfall of Beljandi
In no guide to the waterfall is mentioned on many postcards he has found, the Beljandifoss. The lake is also a good fishing area for salmon. _____________________________
Farm Pjósárdalur
.., A reconstructed farm from the Free State, which shows a good insight into the conditions of life in earlier times.
Interior Farm Pjósárdalur
At the end of the room lying down, the "cross seat" was. This was mainly handle wool and here also stood the loom.
Bedroom on the farm Pjósárdalur
Servants, maids and service people were sleeping in an open space, only the farmer and his wife had his own cabin.
Pseudo Crater in Lake Myvatn
The area of Lake Myvatn is crisscrossed with cracks and pseudolcrater. Now long gone, but they give testimony of their former existence again.
Lonely church in Snæfell
It always surprised that we see so many churches in Iceland. This is mainly because the church required as Obulus the tithe as a tax from the peasants. Only those who managed their own church, was exempt from the levy and then did so many farmers.
Art in the Landscape
The thoughts are free or freely translated ... the art is free! Here is an artist his work has placed in the middle of nature. Viewed on the way to the Hvalneskirkja in Reykjanes.
Waterfall Gullfoss
English states to Gullfoss Golden Waterfall ". At least in the Evening, the name of the waterfall is just. For the Icelanders her most beautiful waterfall. Formerly one wanted to build a power plant here, the rental contracts were already signed, but the resident farmer Brattholt refused to accept the lease.
Montain Lómagnúpur
With 727 meters height of Lómagnúpur is indeed no record of altitude, but still it is the mountain with the highest drop-off. Climbers looking for here is always a challenge.
Ytri Longa
Waterfall at Fossvellier
The waterfall is actually no direct name and simply called Waterfall at Fossvellier. With the immediately adjacent Fossvellier Farm is meant.
Church of Skeggjastašir
Skeggjastašir, an old wooden church from 1845. The church was built on initiative of the pastor Hósias Arnason. The church is entirely built of driftwood.
Interior of the Church of Skeggjastašir
After completion of the church refused both the community and the bishop to assume the costs.
Dalvik
...., Almost a picturesque fishing port on Eyjafjöršur. On the surrounding mountains in the background summer and winter is always snow.
Lighthouse on Reykjanes (Reykanesviti)
A different way than the sea, the lighthouse high up on the top Reykanjes standing on a volcano. The first lighthouse built in 1878 was put into operation in 1908 and eventually demolished. For him, then the light tower shown here was in operation.
Dritvik
One feels almost like a fairy tale landscape. Bizarre rock formations wherever you look.
The Church of Budir
Located in a peaceful landscape on the beach opens up the black tar-church of Budir. Once demolished and removed, then rebuilt in 1848.
Interior of the Church of Budir
In the church, regularly every 14 days is considered fair. It serves like newly wedded couples as a popular place for weddings.
The waterfall Svartifoss
It is not so much the height of fall, here striking thing about this waterfall, but the extraordinarily beautiful basalt formations. The bulge of the cliff behind the waterfall can be as free space that you can easily walk past behind it.
Arnastapi
..., A small picturesque town, a spot for you in love with. Here, nothing is boring.
Fishing port of Arnastapi
The small fishing port seems almost idyllic, romantic and picturesque, beautiful.
The waterfall Ægisišafoss
Slightly less known, but not the despite a beautiful waterfall in the Ægisišafoss. In a large width overthrow the masses of water down over the edge. The river is also an excellent salmon waters.
Colored montains in Landmannalaugar
With each Landmannalaugar Iceland travelers arrived at the climax of his trip. Everywhere one looks, an overwhelming rush of colors suggests a contrary.
Colored montains in Landmannalaugar
The majestic mountain scenery and the peaceful silence around him are in full conformity and harmony with each other.
Ravine Fjašra
A beautiful gorge, which is hardly surpassed in beauty. You have to go very far to find anything comparable.
Waterfall of Dynjandi
Dynjandi says in the Icelandic language as much as "The Lute". This refers to the roaring sound of the waterfall that falls down to a width of 80 meters in five cascades. In the West Fjords, he is considered the most beautiful waterfall.
Landscape at Stykkisholmur
Already on the streets you can see that the colored mesas probably not far away, for the fine red dust on the roads is then obvious. Highly visible not only on the street but also in the interior of his car!
Turf farmhouse Keldur
The turf farmhouse is historic, it is one of the house "Keldnaskálinn" to the oldest house in Iceland. The adjacent church dates from 1875.
The waterfall Seljalandfoss
On a beautiful green landscape of the Seljalandfoss with a height of 60 meters. The rock behind the waterfall has a bulge, so it is possible to go behind the case.
Asbyrgi
In the middle of the gorge Asbyrgi is like a wedge, the rocky island Eyjan. The area of the gorge is very rich vegetation.
