Sunday, September 11, 2011

förumaður/langhlaupari/drykkjumaður/þjófóttur

Once upon a time two Erins sat in a bar. One Erin was telling the other Erin about her travel plans. Within 10 minutes the other Erin made a decision to come along for half the ride.

Greetings from Iceland. This is what the town of Reykjavik looks like.






...and the harbor.





The first day we rolled into town we heard a large crowd. Turned out it was the school kids on their first day back. Apparently the new kids get basket tossed by students in togas.



Ég er víkingur




The weather in Iceland is a little moody although quickly changing. The temperature was in the fifties for the most part and I even got a little sunburn.








My favorite installation inside the art museum demonstrated by Erin dancing while ghost people appeared on the screen but not in the room.


I hope not.

I liked this photo with the below title.





The lava fields on the way to the Blue Lagoon.

Ahhh the Blue Lagoon where I swam with over 200 different kinds of bacteria. So beautiful. I lucked out in that my bus arrived just in time to snap some pics, soak for a while and then snap some more as the sun was setting.









Here is the super chill Icelandic horse which sports an extra gait know as the tolt...somewhere between a walk and a trot, super comfortable.





These guys were just chilling in the meadow waiting for their picture to be taken.


Whoa.

An article about hipsters in the Icelandic paper.

Erin and I caught some type of international kennel cough from the hostel we stayed at. So far after 5 days of antibiotics I'm still laid out and have to go back to the doctor tomorrow for better drugs. Viking maladies are rough.

This is Oskar, our host dog. Oskar nei!



In Icelandic cemeteries they plant trees on the graves.

This is what they put on the gravestones of those lost at sea.



The black sand shore right before it started to rain.

Takk.
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2 comments:

nat said...

maybe you could start a "two erins travel agency" and some of your fans could sign up to tag along?

E. said...

You may be on to something, Nat.